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Featured Advisors
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Tuesday December 26, 2006
 Big Lots (BIG) is a favorite conservative idea for 2007 from David Fried, editor of The Buyback Letter, which monitors insider buying. Here', the advisors looks at the closeout retailer.
"Investors should indulge their 'inner bargain hunter' and put the nation's largest closeout retailer, Big Lots Inc. (BIG NYSE) in their stock shopping basket. "Shopping -- and particularly deal hunting -- continue to be hugely popular pastimes, and discount stores are a good pick in a crummy or waffling economy. Big Lotskeeps a flexible inventory, has well-located and plentiful retail locations, and its sheer size ($2.5 billion market cap) gives it international buying power smaller chains cannot match. "A new CEO has focused Big Lots, closing underperforming stores and introducing a new goal to encourage existing customers to spend more per visit. This strategy, called 'raise the ring,' has revived sales growth and paid off in improved earnings. "In the third quarter of 2006, the company posted an unexpected quarterly profit (income of $0.02 a share compared to a year-before loss of $0.17 a share). Same-store comps were up about 6% and BIG even revised upwards its fourth-quarter and full-year profit forecast twice in the last three months of 2006. "What has also caught my attention was a $150 million stock buyback program that was sized to approximate the company's free cash flow. The stated goal is to use buybacks as a way to build value for shareholders. Shares outstanding have declined 4.3% over the past 12 months. My bet is that management knows the real bargain going forward is in the stock price right now."
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News Flash
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Wednesday May 16, 2012
Linkedin: Professional profits |
by Leo Fasciocco, editor Ticker Tape Digest
Online professional network operator Linkedin (LNKD) recently moved above its technical breakout point of $108.53. We now target a move to $138.
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Wednesday May 16, 2012
Tap in to water stocks |
by Doug Fabian, editor Making Money Alert
As we prepare for the summer heat, water presents a significant investment opportunity -- especially as states such as California and Texas face droughts. The PowerShares Water Resource ETF (PHO) presents one way to invest in water's untapped potential.
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Friday May 11, 2012
Pax World: High yield exception |
by Amy Calistri, editor The Daily Paycheck
I generally prefer closed-end or exchange-traded funds because the fees tend to be lower. But I made a special case for Pax World High Yield Bond (PAXHX); this high-yield bond fund is my only open-ended mutual fund holding.
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Friday May 11, 2012
Amgen: Biotech DRIP |
by Chuck Carlson, editor DRIP Investor
Amgen (AMGN) is one of the oldest and largest players in the biotechnology area. It pioneered the development of products based on advances in recombinant DNA and molecular biology, launching the biotechnology industry’s first blockbuster medicines.
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Thursday May 10, 2012
Fidelity fund expert looks to Japan |
by Jim Lowell, editor Fidelity Investor
In my May Marketwatch investment strategy column I noted, “Set against the backdrop of having already been thrown out with the Eurozone’s bathwater, I like Japan’s marketplace overall and, more specifically, their small cap marketplace which caters to domestic counter traffic.”
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Thursday May 10, 2012
MOO: Market Vectors Agribusiness |
by Doug Fabian, editor Making Money Alert
Everyone needs food to survive, so wouldn't it be great to make money from it? We can. The global agriculture business provides a fairly stable investment with growth potential. In particular, I am looking at Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO).
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Wednesday May 09, 2012
Celgene: Selloff creates opportunity |
by J. Royden Ward, editor Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter
Celgene (CELG) develops and assists in the marketing of drugs to treat cancer and infl ammatory diseases. It acquired several companies recently, which will expand its product line and add promising products in various stages of development.
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Wednesday May 09, 2012
Senior housing reits for income |
by Brian Hicks, editor Wealth Advisory
Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) and Medical Properties Trust (MPW) caters to the senior housing/assisted living facilities. Given the growing senior population, it makes sense to be somewhat over-exposed to companies that target this market.
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Tuesday May 08, 2012
Buffett: Still banking on banks |
by Ron Rowland, editor All Star Investor
Wise investors zero in on conflicting data points. Warren Buffett, the wisest investor of all, provided plenty to consider at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.
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Tuesday May 08, 2012
Questcor: 'Exponential demand' |
by Dennis Slothower, editor Stealth Stocks
Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR), our latest featured stock of the month, is a biopharmaceutical company whose primary product helps patients with serious, difficult-to-treat medical conditions.
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