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“As a growth investor, I’m usually looking for stocks that are in strong price uptrends. But I’m making an exception for Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. (ARCO), the largest restaurant chain in Latin America and the largest franchisee of McDonald’s in the world by both revenue and number of locations. Arcos...

It’s not valuation that matters, it’s growth potential and upside momentum that matter.

Steven Check, editor of The Blue Chip Investor, studied the newsletter’s gain on its position in McCormick & Company (MKC), the spice company, to demonstrate the importance of investing when stocks are trading at low valuations. “As of this issue, we’re selling our position in McCormick. This is a trade that worked out...

“Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) has a downright enviable track record when it comes to accelerating monthly same-store sales—in May the bargain fashion chain reported an 8% jump in sales—leaving the 5.2% consensus estimate in the dust. And that is because Ross Stores is a lean, mean operating machine. “Ross may have...

We at Cabot will manage our growth portfolios with our usual total disregard for the political campaigns.

Investors hate being told to do nothing. And when the market is chopping up and down like a roller coaster, it’s especially hard. Maybe you want to pick up some screaming bargains, or maybe you’re itching to sell everything at any price. But those times, when the market has no...

“Ancestry.com, Inc. (ACOM) operates the world’s largest online family history database. With over 10 billion records, the company’s archives include ship passenger lists, birth and death records and U.S. Census information. A growing collection of user- generated data has boosted content. Ancestry.com had 1.87 million subscribers on March 31, up...

In today’s Stock Market Crash Course, we hear from analysts who say the important market fundamentals are all positive, although several think the rally is still lacking something. Richard Rhodes lays out levels to watch in the coming days and weeks.

Hendershot Investments is a quarterly newsletter focused on conservative, high-quality (or HI-quality, for Hendershot Investments) companies for the long-term investor, many of which pay dividends. Editor Ingrid Hendershot wrote the following essay on the importance of free cash flow (or FCF) in the March, 2012, issue: “Seeking to build an investment stash,...

In this edition of Stock Market Crash Course, the experts weigh in on the market’s reactions to earnings season, the European Central Bank announcement and the Knight Capital mishap. We hear from Clif Droke, Stephen Leeb, Richard Moroney and Bryan, Ronald and Michael Sadoff.

The tech industry isn’t usually the first place investors look when seeking income-generating investments. But as the industry grows up, a growing number of tech companies are finding themselves with cash to spare--and choosing to distribute it to their shareholders. Apple (AAPL) is, of course, the latest and most famous...

Quick, what are the three most populous countries in the world? If you thought China, India and the U.S., you’re right. Most people, I think, would be able to tell you that, and probably get the order right too. (China and India are way out in front with 1.3 billion and 1.2...

Being in sync with the market will be the greatest aid to making money you’ve ever had.

In today’s Stock Market Crash Course, we hear from The National Investor‘s Chris Temple, Clif Droke of Momentum Strategies Report, Richard Rhodes of The Rhodes Report, Todd Market Forecast‘s Stephen Todd and Investors Intelligence‘s John Gray. They consult their indicators -- including the VIX, the put-call ratio and moving averages...

“Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (EOC - yield 2.90%), or Endesa Chile, is Chile’s largest electric utility, where it holds about 35% of the market. About half the company’s earnings come from Chile. But while Chile represents the company’s largest market, it is also a major player throughout South America. For...

Timothy Lutts asks if there’s anything we can do to reduce the probabilities of armed conflict.

In today’s Stock Market Crash Course, we hear from Richard Rhodes, James Welsh, Gregory Spear and Mike Cintolo. They say the market’s sideways action this week looks kind of like a bottom, but the following rally may be very short-lived.

“Founded in 1985, The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX - yield 6.00%) is one of the world’s largest private equity investors. ... Formerly privately held, Blackstone went public as a limited partnership in June 2007. In recent news, Blackstone invested $2 billion in Cheniere Energy Partners, an MLP involved in building...

MarketWatch columnist Peter Brimelow writes that Cabot Market Letter is holding firm on its long-term bullish outlook.

Utilities make great income investments. They generate reliable, fee-based income by supplying the public with essential services, and most are in markets with limited or no competition. Utility companies are subject to regulation (with the amount varying by state) and most have to obtain permission to increase their rates, which can...