With all the hubbub surrounding the IPO of professional social networking site LinkedIn, along with rumored deals involving Facebook and Twitter, it’s worth remembering that there are some companies that will probably never go…
It seems that being a junk bond credit investor still allows you to pick from a whole slew of companies that should not be junk bonds. Unfortunately, you as an investor will probably never…
Jon OggIt was just on May 4, 2011 that ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) released its quarterly earnings and when it outlined its costs pertaining to that catastrophe in Japan. It appears that despite some…
This week has marked a feature series from Morningstar’s Christine Benz for “Portfolio Makeovers.” The focus so far has been around planning for the ultimate goal of retirement and today’s feature is of a…
Jon OggWe have already seen (some) of the position changes of Warren Buffett, but the old guy wouldn’t share many ‘confidential positions’ so we are whale watching in other ponds. We wanted to take a…
Inflation hurts most investors and it really hurts most on fixed budgets. It can absolutely annihilate retirees and those who are just about to retire. Another consideration is that as investors get older, they generally…
Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) announced its current dividend policy, most of which we already knew. The turnaround bank has declared a whole $0.01 per quarter dividend on its common stock. The company’s prior reinstatement…
The U.S. is about to get another electronic exchange listed as a public stock. BATS Global Markets, Inc. wants to come public and has just filed for an initial public offering. The exchange will…
Penson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNSN) had been trading as though the company was on the path of some of the brokerage firm and clearing implosions of 2008… Now the company has clarified the issue saying…
Freescale Semiconductor Holdings is closer to its IPO. It has now set the initial terms for the initial public offering and it plans to trade under the ticker “FSL” on the New York Stock…
Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) has been public for just over a month and its quiet period has ended for research analysts. The private equity giant sold almost 30 million shares at $19.00…
The credit ratings agencies are notorious for being reactionary and calling problems long after the issues have already begun. Now this morning came a call from Standard & Poor’s attacking Greece all over again…
We have a very busy week ahead for equity investors, even outside of earnings season. This coming week’s key events, what we call The Unusual Suspects, is non-earnings related and includes the following: American…
Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) is about to get a huge stock makeover. This is its last week as a stock in the single-dollar digits. At least that is what the world hopes. Its 1…
Friday, May 6, 2011 will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2010 Flash Crash. The Flash Crash has been blamed on many things and many investors still dispute the true cause or the single…