With interest rates near record lows and companies sitting on record amounts of cash, it's been prime season for dividends.
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July 29 - News
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) shares hit an all-time high on July 8. The other three large U.S.
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July 29 - News
Soros is driven by an investment philosophy built upon the scientific method combined with a focus on societal change.
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July 26 - Hedge Funds
How does a company worth $60 billion manage to completely shock investors and deliver a 25% one-day gain? That's the question being asked at traders' desks across the country ...
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July 26 - Stock Analysis
By using a relatively small allocation of your equity portfolio's assets, you can effectively capture these returns and have the potential to build greater wealth at what I believe...
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July 26 - Stock Analysis
What does Paris Hilton have in common with Andrew Carnegie, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Carl Icahn, T.
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July 26 - Stock Analysis
A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples.
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July 24 - Stock Analysis
The oilman turned corporate raider was one of the pioneers of the leveraged buyout craze of the 1980s, producing huge gains for his investors while becoming one of the richest...
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
This 11-square-mile special administrative region of China is a self-governed casino destination along China's southern coast.
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July 24 - Stock Analysis
Not only does he manage the world's biggest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, with approximately $140 billion under management, he is also a big-game bow hunter, meditation...
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July 24 - Hedge Funds
The U.S. economy is growing slowly at best, while the European economy is still contracting. European consumer confidence is still very low, and housing markets are worrisome.
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July 22 - Stock Analysis
Despite some headline grabbing disappointments, earnings season is actually off to a good start.
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July 22 - News
Less than a decade ago, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) was the hottest oil company on the planet.
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July 19 - Stock Analysis
Back then, I suggested that my favorite industry operator, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
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July 19 - Stock Analysis
I am not talking about a dark and evil conspiracy plotting to overthrow the government.
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July 19 - Stock Analysis
We're coming up on the five-year anniversary of an epic global economic meltdown. And while many major European companies are still struggling with weak demand, U.S.
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July 17 - News
I love James Bond flicks, preferably from the Sean Connery era. "Goldfinger" is one of my favorites.
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July 17 - News
There is no sure thing in investing, and every investment comes with certain risks.
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July 17 - News
You see, I have a knack for this.
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July 17 - News
One of the strongest market sectors this year has been pharmaceuticals.
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July 17 - News
Recent deals have performed so well that investment bankers are hustling the next crop up to the starting gate at a rapid pace. You can't blame them.
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July 17 - News
Indeed, many hedge fund managers that tend to make a living from short selling have moved to the sidelines, waiting for the market to switch direction before loading up on shorts...
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July 15 - News
As earnings season gets underway, investors have been delivered a huge jolt in one of their favorite stocks.
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July 15 - News
When it comes right down to it, nothing is more American than the desire to achieve and to profit.
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July 15 - News
I've come across this asset management firm on several occasions in recent months, as it has appeared on my screens regarding companies with share buybacks, strong free cash...
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July 15 - Insider Trading
In his excellent book "One Up on Wall Street," Peter Lynch, the best mutual fund manager ever, revealed a powerful charting tool that helped him achieve an annual gain of 29.2...
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July 15 - News
All you have to do is think more like a trader. Now, I know that doesn't come easy to most income investors, but it's easier than it sounds.
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July 15 - News
The main character in Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s 1965 book, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, is an eccentric philanthropist.
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July 15 - News
Fundamental analysts generally focus on a company's financial statement. They use tools like the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and dividend yields to find value.
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July 12 - News
Buying on weakness and selling on strength is the hallmark of the professional trader.
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July 12 - News
The maker of iPhones and iPads has roughly $137 billion of cash on its balance sheet.
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July 12 - News
As a scrappy European immigrant to the land of opportunity, Strauss went West during the California Gold Rush in the mid-1800s seeking his fortune.
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July 12 - News
How does Buffett do it? Did he cut a behind-closed-doors deal with the legendary soft drink maker? Did he receive special dividends? To get a yield that high, you might even...
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July 12 - Hedge Funds
The share price is lower than it was during the apex of the financial crisis.
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July 12 - News
Let's be realistic. You're NOT going to get rich in a hurry by investing in mainstream blue-chip stocks. The S&P 500 is a handy benchmark and a good proxy for the U.S.
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July 11 - News
Thinking of these altered lyrics might be a nod to being obsessed with music during my adolescence. It might also be a signal that it's time to make a change.
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July 10 - News
The U.S. economy appears to be getting healthier, as seen by the recent monthly employment report.
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July 10 - News
Over the years, my research team and I have made a number of such predictions.
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July 9 - News
Imagine if you had been one of the fortunate few to invest in Warren Buffett's young company back in 1967, when shares were trading for $20.50.
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July 9 - News
But you could have almost doubled the market by buying the most disliked stocks on Wall Street (the ones the analysts assign "sell" ratings to).
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July 9 - News
One of the biggest investment stories of 2013 has surely been the ongoing slump in shares of Apple Inc.
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July 9 - Stock Analysis
The company's hotly-anticipated IPO in the spring of 2012 was a bust, and over subsequent quarters,shares have been adrift at sea.
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July 9 - Stock Analysis
Since the Federal Reserve's recent announcements regarding the "tapering" of its quantitative easing programs, the real estate investment trust (REIT) market has been in a ...
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July 9 - News
When I was growing up in Pittsburgh, nearly everyone had some connection to the steel industry.
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July 9 - News
Success can be fatal in technology.
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July 9 - Stock Analysis
Yet as we've noted many times, several tech firms are sitting on stunning levels of cash. Cisco Systems, Inc.
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July 8 - Stock Analysis
He came from an oil and gas pedigree. His father worked as a landman leasing oil and mineral rights in Oklahoma.
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July 8 - Hedge Funds
To paraphrase the Oracle of Omaha, "That 100 shares of stock doesn't know that you own it." I've echoed that philosophy on occasion, telling clients that a hundred shares of...
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July 8 - Stock Analysis
It wouldn't have any of the worries or costs associated with inventory.
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June 28 - Stock Analysis
Some stocks are good for a quick pop, but you have to time it just right. Case in point: Netflix, Inc.
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June 28 - Stock Analysis
