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FeedPosted Mar 31st 2011 12:30PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Schlumberger Limited (SLB), Commodities, Oil, Stocks to Buy
"Schlumberger Limited (SLB) is the world's leading oil services company, assisting in exploration, production and most other oil services; its operations include being a leader in applying proprietary technologies to extract hard-to-extract oil and gas," says Michael Shulman.
The editor of The Short-Side Trader suggests, "Let's ask ourselves the following question: Over the next year is the there going to be more, less or an equal demand for oil? The answer is clearly more demand.
"Another question: Over the next year is there going to be more, less or an equal supply of oil?
Continue reading Schlumberger (SLB): A 'Great Opportunity'
Posted Mar 23rd 2011 3:30PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Newsletters, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Stocks to Buy
"According to the Spectrem Group, which recently polled the country's wealthiest people, they're the most optimistic they've been in months," says Marc Lichtenfeld.
The contributing editor to Investment U explains, "Let's take a look at 3 stocks that millionaires (and aspiring ones) should pay attention to: Apple (AAPL), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and Varian Medical Systems (VAR).
"And according to Fidelity, 83% of millionaires surveyed said the financial crisis did not shake their confidence in investing. And of those who said they'll invest more money in the stock market, nearly 60% of them plan to buy technology stocks. And just under half expect to acquire pharmaceutical and healthcare stocks.
Continue reading Three Favorite Stocks of Wealthy Investors
Posted Mar 17th 2011 10:00AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Cisco Systems (CSCO), Newsletters, Stocks to Buy
"We live in a networked world. And much of the backbone of that wired and increasingly wireless data/voice/video network is built on equipment produced by Cisco Systems (CSCO)," says Stephen Leeb.
The editor of Leeb's Income Performance Letter explains, "A colossus of the technology sector, it's the market leader in each of its business segments, including area networks, routing, switching, wireless LANs, web conferencing and digital video.
Continue reading Cisco Systems (CSCO): A 'Colossus' in Technology
Posted Mar 7th 2011 1:30PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Commodities, Oil, Stocks to Buy
"As partnerships, MLPs pass through the majority of their income to investors in the form of regular distributions; the average MLP currently yields about 6 percent," observes eneergy sector expert Elliott Gue.
The editor of The Energy Strategist explains, "QR Energy LP (QRE) debuted as a publicly traded master limited partnership on Dec. 17, 2010.
"QR Energy owns upstream assets from which it produces oil and natural gas. Oil and natural gas liquids account for about 70 percent of the outfit's reserves (29.7 million barrels of oil equivalent) and production (5,184 barrels of oil equivalent per day).
Continue reading QR Energy (QRE): A New Buy Among MLPs
Posted Mar 7th 2011 11:00AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Duke Energy (DUK), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC)
"I've put together a retirement blue print that will allow anyone who is 20 years old or younger to retire a multi-millionaire," says Steve Christ.
The editor of The Wealth Advisory explains, "This diversified portfolio, contains a transport, a utility, a tech company, a health care giant, and a defense contractor, all of which pay nice steady dividends with room for growth.
"All you need to start is $15,000 initial investment to go along with an additional $100 bucks a week in total contributions divided among the five stocks.
Continue reading A 'Fool-Proof' Retirement Plan for 20-Year-Olds
Posted Mar 2nd 2011 1:00PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, EZCORP (EZPW)
"As the old saying goes, banks are happy to make loans to anyone who can prove they don't need them," observes Alexander Green.
The editor of The Oxford Club explains, "But what do you do if you're a blue-collar worker with a checkered credit history, an uncertain unemployment picture and no high-quality collateral? These folks are turning to pawnbrokers such as EZCorp (EZPW).
"Based in Austin, EZCorp operates more than 1,000 pawnshops and payday loan storefronts in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It also has equity stakes in pawnshops in Britain and Australia.
Continue reading EZCorp (EZPW): Profits in Pawnshops
Posted Feb 25th 2011 3:00PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy
"Despite the stomach churning volatility that we've seen recently with Towerstream (
TWER), nothing has really changed regarding the firm's bullish outlook," says tech expert
Paul McWilliams.
The editor of
Next Inning newsletter explains, "Towerstream provides enterprise WiMax broadband services. Its base model is growing fairly steadily and should continue to do so going forward.
"Since there is very little new capital cost that has to be invested in this model, the marginal profit from this growth is very high. Therefore, time is on our side when it comes to making money from the base model.
Continue reading Towerstream (TWER): Bandwidth Buy
Posted Sep 30th 2010 10:00AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Intel (INTC), Newsletters, Stocks to Buy
"We have chosen Intel (INTC), the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer, as our last 'Bargain Stock'," notes Vita Nelson, who focuses on stocks offering dividend reinvestment plans.
The editor of Direct Investing explains, "Intel set a 52-week high back on April 15, and a 52-week low on August 31. The stock has yet to rebound from the August swoon -- in spite of record earnings in the first and second quarters.
"The company earned 43 cents per share in the first quarter and 512 cents in the second. Those results were aided by pent-up global chip demand, as manufacturers began digging deep into their inventories.
Continue reading Intel (INTC): Screaming to Be Bought?
Posted Apr 2nd 2010 10:40AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Israel
"Cellcom Israel (CEL), Israel's leading mobile-phone company, delivered decent fourth-quarter results, highlighted by modest +4% top-line growth but more robust +11% net income growth," says Amy Calistri.
The editor of The Daily Paycheck explains, "That caps off a fiscal year that saw impressive expense control, and a shift to higher-margin offerings. So the full-year results were even more dramatic than the quarterly trend, with net income soaring almost +20%."
Continue reading Cellcom Israel (CEL): Dividends and Shekels
Posted Apr 1st 2010 10:30AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Citigroup Inc. (C), Stocks to Buy, Recession, Financial Crisis

"Imagine a business backed by taxpayers; better yet, a business that gets taxpayers' money at zero percent interest (or close to it) and then loans money back out to those same taxpayers at a 3% rate, or more," suggests
Karim Rahemtulla.
The editor of The
Xcelerated Profits Report explains, "Sounds like a sweet deal, right? But it gets even better. Taxpayers also cover a good chunk of the bad debts, too. So if you have toxic loans, you get to write them off at almost no cost. Where is this financial utopia? Right here in the United States."
Continue reading Take a LEAP with Citigroup (C)
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