Rodney Dangerfield may be gone, but Wall Street’s “I don’t get no respect” bull market is keeping his legacy alive. Dow at another new all-time high? Shrug. Takeovers spiking stocks left and right? Yawn. We’re in the midst of what ought to be a rollicking party, and most of the guests are half-asleep!
To be honest with you, I’m delighted with this state of affairs. It suggests that the advance will last longer, and climb to far greater heights, than the majority of observers now expect. When this bull is ready to keel over, it will be from too much revelry�not an excess of caution.
In this month’s visit, I’ll show you how to pinpoint the safest, most value-packed stocks in this underappreciated market. Remarkably, some of my top candidates are household names, giants “hidden in plain sight.” I’ve got three for you that could easily pop 20%�30% in the coming year, with even bigger gains down the road.
Written on June 1, 2007 at 8:43 am, by Administrator
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Tags: AAII, AB, AllianceBernstein Holding, American Association of Individual Investors, BAC, Bank of America, BB&T, BB&T Corp., Bill Gross, BP, BP plc, c, citigroup, CMA, Comercia, Consolidated Energy, DODFX, Dodge and Cox International Fund, Dow, ED, FDX, Fedex, FHN, First Horizon National, FXI, GLAD, Gladstone Capital, GlaxoSmithKline, GMAC Bank, GSK, Incredible Dividend Machine, Inland Real Estate, IRC, iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund, KEY, KeyCorp, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, KMP, MAS, Masco, Matthews China Fund, MCHFX, Merck, MRK, News Corp., NuStar Energy Partners, NWS.A, PFE, Pfizer, PIMCO, Pinnacle West Capital, PNW, Public Service Enterprise Group, Redwood Trust, Regions Financial, RF, RWT, Selected American Shares, SLASX, Target Corp., TGT, TOL, toll brothers, US Bancorp, USB, Verizon, VZ, wachovia, Washington Mutual, wb, WM
Gridlock! Whether you’re delighted or dismayed by the results of the midterm election, I’ve got encouraging news for you—a divided government in Washington isn’t such a bad thing for your investments. This month, I’ll show you how you can take advantage of the new paths to profit that the election has opened up. In fact, I expect gains of 40%-60% in the next two years for my top picks. December also marks the fourth anniversary of our Incredible Dividend Machine. This nifty portfolio has beaten the overall stock market by such a huge margin it’s almost amusing. In our latest lineup, I’m swapping two of the members of the Machine with new names that I’m confident will keep the streak going. Finally, the holiday season is the perfect time to do some housecleaning, and if you’re sitting on a mutual fund that has outlived its usefulness, raise a glass of holiday cheer and toast it good-bye. Then replace it with one of my four best funds for your specific needs.
Written on December 1, 2006 at 12:00 am, by Administrator
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Tags: AB, AllianceBernstein Holding, American Century Equity Income, American Century Target Maturities Trust, American Water Works, Aqua America, AWW, BAC, Bank of American, BP, BTTRX, citigroup, CMA, Comerica, Congress, Consolidated Edison, crude, Davis New York Venture Fund, defense, Democrats, DODBX, DODFX, Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund, Dodge & Cox International Fund, Dodge & Cox Stock Fund, DODGX, DUK, Duke Energy, ED, election, energy, EWJ, EXC, Exelon, Fed, Federal Reserve, FHN, First Horizon National, Gabelli Equity Income, GABEX, Gap, German utilities, GLAD, Gladstone Capital, global funds, GPS, Great Plains Energy, GXP, health care, healthcare, HMO, IAR, Idearc, Incredible Dividend Machine, Inland Real Estate, interest rates, IRC, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Sector Index Fund, iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund, iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index Fund, IXJ, IYH, JNJ, Johnson & Johnson, KEY, KeySpan Energy, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, KMP, MAS, Masco Corp., Merck, midterm election, Morgan Stanley EAFE Index, MRK, New Jersey, NYVTX, OAKBX, Oakmark Equity and Income, oil, PEG, PFE, Pfizer, Pinnacle West Capital, PNW, Public Service Enterprise Group, Regions Financial, Republicans, RF, RWE, SE, Selected American Shares, SLASX, Spectra Energy, Stephen Hemsley, TD Ameritrade, TPK, Travelers Property Casualty Notes, TWEIX, UNH, UnitedHealth Group, US Bancorp, USB, utilities, Valero LP, Vanguard Wellington, Verizon, VLI, VWELX, VZ, wachovia, Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund, Washington, Washington Mutual, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, water, water utilities, wb, WHOSX, William McGuire, WM, WRE, WTR, Xcel Energy, XEL, Zimmer Holdings, ZMH
In this month’s visit, I’ll show you how to reserve your seat for the ride up. Surprisingly, perhaps, some of tomorrow’s biggest winners
are likely to be stocks that most investors have heard of—but don’t happen to own. I’ll point you to three, in particular, that should
comfortably double your wealth over the next three to five years.
Written on August 1, 2006 at 12:00 am, by Administrator
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Tags: AIG, American International Group, AOL, BAC, Bank of America, BB&T, Bernanke, c, citigroup, CMA, Comerica, Dodge & Cox Stock Fund, DVY, EMC, EMC Corp., ETF, exchange-traded funds, ExxonMobil, FHN, fifth third bancorp, First Horizon, First Merchants, fitb, FRME, Greenspan, Index 500 Fund, IndyMac Bancorp, interest rates, iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund, iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, IWD, J.P. Morgan Chase, JPM, KEY, KeyCorp, microsoft, msft, National City, NCC, NDE, PFE, Pfizer, PowerShares Dynamic Market Portfolio, PWC, Regions Financial, RF, Selected American Shares, SLASX, STI, SunTrust, Time Warner, TWX, US Bancorp, USB, wachovia, Wal-Mart, Washington Mutual and Wells Fargo, wb, WFC, WM, WMT, XOM, Zimmer Holdings, ZMH
In this month’s visit, I’ll show you where these bargains lie buried. I’ll also give you an update on our ever-popular income feature, the Incredible Dividend Machine. A boon for retirees, the Machine lets you earn a dividend check every month of the year, with low turnover (minimal exposure to capital gains taxes) and none of the ongoing expenses of a mutual fund.
Written on June 1, 2006 at 12:00 am, by Administrator
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Tags: AB, AllianceBernstein Holding, BAC, Bank of America, Ben Bernanke, c, CFIMX, citigroup, Clipper Fund, CMA, Comerica, Consolidated Edison, Dividends, ED, Eli Lilly, EMC, EMC Corp., Energy Transfer Partners, EQR, Equity Residential, ETP, FHN, First Horizon National, First Merchants, FRME, GDW, GLAD, Gladstone Capital, gold, Golden West, Great Plains Energy, GXP, Hewlett-Packard, HPQ, Inland Real Estate, IRC, KEY, KeyCorp, KeySpan Energy, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, KMP, KSE, LLY, Merck, microsoft, MRK, msft, Oakmark Fund, OAKMX, Pinnacle West, PNW, Regions Financial, RF, TWEBX, Tweedy Browne American Value Fund, US Bancorp, USB, Valero LP, Verizon, VLI, VZ, wachovia, Wachovia Corp., Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund or American Century Target Maturities Trust�2025 Portfolio, Washington Mutual, Washington REIT, wb, Weitz Value, WM, WRE, WVALX, Xcel Energy, XEL, Zimmer Holdings, ZMH
This stock market is trying to imitate the “cat with nine lives.” Even the shocking devastation of Hurricane Katrina, coupled with $3 gasoline, has been unable to kill it (so far). At some point, though—maybe soon—the market’s lucky streak will end. Have you got a strategy to help keep your wealth growing when the inevitable “correction” sets in? We do. In this month’s visit, I want to outline it again for you, with some tweaks to meet today’s unique challenges. Hint: The key is to make sure you’re earning a plump, steady income. Call it the “bird in hand” strategy!
Written on October 22, 2005 at 12:00 am, by Administrator
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Tags: AETUF, ARC Energy, BAC, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Browne American Value, c, Chevron, citigroup, CVX, DODGX, EmigrantDirect, Enerplus Resources Fund, Enterprise Products Partners, EPD, ERF, EWH, Fairholme Fund, FAIRX, FDX, Fedex, GE, General Electric, IndyMac Bancorp, iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund, Leucadia National, LLPFX, NDE, PetroChina, PGVFX, Polaris Global Value Fund, PTR, Tweedy, US Bancorp, USB, Verizon, VZ
A dip, then another rally! Stock prices marked time during this holiday-shortened week, with all the major indexes closing slightly lower. But so far, we’ve seen nothing to derail the rally that began in late April. In fact, a couple of down days in the coming week could energize the bull again and take us up to new highs for the year by late June or early July.
Written on June 3, 2005 at 12:00 am, by Administrator
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Categories: Hotlines
Tags: c, citigroup, Dallas Fed, Federal Reserve, News Corp., NWS, put options, Rupert Murdoch, technology, US Bancorp, USB
This month, I’ll show you how to make the smartest use of any further “down time” Mr. Market may grant us in the next few weeks. More and more bargains are turning up on my radar screen, including a brand-new name for us: one of the world’s largest and best-run management-consulting firms, now at a whopping 50% discount to my estimated share price three to four years out. Yet I’ll bet you’ve never heard of the stock. (There’s a curious reason why.)
Written on June 1, 2005 at 12:00 am, by Administrator
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Tags: AC, AIG, Alliance Capital Management, American International Group, Boston Properties, BXP, c, CINergy CIN, citigroup, CMA, Comerica, Energy Transfer Partners, EQR, Equity Residential, ETP, FHN, First Horizon National, Gladstone Capital, Inland Real Estate, KeySpan Energy, Kinder Morgan Energy, KSE, Lee Scott, master limited partnerships, MLPs, News Corp., NWS, Regions Financial, RF, US Bancorp, USB, Verizon, VZ, Wal-Mart, WMT, Xcel Energy, XEL