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Monthly Archives: October 2011

5 Great Dividend-Paying Stocks

October 20, 2011
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We recently conducted a short survey of our Dick Davis Investment Digest subscribers. Several common concerns were market volatility and economic uncertainty (which I wrote about two weeks ago here). Today, I want to address a third common refrain. As a subscriber from Texas put it: “Maximize dividend income while preserving capital.” Two other respondents complained about the low interest rates on fixed income investments. Howard B. wrote that he would like help “finding the highest possible yield with investment grade or high credit quality. I am looking for a combination of appreciation and current cash flow yields.” Charles...

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Lululemon Athletica (LULU): A Great Canadian Stock

October 18, 2011
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As to the market, it’s looking better, and we are now advising growth-oriented investors to start reducing their cash levels and buying. Trouble is, at the start of a new bull market it’s difficult to know which stocks will become true leaders; all we know is the new leaders are seldom the leaders of the prior bull market. So my suggestion today is to look at a growing company that’s also attractive because it meets the value investing criteria of Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter Editor Roy Ward. Roy (who lives in Florida) has been featuring Canadian companies at...

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A Tale of Two Coffee Companies

October 17, 2011
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By now, you’re probably sick and tired of hearing about how the U.S. economy is still lagging, how financial troubles in Europe are roiling stock markets around the world and how we’re all going to you-know-where in a hand basket! So I’m not going to discuss that at all today. Despite all the negativity that’s in the news right now, there are some bright spots among stocks in certain industries. Take coffee for instance, people like to drink it whether we’re in a recession or business is booming. And that’s why I want to discuss two stocks in the...

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If You Have All the Answers You Don’t Understand The Questions

October 15, 2011
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If You Have All the Answers You Don’t Understand The Questions

Now for this week’s Contrary Opinion Button. If You Have All the Answers You Don’t Understand The Questions This button reminds us that there are things that are unknowable, that we should remain humble, and that searching for alternative questions that result in answers that are different from our own can yield new insights.

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Stock Market Video: A Good Week

October 14, 2011
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Stock Market Video: A Good Week

In this week’s Stock Market Video, Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report Editor Paul Goodwin says it’s been a good week in the stock market and the indexes have pulled up close to their 25-day moving averages, which means we could be getting some buy signals very soon. This doesn’t mean we’re jumping in with both feet, instead, you should begin slowing adding stocks and remember that a new buy signal is a fragile thing. Stocks discussed: Sohu.com (SOHU), PriceSmart (PSMT) and Ulta Salon (ULTA). Click below to watch the video!

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