The key to successful investing is to quickly get to the salient points of why a stock’s value will appreciate.
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March 20 - News
When people think about investing for their retirement, they tend to place their nest egg’s in the hands of mutual fund managers.
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March 20 - Dividend Stocks
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) is a conglomerate of aerospace and industrial businesses, and is the world’s largest maker of avionics.
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March 19 - News
To the average investor, there are plenty of methods shareholders can use to analyze the equity markets.
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March 19 - Hedge Funds
David Elliot Shaw (D. E. Shaw) founded his hedge fund firm, D. E. Shaw & Co., in 1988.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
Stocks continue to climb, and the industrial sector has been no exception over the last few months.
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March 18 - News
"Dogs of the Dow" is one of the simplest dividend strategies to beat the market.
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March 18 - News
When investing, one of the most important things to do is to diversify your holdings.
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March 18 - News
Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies left to report, and CLARCOR Inc.
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March 18 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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March 18 - News
The markets couldn't rise forever -- even if the continual record highs of the last week and a half made it seem like they could.
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March 16 - News
While The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)'s 787 Dreamliner was facing a serious technical issue, the company was also facing another threat—labor strife.
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March 15 - News
Recently, the President and CEO of Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (NYSE:DRC) Vincent Volpe Jr.
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March 15 - News
Game changer, disruptive, innovative, ahead of the curve -- all words and phrases you want to hear about a company in your portfolio.
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March 14 - News
Throughout the financial crisis nearly five years ago, everyone finally realized that major financial institutions have an immense impact on the markets, and when those institutions...
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March 14 - News
The mining industry faced a tough market in 2012 due to the global economic slowdown. With Joy Global Inc.
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March 14 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 14 - News
New competitors to the electronics business, both online and at bricks-and-mortar locations, are taking sales that Best Buy could once count on.
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March 14 - News
Stocks are like underwear: The flashy ones get all the visibility, but can cause a whole bunch of trouble.
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March 13 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading within a tight range today, and as of noon it sits less than four points above breakeven.
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March 13 - News
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), founded by Thomas Edison, is the oldest company in the Dow.
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March 13 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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March 12 - News
Investors have been left frustrated in these unstable times trying to find the best balance possible of security and growth.
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March 12 - News
Stocks gained for the seventh day in a row, and the S&P 500 closed 10 points shy of its all-time high just a week after the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record of its own...
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March 12 - News
Yawn -- another day, another record high close for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI).
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March 11 - News
Fresh off last week's record-setting streak, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is showing no signs of slowing down. As of 2:15 p.m.
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March 11 - News
As of 12:45 p.m. EDT the Dow Jones Industrial Average has made small gains, up 0.19% to 14,424.
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March 11 - News
After four straight days of record highs, the Dow Jones Industrials find their streak in jeopardy this morning.
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March 11 - News
Last week was an exciting climb for the Dow Jones Industrial Average .
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March 11 - News
The Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) reached its all-time high on March 10, 2000, only a day after breaking the 5,000-point barrier.
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March 11 - News
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is currently the fifth-cheapest stock on the Dow, trading at just 10 times earnings, well below it's historical average of 16.
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March 8 - News
After setting a new all-time nominal high on the Dow, stocks added to their gains today as the S&P 500 and the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.1% and...
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March 7 - News
Buffett's folksy easy-as-pie investing image doesn't quite jibe with the usurious deals he's wrung from the likes of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Goldman Sachs Group, ...
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March 7 - Hedge Funds
Understanding taxes is complicated, but here's a fact that's easy to understand: Thanks to new rules on the dreaded alternative minimum tax, you may well pay thousands less in...
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March 7 - News
If you're a tech investor, you already know the impact of mobile technology on almost everything it touches.
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March 6 - News
Even setting aside the boost of the recent U.S.
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March 6 - News
The power that allows you to read this article -- no matter what you're reading it on -- was originally created by electric generators producing alternating current.
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March 6 - News
The Motley Fool recently sifted through thousands of publicly traded companies to identify the 25 Best Stocks in America.
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March 6 - News
Nothing lasts forever, and even the strongest company can wither away.
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March 4 - News
If you don't religiously follow the markets and are just seeing the weekly results for the first time, it would appear that this past week was simply a slight winner and nothing...
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March 4 - News
Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) is rumored to be continuing its move away from older forms of media, with the potential sale of most of its magazine division to Meredith (NYSE:MDP).
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March 1 - News
Though they’re underrated by the average investor, the hedge fund industry’s best managers are worth paying attention to.
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February 27 - Hedge Funds
The shale gas boom has led to an emerging theme in the industrial goods space.
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February 26 - News
No doubt, General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) is one of the most popular stocks among investors. The firm's fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results were impressive.
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February 26 - News
Readers of my blog probably realize by now that I typically consider companies (with trusted brands) that have been on the market for years.
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February 26 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 26 - News
Stocks started the day in the black, but that didn't last and they went on to record their largest daily loss since Nov.
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February 25 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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February 25 - News
The 30 companies among the Dow Jones Industrials are well known as giants of American industry.
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February 24 - News