TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says comparisons will be so easy that companies with strong pricing will outperform.
These year-over-year declines in energy costs along with the inability of the Chinese market to fall much further are the two bright spots that long-term investing can give us. The noti...
Earlier this week BioSante Pharma (BPAX) reported 3Q08 results which included a net loss of $6.6M or ($0.24) per share and a loss of $16.3M or ($0.60) per share for the first nine months of the year. The primary focus at the company is the development of LibiGel, which is currently being evaluated for both effectiveness and safety in three Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction [FSD]. The Company ended 3Q08 with $17.5M in cash, compared to $2.8M at the end of 2Q08.
The accompanying table presents the ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex, which is structured as a market cap weighted, defensive growth index of 30 companies based in either the United States or Canada with the largest market capitalizations from each industry group (A-J) as specified below:
(A) Grocery Stores (1) (B) Consumer Staples (10) – Non-Food (2), Food (4), Tobacco (1), Alcoholic Beverages (1), and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (2) (C) Health Benefit Providers (3) – Managed Healthcare (1), Supplemental Health (1), and
We have finally reached a point where all denial is gone and we are ready to admit the error of our ways. Sure, there were plenty of folks ringing the alarm bells years ago, but universal acceptance of the fundamental economic calamity that faces us from every corner of the world, and every person with two cents to rub together, has just now ...
The accompanying table presents a 20-stock defensive growth portfolio which I believe will outperform the overall market as measured by the S&P 500 Index as the current panic trade comes to an end and investors stop selling stocks regardless of their fundamentals. The average PEG ratio for this group of stocks is below one and the average dividend yield of 4.4% is nearly two times the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) yield of 2.4%. All of the stocks have a market cap over $1B with an average of just under $75B and the indust
No doubt, this week has made it more and more difficult to say anyone should buy stocks at the moment. Even in good, solid, dividend-paying companies. Many analysts and pundits have recommended investors to sell and stay away from the stock market for a while as they don't see a bottom yet, only mo...
"Warren Buffett's holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), has been the single greatest investment of our lifetimes," says Alexander Green, noting, "His compounded annual gain from 1966 to 2007 was 21.1% vs. 10.3% or the S&P 500."
In the Oxford Insight, the investment director explains, "It is now time to buy the 'ultimate no-brainer'." Here's his assessment.
"Despite this strong long-term performance, Buffett experienced a rare earnings letdown during the second quarter of this year.
The stock market was down yesterday and it is down again today. Bearish sentiment is roaming through Wall Street right now, so I thought I would look back on another occasion when the market was going through similar turmoil and I wrote about the following eight stocks, which I though
Procter & Gamble (PG) is one of the largest consumer goods manufacturers in the world, providing goods from household toiletries to food and batteries. You might recognize some of their most popular brands such as Crest, Tide and Pringles.
Given the current state of the equity markets, an investment in the Consumer Staples sector is something that any investor can/should have in order to limit their risk and volatility with this market. With a consumer recession likely within the next few months, most people will not be buying their high-end gadgets and gizmos. But I can guarantee you consum
Proctor & Gamble (PG) is one of the largest consumer goods manufacturers in the world, providing goods from household toiletries to food and batteries. You might recognize some of their most popular brands such as Crest, Tide and Pringles.
Given the current state of the equity markets, an investment in the Consumer Staples sector is something that any investor can/should have in order to limit their risk and volatility with this market. With a consumer recession likely within the next few months, most people will not be buying their high-end gadgets and gizmos. But I can guarantee you consum
The above table (click on image for full-screen view) represents a Highly Defensive PerformIdex ETF proposal comprised of companies based in either the US or Canada with market caps greater than $5 billion from the following industry groups: (A) Grocery Stores (2); (B) Consumer Staples (11) – Non-Food/Beverage (2), Processed & Packaged Foods (4), Tobacco (1), Alcoholic Beverages (2), Non-Alcoholic Beverages (2); (C) Health Benefit Providers (3); (D) Consumer Healthcare (3); (E) Utilities (3); (F) Telecom Services (2); (G) Ag/Metal Commodities (4); (H) At-Home Entertainm
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Procter and Gamble (PG) is the largest consumer household products maker in the world. Operating in the non-cyclical sector, the company sells goods that people use daily. Its brands include Charmin, Cover Girl, Crest, Duracell, Gillette, Iams, Ivory, Mr. Clean, Olay, Pantene, and Tide, to name just a few. Twenty four of its brands make over $1 billion in sales annually.
Procter and Gamble has been around since 1837. The firm has paid investors dividends since 1891, and has increased those payments every year for the last 52 years.
2007 #17 The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), together with its subsidiaries, provides branded consumer goods products. The company operates through three global business units (GBU): Beauty, Health and Well-Being, and Household Care. Beauty GBU consists of Beauty and Grooming segments. Beauty segment provides cosmetics, deodorants, fine fragrances, hair care, personal cleansing, and skin care products primarily
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We have finally reached a point where all denial is gone and we are ready to admit the error of our ways. Sure, there were plenty of folks ringing the alarm bells years ago, but universal acceptance of the fundamental economic calamity that faces us from every corner of the world, and every person with two cents to rub together, has just now ...
No doubt, this week has made it more and more difficult to say anyone should buy stocks at the moment. Even in good, solid, dividend-paying companies. Many analysts and pundits have recommended investors to sell and stay away from the stock market for a while as they don't see a bottom yet, only mo...
The stock market was down yesterday and it is down again today. Bearish sentiment is roaming through Wall Street right now, so I thought I would look back on another occasion when the market was going through similar turmoil and I wrote about the following eight stocks, which I though
