If you want to get rich, invest in Nebraska. Nebraska is home to five great publicly-traded companies.
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July 5 - News
So far this year railroad companies are performing better than in 2012. This is because of increased demand for natural resources like oil, gas, coal and lumber in the U.S.
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July 3 - News
Since the recession, there has been a noticeable pricing gap between West Texas Intermediate crude, a lighter grade of oil used as the benchmark for pricing in the U.S., and Brent...
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July 3 - News
Lately, I have been exploring companies that should benefit the most from the continuing economic recovery and the various activities that go along with it.
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June 27 - News
Railroads, robber barons of yore, and Monopoly (the board game) evoke several likenesses: of wealth earned via nepotistic monopolies, fat men smoking cigars lit with $100 bills...
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June 27 - News
Railroads are often seen as a bellwether for the broader economy because of the amount of retail and manufactured goods they transport across the nation. Norfolk Southern Corp...
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June 26 - News
Investors seem to be increasingly asking the question: What is the fair price for a quality transportation company? With many traditional valuation methodologies reverting to ...
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June 18 - News
Editor's Note: The initial article stated Phillips 66 signed a five-year contract with Union Pacific to deliver crude from the Bakken.
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June 18 - News
Searching for a good dividend stock is straight forward, but it can be easy to gloss over deeper problems.
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June 18 - News
Why invest in U.S. railroads? They operate in a seller's market and enjoy strong pricing power, for one.
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June 14 - News
A couple of high-profile project cancellations have raised questions over the attractiveness of crude oil and liquid petroleum pipeline companies such as Enbridge Energy Partners...
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June 10 - News
CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) has undergone a huge transformation over the past decade, as the steep spike in energy prices sent railroads from being nearly obsolescent modes of...
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June 10 - News
As the North American economy recovers, the rail sector has been one of the biggest beneficiaries.
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June 10 - News
One reason the Dow Jones Transportation Average has done so well is because of railroad companies.
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June 7 - News
Investors often have a set of metrics that they use to analyze and value each company they investigate.
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June 4 - News
There’s a sector that’s been booming in recent months, and almost nobody seems to have noticed. That sector is—surprise—railroads.
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May 29 - News
Some people want to “play” the stock market like it’s some sort of casino, buying and selling stocks daily and hoping to make a quick profit. This is the wrong approach.
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May 24 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are dozens of gauges market participants can use to monitor Mr. Market. A pair of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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May 23 - News
When looking for promising candidates for your stock portfolio, it's easy to just think about the prominent names of the day, such as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Ford Motor Company...
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May 22 - News
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE:KMP) is a master limited partnership based in the United States.
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May 22 - News
What do Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ), International Business Machines Corp.
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May 10 - News
With economic data taking a backseat to a slew of better-than-expected earnings reports, the broad-based S&P 500 continues to knock off one all-time record close after another...
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May 9 - News
There's a storm brewing in 2013, and it has major implications for U.S. rail infrastructure.
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May 9 - News
I understand the need for companies to put on a good front and say that they are pleased with the work of their employees.
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May 6 - News
The massive supply of natural gas that has resulted from new drilling technologies applied to U.S.
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April 29 - News
Railways have historically been popular investment vehicles.
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April 28 - News
When you compare the company to its peers, and find that they are the best at many performance metrics, it's a good bet the stock will perform well.
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April 27 - News
Many investors pay a lot of money for magazine subscriptions, newsletters, and other research to try and determine the direction of the economy.
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April 24 - News
Who isn't enthralled by the sound of a train whistle in the distance? Billionaire investors like Whitney Tilson, Bill Ackman, and Warren Bufffett are certainly enamored of the...
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April 24 - News
Production has grown so rapidly that midstream companies, which are working tirelessly to build out the pipeline infrastructure necessary to support the domestic oil boom, just...
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April 23 - News
Last week, the real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio lost a few hundred dollars, essentially giving back the gains of the prior week that had pushed its total...
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April 23 - News
The purpose of a stock buyback plan should be to utilize excess cash to buy a significantly undervalued asset.
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April 22 - News
On Thursday, Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 17 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), American International Group, Inc.
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April 15 - Hedge Funds
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) has the type of one-year stock chart that dreams are made of, marching steadily higher with very little volatility.
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April 15 - News
On Tuesday, CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 14 - News
As the market zigzagged over the past couple of weeks, the real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio just kept humming along, collecting dividends and buying shares...
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April 8 - News
The railroad industry has gained attention from analysts and investors over the last couple of years, even investing superstar Warren Buffett made a big move in this sector by...
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April 3 - 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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April 3 - News
In the financial world, there are plenty of metrics investors can use to watch stocks. A pair of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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March 27 - Hedge Funds
There is a tendency for investors to perceive large-cap stocks as slow, lumbering giants that offer stodgy and uninspiring growth rates.
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March 20 - News
In this series, we'll highlight four companies in an industry, and compare their "cash king margins" over time, trying to determine which has the greatest likelihood of putting...
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March 19 - News
New issues in U.S. corporate bond markets topped $43 billion last week, with foreign-based borrowers taking down more than half the total.
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March 18 - News
One of the largest U.S. rail network operators, CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX). , has performed very well for its shareholders.
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March 15 - News
Some interesting news caught my interest on what could indeed be Buffett's next elephant. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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March 15 - Hedge Funds
In the search for long-term investment opportunities, I am quite interested in the sustainable businesses that are cheaply or reasonably valued on the stock market.
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March 14 - Hedge Funds
Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin on March 14, 1794. For the first time, American plantation owners would be able to harvest large amounts of cotton profitably.
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March 14 - News
Railroads reflect the health of their economies. For 2012, the US economy grew 2.2%, up from the 1.8% growth of 2011.
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March 6 - News
Warren Buffett's recent purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe shoved the rail industry into the spotlight, but trucks still serve an important function.
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March 4 - News
Value investor Edgar Wachenheim, owner of Greenhaven Associates Inc., is one of the value investors I look to for stock ideas.
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February 25 - News