Investor sell or write a call options over stocks they own in exchange for collecting a premium.
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January 17 - News, Options, Stock Analysis
When Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) conducts its quarterly conference call in about a week, we will perhaps learn more about its plans for acquiring Yahoo! Inc.
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January 16 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
Insider Monkey has processed numerous 13F filings of hedge funds and famous investors to create an extensive database of hedge fund holdings.
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November 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Recently, I have been engaged in rather intense discussions regarding the validity of P/E ratios versus PEG ratios as proper or appropriate valuation metrics. I generally find...
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October 28 - News, Stock Analysis
Longleaf Partners Funds, the suite of funds managed by billionaire Mason Hawkins' Southeastern Asset Management, recently released its shareholder letter for the third quarter...
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October 26 - Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News
Among the stocks that are showing considerably more volatility than the indexes are JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
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October 20 - Earnings Report, News
With earnings season revving up, traders are glued to the price action and news flow coming out of the broader market, which has opened in the green on the last trading day of...
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October 14 - Market Movers, News
Investors are in 'risk-off' mode as expectations of a Fed interest rate hike after the election rises.
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October 13 - News
Among the securities that traders are also watching are several major tech companies and one life sciences company, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), salesforce.com, inc.
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October 11 - Market Movers, News
All three major indexes are slightly lower after the nonfarm payroll for September came in at 156,000 versus the expected 176,000. The U.S.
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October 7 - News, Tech
Despite Hurricane Matthew barreling its way towards the Southeast, the markets have been relatively quiet overnight, as all three major indexes have shown normal volatility...
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October 6 - Market Movers, News
Despite the Fed’s recent announcement, artificially low interest rates aren’t going away any time soon, and this continues to create very real challenges for income-focused...
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October 5 - ETF Trading, News, Options
Analyzing the moves of the world's biggest hedge funds during the second quarter, we have identified and reported a number of significant changes.
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October 1 - Hedge Funds, News
After a sharp fall yesterday, the US stock market is recovering today and three major indexes are well in the green.
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September 30 - Market Movers, News
With the two big catalysts this month, the FOMC decision on the 21 and the OPEC decision on the 27, in the rear-view mirror, volatility has died down, with the VIX fear index...
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September 28 - Earnings Report, News, Tech
As is the case on many Mondays, today is another busy day in terms of M&A events.
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September 26 - Market Movers, News
In this article, we will take a closer look at some of the most relevant events that involved Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Verizon Communications Inc.
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September 24 - News, Tech
Traders are focused on the oil rig number today to see if American E&Ps are actively increasing their capex/drilling programs or not.
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September 23 - Market Movers, News, Tech
Meanwhile, investors are closely watching Verizon Communications Inc.
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August 1 - Earnings Report, News
The US stock market is mixed today, but in this article we take a closer look at Under Armour Inc (NYSE:UA), Verizon Communications Inc.
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July 26 - Earnings Report, News
The week started with big news as Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) agreed to acquire Yahoo! Inc.
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July 25 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News, Tech
However, several stocks are making headlines today, including Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Verizon Communications Inc.
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July 22 - Market Movers, News, Tech
The rumors are out this morning that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is close to an agreement to buy Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO).
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July 22 - News, Stock Analysis
Quarterly 13Fs for the June quarter are flowing in gradually, enabling investors to examine all major moves completed by the smart money industry during the second quarter of ...
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July 18 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
U.S stocks started 2016 with a painful correction, with the S&P 500 having fallen by more than 11% during the first six weeks of the year.
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June 14 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Crude prices are lower in the pre-market after yesterday's slightly deflating EIA report. Not only did distillates inventory rise, but domestic production also rose.
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June 9 - Market Movers, News
The markets are in the green ahead of Tuesday's opening bell, with the S&P, Nasdaq, and Dow futures are all in positive territory, as are crude futures.
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June 7 - Market Movers, News
Markets were off to a good start after the long weekend amid a Consumer Department report showing a 1% increase in spending last month, highest in almost seven years.
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May 31 - Market Movers, News
It looks like the 40 thousand employee union strike at Verizon Communications Inc.
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May 25 - Market Movers, News
The company ranks very highly using The 8 Rules of Dividend Investing.
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May 21 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.1% per year from 1965-2015, generating an overall gain of 1,598,284% compared to the market’s total return...
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May 18 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
Seminole Management Company is a New York-based hedge fund co-founded by Michael Messner and Paul Shiverick in 1995.
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May 12 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.1% per year from 1965-2015, generating an overall gain of 1,598,284% compared to the market’s total return...
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April 26 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
While investors like Warren Buffett and Carl Icahn make headlines every other day, Ray Dalio shies away from the limelight despite being the manager of the largest hedge fund...
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March 31 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
While stocks from most industry sectors are still trying to recoup the losses they suffered at the start of 2016, several utility stocks are currently trading with double-digit...
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March 27 - Hedge Funds, News
These stocks may make good investments for younger investors.
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March 14 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
The trade off between growth and dividends makes it difficult to find stocks with both a high payout ratio and solid growth prospects. The more a company pays out in dividends...
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February 11 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis
Before putting in our own effort and resources into finding a good investment, we can quickly utilize hedge fund expertise to give us a quick glimpse of whether that stock could...
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November 23 - Hedge Funds, News
Due to the thousands of stocks that are trading on the markets, a retail investor can find it really difficult to pick the stocks worth his or her attention.
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November 20 - News, Tech
There are nearly 14 million high net worth individuals in the world today.
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November 12 - News
Sprott Asset Management is a Toronto-based alternative asset management firm founded by legendary precious metals trader and billionaire Eric Sprott in 1981. In January, Mr.
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November 7 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Two stocks that started the day poorly and are still down in afternoon trading are Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ).
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September 17 - Hedge Funds, News
Two merger announcements helped drive the market higher yesterday, providing investors a brief respite after a brutal August.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds, News
Hedge funds are generally associated with the use of derivatives, leverage, and investments in high-growth stocks.
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August 31 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
The smart money has submitted their 13F filings for the reporting period of June 30, and we at Insider Monkey have collected and processed the reams of data to share valuable...
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August 28 - Hedge Funds, News
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) has completed its acquisition of AOL, Inc.
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June 24 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech
The Utilities sector has only gained 0.33% year-to-date according to Morningstar data, as compared to SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)'s 3.63% appreciation during the same period.
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May 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) massive cash stash is a sign that the company is flying high.
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May 11 - News, Tech
Seminole Capital is a hedge fund focusing its investments in public equity markets.
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May 8 - Hedge Funds, News