Ford (F) beats Toyota in the U.S. hybrid market, with the new C-MAX outselling the Prius v by a margin of 3,182 to 2,769 in October. The automaker says the C-MAX hybrid offers a fuel savings advantage over its rival and is drawing in shoppers comparing the two models. [View news story]
90% of the quality issues is with the microsoft software... i have no trouble with it... BUT my 80 year old parents hate it and cant figure it out
Calumet Specialty Products (CLMT +8.5%) trades higher after it bumps up its quarterly cash distribution to $0.62 per unit, an increase of 5.1% over its previous quarterly distribution. [View news story]
probably part of the big bounce is clmt traded down hard the past week or so... i added at $28.60 just a few days ago
Mortgage REITs continue to slide - NLY -1%, AGNC -2%, HTS -2.3%, to name 3 - the sector revaluing itself for what must surely be significant dividend cuts. The Fed's MBS purchases - likely to help book values and dividend maintenance in the short run - are vaporizing net interest margins. Absent a big jump in leverage, returns must fall. [View news story]
stay calm!..... this fall in prices is not as dramatic as the press release would suggest... i think the poster above that says if you treat these as part of a fixed income portion of your portfollio you will sleep better is correct...also rising book values can be a good thing...if managed correctly
MLP Secondaries: The Great, The Good, And The Risky [View article]
i got out of line way too early ...bought at 16 sold at 26.... good profit but i was way too antsy on pulling the plug... qre was a steal down at $16 ish. Sometimes i sell mlp's when i have locked in say 2 years of distributions in cap gains in a very short time period... it has worked sometimes but with line it did not and cost me.
Covered Calls For Income Can Cost Dearly In Long-Term Gains [View article]
you do not have to write calls that are close to in the money. i choose to sell " more time" but set a higher strike price. conversely when i sell a put i also sell "more time" but set a much lower strikeprice ( at least 20%) on quality companies
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
i think there is a place for the whole "spectrum" of income producing assets. There is a place in a portfollio for the 2-4% yielders because if we go down the drain a pg or emr or so will at some point recover where as a riskier higher leveraged higher yielding security may go to zero...that said in this day of 0% rates to automatically just dismiss a 9-12% yield as too risky is foolish also. i have held ncv ( a cef) for over 7 years and have been paid back my original principal and then some...it yields over 11% and sells at a premium to nav....against all conventional wisdom it has paid off in spades!
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
im not sure about an mlp that yields 19% ...but im not against having a "single plant , product mlp mixed in... take uan or pdh for an example ...bought pdh at 11 bucks uan sub 20. will there be more distribution ups and downs than say epd ...well yes BUT there will some big up times also... just like now ..."coal" is dead forever...i think not but one will have to have a 3-5 year time horizon and block out all the noise in the meantime.....sometimes thats hard to do
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
my only point was ... that im in some of these high risk area's of the market with my "eyes wide open"... i also own ko. mrk, emr, chrw,jci, pfe, ge, so, ed..... etc etc a mixed basket of risk suits me just fine.... never sold a thing in 09 and just kept adding with all the ammo i had
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
agree! my point was that there is no "free ride" i own many mlp's some "safer"... epd, ngls, kmp, oks, and some that have more risk... clmt, uan, vnr, pse, eroc. but combined they are only 10% of total investments... i "refuse" to sit in treasuries
Ford (F) execs take to the streets to pound out the message that the new 2013 Fusion sedan is a game changer. As the model start to hit dealerships this week the company's management will make public appearance pressing the the Fusion's advantage over mid-size offerings from dominant rivals Toyota and Honda. The automaker could be onto something with initial review positive, bordering on glowing. (Motor Trend, Edmunds, Car and Driver) [View news story]
chrw is a winner longterm... they are currently in the part of the "cycle" where margins are being compressed ..this has lasted longer than previous transportation cycles...BUT they are winning market share for the long term. This company thinks long term and creates value long term. ie they just bought a company with $100 mil revenues in Europe. CHRW has a nice divy that has increased every year since going public and has a buy back in place that reduces shares outstanding every quarter.... chrw longterm is a buy in the mid $50's
Ford (F) beats Toyota in the U.S. hybrid market, with the new C-MAX outselling the Prius v by a margin of 3,182 to 2,769 in October. The automaker says the C-MAX hybrid offers a fuel savings advantage over its rival and is drawing in shoppers comparing the two models. [View news story]
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Calumet Specialty Products (CLMT +8.5%) trades higher after it bumps up its quarterly cash distribution to $0.62 per unit, an increase of 5.1% over its previous quarterly distribution. [View news story]
Mortgage REITs continue to slide - NLY -1%, AGNC -2%, HTS -2.3%, to name 3 - the sector revaluing itself for what must surely be significant dividend cuts. The Fed's MBS purchases - likely to help book values and dividend maintenance in the short run - are vaporizing net interest margins. Absent a big jump in leverage, returns must fall. [View news story]
MLP Secondaries: The Great, The Good, And The Risky [View article]
MLP Secondaries: The Great, The Good, And The Risky [View article]
Covered Calls For Income Can Cost Dearly In Long-Term Gains [View article]
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
Should Anyone Buy MLPs Yielding 19%? [View article]
Ford (F) execs take to the streets to pound out the message that the new 2013 Fusion sedan is a game changer. As the model start to hit dealerships this week the company's management will make public appearance pressing the the Fusion's advantage over mid-size offerings from dominant rivals Toyota and Honda. The automaker could be onto something with initial review positive, bordering on glowing. (Motor Trend, Edmunds, Car and Driver) [View news story]
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