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How Are the S&P's Dividend Aristocrats Performing?

Nice job!

Microsoft: Free Cash Flow Analysis

Why is the price the same for 2009/10/11?

What's the Fair Value for the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

Good luck picking the fair value of 30 stocks never mind just one. Averages are like putting your head in the oven and feet in the frig and saying "on average I feel good".

Stocks to Watch: Conoco Phillips, Apollo Group, Apache

COP is a cycle stock

Best and Worst Performing Stocks This Earnings Season

Revenues and EPS are two very important indicators. How they beat (cost cutting or rising sales) and what they see for future also effect stock price. Ofcourse, how good are the predictions?

5 Company Results Underscore Corporate Boom, Real Economy Bust

Good article. We need increasing revenues not cost cutting. Beating eps estimates just shows how bad estimates are. Let's see higher sales along with higher Pre-tax-profit along with increased eps. DJIA 10,000 means little as they keep changing the components. The S&P is a far better indication.

A Focus on Earnings: Is Revenue Growth on the Horizon?

You can only do so much cost cutting to increase eps, you need growth of revenues. Good article

BB&T Reports in Line Quarter, but YOY Decrease

Great article. Thanks.

Wall Street Earnings Indicators Weigh Heavily

Cash for clunkers was a social program not a economic one. We may have boosted new car sales but hurt used cars and auto part store sales. It was nothing more than a transfer of wealth using taxpayer dollars. Why should I give $4500 to my neighbor to buy a new car?

The Return of the Financial Dividends

BBT & PFE cut dividends but didn't eliminate them like other stocks have. I believe it was prudent decisions by both CEO's. Their stock prices have risen since the cut and I expect they'll raise dividends again. Both seem to have sufficient cash available.

Why I'm Skeptical About Asset Allocation

AA starts with "don't put all your eggs in one basket" and that's good. After that it is a down hill ride. What percentage of each asset to you use and why? How often do you rebalance and why? AA looks in the rearview mirror for risk/reward. Only people making money on AA are those who get fees and commissions. When the economy crashes, then AA only response is I beat the S&P.

Top 25 U.S. Regional Bank Stocks

Data is 9 months old

Expecting Big Things from Wireless Infrastructure Stocks

If you had followed Cramer's advice since inception, you'd be in the poor house. He's there to entertain and sell books.

Gone Nowhere in 8 Years

The stock market is for the rich! 401k was never intended to be a retirement - was a sub-paragraph. Invest what your employer will match, then stop if you aren't totally out of debt. (no mortgage as well) You need at least $10,000 to invest. You must have protection from job loss and medical coverage. If you don't have at least six months of paychecks in the bank, don't invest. Invest only in a company not a stock. Understand how the company makes money and be able to explain it to your 10yr old.

Natural Gas: America's Energy Salvation

The only solution is that we use all the different energy sources. We need them all! Each has pro's and con's. It is like a diversified portfolio of energy - the synergy is the best answer.