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Ex-dividend Date ExplainedHave you ever bought a stock only to find out later that you were not entitled to the next cash or stock dividend paid by the company? Determine whether you should get cash and most stock dividends, by looking at two important dates. They are the "Record Date"... More »

Dividend Capture ExplainedDividend capture is buying a stock just prior to the Ex-dividend date in order to capture the dividend.The Ex-dividend Date is a key date to remember for dividend paying stocks. If you purchase stock prior to the Ex-dividend date, and do not sell prior to the... More »

The Chart of the Day is Forest City Enterprises (FCE.A). The stock has both a Trend Spotter buy signal and 96% technical buy signals. The stock is rising rapidly with 20 gains for 17.77% in the last month. The stock was found on the New High List.The Company is a national real estate company... More »

I read a piece this morning by Josh Brown, the Reformed Broker, in which he destroys the 1999 comparison for the stock market. He makes some excellent points about why the stock market is not only not over valued compared to 1999, but is actually a bargain. You should read it because we should... More »

Technology evolves -- it is the nature of the beast -- and the way people pay are no exception. eBay (EBAY)'s Paypal was one of the first technology-driven currencies, but there is a new form of online payment on the horizon -- bitcoins.Bitcoins are a new digital currency which are traceable,... More »

There are companies operating today that are practicing proper business ethics and some that are not keeping to the rules. In the past, corporate scandals caused much distrust with the public in regards to conducting business affairs with a number of financial corporations. This led to a large... More »

Facebook (FB) is currently in talks to buy mobile navigation app Waze. The deal, which is rumored to be worth around $1 billion would make Facebook's second of that size in as many years, coming roughly one year after the social media giant acquired Instagram for around $700 million. Facebook... More »

Two Ways Of Hedging ARM HoldingsBelow are two ways for an investor in ARM Holdings (ARHM) to hedge 1000 shares against a greater-than-20% drop between now and mid October1) The first way uses optimal puts*; this way allows uncapped upside, but costs a little more. These were the optimal puts, as... More »

Success in business is all about the ability to adapt to the market -- and it is something Cheniere Energy (LNG) knows about all too well. The company had built giant storage tanks at its Sabine Pass facility in 2008 after it seemed inevitable that the U.S. would require imports to meet the... More »