American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) keeps delivering and delivering.  This is one of our top ten stocks to own for the next decade and we have been on record that this is one of the go-to...
American Water Works Company, Inc. has finally sets its pricing range in its latest SEC FILING today.  This was the fifth such amendment to the original filing in 2007.  The mostly...
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...
Investors usually flock to defensive stock names during a bear market or when they are concerned that the market may not run much more.  Whether this is becoming a bear market or a bull market at...
Few companies have a true monopoly in any market.  More common are “virtual monopolies” or “near-monopolies” that exist due to geography or brand recognition.  When consumers hear the term...
Defensive stocks are supposed to offer you some safety in times of uncertainty.  High-yield stock dividends are also supposed to offer you a safer harbor in choppy markets as well.  In...
Water is perhaps one of the most misunderstood and most under-invested themes for most investors looking for income and stability year after year.  It is also exceedingly harder and harder to invest...
These are some of the positive analyst calls and upgrades we are seeing early this Tuesday morning: American Water Works (AWK) Started as Buy at Societe General. Black & Decker (BDK) Raised to Buy at...
Stocks are still correcting as economic data keeps coming  in weaker and weaker.  Now the media keeps routinely talking up what we called a supporting call for QE3.  Please, no QE3!  Still, the...
Corporation are now sitting on billions and billions of dollars in their corporate treasuries.  They are keeping their share prices higher by returning capital to shareholders.  Most are certainly...
These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades this Wednesday morning in early trading. American Water Works (AWK) Started as Buy at Brean Murray. CardioNet (BEAT) Cut to Hold at...
Here we are going into yet another earnings season.  We saw Monday how the market has rallied significantly from the March lows and the major indexes are even up in positive territory for the 2009...
Last week we began a series of companies which we expect will raise their dividends in 2011.  It was the first piece of a series and there are many other companies which we expect to boost their...
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 we...
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...