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8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
when we get a sane man in as president all these stocks are going to go thru the roof. just don't buy defense st9ocks anymore. Reply8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
Great companies, bad timing. ReplyTiedeman
Dow 30 Performance Since 7/15 [view article]
The bounce that failed. Reply8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
Back to Pharma. ABT has a ton of stuff in the pipeline. It has been rising Reply8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
PFE has cash flow and the dividend looks good. Look for it to start buying other companies with good cash flow or stong pipelines/drugs Reply8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
Jay - - - Some of the criticism is a little over the top. You have good logic even though I am not ready to buy your all your conclusions. I am looking closely at VZ, JNJ and GE for attractive entries, but none of the others. By the way, I believe "mean" and "average" are synonyms, and, therefore, mean average is redundant. Reply8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
Most of the comments here are typical emotionally driven investing, which has failed in the past and will continue to fail. Dogs of the Dow has been a successful strategy over long periods of time and will likely continue to be. Sure some of these may see dividend cuts (particularly financials), but over the long run the vast majority will maintain and even raise the dividend. Don't let a few months of macro concerns deter you from following strategies that are proven over long periods of time. Nobody can predict the overall economy, but it seems everyone thinks they can.Steve
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8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
Treasury Direct will save you a lot of bad market pain Reply8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
How can you put MRK and PFE in the list. Pharma stocks do not really depend entirely on dividend yield and P/E ratio ( please note, I said entirely!). Pipelines, patent expiration and competitive landsacpe all play a role. If you want to dig deeper, look at MRK, a good company and a good stock has been beaten down--why?
1. Vytorin Gate ( bigger impact for SGP)- and one more recent negative news SEAS ( clinical trial where Vytorin did show efficacy but failed to meet primary end point).
2. Cordaptive (MRK's cholesterol drug) that got dinged by the FDA and the stock was down 10% that day..
Please keep in mind that pharma as a sector is not as defensive as it used to be ( may be little less cyclical) and even within the sector the most important thing is individual stock not just dividend yield and P/E.
Long stocks with in US Pharma:
SGP
EU:
NVS
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8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
At least be fair. He showed the highest yields, then selected the ones he felt were mispriced. It is important to be skeptical, but he had a point and he made it. He was attempting dogs of the dow with a brain. Whether or not you would like to investigate further is up to you. Reply8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
i totally agree....just buying a stock for dividend can get you killed...how can you recommend financials when their books are completely opaque??
beware of GE also...its almost like 50% financial.
PFE may have no drug in pipeline...but the stock is priced very low.....start building position now...i think the bottom will not be below 16, and one good catalyst will send this stock to 20 Reply
8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
Look for safe and growing dividends not just high yield. You also left the 2 cash cows of Chevron/Exxon off your list. Pfizer has no pipeline, I could go on but no point. Hate to be mean but this is a useless post. ReplyThe State of Statins and Stents [view article]
The higher number of cancer may be called 'anomaly' because ezitimibe doesn't show potential to damage DNA or other 'pro cancer' properties. The only way to close the issue is longer observational studies (like the Nurses' Health Study I and II studies) with more than 40,000 people. Reply8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
The dogs of the dow might have worked back in the day. Some of those dogs are dogs now. I think the same thing can be applied; however, there needs to be more homework done this time around. Reply8 Dow Stocks Likely To Outperform [view article]
Comments here are just brutal, but I have to agree that this is worthless advice. Reply