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5 Value Stocks for the Holiday Season

November 24, 2011
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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’ve been enjoying the festivities surrounded by family and friends (and that you’re over your food coma). You may have even decided to take part in a little holiday shopping tomorrow, the day of all days for retail stores: Black Friday. Last Saturday, I discussed five growth stocks that could benefit from holiday shopping. Today, I’ve got five value stocks that have been featured in Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter and could see a boost when consumers open their wallets. Without further ado … Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY): Bed Bath & Beyond is benefiting...

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Two Solid Companies with Good Value

November 23, 2011
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Let’s talk about making money. One of the best ways to make money is to ensure that you don’t lose money, or at the least, you don’t lose your shirt. When I recommend a stock to buy, I always make sure the company is solid. A couple of quick ways to test the quality of a company are to check the company’s ability to pay dividends and to check its balance sheet. Today I’ll look at balance sheets–I’ll save the lesson on dividends for another time. I am not an accounting professor by any means, so I’ll keep this...

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Stocks for New-Energy Investors

November 22, 2011
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Back before Memorial Day this year, gas prices appeared primed to churn ever higher and provide a hard hit to Americans’ wallets. At the start of May, the national average price of regular self-serve gasoline was $3.94 a gallon, according to AAA. But instead of climbing higher, gas prices eased to $3.60 a gallon in the height of summer–unexpected because normally that’s when we drive the most and a lot of refinery maintenance occurs, nudging up prices. Today the average per-gallon cost of gas is even lower, at $3.40 a gallon. It’s not cheap, but if you’re like me,...

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5 Growth Stocks for the Holiday Season

November 21, 2011
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The holiday shopping season is already well underway, evidenced by Christmas decorations at the mall and stories in the media reporting that some shoppers had finished buying everything on their lists in October! With Thanksgiving and then Christmas right around the corner (plus that other “holiday,” Black Friday), some retail-related stocks are poised to benefit from the holiday shopping season. This week and next, I’m going to share some of the stocks that I think could get the most boost from this annual consumer binge. Today’s stocks all fall into the growth category and have been recommended by Cabot...

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Stock Market Analysis: A Step Back

November 18, 2011
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Stock Market Analysis: A Step Back

In this week’s Stock Market Video, Cabot Market Letter Editor Mike Cintolo says that the market took a step back this week and it appears that in the near-term, the sellers are taking some control. However, in the intermediate- and long-term, the story hasn’t changed that much. We’re still transitioning from a bearish phase to a bullish phase, but it could take a while for that to materialize. Stocks discussed: Baidu (BIDU), Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Priceline.com (PCLN), Lululemon (LULU), Chipotle (CMG), Estee Lauder (EL), GNC Holdings (GNC), Spreadtrum Communications (SPRD), MercadoLibre (MELI), Tesla Motors (TSLA) and Nuance Communications...

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