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Graphic_rating_buy GRH   Green Hunter Energy: A Highly Speculative Stock Pick 09/01/08   —  I have a strong interest in the renewable energy sector and believe this is a strong growth area for the next 20-40 years as renewables increase their percentage of world wide energy consumption. Green Hunter Energy (GRH) flew across my radar a few months ago and I added it to my Watch List. A recent...
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Graphic_rating_buy SFL   Ship Finance International: Cruising on Profits 08/24/08   —  I should not be bored owning a high yield stock that is this consistent, but the quarterly earnings reports for Ship Finance International Ltd (SFL) almost makes it difficult to write an interesting analysis. (Call Transcript)Ship Finance has developed a business model that appears to be bullet proof...
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Graphic_rating_buy TMA   Why Thornburg Mortgage Will Survive 08/21/08   —  It is about a year ago now that the credit crisis first started affecting jumbo mortgage originator Thornburg Mortgage (TMA). In early August 2007 the stock was still trading in the low $20’s and rumors were just starting about what was soon to become a full blown crisis in the mortgage indust...
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Graphic_rating_buy CPA   Copa Holdings: Flying High Over Latin America 08/15/08   —  Copa Holdings (CPA) is the parent of Copa Airlines and Aero Republica which provide airline service throughout Latin America. Second quarter financials came in with what could probably be called outstanding results in the face of the increased fuel prices encountered during the quarter.Fuel cost incr...
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Graphic_rating_buy ANW   Aegean Marine: Where Will the Stock Price Go? 08/14/08   —  After last quarter’s earnings report I put forth the opinion that Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) had a stock price somewhat high in relation to earnings growth. Since then the stock has fallen from the low $40s to the low $30s. I do not know if it was my astute analysis or just crappy m...
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Graphic_rating_buy KHD   KHD Humboldt Wedag: An Undervalued Winner 08/14/08   —  KHD Humboldt Wedag International (KHD) is probably the most under appreciated stock I know. This is a company in an essential industry, providing its service and products in the fastest growing parts of the world.  It has a growing backlog of orders and excellent margins. It also sits on a pile of...
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Graphic_rating_buy VSE   VeraSun Energy: A Growth Stock Reborn 08/12/08   —  VeraSun Energy (VSE), the country’s largest ethanol producer managed to handily beat the analysts' estimates for the 2nd quarter of 2008. Estimates for the quarter’s per share earnings ranged from a -7¢ to a positive 12¢, with the average of 18 analysts at 2¢ earnings. Actual e...
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Graphic_rating_buy AYR   Aircastle Remains On Course 08/10/08   —  Aircastle Ltd (AYR) came out with 2nd quarter earnings pretty much as expected. This is actually very positive after the turmoil around the stock back in June. At that time the stock was hit by the double whammy of worries about financial companies and record oil prices put anything related to airlin...
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Graphic_rating_buy ATN   Graphic_rating_buy APL   Atlas Pipeline & Atlas Energy's Positive Synergy 08/10/08   —  I have had Atlas Pipeline Partners (APL) as a component of my Income Portfolio since the first of the year (2008) and the dividends have been outstanding, paying 93¢ (Q4,2007), 94¢ and 96¢ so far this year. On the recent earnings release the company is projecting $2.00 to $2.20 for the next ...
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ILF   Graphic_rating_buy AKO.A   6 South American Stocks Offering Interesting Opportunities 08/06/08   —  I thought I would put up a list of some interesting South America stocks for a pair of reasons. First as you can see from the chart above of the ETF for the Latin America 40 (ILF) that the region’s stocks have pulled back significantly over the recent few months. Second, I have a strong intere...
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Graphic_rating_buy LUK   Leucadia National: 5 Guidelines for a Well Run Holding Company 08/04/08   —  When I find a company of interest and then find very little readily available information about the company, my interest is definitely increased. Leucadia National (LUK) definitely fits the bill. LUK is a diversified holding company that is the result of the vision of two men, Chairman Ian Cummin...
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Graphic_rating_buy TRA   TNH   Terra Industries: An Interesting Fertilizer Play 07/27/08   —  A few months ago I wrote several articles about the relationship between Terra Nitrogen L.P. (TNH) and Terra Industries (TRA) concerning the earnings and dividends of Terra Nitrogen. You can see the articles here, here and here. For background, until the last quarterly dividend, TNH had a deficit of ...
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Graphic_rating_buy VSE   More Bad News for the Anti-Ethanol Crowd 07/23/08   —  USDA_DOE_biofuels_letter_61208.pdf (application/pdf Object).The link above is the Department of Energy’s response to several questions concerning biofuels' impact on food and energy prices. The questions are from Senator Jeff Bingaman, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Res...
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Graphic_rating_buy KHD   Graphic_rating_buy GIGM   KHD, Gigamedia Both Experiencing Incredible Growth 07/10/08   —  Question from a reader:What is going on with KHD? You were so positive on it but the stock has dropped a lot. Do you still think that it is a good investment? Thanks.
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Graphic_rating_buy VSE   Verasun Energy: Expect Future Growth and Profitability 07/09/08   —  VeraSun Energy (VSE) President and CFO Danny Herron presented at the William Blair 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference 2 weeks ago. I listened to the replay, checked out the slide show and took some notes. The presentation was very upbeat, as they usually are. This is a company that has gone from a c...
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Graphic_rating_buy NAT   North American Tanker Reports Q2 Guidance, Expect Higher Dividend 07/07/08   —  Nordic American Tanker (NAT: 36.9399 +1.3799 +3.88%) issued a press release Monday concerning their results for the 2nd quarter of 2008. Here are a couple of the high points: The Imarex Tanker Index for the 2nd quarter was $70,625 vs. $43,635 for Q1.NAT’s results may differ from the Imarex index.Th...
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NAT   Nordic American Tanker Reports Q2 Guidance, Expect Higher Dividend 07/07/08   —  Nordic American Tanker (NAT) issued a press release Monday concerning their results for the 2nd quarter of 2008. Here are a couple of the high points: The Imarex Tanker Index for the 2nd quarter was $70,625 vs. $43,635 for Q1.NAT’s results may differ from the Imarex index.The second quarter dividen...
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Graphic_rating_buy AGD   Alpine Global Dynamic: High Yield Fund at a Discount 07/02/08   —  I added the Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD) to this site’s Income Portfolio, primarily to get some exposure to higher yielding international stocks. I like the fund for several reasons:It gives exposure to high-yielding international stocks.It does not use leverage or pay out capital to s...
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Graphic_rating_buy PBD   Renewable Energy: The Next Economic Boom 06/24/08   —  I found some interesting reading over the weekend, and much of it was directed towards the renewable energy. The longish article (The power and the glory | Economist.com - read it all) hypothesized the next boom in investments will be in the energy field, specifically renewables. I found the short hi...
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Graphic_rating_buy AYR   LCC   Aircastle In Fine Shape; Fears Appear Unfounded 06/22/08   —  A couple of days ago Aircastle Ltd. (AYR) gave a presentation at the Credit Suisse Capital Goods Finance Symposium and it has posted the slide show to its website. The link above is a PDF presentation of the slide show.Going through the slides, it is apparent that Aircastle is in fine shape with its ...
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