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This week we’ve prepared a special report on the breakup/spinoff of the Hilton Hotels empire.
Our view is that spinoffs are the closest thing you can find to a sure thing in investing. That belief, in fact, led us to launch our new Spinoffs, Takeovers & Special Situations newsletter.
Study after study has shown that after an initial adjustment period, spinoffs tend to outperform comparable stocks for several years....
Our view is that spinoffs are the closest thing you can find to a sure thing in investing. That belief, in fact, led us to launch our new Spinoffs, Takeovers & Special Situations newsletter.
Study after study has shown that after an initial adjustment period, spinoffs tend to outperform comparable stocks for several years....
What’s a hedge fund and how could it damage your portfolio? For starters, it can involve speculative strategies like short-selling, derivatives and margin trading.
Canada’s Medical Facilities Corp. has a niche in the U.S., a high dividend yield and a tangled web of American health care regulations to deal with.
J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. $116 (New York symbol JPM; Income Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 3.5 billion; Market cap: $406.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.3; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. jpmorganchase.com) is the largest banking firm in the U.S., with total assets of $2.5 trillion as of December 31, 2017.
Morgan has four main businesses: Consumer and Community Banking, including branches and credit cards (45% of 2017 revenue, 36% of earnings); Corporate and Investment Banking, including brokerage and underwriting services (34%, 41%); Asset Management (13%, 9%); and Commercial Banking, which provides financing and other services to business clients (8%, 14%)....
Morgan has four main businesses: Consumer and Community Banking, including branches and credit cards (45% of 2017 revenue, 36% of earnings); Corporate and Investment Banking, including brokerage and underwriting services (34%, 41%); Asset Management (13%, 9%); and Commercial Banking, which provides financing and other services to business clients (8%, 14%)....
Recent changes to the U.S. tax code will force these three tech leaders to repatriate billions of dollars held by their overseas subsidiaries. That cash will be taxed at 15.5% instead of 35% as under the old rules.
While those payments will hurt their short-term earnings, the new rules also cut their corporate tax rate to 21% from 35%....
While those payments will hurt their short-term earnings, the new rules also cut their corporate tax rate to 21% from 35%....
High-yielding stocks can provide a great boost to a portfolio’s returns, and quality dividends are much more reliable than capital gains.
Interest rates are moving up, but investors still earn negligible returns on their fixed-return investments. This can lead some to buy high-yield stocks indiscriminately.
Dividend yield, and high yield especially, can give you a false sense of security....
Interest rates are moving up, but investors still earn negligible returns on their fixed-return investments. This can lead some to buy high-yield stocks indiscriminately.
Dividend yield, and high yield especially, can give you a false sense of security....
ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $42 (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical- Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 92.7 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) owns 157 office buildings, mainly in major Canadian cities....
The Shiller P/E Ratio is one tool aimed at valuing stock picks, but it can be misleading when viewed in isolation
The best energy sector stocks have experienced management, a reasonable market cap, and more
Dear Inner Circle member,
A friend recently asked me what I thought about his investing plan. He’s a middle-aged professional with a young family, and dependable cash flow from a growing practice. He began investing in the stock market prior to the 2008/2009 recession....
A friend recently asked me what I thought about his investing plan. He’s a middle-aged professional with a young family, and dependable cash flow from a growing practice. He began investing in the stock market prior to the 2008/2009 recession....