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% and the…
There remains substantial value, growth, and income opportunity in the water sector. This has been our take for some time, and a report out of Gabelli & Company this morning is further…
Each morning 24/7 Wall St. issues a list of some of the key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. We review these and other calls from the week…
Stocks opened higher this morning and the gains held up pretty well all day. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee report contained no big surprises, with interest rates continuing to be held…
These are some of Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) added to Strong Buy List at Zacks. Bank…
When the summer selling was reaching a first climax in August, 24/7 Wall St. released “The Great Dividend Portfolio” for dividend investors who search for both high-yield and some degree of safety…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Outperform at Baird.…
The government bond market pays investors nothing now. The 5-Year Treasury Note, a staple for retail investors historically, pays a dismal 0.86%. The appeal of this duration would also appeal to bank certificates…
American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) is a winner despite the stock market’s attempt to kill equities. The company is among the few which are within striking distance of 52-week and…
Jon C. Ogg Will Hurricane Irene cost the United States $10 billion? $15 billion? Or even more? It really depends upon whom you speak with on this front. The expected damage count is growing now…
What on earth are investors supposed to do when T-Bonds offer almost zero income? Interest rates are now so low that the price-risk in long-term Treasury bonds is too great. Ben Bernanke…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has bounced after Jamie Dimon and Societe Generale have defended the system and after Brian Moynihan defended his bank. The DJIA is still down 210 points, but…
The S&P downgrade of the United States may have the investment community in a fuss, but many investors saw this coming long before. To say that investors will not see a knee-jerk…
When you see a ten-day sell-off and a capstone panic day with what is a 300-point sell-off in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the first reaction is that no one wants anything…
There are going to be more than just several key equity issues to watch in the week ahead. 24/7 Wall St. has compiled this weekend’s previews of non-earnings events to watch this…
