*See important disclosures. Buying stocks with a high dividend yield can be a great way to increase income and that’s the goal within Athena Invest’s Athena Dividend Income model. The top holding in the model is US Ecology (NASDAQ: ECOL), which had a 4.13 percent dividend on January 19th (Money.CNN.com). […]
VKQ is to provide a high level of income that is exempt from federal income tax, though it could still present some exposure to state income taxes depending on
By Eric Falkenstein, who adds: “This is a critique of asset pricing theory. Some knowledge of the empirical issues in academic finance are required for it to make sense. It’s a substitute for Cochrane’s Asset Pricing text.”
Starbucks debuted a new cold drink megasize, the Trenta, in 14 U.S. states yesterday. How big is it? Bigger than your stomach:
LifeHacker researched seasonal inventory patterns and product cycles for the most popular retail items, then produced this helpful guide to timing purchases to catch the best prices. Click to enlarge: Details on the reasons for each product being cheapest that month are available here.
Today’s most interesting links iPhone Sales by Quarter – Alexis Madrigal charts out the outrageous success The oldest computer ads – Top Design Mag The story of BankSimple – Carnegie Mellon Today Soccer player fined £10,000 for tweet – BBC America by the numbers – NYT Can this new shirt […]
The day after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from the company, the stock fell 2.16 percent to $340.95. Jobs’ health concerns are not news to investors. Over the years, anyone watching the stock has learned that announcements regarding his […]
New model manager Sasa Persic derives his investing acumen from non-mathematical methods. On his website he states, As our background is purely non-mathematical, that separates us from a typical quant algo shop. Systems we create and trade are results mostly of trading experience, not study of mathematics. Our basic thesis […]
*See important disclosures. John Ballard looks for the best companies within under-capitalized sectors in his Mid-Cap Fundamentals model. This month, he increased the Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) holdings within the model. AMZN, like other online stores, is benefiting from an increase in the popularity of online shopping. A recent example we […]
Author: Mark Holder Covestor Model: Opportunistic Arbitrage Disclosure: Long PUDA, RF, TEX, FWLT, ANR, FCX, LLNW, RIGL, SVNT, CEPH, LIWA Commentary for January, 2011 December was another excellent month for the Opportunistic Arbitrage model as the streak of months exceeding 9% gains extended to 4. The model was up 10.92% […]