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Why Net Neutrality is Important

September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Cabot, Digests, Economy, Education, Investing, Stocks

Earlier this month, I wrote about why I think the future of the American economy depends on the ingenuity of the American people. Today, I’d like to share some steps I think our country can take to ensure that future is a bright one.
The most obvious step, to me, is ensuring we have the best [...]

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This Stock’s No Gamble

August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Cabot, Growth Investing, Investing, Momentum, Stocks

As you know, the market hasn’t exactly been cooperating lately. But I still managed to find a stock to tell you about today. It’s Las Vegas Sands (LVS), which has appeared in Cabot Top Ten Weekly eight times since 2006 and three in 2010 alone! Editor Michael Cintolo wrote this about it earlier this month:
“Las [...]

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Stock Market Analysis Video: An Indecisive Market

August 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Cabot, China, Education, Emerging Markets, Growth Investing, Investing, Stock Market, Stocks, Video

In this week’s Stock Market Analysis Video, Cabot China & Emerging Markets Editor Paul Goodwin says we’ve been waiting for the market to declare itself but it hasn’t yet made a decisive move. Short-, intermediate- and long-term trends are all down, but not in a catastrophic way. Stocks discussed include VanceInfo Technologies (VIT), VMware (VMW), [...]

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A Chinese Stock for Your Watch List

August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Cabot, China, Earnings, Education, Emerging Markets, Growth Investing, Investing, Stock Market, Stocks

Back in March 2009, if someone had suggested that the Chinese jewelry company Fuqi International (FUQI) was about to embark on a six month run that would blast the stock to a 10x gain, they wouldn’t have found many takers.  Seventeen months after its IPO, with three failed attempts to break through resistance at 12, [...]

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When to Sell Your Stocks

August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Cabot, China, Education, Emerging Markets, Growth Investing, Investing, Stock Market, Stocks

Coming back from vacation is always hard. But for someone who, like me, works with stocks, coming back from vacation to a market that’s cranky and indecisive is doubly difficult.
There were plenty of scenic wonders on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and in Zion National Park where my party of five spent [...]

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