Why The Stock Market Is Rooting For Obama [View article]
I'll take my chances with Romney. Obama hasn't demonstrated a total disregard for the law if it conflicts with his promise to "transform" America. Jim Rogers suggested years ago that we should learn Mandarin Chinese. If Obama wins that will prove to be the very good advice.
Made sense to me. They believe US utilities will move some of their fuel needs from coal to natural gas. They also believe that the demand for coal in foreign markets will increase, therefore they are building export facilities to get their coal to those markets.
Some Thoughts On Obama And Job Creation [View article]
Every federal agency is in full confrontational mode in this administration. EPA, ATF, HUD, IRS, etc. That along with Obamacare and extended unemployment benefits, make any job plan little more than funding for the unions to get Obama reelected. Why is the talk about "millionaires and billionaires paying their fair share" always have an income threshold of $200,000? What's "fair" about 45-50% of tax filers paying no federal income tax and 5% of filers paying 60% of collected taxes? Why should the government get a penny more than it needs to provide what is required and permitted in the Constitution? Answers: Social Engineering, income redistribution! It was scary to hear Obama call the Acorn minions to report for duty and start calling members of congress demanding "pass it now".
"I can honestly say the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it," writes Greg Smith, leaving Goldman Sachs (GS) today after nearly 12 years (and after bonus season?). "The interests of the client continue to be sidelined ... (I) see virtually no trace of the culture that made me love working for this firm." [View news story]
I have the same level of confidence in brokerage firms as I do in the federal government. That's why I read SA and do my own (read take responsibility for) investing.
6 Dividend Growth Stocks I Wish I Owned [View article]
All of these have fairly high pe ratios and very low dividend yields. SHW has a share price of $164, a pe of 27, a div yld at 1.22% on the $2/share dividend and an ave div grth rate of 10.1% per year. This means if I bought the stock today and the dividend grew at 10.1% for 5 years, the yield on cost would still be less than 2%. Right?
Why I Sold My Verizon Stock (And Why I'm Not Looking Back) [View article]
Depends on why you own it. VZ yields 4.8% even with the high pe. VOD yielding 3.9% with a very low pe. My VZ shares are paying a very high yield on cost and as long as they can do that I'm holding. VOD is a better choice for purchase but that doesn't make VZ a bad choice to hold.......depending on why you own it.
Premium Portfolios: Is Buy And Hold Dead And Gone? (Part 1) [View article]
"The allocation will be the same for each stock, 100 shares purchased initially" Share prices range from 18 to 199 for the stocks mentioned so the value of each position is going to range from $1,800 to $19,900. Why would the allocation not be based on equal dollars instead of equal shares?
Top 5 U.S. Dividend Paying Stocks for 2010 [View article]
I'm trying to add dividend paying companies to my portfolio to create income when I retire. I have focused on the Aristocrat and Achiever stocks because of their 25 and 10 year respectively record of increasing dividends. Not seeing either of these lists mentioned here makes me wonder whether I'm giving them too much importance. What value do you give the lists?
Panera Bread: A Simple Strategy Shift To Double Shares [View article]
"I believe this has occurred because management realized several years ago that franchisee-owned stores were outperforming company-owned stores and decided to improve the business simply by buying out franchisees." I labored thru this article twice looking for the punch line. Do you really think turning over a well run business to someone producing poorer results is a way to " improve the business"? It's a "recipe" for medocrity. Panara is a niche with high brand loyalty. The have high name equity but very low product equity. Every item on the menu can be purchased elsewhere, usually fresher and at a lower price.
The Young And Restless Update: This Aggressive Portfolio Is A Premium Performer [View article]
No, you have obviously done some great research as the results show. Are you making all of your buy/sell decisions based solely on the fundamentals of each stock or are you screening a certain criteria? As for AAPL, I have also recently sold my long term positions. Although the I Phone is still the leader the technolgy advantage has narrowed so that premium pricing is more difficult. I use AAPL strictly for trading options. Thanks again for sharing your work.
The Young And Restless Update: This Aggressive Portfolio Is A Premium Performer [View article]
"Selling Apple happened rather quickly, but I made the determination that the company has been facing product development issues, as well as margin erosion. The fact that they are sitting with $150 million in cash and not using the money to innovate right now told me that the company has become a value stock rather than a growth stock."
Apple has cash reserves of approximately $137 BILLION!
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Why is the talk about "millionaires and billionaires paying their fair share" always have an income threshold of $200,000?
What's "fair" about 45-50% of tax filers paying no federal income tax and 5% of filers paying 60% of collected taxes?
Why should the government get a penny more than it needs to provide what is required and permitted in the Constitution?
Answers: Social Engineering, income redistribution!
It was scary to hear Obama call the Acorn minions to report for duty and start calling members of congress demanding "pass it now".
"I can honestly say the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it," writes Greg Smith, leaving Goldman Sachs (GS) today after nearly 12 years (and after bonus season?). "The interests of the client continue to be sidelined ... (I) see virtually no trace of the culture that made me love working for this firm." [View news story]
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Premium Portfolios: Is Buy And Hold Dead And Gone? (Part 1) [View article]
Share prices range from 18 to 199 for the stocks mentioned so the value of each position is going to range from $1,800 to $19,900. Why would the allocation not be based on equal dollars instead of equal shares?
Top 5 U.S. Dividend Paying Stocks for 2010 [View article]
What value do you give the lists?
Panera Bread: A Simple Strategy Shift To Double Shares [View article]
I labored thru this article twice looking for the punch line. Do you really think turning over a well run business to someone producing poorer results is a way to " improve the business"? It's a "recipe" for medocrity. Panara is a niche with high brand loyalty. The have high name equity but very low product equity. Every item on the menu can be purchased elsewhere, usually fresher and at a lower price.
The Young And Restless Update: This Aggressive Portfolio Is A Premium Performer [View article]
As for AAPL, I have also recently sold my long term positions. Although the I Phone is still the leader the technolgy advantage has narrowed so that premium pricing is more difficult. I use AAPL strictly for trading options.
Thanks again for sharing your work.
The Young And Restless Update: This Aggressive Portfolio Is A Premium Performer [View article]
Apple has cash reserves of approximately $137 BILLION!