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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...]

International Diversification Begins At Home

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:57:40 GMT

With the recent decline in the U.S. dollar, investors are thinking more about international diversification. This can be accomplished by many different means such as buying a foreign stock, buying an ADR of a foreign company or investing in an international fund. However, one method that is often overlooked is buying a large U.S. multi-national company.[More...]

Ultimate Stock-Pickers' Top 10 Consumer Goods Stocks

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:52:39 GMT

Even with the dramatic runup in the equity markets since the beginning of March, our Ultimate Stock-Pickers continue to either add to or build up stakes in consumer goods stocks, which had been viewed by many as convenient places to hide during the bear market.[More...]

Value Stimulus: Procter & Gamble (PG)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:01:35 GMT

I’ve made reference in a few posts now to a long held investing thesis of mine regarding healthcare companies and my reasoning for classifying certain consumer products companies in the healthcare portion of my portfolios. In essence I’ve had a single focus for the healthcare component of my investments and it follows this line: “I’m not targeting just the health of people here at home, but those all around the world.”[More...]

Have You Been Watching That Stock I Named In August?

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:22:03 GMT

Back in August, I did something I rarely do here in Money and Markets ... I profiled a specific stock, one that was currently in the Dividend Superstars portfolio.[More...]

Unilever Buys Sara Lee Arm For $1.9 Billion As Part Of Emerging Market Expansion

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:58:39 GMT

Anglo-Dutch Unilever PLC/AG (NYSE ADR: UL, UN) on Friday made an aggressive play to expand its brand portfolio by purchasing the personal care arm of U.S.-based Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE). Unilever will pay $1.87 billion (1.28 billion euros) in cash for the business, which includes brands like Sanex and Radox. The acquisition is expected to strengthen the company’s position in skin care and deodorants in Western Europe, and build the brands in emerging markets.[More...]

Yet Another Stain on A P&G Product (PG)

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:46:50 GMT

An annoyed consumer, who happened to be lawyer Mark Rossman, filed a class-action suit in US District Court (So. Michigan) against P&G for brown stains that persisted on his teeth he alleges were due to the use of Crest Pro-Health mouthwash. He alleges breach of warranty and failure to warn. He may have a point...[More...]

Seven Dividend Elites: Ko, CL, XOM, PPG, LLY, SWK, PG

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:08:09 GMT

"While companies have been cutting dividends at an historic pace over the last 24 months, the fact is that there are still quality companies with long histories of paying dividends represent good long-term investments," says Chuck Carlson.[More...]

On Picking Stocks And Market Corrections

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:47:18 GMT

Hello Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my blog, Stock Picks Bob's Advice! As always, please remember that I am an amateur investor, so please remember to consult with your professional investment advisers prior to making any investment decisions based on information on this website. I set out tonight to write up an entry about a suitable stock to add to my blog. But nothing seemed right. I scanned through the list of the top % gainers, my usual starting place, but there were few stocks over $10.[More...]

Financially Healthy Stocks With Attractive Valuations

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:56:39 GMT

Value Expectations teaches professional investors how to make more informed investment decision evaluating stocks on the basis of corporate performance, valuation, management quality, earnings quality, and other proprietary variables. These variables inevitably help identify companies that are potential long-term investments while avoiding potential torpedoes. However, during the financial crisis, leverage and a week balance sheet played a significant part when investors evaluated a holding. To help our institutional clients navigate the environment The Applied Finance Group (AFG) developed the risk analysis template specifically to model the healthiness of a company’s balance sheet. In addition to the risk analysis template we also developed a template that calculated an Altman Z-Score developed to identify companies that are most likely to go bankrupt. As professional[More...]

NU earnings fall 10 percent for third quarter

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:46:00 GMT

Nov. 3--Northeast Utilities' earnings took a hit in the third quarter, but company officials say future earnings will keep pace with projections for the end of the year.
That's about 10 cents a share, from 47 cents in the third quarter of last year to 37 cents for the same period this year.
In Connecticut, NU is the parent company of Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas Services Co. It also owns the Public Service Co. of New Hampshire and Western Massachusetts Electric Co.

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Carlson's Dividend Trio

International Diversification Begins At Home

Ultimate Stock-Pickers' Top 10 Consumer Goods Stocks

Value Stimulus: Procter & Gamble (PG)

Have You Been Watching That Stock I Named In August?

Unilever Buys Sara Lee Arm For $1.9 Billion As Part Of Emerging Market Expansion

Yet Another Stain on A P&G Product (PG)

Seven Dividend Elites: Ko, CL, XOM, PPG, LLY, SWK, PG

On Picking Stocks And Market Corrections

Financially Healthy Stocks With Attractive Valuations

NU earnings fall 10 percent for third quarter

Electric, gas utilities file joint energy efficiency plan

Weather, Recession Reduce 3Q NU Earnings

Colgate-Palmolive Q3 Net Income Up

Energy audit addresses drafts, light, heat leaks

Wallets Snap Shut in September -- Consumers Sit As Incentives End, Incomes Idle

Consumer spending falls in September, incomes flat

Consumer spending falls in September, incomes flat

Consumer spending falls 0.5 percent in September

Consumers returning to big brands

Colgate Announces Record 3rd Quarter Earnings, Exceeding Expectations

Colgate Announces Strong 2nd Quarter Earnings, Exceeding Profit Expectations

ParagonReport.Com Complimentary Earnings Analysis on CL, K, and AVP

Colgate Webcasts 2009 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2009 – 11:00 a.m. ET

Colgate Declares Regular Quarterly Dividends

SpongeTech Delivery Systems (SPNG.OB) Receives Nearly 15 Million in Orders for the Month of May

Colgate-Palmolive Webcasts Presentation at the Sanford Bernstein 25th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference

Inspire Your Children To Become 'Germ-Fighters'

Colgate-Palmolive Webcasts Presentation at the Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium

Colgate Announces Strong 1st Quarter Earnings

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