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Friday, 27 January 2012
by Harry Domash, editor Dividend Detective
 Thanks to new techniques for getting natural gas out of shale rock formations, the U.S. is suddenly producing more natural gas than we need. That’s a good thing because many foreign countries are eager to import our surplus natural gas. Meanwhile, falling natural gas prices has opened up an opportunity for investors in Golar LNG (GLNG). Read more... Free Offer
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Friday, 27 January 2012
by Jim Stack, editor Investech Market Analyst
 What lies ahead in 2012? That’s the big question, and the fact that we’re approaching a Presidential Election likely improves the chances that this will be a good year for the stock market. Historically, there has been a clear visible link between the Presidential Election Cycle and Wall Street. Below, we look at the correlation between cycles in the stock market and the 4-year election cycle. Read more...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
by George Putnam, editor The Turnaround Letter
 Founded in 1886 by three brothers to produce first aid kits, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has grown into one of the largest healthcare products companies in the world, with one of the strongest balance sheets in American industry.So how can we feature this as a turnaround stock? Because the stock price has gone essentially nowhere for about ten years. The stock traded at 65 in 2002 and it trades around 65 today. Read more...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
by Mark Salzinger, editor The Investor's ETF Report
 Energy prices should find support from continued economic growth in 2012 and could spike higher if investors become even more skeptical of political stability in the Middle East. Looking out a few years, other trends argue for higher stock prices in the U.S. For example, energy discovery and exploitation of petroleum and natural gas reserves in the U.S. is booming. Meanwhile, our favorite sector ETF for 2012 is SPDR Select Energy (XLE). Read more...
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
by Chuck Carlson, editor The DRIP Investor
 In our latest special report, we feature three favorite investment ideas for 2012 -- all from the technology sector.Here's a look at Cisco Systems (CSCO), Motorola Solutions (MSI) and Qualcomm (QCOM). These three stocks each offer dividend reinvestment plans and are attractive ideas for the coming year. Read more...
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
by Yiannis Mostrous, editor Global Investment Strategist
 One of Brazil’s most favorable characteristics is a strong banking system, a sector that should benefit as investment flows return to the country. Banco Bradesco (BBD) is our favorite bank to gain exposure to this sector. Banco Bradesco is Brazil’s second-largest private bank, with over 40 million customers and more than 4,000 braches. Read more...
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
by John Buckingham, editor The Prudent Speculator
 The latest economic data, be it on consumer confidence, jobless claims, auto sales or manufacturing, has continued to surprise to the upside, suggesting that forecasts for solid corporate profit growth in the new year are not off the mark. Clearly, there is still much about which we should be concerned (when are there not worries?), but we think that equities merit a greater weight in most long-term-oriented portfolios. Read more...
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
by Bryan Perry, editor Cash Machine
 Even though interest rates are hitting new lows, the prospect that they will rise later this year is, in my view, a very probable scenario. Not because of real inflation, but more likely due to monetary inflation.As a result, the total return prospects for Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (JRO) are excellent and the fund deserve a place in our Conservative High-Yield Portfolio. Read more...
Monday, 23 January 2012
by Nathan Slaughter, editor Scarcity & Real Wealth
 Royal Gold (RGLD) buys royalty interests in gold mines around the world, paying an upfront fee to secure a fixed percentage of future production or revenues.Royal Gold gets its hands on buckets of precious metals without having to get its hands dirty. It doesn't assume any of the cost (or risk) of traditional mining -- those burdens fall on the owners of the mines. Read more...
Monday, 23 January 2012
by Jim Lowell, editor Fidelity Investor
 My annual “Hot Hands” feature is a simple strategy: buy whichever fund has performed best in the previous year and hold onto it throughout the upcoming one. And while this strategy has not beaten the market every year, the rewards, as demonstrated by over 28 years of data are stunning, to say the least. Read more...
Friday, 20 January 2012
by J. Royden Ward, editor Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter
 We believe many outstanding buying opportunities exist among Canadian stocks. As such, we screened our Benjamin Graham database to find Canadian companies with rapidly growing earnings and strong balance sheets. We believe the six companies recommended below offer excellent appreciation potential during the next six to 12 months. Read more...
Friday, 20 January 2012
by Ian Wyatt, editor 100K Portfolio
 The Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) is a premier real estate company that owns a collection of prized assets, including some that were purchased by Howard Hughes Jr. many decades ago.I'm interested in the company's extensive assets that are overlooked by most investors, and therefore grossly undervalued. Read more...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
by David Fried, editor The Buyback Letter
 Our Buyback Premium Portfolio is beating the S&P 500 by more than 30% since its inception in 2000); the portfolio is up 17.50% vs. a decline of 12.55% in the S&P 500 over the same time frame. Here's a look at the latest four addition to this portfolio: ConocoPhillips (COP), Seagate Technology (STX), Credit Acceptance (CACC) and Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE). Read more... |
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