Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Thursday, November 04, 2010
ETF's Are For Sissy's / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Dudley_Baker
What happened to the good old day's when investors actually did their homework and researched new potential investment opportunities? I am talking about investing in individual companies.
Let's take the natural resource sector as an example. You could invest in many different ETF's giving you a position in a basket of securities. But, and this is a big issue with us, investors will never achieve the big gains of 100s and 1000s of percent returns with any ETF. How much are you making with your ETF's?
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
How Investors Can Profit From Asia's Sparkling Luxury Goods Market / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Tony_Sagami
I should be used to it by now, but I am always amazed at the conspicuous display of wealth whenever I travel to Asia. The signs of wealth are everywhere.
I see more people drinking $3 cups of Starbucks coffee in Shanghai than I see in Seattle. I see more ladies clutching expensive Louis Vuitton handbags in Beijing than in Boston. I see more iPods and iPhones in Hong Kong than in Houston. And I see more $200,000 Bentleys on the streets of Wuhan than in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Investors, Stocks to Dump or Not Buy / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes:
With more than 8,790 publicly traded stocks on U.S. exchanges and another 7,000 or so listed on the OTC Bulletin Board and the pink sheets, it's not particularly difficult to find stocks you wouldn't want to buy. It's not even that hard to find stocks with numbers so bad they're good short-sale candidates.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Three Junior Potash Developers Are Sitting on Big Assets / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Richard_Mills
The United Nations estimates that the world's population will reach 7.7 billion by 2020 and 9.3 billion in 2050. Another United Nations estimate says that only 30% of the arable land in use in the 1950's will be available per person in 2050.
"Just when we need more soil to feed the 10 billion people of the future, we'll actually have less -- only a quarter of an acre of cropland per person in 2050, versus the half-acre we use today on the most efficient farms." ~ David Montgomery, author of the 2007 book Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Investors, The Best Foreign Stocks Are Right Here at Home / Companies / Investing 2010
By: DailyWealth
Dan Ferris writes: China, India, and Brazil were poor, "Third World" countries not long ago.
Today, they're making investors rich.
India's Sensex index has risen 20%, just since last November. And the iShares MSCI Brazil fund is up more than 100% since early 2009. The China Shanghai index rose from 1,100 to 5,900 in just two years, 2005 to 2007. That's more than five times your money.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Asia Leading the World in Electric Cars, How to Profit / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Tony_Sagami
In 2009, the world bought 61 million cars and almost all of them were powered by internal combustion, gasoline engines. That’s going to change in a big way.
J.D. Power predicts that the world will buy 2 million electric vehicles by 2020. The researchers at HSBC are shooting much higher and expect the world to buy 9 million EVs (electric vehicles).
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Monday, September 06, 2010
How to ‘Beef’ Up Your Stocks Portfolio With Soaring Global Meat Prices / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Investment_U
Tony Daltorio writes: The two-speed global recovery underway in developed and emerging economies is playing out in the oft-ignored meat market.
Global meat prices have hit a 20-year high. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s meat price index rose to its highest level since 1990 in August, up 16% over the past year.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Market Vectors Vietnam (VNM), Good Morning, Vietnam! / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Tony_Sagami
Most investors don’t pay much attention to where the U.S. dollar is headed … but they should.
Before I get into the U.S. dollar and what you should do about it, let me tell you what the Vietnamese government did to their dollar last week.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Double Dip Recession Proof Stocks / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes:
Today (Friday) we conclude our series on bracing for a double-dip recession.
In Part I of this investment series, "Three Ways to Brace for a Double-Dip Recession: Going for the Gold," we discussed ways investors could safeguard against the imminent decline of the U.S. dollar by buying gold.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are Strong Investment Vehicles in Uncertain Economic Circumstances / Companies / Investing 2010
By: The_Energy_Report
Credit Suisse Analyst Yves Siegel believes master limited partnerships (MLPs) are strong investment vehicles, particularly in uncertain economic circumstances. "I don't think there are many other places where investors can put their dollars and get a nice return with very moderate risk," he explains. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Yves talks about the "Big Kahuna" and a handful of other well-managed MLP names with impressive yields and sector-leading growth prospects.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Fighting to Feed the Chinese Dragon, McDonald’s Vs. Yum! / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Money_Morning
Jason Simpkins writes: Speed kills. And in the fast food industry, it's imperative.
The speed of service and the ability to quickly adapt menus, packaging and advertising are what makes a market leader. And right now, the speed at which fast food companies make the transition into foreign markets, particularly China, is what matters most of all.
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Smart Electricity Grid Stock Investing / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Money_Morning
By Kent Moors, Ph.D. writes: Larry Fisher spends all his time lately designing new ways to conserve electricity.
As the research director of NextGen - the division of private, New York City-based ABI Research that tracks smart grids worldwide - Fisher has more and more on his plate these days. That's because the wave of new investment in this emerging sector is just beginning.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
How to Profit From a Slowing U.S. Economy During Second Half of 2010 / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes: As much as the architects of the U.S. stimulus might otherwise wish, it's becoming increasingly apparent that the U.S. economy won't be hot-rodding its way into a higher gear in the year's second half.
At best, the U.S. economy will chug along in low gear - managing only minimal overall growth, while bouncing over economic speed bumps that exist in more than a few key sectors. At worst, the engine of economic recovery will sputter, or stall completely - leaving Americans stranded alongside the fiscal roadside, or to roll backward into a double-dip recession.
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
Why You Should Begin Buying the World's Safest Stocks / Companies / Investing 2010
By: DailyWealth
Porter Stansberry writes: This month, I faced one of the most difficult choices of my career as an investment analyst.
If you've been reading my Investment Advisory or DailyWealth for more than a month, you probably know I'm concerned with exploding levels of government debt in Europe and the United States. Western governments have taken on obligations they cannot possibly hope to repay. The outcome will be a severe devaluation of their paper currencies. You can read some of my thoughts on this subject here.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
How Investors Can Capitalize on the Rich / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Ron_Rowland
Do you want to be rich — or are you already there? The answer, of course, depends on how you define “rich.”
Today we’ll look at this surprisingly difficult question — and then consider a few exchange traded funds (ETFs) that cater to the very small group of very wealthy people.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
High Yield Master Limited Partnerships (MLP's) Investment Plays / Companies / Investing 2010
By: The_Energy_Report
Interested in long-term, high-yield investment plays with certain deferred tax advantages? Master limited partnerships (MLPs) may be for you. Even through the recent downturn, most MLPs were able to maintain distributions and fund capital projects—especially investment-grade names. MLP units are traded on public exchanges just like corporate stock. "The difference," says Wells Fargo Senior Energy MLP Analyst Michael Blum, "is that MLPs are structured as partnerships." In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Michael explains the ins and outs of MLP investing and provides some names to get you started.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
China is on a buying binge that will last for many more years / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Tony_Sagami
"Wax on. Wax off."
That was my favorite line from the original The Karate Kid movie. That was way back in 1984 and the movie has just been updated and re-released with Jackie Chan replacing Pat Morita.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
Get Outside the Equity Style Box with ETFs / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Ron_Rowland
You’ve likely heard these investment buzzwords on TV or read them in the business section of your newspaper: Buy small-cap value! Look for opportunities in mid-cap growth! Go to large-caps for safety!
So you may be asking: What are they talking about?
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Six Beaten Down ETF's in the Southern Hemisphere Investment Opportunities / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Ron_Rowland
For the past two weeks, I’ve talked about exchange traded fund (ETF) bottom-fishing. First we looked at nine domestic sector ETFs, then last week we reviewed six opportunities in Europe.
The financial crisis is by no means over, of course. Many markets continue to worsen by the day. And I don’t see any quick solutions for the economy.
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Investor Protection and Profits From Looming Inflation / Companies / Investing 2010
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: Inflation hawks have been warning since 2008 that the spurt of U.S. money creation that began at the end of that year would spark a surge in consumer-price inflation.