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Fitch Joins E.U. Downgrade Waves (EWK, IRE, EIRL, IRL, EWI, TI, EWP, STD)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm

Fitch has joined in on the European sovereign credit rating downgrades.  First it was S&P, but we might argue that this should have mostly been factored in already.  Is it ...
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Junk Bonds At Critical Juncture, Dividends & Yields Galore (JNK, HYG, PHB, HYV, PHT, PHK, AWF, HIX, HIO)

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 11:11 am

Junk bonds, or high-yield bonds are at a level that all income investors need to be paying attention to.  After a big recovery in the sector and after the markets ...
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The BRIC Cheer: Stimulus Coming To India (EPI, PIN, IFN, IIF, INFY, TTM, IBN, SLT)

Posted: January 18, 2012 at 11:22 am

India could finally be starting to turn itself around.  Now that the nation is no longer so ultra-concerned about inflation tearing apart its population, the country is aiming for some ...
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The Story of Negative Yields in Germany (BUNL, BUND, BUNT)

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 9:12 am

Europeans are seeking safety in the same manner in which investors in the United States sought safety during times after the stock market crash.  Imagine selling a bond issuance at ...
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The 24/7 Wall St. 2012 Model Dividend Portfolio (AEP, AWK, T, GE, GOV, KMB, SNH, WMT, JNK, AMJ, AMLP, PGF, MO, DLR, EPD, KMP)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 2:41 pm

It seems that most investors have started adding income or dividend reinvestment plans to their portfolios by using dividend stocks. With the yields of the 10-Year Treasury close to 2% ...
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ETFs Winning & Losing Fund Flows Into Year-End (GLD, XLV, FXI, SPY, XLK, EFA)

Posted: December 28, 2011 at 2:46 pm

TrimTabs is showing what many investors might have expected.  After such a volatile year in the stock market, investors are seeking safety in the nearly no-income offered by bond funds and ...
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Did Potash & Fertilizer Stocks Just Become Value Stocks? (MOS, POT, IPI)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 2:46 pm

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings may have given agriculture, potash, and fertilizer investors an early, yet so far unnoticed, Christmas gift.  The Singapore fund has taken roughly a 6.5% stake ...
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Pre-IPO Fund Debuts In Listing From Keating (KIPO, NPTN, SZYM, GSVC)

Posted: December 12, 2011 at 10:39 am

Keating Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIPO) is debuting in trading today.  The closed-end fund is a pre-IPO fund and it had approximately $77 million in assets as of September 30, 2011.  ...
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The Corzine Subpoena… Future of Segregated Funds Hangs in the Wind

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 10:39 am

Jon Corzine was supposed to be the poster boy for modern-day finance... From the King of Finance, to New Jersey's governor, and back to Wall Street.  Now Corzine is just the King of ...
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A Rare Upgrade For Berkshire Hathaway & Warren Buffett (BRK-B)

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 9:40 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B) does not get new analyst calls all that often, so when a new call comes up or when a change in ratings comes up it ...
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All 30 DJIA Dividend Trends into 2012, Stock by Stock (DIA, AA, AXP, T, BAC, BA, CAT, CVX, CSCO, KO, DD, XOM, GE, HD, HPQ, IBM, INTC, JNJ, JPM, KFT, MCD, MMM, MRK, MSFT, PFE, PG, TRV, UTX, VZ, WMT, DIS)

Posted: November 15, 2011 at 2:17 pm

The economic choppiness is coming to a head with the age of dividend hikes. The pressure is going to remain for companies to continue returning capital to shareholders while also ...
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The New Social Media ETF’s Interesting (and odd) Composition (SOCL, SINA, NTES, GOOG, YNDX, RENN, GRPN, LNKD, UNTD)

Posted: November 15, 2011 at 9:48 am

These ETF products which trade in the U.S. but are composed of a bunch of internationally listed shares are often a bit sluggish on their trading.  Now we have a new ...
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Whale Watching: Paulson & Co. Speared By Banks & Gold (BAC, COF, C, JPM, WFC, XL, NYX, GLD, TEVA, FDO, MGM, HPQ, AMCX, CEPH, COV, CVS, MYL)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 6:37 pm

Paulson & Co. Inc. is another hedge fund group that investors use for Whale Watching, although this last quarter was not exactly kind to Mr. Paulson's billions... The current 13F ...
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Berkshire Hathaway & Buffett’s Stock Holdings ‘L to Z’ (BRK-B, BRK-A, MA, MTB, MCO, PG, SNY, TMK, USB, USG, UPS, VRSK, V, WMT, WPO, WFC)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 5:08 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of September 30, 2011 and this is the second group of ...
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Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings, A to K (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, BK, KO, CVS, CDCO, COP, COST, DG, XOM, GCI, GE, GSK, INTC, IR, IBM, JNJ, KFT)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 4:44 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released the latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of September 30, 2011. These public stock holdings have been broken down ...
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