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Valuation Reality Check In Whole Foods (WFM, KR, SWY)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 5:56 pm

Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) may have posted a 33% gain to earnings and it may still have a lot of growth ahead of it.  The reality is that ...
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Warren Buffett’s Top Stocks of 2012 (BRK-B, SPY, USG, BAC, IR, MCO, INTC, WFC, AXP)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 8:23 am

2012 is getting off to a great start for the equity markets.  We recently looked at the performance of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B), which is underperforming this ...
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Alternative Investing: Two T206 Honus Wagner Cards For Sale In Same Month (CLCT, EBAY, MSFT, AAPL)

Posted: January 30, 2012 at 12:18 pm

Almost all investments rise and fall in price through time, and the same is true over the value of sports collectibles and baseball cards.  The 'investing' rule in sports collectibles ...
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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 2012 Trade: Dump Utilities, Buy Banks… So Far (XLU, XLF, BAC, JPM, AEP, DUK)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 9:22 am

The trade in 2011 was to go out and turn utility stocks into the new investment for retirees seeking income.  They couldn't exactly get any big yield in certificates of ...
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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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Top Oil & Gas Stock Picks for 2012 (XOM, CVX, COP, RRC, TSO, PXD, APC, CHK, APA, OXY)

Posted: December 28, 2011 at 2:08 pm

Crude oil prices have risen this year, although they have been tapering off in the past couple of months. Pump prices have been driven by the price differential between Brent ...
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Small & Mid-Cap Stocks With 50% Upside In 2012 (OIS, OI, ROSE, WBC, CIE)

Posted: December 28, 2011 at 8:01 am

In December you get to see all sorts of predictions and stock picks from market pundits for the year ahead.  This year is no different, and Credit Suisse has issued ...
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CSC Contract Woes… Is Dividend Now At Risk? (CSC)

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 10:36 am

If you ever run a "value screen" in the world of stock strategies, Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) shows up all the time as a "cheap tech stock."  Unfortunately, this ...
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Small Caps With 50% Upside in 2012 (TEN, WNR, APO, SNV, MTZ)

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 6:45 am

2011 is all but gone and research firms are handing out their top picks for 2012.  We have been reviewing some of the "Small Cap Stocking Stuffers" from the top small ...
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Small Caps With Over 50% Stock Upside in 2012 (PNK, CDXS, VVUS, SCMR)

Posted: December 22, 2011 at 11:18 am

Over the last week we have been reviewing some of the "Small Cap Stocking Stuffers" that features the top small cap ideas for 2012 from Credit Suisse.  After reviewing the ...
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Top Med-Tech Stock Picks for 2012 (BSX, ISRG, STJ)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 5:06 pm

Many research firms have been coming up with their best ideas lists for 2012.  Today brought a list of top picks in the medical technology and medical devices sector from ...
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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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Best Ideas For 2012: Mostly Dividends & Value (BRK-A, CMCSA, FCX, MET, PG, STX, RDS.A, VOD, SNY, AAPL, GOOG, IBM)

Posted: December 13, 2011 at 12:59 pm

This last weekend brought the first waves of picks for 2012.  Barron's issued its "10 Favorite Stocks For 2012" and the stocks were just about all lower on Monday with ...
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Value Choices in the Auto Industry (GM, F, HTZ, CAR, ZIP, AN, KMX, CRMT, ORLY, AZO, PBY)

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 1:42 pm

The month of December was the leading month for new car sales in the US in 2010. It was the second leading month in 2009, and the pattern could continue ...
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