Chipotle's Blowout Earnings Report: Should You Buy?
Filed under: Investing Chipotle Mexican Grill delivered a truly spectacular earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2013. Other companies in the industry, such as McDonald's and Starbucks , are being...
View ArticleAmerica's Largest Helicopters May Be for Sale. But Should United Technologies...
Filed under: Investing Have you heard the news? United Technologies may soon sell or spin off its Sikorsky helicopter division. Rumors of the whirlybird spinoff sparked heated debate among investors:...
View ArticleWhat's the Key Driver Behind Pfizer's Share Price?
Filed under: Investing Investors in pharmaceutical stocks are all too familiar with the volatility that can be caused by the outcome of clinical trials. Sometimes it can be extremely positive news that...
View ArticleWas 2013 the High-Water Mark for L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.?
Filed under: Investing Defense contractor L-3 Communications enjoyed a banner year for its stock in 2013, gaining 39% in 12 months of trading. But heading into its Thursday earnings report, things were...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Fighting Your Emotions and Changing Your Perspective
Filed under: Investing What a difference a year can make. In 2013, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 26.5%, while the S&P 500 ended the year higher by 29.6% and the Nasdaq recorded a...
View ArticleIs an IRA Rollover Ever a Bad Move?
Filed under: Investing Most experts advise people to do an IRA rollover with their old 401(k) accounts after they leave their jobs. But is an IRA rollover ever a bad move? In the following video, Dan...
View ArticleRaytheon Company: Great Earnings Do Not a "Buy" Make
Filed under: Investing One of my very favorite defense contractors reported earnings this past week: Raytheon . Its earnings "beat the Street." Investors cheered. But I'm still not buying the stock....
View ArticleLas Vegas Sands Misses Earnings: Buying Opportunity?
Filed under: Investing Las Vegas Sands delivered lower-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter of 2013. But the company is still generating substantial growth for shareholders and trading at a...
View ArticleBeyond the Headlines: Here's the Real Reason Stocks Fell Today
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleAlaska Air Group Will Continue to Fly High
Filed under: Investing In an industry as volatile as the airline space, it is best to invest in the highest-quality companies. These are companies that have proven continuously that they operate at...
View ArticleThe Surprising Business Apple Could Ultimately Dominate
Filed under: Investing Recently, armored car specialist The Brink's Company announced it was launching Brink's Checkout, a payments processing service that leverages its well-respected reputation in...
View ArticleFor $527 Million, Zynga Buys an Entirely New Game-Making Strategy
Filed under: Investing This article was written by Wired.com -- the leading provider of technology and innovation news. Zynga is in trouble. Five years ago, as it rode the Facebook wave, the Silicon...
View Article2014 Is Not the Year for Wearable Tech
Filed under: Investing It's hard not to anticipate what technology companies are building, or supposedly building, in the burgeoning wearables space. Google already has Glass, Samsung has its Galaxy...
View ArticleWhy Herbalife, TASER International, and Randgold Resources Rose Today
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleShould You Be Invested in Enterprise Cloud Software Companies?
Filed under: Investing In the early earnings season, we've seen a trend: Companies are mostly beating estimates but issuing very conservative guidance. For most industries, this rule applies, but...
View ArticleIs 2014 the Year Zynga Inc. Makes a Comeback?
Filed under: Investing Zynga finished the first month of the New Year on a high note after posting a smaller-than-expected net loss for its fourth quarter. Shares of Zynga were also climbing higher...
View ArticleIntel Makes an Important Point
Filed under: Investing It's no secret that there seems to be a big rush toward low-power, high-density servers, also known as micro-servers, particularly within the ARM camp. Intel , believe it or not,...
View ArticleFacebook Inc: More Room to Run
Filed under: Investing Facebook's mobile usage is growing at a rapid rate and its fundamentals are following suit. Facebook's leading position is surging as the company now has more than 1.23 billion...
View ArticleMarkets Tumble Across the Board: Everything Is Lower. Well, Almost Everything.
Filed under: Investing Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
View ArticleHow "Shareholder Friendly" Should Airlines Be?
Filed under: Investing The term "shareholder friendly" has become synonymous with dividends and share buybacks. Investors generally like returns of capital, and oftentimes these initiatives do help to...
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