Investing

Why the Street Should Love McAfee's Earnings Thu, 16/12/2010 - 21:51 by Seth Jayson Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Comments Read more	FuelCell Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Thu, 16/12/2010 - 12:38 by Matt Koppenheffer Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of alternative energy company FuelCell (Nasdaq: FCEL) charged up as much as 15% in intraday trading on heavy volume. Comments Read more	Boeing Puts the Screws to Customers Thu, 16/12/2010 - 11:57 by Tim Beyers Did I say Boeing (NYSE: BA) was at risk of sacrificing profit margin in its race to land customers? Please excuse the typo. What I meant to say is that Boeing is putting the screws to its customers, raising prices, and plumping out its profits. Comments Read more
This Corporate Raider Hasn't Lost His Touch Thu, 16/12/2010 - 11:34 by Toby Shute In an October contribution to Deal Journal, retired M&A lawyer Ronald Barusch posed the question: Has Carl Icahn outsmarted Blackstone (NYSE: BX)? The tentative answer today appears to be yes. Comments Read more	Has LSI Made You Any Real Money? Wed, 15/12/2010 - 12:06 by Seth Jayson Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure of a company's economic output. That's because earnings are very often less trustworthy than cash flow, since earnings are more open to manipulation based on dubious judgment calls. Comments Read more	3 Warning Signs for Dividend Investors Wed, 15/12/2010 - 11:53 by Anders Bylund Fantastic dividends are often exactly that: too good to be true. I learned that lesson the hard way four years ago. My retirement portfolio included a few shares or mortgage REIT NovaStar Financial because the stock paid a jaw-dropping 17% dividend yield. To my untrained dividend-hunting eye, NovaStar's payouts looked solid enough as the company had been raising its common dividends year by year while also keeping its cash balances fairly stable. It was a guaranteed goldmine until my retiring days -- or so I thought. Comments Read more
Is Pitney Bowes' Stock a Bargain by the Numbers? Tue, 14/12/2010 - 13:03 by Anand Chokkavelu Numbers can lie -- but they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues: The current price multiples The consistency of past earnings and cash flow How much growth we can expect Comments Read more	Federal crackdown on fraudsters highlighted Tue, 07/12/2010 - 15:14 by Anter Prakash Singh U.S. federal authorities have highlighted their ongoing crusade against those accused of investment scams, Ponzi schemes, foreign currency and other market frauds. They recently referred to this group of unrelated civil and criminal cases involving financial wrongdoings as ‘Operation Broken Trust.’ Comments Read more	Quantum Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Thu, 02/12/2010 - 12:40 by Travis Hoium Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. Comments Read more
ExamWorks Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Thu, 02/12/2010 - 12:35 by Matt Koppenheffer Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. Comments Read more	A Tale of 2 Stocks Thu, 02/12/2010 - 12:12 by Andrew Sullivan Yesterday, I introduced you to a sleepy yet awesome firm called Landauer (NYSE: LDR), a specialist in radiation monitoring and analysis for labs, hospitals, and nuclear facilities worldwide. Since 1990, the stock price has quietly gone up five times in value, with its success based on a niche market, fragmented competition, and a diverse customer base. It still retains these attributes, yet I've passed on it for my portfolio. I'll explain why and then I'll show you another investment I like better. Comments Read more	Why I Cut the Cord on Cable TV Wed, 24/11/2010 - 10:13 by Anders Bylund I finally decided to hold my nose and take the plunge -- bye-bye cable TV and landline phone, hello modern communications. And I picked a heck of an interesting time to do it. Comments Read more