Wait For Signs Of A Correction
A recent survey shows money mangers have not believed in the US markets strong rally. Individual investors are just turning bullish but those that have been following my bullish market analysis over the past year are wondering when they should take profits?
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Don't Fall For This Terrible Stock Advice
When a clock is broken, it’s right twice a day. But when a permabear warns a stock market crash is coming “any day now,” how many times can they be right?
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S&P 500's Revenue And Earnings Growth On A Solid But Underwhelming Upturn
Revenue and earnings for companies that have reported have been stronger than typical but the Energy sector looks to materially help the whole group.
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Google Earnings Tomorrow Could Be Confusing
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Google shares are up 7.5% in the three months or so since the the day after the company reported results for its first quarter in 2017, on April 27, 2017. Google's shares are only slightly ahead of the QQQ's which are up 6.2% in that same period and the Nasdaq which is up 5.6% since then.
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Five Unappreciated Stocks With High Return On Invested Capital
In order to find value, it’s time to get back to the basics of reading footnotes and focusing on economic earnings and return on invested capital (ROIC), the true drivers of valuation.
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After Strong Quarter, Schlumberger Aims To Leverage Recovery In North America
Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services company, released a strong set of June quarter 2017 financial results on July 21, exceeding consensus expectations for both revenue and earnings by a notable margin.
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Refranchising Likely To Again Be A Drag On Coca-Cola's Earnings
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The Coca-Cola Company is scheduled to announce its second quarter results on July 26, and even though the core performance may remain solid, both the top line and EPS are expected to take a hit due to the refranchising of bottling operations across geographies.
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Domino's Dips 8% As Sluggish International Same-Store Sales Spook The Street
With a high-flying stock comes higher investor scrutiny -- and that scrutiny appears to be slamming Domino's shares in Tuesday trading. Better-than-expected second-quarter top- and bottom-line results weren't enough to offset investor concerns around a slowdown in international same-store sales.
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A Stock That Is Like Switzerland And Another One With A Very Compelling Razor/Razor Blade Model
Andrew Peck: I manage the Baron Asset Fund, which is an open-ended mutual fund focused on investing in midcap growth stocks. We consider midcap growth to be stocks between roughly $3 billion and $30 billion in market cap at time of purchase. The fund’s weighted average market cap is around $15 [...]
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Turn Pocket Change Into Millions With Seven Dividend-Paying Stocks
We’ll show you how even small amounts—your pocket-change--can turn into millions of dollars invested over the long-term in high-quality dividend-paying stocks that offer direct investment plans (where you can contribute as little as $25 quarterly to buy shares or fractions of shares).
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