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The Case for Walt Disney as a Stock to Own for the Next Decade

Posted: July 20, 2019 at 11:30 am
Last updated: July 22, 2019 11:31 am

Picking a stock that is safe to own for a full decade is no simple task. After all, there are recessions, rapidly changing consumer habits, wages and operating costs, ...
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How the Case for Owning American Electric Power for the Next Decade Has Changed

Posted: July 11, 2019 at 3:03 pm
Last updated: July 12, 2019 3:13 pm

With a new decade on the horizon, investors need to be considering what worked over the past decade and whether they should expect the same or different outcomes for what ...
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As Dow Posts Record, This Tech Stock Leads the Surge

Posted: July 3, 2019 at 12:11 pm

The Dow Jones industrial average posted its best June rise since 1938, up 7.2% to 26,599.96. Its performance for the first half also was spectacular, a gain of 14.3%. ...
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Does 3M Face Longer-Term Dividend Risks After 2019 and 2020?

Posted: July 1, 2019 at 11:51 am
Last updated: July 3, 2019 11:52 am

It's a tough time to be a true industrial conglomerate. While the woes of 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) may still be light years better than a generally eclectic rival ...
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Why the AT&T Super-High Dividend Yield Still Seems Safe

Posted: June 30, 2019 at 12:02 pm
Last updated: July 3, 2019 12:03 pm

It's no secret that investors love dividends, but what investors really cherish is when a company has a high dividend yield and is able to keep growing that payout ...
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AT&T’s Extraordinary 6.3% Yield

Posted: June 26, 2019 at 2:07 pm
Last updated: June 28, 2019 2:08 pm

There are junk bond funds that have a yield of less than 7%. They are comprised of bonds in companies that are below investment grade, which means they carry ...
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Has Apple Been Negligent About Its iPhone Manufacturing Reliance on China?

Posted: June 22, 2019 at 3:07 pm
Last updated: June 25, 2019 3:08 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the world's top brands and also one of the world's most valuable companies. For all of its great achievements and the wealth the ...
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Why One Analyst Sees Significant Upside at Facebook in Crypto Endeavor

Posted: June 21, 2019 at 1:27 pm

Although Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) had a rough run in 2018 amid security breaches, congressional hearings, and privacy issues, the company has done significantly better this year. In fact recent ...
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8 Stocks That Will Win as the Fed Lowers Interest Rates

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 3:11 pm
Last updated: June 25, 2019 3:12 pm

The debate is on over whether or not Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve's FOMC will lower interest rates sooner rather than later. Some pundits and investors had been calling ...
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Airlines Driving Transportation ETFs in Rare Price Hike Cheer

Posted: June 16, 2019 at 4:25 pm
Last updated: June 18, 2019 4:28 pm

Some investors believe that the transportation stocks have to do well for the stock market to do well. After all, if people and goods are not being transported around ...
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5 Contrarian Dividend Stocks to Buy With the Market Fully Valued

Posted: June 12, 2019 at 3:06 pm

Depending on which financial pundit you listen to, the market is either fully valued or very close to it, especially if you factor in rate cuts that are looking ...
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Can Paul Singer Resuscitate Barnes & Noble?

Posted: June 7, 2019 at 3:01 pm
Last updated: June 12, 2019 3:02 pm

Just three months ago, Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) took a machete to its earnings guidance for 2019, cutting it from a range of $175 million to $200 ...
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Why Merrill Lynch Has High Hopes for Cronos

Posted: June 6, 2019 at 3:03 pm
Last updated: June 12, 2019 3:04 pm

Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) shares popped on Wednesday after Merrill Lynch released a very positive report. This is not something that happens every day, but the brokerage firm issued ...
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How Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Complicate Top Financial ETFs

Posted: June 4, 2019 at 9:29 am
Last updated: June 5, 2019 9:30 am

At the start of every earnings season, the investing community gets to see how the strength of the banking industry has been since the prior reports. This is where the ...
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Who Knew Berkshire Hathaway Is America’s 3rd Largest Company?

Posted: June 3, 2019 at 9:39 am
Last updated: June 5, 2019 9:42 am

Today is the date of America's most anticipated corporate annual meeting, that of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B). Famed investor Warren Buffett will host the event, which will draw tens ...
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