The Dogs of The Dow strategy looks for high yielding blue chip stocks The strategy was popularized in 1991 See the Dogs of The Dow’s performance over the last decade The Dogs of the Dow investment strategy is very simple. Here are the steps: Sort the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average by…
This past week Novo Nordisk (NVO) received Saxenda approval by the FDA to treat patients with obesity. Saxenda is liraglutide in higher doses — 3 mg to be exact – which is already approved by the FDA to treat patients with type 2 diabetes. The FDA vote was a major landslide win as there were…
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<<Read Part 1, Collaborations It was a very busy year as far as mergers and acquisitions are concerned and the number of deals was way too many to mention separately. But some notable splits were also announced that will totally change companies as we knew them. The biggest deal of the year was WhatsApp,…
Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 Index stocks to find the ones with the most frequent new highs in the last month and Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS) the office supplies retailer was on the top of the list. As I further researched the stock I have no idea why? Barchart technical indicators: 96% Barchart technical buy signals Trend…
At the beginning of each New Year, Seeking Alpha, the popular financial web portal, interviews Gary Gordon for its Positioning for 2015 series. Here is a transcript of that exchange. SA’s Carolyn Pairitz (CP): How would your clients describe your investing style/philosophy? Gary Gordon (GG): My clients would recite my mantra… There are four possible investing outcomes (i.e., big gain,…
The finance REITs that generate income through leveraged bets on the rate differences between short and long term rates are starting to look more and more troubled. These companies need both the longer-term yields on agency mortgage backed securities – MBS – and short term interest rates to stay stable. Any rise in rates on…
The finance REITs that generate income through leveraged bets on the rate differences between short and long term rates are starting to look more and more troubled. These companies need both the longer-term yields on agency mortgage backed securities – MBS – and short term interest rates to stay stable. Any rise in rates on…
Overview With major advancements in its drug pipeline over the last two years, Synthetic Biologics (SYN) has propelled itself onto the radar of retail investors, philanthropists and major institutions. Only a year ago, Synthetic’s average share volume stagnated around 50,000 in what seemed to be a lack of awareness on Wall Street. This year, however,…
Facebook (FB) was sued over allegations it systematically intercepts its users private messages on the social network and profits by sharing the data with advertisers and marketers. When users compose messages that include links to a third-party website, Facebook scans the content of the message, follows the link and searches for information to profile the…
