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Aflac (NYSE:AFL): Upgraded To Outperform At Credit Suisse; Target Raised To $60

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:07:34 GMT

Credit Suisse is out with an interestingly timed upgrade on Aflac (NYSE:AFL) raising their rating to Outperform from Neutral with a $60 price target (prev. $52). Action: After sizing up potential losses and recent actions to restructure European banks’ capital positions, the firm upgrades Aflac to Outperform and raise their target price to $60. According to the firm their upgrade also considers the following: 1) Improved recent fundamental trends, including an up-tick in persistency and a wider gap between incurred claims and benefits paid,[More...]

A Winning Investment Strategy

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:39:58 GMT

We all want to succeed in everything that we do, including investing in the stock market. Though I have no analytical data to back it up, I am convinced that most people will lose money in the stock market over their lifetime. So why do so few people succeed at investing? Could it be that an individual's desire to succeed be a significant reason for their failure.[More...]

Carlson's Dividend Trio

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:23:05 GMT

"One way to build an inflation hedge into your investment cash ?ows is to focus on stocks that are likely to boost their dividends on a regular basis," explains dividend specialist Chuck Carlson.[More...]

Today Earnings Reports Analysis : Motorola (MOT), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), Aetna (AET), Kellogg (K), ExxonMobil (XOM), Public Service Enterprise (PEG), Assurant (AIZ), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Eastman Kodak (EK), Aflac (AFL), Ventas (VTR)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:10:00 GMT

Motorola Inc. (MOT) today declared financial results for the third quarter 2009. Quarterly net income from continuing operations was $12 million or 1 cent per share, compared to a net loss of $397 million or 18 cents per share in the prior quarter. Third quarter adjusted (excluding special items) EPS was 2 cents, easily beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a break-even quarter.[More...]

Executive Pay Cuts Rekindle 'Say-on-Pay' Flame In Washington

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:45:55 GMT

Last week’s decision by the Obama administration to cut and limit the pay of executives at bailed out companies is generating a lot of press, but it’s the moves by Congress that would give investors a “say on pay” that will have the broader sweep on Wall Street.[More...]

Deficit Not As Bad As Feared

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:29:16 GMT

Late on Friday, the Treasury Department released the budget deficit for August. It came in at $111.4 billion, which was far better than the $140 billion monthly shortfall that had been expected.[More...]

Seeding A Forest Of Dividend Stocks

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:01:40 GMT

In the southern U.S. where I live, there has been some controversy over harvesting forests of hardwoods and reseeding them with pines. Valuable hardwood trees such as white and red oaks, cherry, ash, yellow poplar and black walnut require decades to reach financial maturity.[More...]

Financial Stocks For Dividend Investors: AFL, CB

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:17:00 GMT

Financial stocks, which used to be great dividend investments, have had their share of troubles over the past two years. The sector has rebounded sharply since hitting its lows in March. Since the major dividend growth stories of the past such as Bank of America (BAC) and US Bancorp (USB) have cut dividends, most dividend growth investors seem to have a very low allocation to the sector. As a result dividend investors could suffer inferior risk adjusted returns in the future since they won't own any financial stocks.[More...]

Seven Stingy Dividend Stocks

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:13:00 GMT

I currently track 100 dividend stocks in my D4L-Dashboard and have determined some of the lower rated stocks could be buys if the companies simply chose to increase their dividends. For various reasons their management has elected keep a low payout ratio and deploy the excess cash elsewhere.[More...]

Aflac (NYSE: AFL) Dividend Stock Analysis

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:47:24 GMT

Aflac Incorporated, through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac), provides supplemental health and life insurance in the USA and Japan. The company is member the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index. Aflac has consistently increased dividends for 27 consecutive years. The company[More...]

Job summit unlikely to bring consensus on economy

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:48:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ From "Build things" to "Butt out," conflicting opinions are expected to be heard Thursday at the White House jobs summit.
On the eve of what is likely to be another 10 percent-plus monthly unemployment report, President Barack Obama has invited business, labor, financial, academic and nonprofit leaders to Washington to discuss job creation.
In the short term, summit organizers _ including Obama _ have no illusion that the day will end with a specific recommendation, much less consensus about whether another federal job stimulus is necessary.

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Aflac (NYSE:AFL): Upgraded To Outperform At Credit Suisse; Target Raised To $60

A Winning Investment Strategy

Carlson's Dividend Trio

Today Earnings Reports Analysis : Motorola (MOT), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), Aetna (AET), Kellogg (K), ExxonMobil (XOM), Public Service Enterprise (PEG), Assurant (AIZ), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Eastman Kodak (EK), Aflac (AFL), Ventas (VTR)

Executive Pay Cuts Rekindle 'Say-on-Pay' Flame In Washington

Deficit Not As Bad As Feared

Seeding A Forest Of Dividend Stocks

Financial Stocks For Dividend Investors: AFL, CB

Seven Stingy Dividend Stocks

Aflac (NYSE: AFL) Dividend Stock Analysis

Job summit unlikely to bring consensus on economy

Spire developer Garrett Kelleher to meet with leaders of AFL-CIO pension investment trusts: Talks to center on retiring Shelbourne Development's loan with Anglo Irish Bank, pay off liens, restart work

Holiday requests expected to rise: As budgets thin, more families in need

Top Ga. companies doing well despite economy

Federal Reserve opposed as big bank savior by odd allies

Strike: A risk worth taking?: Experts said SEPTA workers had little to lose because they could not easily be replaced.

Carlsbad job fair expected to draw 100 companies that are hiring

Aflac Freezes Merit Raises for Employees: Freeze in Place Until Domestic Sales Rebound

Weak Dollar Boosts Aflac Profits

Aflac More Than Triples Third Quarter Profits: Investment Losses Hurt, but Not As Much As 2008

LATINA Style Magazine Selects Aflac for Annual List of Top 50 Companies

Aflac Launches 'Soccer' - Its Eighth New Television Ad for 2009

Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Celebrates $50 Million of Goodwill

2009 Aflac All-American Classic Ends in Dramatic Fashion Tied 4-4

Bryce Harper Wins 2009 Jackie Robinson Award

Strong Arms, Big Bats Comprise Talented Group of Aflac's National Baseball Player of the Year Nominees

A.M. Best Places Ratings of Continental American Insurance Company Under Review With Positive Implications

Aflac Incorporated Announces Second Quarter Results, Declares Third Quarter Dividend, Announces Planned Acquisition of Continental American Insurance Company

Aflac Incorporated To Release Second Quarter Results on July 29, 2009

StreetInvesting.Com Free Research on FCE-A, HA, VLO, AFL, L and WAT

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