Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL)'s stock is down by almost 10% in pre-market trading following a rather disappointing earnings release for the third fiscal quarter of 2015, which...
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June 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
A recent article from Bloomberg is shedding new light on what has already been a heated controversy regarding the proliferation of for-profit schools – now a multi-billion...
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September 14 - News - Comments
Credit unions got a big reputational boost during the financial crisis, as banking customers protested what in their eyes were reckless lending practices that led to massive bailouts...
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September 13 - News - Comments
A popular chart going around shows that since 2001, college textbooks have increased in price more than 100% while recreational books have fallen in price by a little more than...
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September 11 - News - Comments
The computer hardware industry is a perfect example. Leading players managed to boost sales at a double-digit pace in the 1990s and again the past decade.
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September 10 - News - Comments
We've all heard the adage that if we want a good job, we have to go to college first.
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September 10 - News - Comments
For-profit education is regarded as one of the worst possible industries to invest your money in.
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September 9 - News - Comments
A popular misconception among investors is that the rounds of 13F filings released by hedge funds and other notable investors several weeks after the end of each quarter are not...
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August 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
If you were to ask many market players, hedge funds are perceived as delayed, old investment tools of a forgotten age.
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August 28 - News - Comments
To the average investor, there are tons of gauges shareholders can use to watch their holdings. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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August 27 - News - Comments
At the moment, there are plenty of gauges investors can use to analyze publicly traded companies. Two of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 26 - News - Comments
I have been following the for-profit education sector for a number of years now.
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August 12 - News - Comments
What do Warren Buffett and Sir John Templeton have in common? They both made billions by following one simple maxim: Find stocks or industries that are absolutely loathed.
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August 12 - News - Comments
Make no mistake about it: The U.S. stock market's most iconic and prolific stock market index is the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI).
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August 12 - News - Comments
It's difficult to identify turning points for an industry and say: "That's when everything started to change." But if forced to, I would have to say that August 2010 was when ...
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August 12 - News - Comments
I'm taking time this week to dive deeper into the for-profit education industry.
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August 8 - News - Comments
As a former teacher and son of a current university professor, I've always been interested in following for-profit education companies.
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August 7 - News - Comments
Being a former middle school teacher and son of a university professor, I became very interested in researching for-profit education when I became a full-time Fool in the spring...
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August 6 - News - Comments
For-profit education stocks have suffered mightily over the past year on widespread concerns.
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August 2 - News - Comments
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a record 21.6 million students attended U.S. colleges and universities in 2012, up 40% from 2000.
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August 1 - News - Comments
The education industry in America has been hurting for the last two years or so. Enrollments have declined across the board.
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July 29 - News - Comments
As the costs of higher education rise, the stocks of for-profit education companies find themselves in trouble.
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July 11 - News - Comments
To say that higher education in America is hurting would be an understatement.
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July 10 - News - Comments
To say that higher education in America is hurting would be an understatement.
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July 9 - News - Comments
Yesterday, interest rates on new federally subsidized Stafford student loans doubled from 3.4% to 6.8%.
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July 2 - News - Comments
Even with the market as a whole doing well over the last year, a number of stocks have seen significant declines in their stock prices.
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July 1 - Stock Analysis - Comments
If you’re an investor who owns stocks, you know that risk management is a key component of building a portfolio.
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June 27 - News - Comments
No matter the market, there will always be a few lagging disappointments holding back a Wall Street rally or several big losers leading a bearish day.
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June 27 - News - Comments
This morning, the release of the final revision to the first-quarter GDP number was seen as a positive thing for equities, despite the GDP number representing slower than previously...
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June 27 - News - Comments
Ever since the Federal Reserve announced its preliminary plans to exit its quantitative-easing program, investors have changed their previous views that the Fed wouldn't do anything...
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June 26 - News - Comments
Thousands of professional investors have their performance gauged against the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX).
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June 24 - News - Comments
Often when people consider investing in the education sector, they primarily turn to for-profit education companies-- Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL), DeVry Inc.
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June 20 - News - Comments
The markets saw a second straight day of big gains Tuesday, ahead of pivotal statements by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tomorrow on the future of monetary policy.
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June 19 - News - Comments
Recently, Steven Cohen has filed a 13G filing to disclose his passive stake in ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE:ESI).
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June 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL), the for-profit education company that is the parent of University of Phoenix, looks like a great deal on the surface.
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June 12 - News - Comments
The single biggest driving factor in the index today is the highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference, which allows tech companies to show off their latest gadgets and...
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June 11 - News - Comments
The most profitable investment opportunities are found in industries that are perceived to be high risk.
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June 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Investors want yield, and banks want to give it to them.
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June 10 - News - Comments
Editor's Note: The initial article stated Apollo Group was in the process of laying off 47% of their University of Phoenix employees.
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June 10 - News - Comments
Is Grand Canyon Education Inc (NASDAQ:LOPE) the right pick for your portfolio? Investors who are in the know are becoming less hopeful.
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June 7 - News - Comments
The for-profit education sector represents a tremendous value due to a confluence of regulatory issues and economic distress, which has caused these stocks to trade down to attractive...
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June 5 - News - Comments
In today’s marketplace, there are many indicators investors can use to watch stocks. A pair of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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May 29 - News - Comments
It is hard to buy food or pay rent when you are unemployed. Double-income families can usually handle the effects of unemployment by relying on one income instead of two.
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May 28 - News - Comments
ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE:ESI)’s stock was battered in 2012. After starting the year trading at $59.82, ITT Educational Services, Inc.
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May 17 - News - Comments
Billionaire Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates is one of the largest hedge funds in the world, with assets under management of over $100 billion.
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May 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A recent study reports that in Texas, "On average, a year after graduation, students with two-year technical degrees have first-year median earnings of more than $50,000, just...
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May 13 - News - Comments
The for-profit education industry is becoming a contrarian hotbed after the Department of Education's initial round of rule-making for the industry was not as strict as many investors...
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May 6 - News - Comments
The for-profit education industry in the United States is shrouded in controversy and concern.
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April 29 - News - Comments
An article came out toward the end of 2012 highlighting 10 of the fastest growing industries in America.
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April 19 - News - Comments
The old investing maxim "sell in May and go away" means we're quickly approaching the time when the incredible run of the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past three months...
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April 3 - News - Comments
