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Wednesday, 19 June 2013
by John Buckingham, editor The Prudent Speculator
 We firmly believe that our broadly diversified portfolios of undervalued stocks will appreciate in the intermediate- and long-term, given reasonable valuations, historically low interest rates, lack of significant investor enthusiasm and healthy corporate profits and balance sheets. Here's a look at two new featured stocks, both in the real estate sector: Anworth Mortgage (ANH), a mortgage real estate investment trust, and MDC Holdings (MDC), a builder and seller of homes and an originator of mortgage loans for home buyers. Read more... Free Offer
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013
by Ari Charney, editor Big Yield Hunting
 Windstream Corp. (WIN) has been under pressure in the aftermath of fellow rural telecom CenturyLink's February announcement that it was cutting its distribution by 26 percent.CenturyLink’s announcement immediately led to speculation that other high-yielding stocks –- particularly high-yielding independent telecoms –- are headed for dividend cuts. Hence Windstream’s steep decline. The stock is currently down 21.3 percent from its 52-week high. Read more...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
by Elliott Gue, editor Energy & Income Advisor
 Enbridge Energy Partners LP (EEP) is a midstream operator that generates a steady stream of what management describes as “utility-like” revenue. Spun out from Canadian energy giant Enbridge (ENB), the MLP is the largest transporter of crude oil into the US from western Canada. The firm also operates highest-capacity pipeline serving the Bakken Shale, a prolific crude-oil play in North Dakota. Read more...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
by Genia Turanova, editor Leeb Income Performance
 Given the great and increasing difficulty of finding good income alternatives these days, we find no surprise in the fact that lately, investors have been flocking to the iShares S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund (MUB).No small wonder. This ETF's current yield is 2.7 percent as it’s designed to deliver the price and yield of the U.S. municipal bond sector according to the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond index. Read more...
Monday, 17 June 2013
by George Putnam, editor The Turnaround Letter
 With the stock market continuing to surge, it has become more of a challenge to find stocks trading at attractive valuations. One group that recently caught our eye is the major integrated oil companies. Most of the stocks in this group have underperformed the S&P 500 Index over the past year, many by a significant margin. These stocks have the added benefit of paying relatively high dividends. Read more...
Monday, 17 June 2013
by Chuck Carlson, editor DRIP Investor
 The search for yield has pushed many investors into a number of investment “alternatives” to stocks. One popular investment alternative that has seen huge investor interest are Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs).Because of its structure, an MLP does not pay income taxes. Rather, income, depreciation, and expenses are “passed through” to partners (i.e. unit holders) based on their ownership stakes. Read more...
Friday, 14 June 2013
by Geoffrey Seiler, editor BullMarket.com
 We hated it when it IPO'd at $38 a year ago, but a year later trading near $24, we're going to friend Facebook (FB), and have added it to our Recommended List.After a good quarter, Facebook has been under pressure due to concerns over user engagement, especially among teens and 20 somethings. Read more...
Friday, 14 June 2013
by Jack Adamo, editor Insiders Plus
 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) reported strong second quarter earnings, despite lackluster results elsewhere in the banking industry.The bank's earnings reports from are so straightforward, clear, honest and detailed, that investors don't need a financial analyst to interpret them and cut through all the hype. Read more...
Thursday, 13 June 2013
by Ingrid Hendershot, editor Hendershot Investment
 Founded 38 years ago, Microsoft (MSFT) helped launch the first great wave of an information technology transformation; it remains the world’s largest software developer with sales topping $73 billion in fiscal 2012. Throughout its history, Microsoft has achieved success by taking a long-term approach to technology investments. In fiscal 2012, Microsoft invested $9.8 billion or 13% of revenues on research and development with much of that devoted to cloud technologies. Read more...
Thursday, 13 June 2013
by Jim Oberweis, Jr., editor The Oberweis Report
 Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) is a biotechnology focused on developing or acquiring revenue generating assets and coupling them to a lean corporate cost structure. Since a portion of their business model is based on the goal of partnering with other pharmaceutical companies to commercialize and market their assets, a significant amount of their revenue is based largely on payments made to them by partners for royalties, milestones and license fees. Read more...
Thursday, 13 June 2013
by John Bonnanzio, editor Fidelity Monitor & Insight
 Thanks to certain areas of financials and health care (especially brokers and biotech, respectively), more value-oriented funds have held a performance lead over “growthier” offerings — meaning those with tech. Further, mid- and small-cap funds have often outpaced larger-cap fare, but there are many exceptions to that characterization. What follows are updates on a variety of widely-held, Buy-rated stock funds. Read more...
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
by Mark Skousen, editor High-Income Alert
 Although the stock market has been more volatile, the sell-off is also creating interesting new buying opportunities. And I see one in a stock we’ve traded profitably before: PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), a specialty finance company organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT). Read more...
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
by Beth Piskora, S&P Capital IQ, The Outlook
 The S&P Capital IQ Investment Policy Committee recommends maintaining a portfolio diversified across asset classes and geographies. One way to accomplish the goal of having international equity exposure may be to invest in S&P Capital IQ’s top-ranked foreign companies trading in the U.S. Six companies with American depositary receipts (ADRs) garner our top 5-STARS buy rating, suggesting the likelihood of significant outperformance in the next 12 months. Read more... 
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