NEWSHedge Fund Manager Ken Griffin Spends $238M for Penthouse at 220 Central Park South (TheJewishVoice) The phrase “sky high” used to refer only...
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March 6 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Insurance companies enjoy a two-sided business model, which explains their popularity with investors. Not only do they collect premiums on the policies...
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
The insurance industry is quite risky and competitive. However, investing in the sector can be remarkably profitable when it comes to well-run companies...
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September 13 - News - Comments
This past week has been fairly brutal to stocks as the situation in Syria deteriorated and American saber-rattling suggested that a military intervention...
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September 4 - News - Comments
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you’d like to add some financial stocks to your...
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August 20 - News - Comments
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...
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July 30 - News - Comments
Financial stocks have been fantastic bets throughout the recovery, but some look to have more room to run than others. The Select Sector Financial Slct...
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July 30 - News - Comments
Call me an optimist, but it seems like the market isn’t giving enough credit to AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL)’s management. At the present time...
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July 25 - News - Comments
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...
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July 15 - News - Comments
When a celebrity messes up there’s usually a hefty price to pay. Paula Deen’s racial slur cost her dearly in corporate sponsorships. Paula...
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July 15 - News - Comments
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...
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July 5 - News - Comments
American insurers not only need to increase customers by selling more policies, but also need to earn from their investments. A fluctuating underwriting...
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July 2 - News - Comments
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 “...
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June 19 - News - Comments
According to a research by MarketLine, the global insurance sector is expected to reach $5.1 trillion in 2015. This growth will be mainly driven by the...
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June 13 - News - Comments
Last week’s new U.S. corporate bond issues rolled in at a little more than $17 billion — a pickup in activity from the previous week but well...
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June 11 - News - Comments
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...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Investors are always looking for new strategies to beat the market over time and build wealth to ensure their financial futures. Unfortunately, many investors...
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June 7 - News - Comments
Ask most people about AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL), and they’ll automatically start talking about the company’s duck commercials. But those...
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June 5 - News - Comments
The latest issue of the T. Rowe Price Report includes an interview with David Giroux, manager of Price’s Capital Appreciation Fund, who wraps up...
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May 29 - News - Comments
Legg Mason Capital is a publicly traded mutual fund, overseeing some $3.8 billion. The fund was founded by Ernie Kiehne and Bill Miller in the early...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
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...
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May 20 - News - Comments
The real-money Inflation-Protected Income Growth portfolio just finished another solid week. The value of its holdings increased nearly $200 since the...
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May 13 - News - Comments
Approximately 40 percent of the total returns of the stock market going all the way back to 1930 have come from dividends. Dividends consistently paid...
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May 8 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published yesterday, after market close. Down big earlier in the day, the S&P 500 Index regained...
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April 6 - News - Comments
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...
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April 1 - News - Comments
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...
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March 26 - News - Comments
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...
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March 18 - News - Comments
Warren Buffett wants an Elephant. In Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B)‘s 2012 letter to shareholders, Buffett again stressed his desire to make...
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March 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Every investor would love to stumble upon the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that provides everything you could possibly want? One...
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March 5 - News - Comments
AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) is the number one provider of worksite insurance in the United States, and their products are marketed at worksites and...
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February 15 - News - Comments
AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) shares slumped after reporting fourth quarter results that signaled slowing growth. But don’t get your feathers ruffled...
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February 15 - News - Comments
With hundreds of companies having already reported quarterly results, we’re now in the heart of earnings season. The key to making smart investment...
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February 4 - News - Comments
The market is off to a quick start this year. We’re just a month into 2013, and already the S&P 500 is up more than 5%. Hundreds of stocks are...
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February 1 - News - Comments
Billionaire and founder of Citadel Investment Group – Ken Griffin – started out trading options in his college dorm room and now manages one of the...
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December 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
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...
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November 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
At the 2012 Invest for Kids conference, Jim Grant – author of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer – shared his candid thoughts on the current...
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November 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In the corporate headquarters of retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), April 21 was a day of utter fear. That’s when The New York Times...
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October 23 - Stock Analysis - Comments
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 - Comments
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...
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September 21 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Stock prices can be depressed for prolonged periods of time. Investing in these out of favor stocks might be extremely profitable if investors aren’...
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April 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A recent study by Da and Schaumburg published in the Journal of Financial Markets shows that Wall Street analysts can successfully determine mispriced...
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March 25 - News - Comments
Bill Miller was on top of the investment world just 5 years ago. Since then his $3.85 Billion Legg Mason Capital Management Value (LMVTX) mutual fund...
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February 20 - News - Comments
