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Crowdfunding Is Not Just For Billionaires Anymore
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 23:17
Cautiously optimistic, I'll make the following prediction: 2014 will be the year you can become your own venture capitalist on a shoestring budget.
Two Luxury Goods Makers To Balance Your Portfolio
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 20:04
Luxury goods makers Michael Kors Holdings and Coach are in a fierce battle for customers, and the rivalry fuels an ongoing debate about which stock is the better investment. But for investors trying to build diversified ...
S&P downgrades EU from 'AAA' to 'AA+'
livemint.com - 20 Dec 2013 09:41
S&P says the EU's financial arrangements have deteriorated and cohesion among members has lessened
Keep On Cleaning Up With KKR
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 23:24
Asset managers and private equity firms may not come to mind when you think of the hottest industries this year, but this week they notched higher again in the Zacks Industry Rank into the top 6%. And since these masters...
Huge Hurt For Big Lots Stock
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:56
What's wrong with Big Lots? With sales declining and the Canadian operations being shut down, it's no surprise that earnings are expected to fall in fiscal 2013.
The Fed Will Still Provide Massive QE Next Year
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:36
Even though the headline news was the Fed will taper its QE stimulus, it will still be providing massive amounts of it next year.The market's positive reaction raises market risk for next year.
7 Things To Consider Before Investing In Biotechnology Stocks
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:31
The biotechnology industry is one of the hardest spaces to consistently identify stocks that will outperform. Many companies seem to offer all the potential in the world, but very few seem to be able to capitalize on t...
TravelCenters Of America Keeps On Truckin'
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:29
TravelCenters Of America (TA - Snapshot Report) recently priced a stock offering of 6.5M shares at $9.25 and the stock has suffered since. Still, analysts have been increasing estimates for this year and next and the sto...
Beware Of Heights In Ashland Stock
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:27
Ashland is near new highs but the earnings picture urges caution.
Stratasys Coming Close To Printing Up Fresh Highs
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:24
An industry that has been breaking into the mainstream as of late is definitely 3D Printing. This new manufacturing technique looks to jumpstart a production renaissance, and bring back industrial capabilities to small-s...
NetApp's All-Flash Array To Take On EMC In Fast Growing Market
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:23
The flash array market is currently estimated at around $320 million with a few players such as EMC, IBM and Hitachi having an all-flash storage array in their offering.
Blackberry Gives Glimpses Of Turnaround Strategy
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:21
Like others reporting news on Blackberry, usually an easy butt of jokes, I was prepared for the worst, or best if you like jokes. Naturally, I expected the company's earnings to undershoot already bleak expectations. Thi...
Thick Pessimism Stamps Pitney Bowes As Smart Bullish Play
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:21
Options players wanting to wager on additional gains for Pitney Bowes may wish to consider buying the stock's in-the-money April 2014 17-strike calls, which are presently asked at $5.20.
Big Gains Are Behind Mobile Mini
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:12
Thanks to a pretty healthy construction market, many companies involved in this segment have soared so far in 2013. However, with the high probability of the Fed tapering sooner rather than later and sluggish earnings, s...
Delta Ready When You Are To Take A Flyer On The Long Side
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 22:07
Delta is the second biggest airline in the world following the merger between American and US Airways.
Broker Bambi Holzer Barred From Securities Industry
Wall Street Journal - 20 Dec 2013 22:06
Finra has barred Bambi Holzer, a financial broker to Hollywood's rich and famous who racked up 64 customer complaints, from the securities industry.
Why Baidu Is A Better Buy Than Facebook Right Now
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 21:54
In BIDU's case, the stock has pulled back in orderly fashion toward support of the trend channel.
10 Reasons To Convert To A Roth IRA
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 21:42
In a Roth conversion, you take funds out of a traditional pre-tax individual retirement account, pay the federal, state and local income taxes owed and deposit the funds in a Roth IRA, where your savings grow tax free. I...
Fat Discounts Bring New Appeal To Closed End Bond Funds
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 21:42
Earlier this year investors were paying $1.05 for a dollar's worth of bond assets. Today you can buy a dollar's worth of these same bond assets for about 85 cents on the dollar.
Time To Buy GM, TiVo, And JC Penney? This Stock Metric Says Yes
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 20:38
A new report says Cash to Market Cap ratio is a stat that can be indicative of future success.
10 Mistakes Even Savvy Stock Investors Make
Forbes - 20 Dec 2013 20:38
Even experienced traders are not infallible. Three investing professionals share their insights on the most common mistakes investors make in the stock market.
Sebi issues paper on infrastructure investment trusts
livemint.com - 20 Dec 2013 20:10
Consultation paper on lines of business trust model followed by Singapore and Hong Kong, master limited partnerships in US