investment

A vast number of factors can affect the price of any stock you buy. That’s why investors have a natural impulse to look for some sort of investing shortcut or formula that can cut the effort that goes into investing decisions. (Ideally, we all prefer a formula that fits on a T-shirt.)

I spent a lot of time researching investment formulas in my 20s and 30s....
For investors interested in long-term investing, our TSINetwork Ratings are a key part of the safest way to invest money
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $118.81 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 116.3 million; Market cap: $13.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.


For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, revenue fell 1.9%, to $1.32 billion from $1.01 billion....
MACK-CALI REALTY CORP. $20 (New York symbol CLI; Shares outstanding: 90.3 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.mack-cali.com) is a New Jersey-based real estate investment trust that owns, manages and develops office and apartment properties in the Northeastern U.S....
STARBUCKS CORP. $59 (Nasdaq symbol SBUX, Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $82.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.5%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.starbucks.com) is a leading seller and roaster of specialty coffee.


Activist investor Bill Ackman recently revealed that his Pershing Square hedge fund had made a $900 million investment in Starbucks....
OWENS-ILLINOIS INC. $19 (New York symbol OI; Shares outstanding: 159.3 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.o-i.com) is the world’s largest manufacturer of glass bottles....
A successful dividend-investing strategy must focus on a number of key factors—and avoid these common mistakes
Some investors seek out a ground-floor investment in tech because of strong growth potential, but more often than not, these investments don’t work out for them
A: WPT Industrial REIT, $12.78, symbol WIR.U on Toronto (Units outstanding: 44.5 million; Market cap: $568.7 million; www.wptreit.com), is a Canadian REIT that owns and manages industrial properties in the U.S.

Right now, WPT has 54 properties in 15 states....
If you can use a single word or thought to sum up the reason why you made an investment decision, you run an above-average risk of a weak return, if not an outright loss. That’s because few investment decisions are that simple. This rule applies at all levels of investor wealth and experience.

For example, hedge-fund operator George Soros became a multi-billionaire due to his investing skill....