Given a choice between a market leader in a slow growth industry with limited competition and a run-of-the-mill company in a high-growth and intensely-competitive industry, I ...
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September 12 - News
In the eyes of many market players, hedge funds are assumed to be bloated, old financial vehicles of an era lost to time.
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September 11 - News
After a record first half, tobacco stocks are now starting to pull back as the high-yield sector of the market is sold-off.
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September 10 - News
Two key issues have been in play in the stock market as we head into the long Labor Day weekend.
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September 3 - Insider Trading
Although justifiable concerns persist that the Federal Reserve's inevitable tapering of its monthly bond-buying program is going to cause lending rates to go up and will hamper...
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September 3 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are tons of methods shareholders can use to monitor stocks.
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August 29 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of metrics market participants can use to analyze the equity markets.
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August 27 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are dozens of gauges shareholders can use to monitor the equity markets.
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August 23 - Dividend Stocks, News
The benefits to investing in emerging markets have become well known over the course of the last decade.
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August 23 - News
We've managed to avoid the great Mayan prediction of the end of the world in 2012, along with countless doomsday prognostications before it.
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August 21 - News
These days there doesn't seem to be much in the way of economic news that can stop the ascent of the broad-based S&P 500 .
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August 7 - News
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) had a tough second quarter, mainly due to adverse currency fluctuations.
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August 6 - News
The cigarette industry is controversial in terms of the impact it has on the health of the general public.
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August 6 - News
Cigarettes are addictive by nature and are the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the USA.
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August 5 - News
Before the announcement of second-quarter results, Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) always had the edge over former parent company Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO).
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August 1 - News
You may have read in the news lately about the US dollar being "strong." When the US dollar is strong, it has favorable exchange rates on foreign currencies.
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July 30 - News
On July 18, the world’s largest publicly-traded tobacco company, Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM), reported its earnings for the second quarter.
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July 24 - News
Shareholders of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) are not happy with its poor returns since the beginning of the year.
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July 24 - News
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM), British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSEMKT:BTI) and Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (ADR) (NASDAQOTH:ITYBY) are the leading cigarette ...
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July 23 - News
I admire tobacco companies. Despite nasty looking warnings on tobacco products, consumers find a reason to consume these items.
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July 22 - News
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) will release its quarterly report next Tuesday, and the stock has made its way higher to reach its best levels since the company spun off its interest...
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July 19 - News
Historically, defensive and high yield cigarette companies, such as Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO), Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM), Lorillard Inc.
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July 19 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD), H.J.
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July 18 - Hedge Funds
Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) will release its quarterly report on Thursday, and projections suggest that it will manage to deliver decent results for investors.
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July 16 - News
In June 2011, I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks.
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July 15 - News
It is companies that are working hard to improve shareholder equity and returns on shareholder equity that are usually the best investments for the future, as growing equity usually...
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July 15 - News
Tobacco companies are well known for their free cash flows, which allow them to return large amounts of cash to investors through stock repurchase programs and dividends.
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July 11 - News
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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July 8 - News
In June 2011 I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks.
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July 5 - News
Back in late March the head of US equity strategy for Deutsche Bank, David Bianco, stated that, "I’d welcome a stronger dollar...
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July 3 - News
Investors often love to quote Warren Buffett’s timeless mantra, “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” However, very few investors ever ...
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July 1 - News
Tobacco has had a spot high on the list of controversial industries over the years. This article is not to debate one view or the other.
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July 1 - News
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
Amidst tough economic times it's critical that investors produce significant passive income.
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June 26 - News
The broad equity market is tumbling on Fed tapering signals. The dividend stocks in the market are the ones that are being hurt the most.
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June 26 - News
Using borrowed money to buy back stock is all the rage for tobacco companies nowadays.
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June 25 - News
Currently, the tobacco industry is in decline because cigarette consumption decreases by around 3% annually.
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June 18 - News
I like firms that have a history of rewarding shareholders through cash dividend payments in addition to having an attractive price appreciation potential.
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June 18 - News
If I told you that I know a company with a 5% yield and that analysts expect EPS growth of about 9.6%, would you be interested? How about if I also told you that this same stock...
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June 17 - News
Sometimes doing well in the stock market is less about finding a good company, and more about realizing that there might be someone better.
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June 17 - News
When investors think of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM), they probably think of a fast growing emerging market tobacco giant which has been paying a consistently growing...
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June 17 - News
When companies match your estimates, in large part the stock market yawns in response. When companies miss estimates, you get chided for being wrong.
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June 13 - News
Economic theory suggests that insiders should generally only buy the company’s stock if they are particularly confident in the business’s prospects, preferring to diversify...
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June 12 - Hedge Funds
High-yield dividend stock investing is popular again.
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June 12 - News
The federal government has taxed tobacco products since 1794, although the first state tax wasn't implemented until Iowa passed a bill in 1921.
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June 12 - News
The word “dividend” has always ignited above-average interest in the majority of investors searching for long-term stocks that pay out a fixed rate of income.
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June 10 - News
Any investors who own tobacco stocks will have taken part in a debate about whether or not the global tobacco industry is in decline.
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June 6 - News
Chalk up another strike against Big Tobacco.
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June 3 - News
In June 2011, I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks.
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June 3 - News
In June 2011, I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks.
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May 31 - News
