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Nine for '09 Stock Picks Start Strong
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The nine stock picks I posted in mid-December are off to a strong start in the new year, with seven of the stocks registering gains and a 14.5% gain for the group as an equal-weight average versus a 1.1% gain for the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY). Click on any of the links below for my most recent articles on each company.
The four smallest, defensive healthcare stock picks are leading the group with an average gain of 30.6% thanks to an 87.3% gain for Javelin Pharma (JAV) and a 42.9% gain for Caraco Pharma (CPD) while...
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Small, Defensive '09 Stock Picks Are Soaring
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The nine defensive stock picks I wrote about last week are off to a very strong start, posting a 7.4% gain as an equally-weighted average compared to a 1% gain for the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY). The biggest gains came from the smallest companies in the index – Caraco Pharma (CPD) was up 40% while Javelin Pharma (JAV) increased by 19% in the past week and has more than doubled since I first wrote about it in early December .
Despite a drop in shares of Altria (MO) over the past week, I have added to ...
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Nine for '09: Stock Picks for the New Year
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<> Below are nine stock picks for 2009, which are taken from the 1,000 company database of ETF Innovators [ETFI] Indexes, and which I own in my personal brokerage account. Given my cautious stance toward the economy and stock market, the picks have a defensive theme favoring the healthcare sector as a source of defensive growth companies.
1.) Consumer Staples – Tobacco: Altria Group (MO) has lost about 30% of its market value since spinning off the international tobacco operations into a separate public company as Philip Morris< />< />< />< /><>< />< />< />< /><>< />< />< />< /><>< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< /><>...
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Stock Ideas from ETF Innovators New Indexes
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<> Below is a list of 14 stock opportunities from various ETF Innovators [ETFI] indexes, which includes a database of over 1,000 companies. The companies are chosen across a full spectrum of market cap and risk level from a variety of industry groups.
From the ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex , I believe Altria Group (MO) and Pfizer (PFE) are defensive dividend, value buys at current levels as each company currently pays a dividend of $1.28 per share annually – resulting in historically high dividend yields for bot<>< />< /><><><>< />< /><><><>< />< /><><>< />< /><><>< />< /><><>< />< /><><><><><><>< />< /><><><><>< />< />< />< />< />< />< />< />...
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Warren Buffett Is Still Riding the Rails
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<> As evidence of a bullish long-term outlook for railroads, Warren Buffet's Berskshire recently increased its stake in Burlington Northern (BNI) and the CEO of Kansas City Southern (KSU), Michael Haverty, appeared on Larry Kudlow's show on CNBC Thursday evening, stating that rail transport was showing continued strength in the transport of coal, chemicals, and grains with weakness in the transport of consumer goods and housing related commodities. Berkshire paid $79.65 each to add 825,000 shares of BNI, upping its stake in ...
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From the Blogosphere
Kansas City Southern's stock is headed north
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Filed under: Stocks to Buy  It's time for investors who can tolerate moderate risk to get on board railroad Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU), and why not? The nation's inadequate, congested interstate highway system and vehicle system dependent on oil suggests a bottle-neck plagued, high-cost road transportation system in the years ahead.
Hence, I'm reiterating my Buy rating for Kansas City Southern, first recommended on July 29, 2009, at a price of $19.66. If you bought KSU in July, you're up 39%. Continue reading Kansas City Southern's stock is headed north <><>Kansas City Southern's stock is hea...
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Kansas City Southern: On the border lies a gem
Filed under: Stocks to Buy  It goes without saying that I favor the railroad sector. And why not? The nation's inadequate, congested interstate highway system and vehicle transportation system dependent on oil suggests a bottle-neck plagued, high-cost road transportation network in the years ahead.
That opens the door for a resurgence of the rails, and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) is part of that fortunate circle. Kansas City Southern has operations in the U.S. (56% of FY2008 revenue) and Mexico (44% of FY2008 revenue), including 6,000 miles of track.<><>Continue reading <>Kansas City Southern:...
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Nine for '09 Stock Picks Start Strong
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The nine stock picks I posted in mid-December are off to a strong start in the new year, with seven of the stocks registering gains and a 14.5% gain for the group as an equal-weight average versus a 1.1% gain for the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY). Click on any of the links below for my most recent articles on each company.
The four smallest, defensive healthcare stock picks are leading the group with an average gain of 30.6% thanks to an 87.3% gain for Javelin Pharma (JAV) and a 42.9% gain for Caraco Pharma (CPD) while Momenta Pharma (MNTA) is up 1.8% and China Medica (CMED) is the laggard of the f...
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Railroad Index Will Benefit from Infrastructure Spending
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The table above presents the seven largest companies by market cap in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Railroad PerformIdex among 53 total companies with market caps over $150M which are active in the railroad industry, including rail transport, rail infrastructure, and railcar manufacturing. The Railroad Index fared better than the iShares Dow Transports (IYT) over the past year and the PowerShares Progressive Tranporation Portfolio (PTRP) since its inception in late September.
However, the tabe included below illustrates weak performance among the eight largest North American rail transpor...
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Railroad Index Will Benefit from Infrastructure Spending
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The table above presents the seven largest companies by market cap in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Railroad PerformIdex among 53 total companies with market caps over $150M which are active in the railroad industry, including rail transport, rail infrastructure, and railcar manufacturing. The Railroad Index fared better than the iShares Dow Transports (IYT) over the past year and the PowerShares Progressive Tranporation Portfolio (PTRP) since its inception in late September.
However, the tabe included below illustrates weak performance among the eight largest North American rail transpor...
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