Monthly Archives: December 2014

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Since 2010, the average return for our weekly best scoring small caps has outpaced the R2K by a median 711 bps over the following year. The best performers from one year ago are CENX up 147%, UEIC up 62%, GTIV up 52%, and GBX up 51%. The best small cap sector is utilities.  The top…

Healthways – Best Small Cap

Today I used Barchart to sort the S&P 600 Small Cap Index stocks to find the ones with the most frequent new highs in the last month and S&P 600 Small Cap Index (NASDAQ:HWAY) was right at the top of the list: Healthways, Inc. is the leading and largest provider of specialized, comprehensive Health and Care Support programs and…

Merry Christmas From Philstockworld!

Why it’s almost Christmas Eve, Mr. Scrooge!   The Global markets are closed tomorrow and we’re bound to have a very slow day – if you are looking for a Santa Clause rally on today’s trading, you are very likely to be disappointed.  Today is a day for relaxation and reflection.  Remember, the words of Jacob Marley,…

G And GDP During The Current Recovery

Various non Keynesians have argued that the pattern of public spending and GDP in the USA during the current recovery (that is since June 2009) undermines the Keynesian hypothesis that the Government spending multiplier is positive. In particular JOhn Cochrane and Tyler Cowen argue that, if Keynesians were right, sequestration should have caused at least a decline in GDP…

Update On American Realty Capital Properties

American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) make some announcements today that I feared might be coming. The board of directors is suspending the dividend pending the release of its third quarter and year-end results and will reinstate it after doing a thorough review. Shares are down today by about 3% on the news implying that the cut was already…

Update On American Realty Capital Properties

American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) make some announcements today that I feared might be coming. The board of directors is suspending the dividend pending the release of its third quarter and year-end results and will reinstate it after doing a thorough review. Shares are down today by about 3% on the news implying that the cut was already…

Dividend Achievers Stock Analysis: Caterpillar

Caterpillar (CAT) is the leader in construction equipment manufacturing.  The company has a market cap of $56 billion, significantly higher than rival Deere & Company (DE) which has a market cap of $32 billion.  Caterpillar is not only a member of the Dow Jones Index, the company is also a member of theDividend Achievers Index.  Dividend Achievers…

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A big thank you to all of our contributors and readers for helping us achieve our first major milestone since our beta launch earlier this year: 1 Million Monthly Pageviews. I’d also like to welcome our newest TalkMarkets contributors: Terry Grennon of Fiduciary Investment Insights, Invest In MJ of investinginmj.com, Scott Carter of Lear Capital, and Mark Cuban of ABC’s Shark Tank and owner…