The phrase “sky high” used to refer only to the skyscrapers that fill Manhattan. Now it refers to the dizzying prices being paid for them.
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March 6 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Insurance companies enjoy a two-sided business model, which explains their popularity with investors.
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, News
The insurance industry is quite risky and competitive.
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September 13 - News
This past week has been fairly brutal to stocks as the situation in Syria deteriorated and American saber-rattling suggested that a military intervention may be right around the...
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September 4 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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August 20 - News
You may have read in the news lately about the US dollar being "strong." When the US dollar is strong, it has favorable exchange rates on foreign currencies.
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July 30 - News
The Select Sector Financial Slct Str SPDR Fd (NYSEARCA:XLF) is up 23% year-to-date.
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July 30 - News
Call me an optimist, but it seems like the market isn’t giving enough credit to AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL)'s management.
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July 25 - News
After digesting the government data concerning jobs, which was seen as a positive with June non-farm payrolls reported at 195,000 versus the consensus estimate of only 165,000...
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July 15 - News
Paula Deen has seen her future earnings prospects dim after her admission of using a racial slur. She lost her show.
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July 15 - News
Everybody loves "easy" money. We can't help it. The good news is that when you are a shareholder of a dividend-paying company, you get paid for your stake in the company.
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July 5 - News
American insurers not only need to increase customers by selling more policies, but also need to earn from their investments.
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July 2 - News
This is part 2 (click here to view part 1) of a series of articles on companies within the dividend achievers index that I consider to be the "best of the best." This index contains...
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June 19 - News
According to a research by MarketLine, the global insurance sector is expected to reach $5.1 trillion in 2015.
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June 13 - News
The real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio rose in value by a bit more than $245 since last week's update to end the week at $34,593.13.
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June 10 - News
Investors are always looking for new strategies to beat the market over time and build wealth to ensure their financial futures.
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June 7 - News
Ask most people about AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL), and they'll automatically start talking about the company's duck commercials.
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June 5 - News
The latest issue of the T.
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May 29 - News
Legg Mason Capital is a publicly traded mutual fund, overseeing some $3.8 billion.
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
The real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio saw yet another gain last week, this time picking up around $711 -- or better than 2.3% of the $30,000 it started with...
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May 20 - News
The real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio just finished another solid week.
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May 13 - News
Approximately 40 percent of the total returns of the stock market going all the way back to 1930 have come from dividends.
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May 8 - News
Down big earlier in the day, the S&P 500 Index regained some of its standing by the time of the closing bell, but it still wasn't quite enough: The index suffered its worst week...
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April 6 - News
Insurance stocks have been one of the hottest sectors so far in 2013, with the SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (NYSEARCA:KIE) posting an impressive 15%+ gain before the conclusion of March...
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April 1 - News
If you listen to political pundits, watch many speeches by politicians, or even engage in the time-honored tradition of arguing with distant family members at Thanksgiving, you...
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March 26 - News
When investors consider a company, it makes sense to look for both strengths and weaknesses. The company's strengths need to be examined to determine if they are sustainable.
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March 18 - News
In Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B)'s 2012 letter to shareholders, Buffett again stressed his desire to make a large acquisition.
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March 7 - Hedge Funds
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 5 - News
AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) is the number one provider of worksite insurance in the United States, and their products are marketed at worksites and on TV (everyone knows the...
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February 15 - News
AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) shares slumped after reporting fourth quarter results that signaled slowing growth.
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February 15 - News
With hundreds of companies having already reported quarterly results, we're now in the heart of earnings season.
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February 4 - News
We're just a month into 2013, and already the S&P 500 is up more than 5%. Hundreds of stocks are testing all-time highs.
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February 1 - News
Billionaire and founder of Citadel Investment Group – Ken Griffin – started out trading options in his college dorm room and now manages one of the largest hedge funds in ...
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December 20 - Hedge Funds
At the 2012 Invest for Kids conference, Kyle Bass of Hayman Advisors spoke about the vastness of Japan’s economic woes. Bass founded Dallas-based hedge fund Hayman in 2005.
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November 13 - Hedge Funds
At the 2012 Invest for Kids conference, Jim Grant - author of Grant's Interest Rate Observer - shared his candid thoughts on the current state of interest rates.
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November 12 - Hedge Funds
In the corporate headquarters of retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), April 21 was a day of utter fear.
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October 23 - Stock Analysis
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) recently reported its preliminary financial results based on which we provide a unique peer-based analysis of the company.
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October 17 - Stock Analysis
What are the cheapest large-cap dividend stocks in the market right now? The following is a list of six stocks that are very cheap on an earnings basis and have dividend yields...
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September 21 - Stock Analysis
Stock prices can be depressed for prolonged periods of time. Investing in these out of favor stocks might be extremely profitable if investors aren’t too early.
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April 25 - Hedge Funds
A recent study by Da and Schaumburg published in the Journal of Financial Markets shows that Wall Street analysts can successfully determine mispriced stocks in a given industry...
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March 25 - News
Bill Miller was on top of the investment world just 5 years ago.
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February 20 - News
