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Analyst Upgrades

  • Citigroup (C) to outperform from market perform at Bernstein.
  • Cubist Pharma (CBST) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
  • Pentair (PNR) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
  • Heritage Financial (HFWA) to outperform from market perform at Keefe Bruyette.
  • SL Green Realty (SLG) and Digital Realty (DLR) to market perform from underperform at FBR Capital.
  • MGM Resorts (MGM) to neutral from Sell at Janney Capital.
  • Ciena (CIEN) to buy from neutral and Olin (OLN) to buy from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
  • Mellanox (MLNX) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
  • ConocoPhillips (COP) and Canadian Natural (CNQ) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
  • IDEX (IEX) to outperform from perform at Oppenheimer.
  • Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • Ctrip.com (CTRP) to positive from neutral at Susquehanna.
  • Linear Technology (LLTC) and Analog Devices (ADI) to hold from sell at Auriga.
  • Quicksilver (KWK) to outperform from market perform at BMO Capital.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • General Growth (GGP) to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • PPL Corp. (PPL) to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
  • Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) to neutral from reduce at Nomura.
  • Hologic (HOLX) to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
  • Cognex (CGNX) to overweight from neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • Buckeye Partners (BPL) to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
  • Ericsson (ERIC) and Health Care REIT (HCN) to buy from neutral and Olin (OLN) to neutral from sell at UBS.
  • Nalco (NLC) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Watts Water (WTS) to buy from hold at BB&T.
  • McDermott (MDR) to buy from neutral at Pritchard.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Xilinx (XLNX) to buy from hold at Auriga.
  • Orion Energy (OESX) to buy from neutral at Roth Capital.
  • Goodyear Tire (GT) to buy from fair value at CRT Capital.
  • RadioShack (RSH) to neutral from underperform at Wedbush.
  • Novo Nordisk (NVO) to buy from neutral at Goldman.

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Analyst Calls: ADBE, CE, CISG, DOW, ELN, GT, NSC, NVO, RSH, XLNX ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When you write about Apple (AAPL), you inevitably hear from some naive person informing you that, "You just don't get it; Apple is different."

There are certainly many things about Apple that are very different, but in the context of the "you just don't get it" crowd, it is absolutely not. The same was said about Google (GOOG) only a short while ago, Xerox (XRX) three decades ago and Winchester -- now part of Olin Corp. (OLN) -- rifles 125 years ago.

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"Dividend-paying stocks are for any investor who is seeking to build great wealth with relatively low risk; even in bear markets, dividend-paying stocks typically do well, especially if those companies have a strong history of increasing the dividend payout," suggests Steve Christ.

The editor of Wealth Advisory explains, "That's because investors win two ways when a company increases its dividend. First, the yield on your initial investment goes up with the dividend, and even better, the dividend increase itself often propels the share price higher."

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Money market accounts and certificates of deposit are safe, but they provide very little return on your investment. This fact, and the invigorated stock market, provoked one of my bankers, Dobrinka, at the local Santa Monica Wells Fargo branch, to ask for advice on how I would invest $25,000 if I was just starting out.

This is a common question although the starting point in terms of cash varies. It certainly makes a difference how old the person is, their general knowledge about investing and finance, and the particulars of their financial statement.

Here is what I suggested sticking to regular themes I have written about before and broadly speaking would be a conservative approach emphasizing safety, diversity, liquidity, dividends and the potential for growth far exceeding cash in the mattress or in a money market account. I also think that it is important for beginners to educate themselves so my suggestions include an educational aspect.

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Serious Money: What to do with $25,000 originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Most people probably have not heard of the Olin Corp (NYSE: OLN), even though it has been in business in the United States since 1892 (127 years!), and has been selling ammunition under the 140-year-old Winchester brand since it acquired the company 76 years ago.

While Olin has been around a long time, it does not get much attention. It is only capitalized at $1 billion and much of what it sells is far from glamorous. It also does more wholesale than retail business. However, investors should remember this: Olin pays a safe 5% yield!

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