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This Timber Company Is Bucking The Industry’s Falling Trend

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:12:39 GMT

Editor’s Note: Jim Stanton is attending to some family matters today, so Investment U columnist David Fessler is pinch-hitting for him. And in keeping with Jim’s usual “Sector Watch” theme on Mondays, David focuses on the timber area, explaining why the industry has witnessed a decline over the past 10 years. No matter whether you’re already invested in timber - or thinking about investing in it - you’ll need to know which three REITs to avoid and which one is handling the falling trend better than the rest. David has the answers[More...]

Earnings Season Is Over - Who Were The Growth Leaders?

Tue, 19 May 2009 03:27:49 GMT

Earnings season is pretty much over now. Many companies managed to beat drastically reduced expectations. As a result, many bears focused on poor earnings quality and the fact that the bar had been lowered so far, it was no great accomplishment to exceed expectations. There were a number of stocks, though, that beat fair and square. We compiled a list of stocks that had increased earnings per share sequentially and year-over-year and increased revenues sequentially and year-over-year. We had 218 stocks that made the list. We then cross referenced this list with the S&P 500 and came up with the following list of 27 stocks: SymbolNameAETAETNA[More...]

Plum Creek (NYSE:PCL): Weathering The Real Estate Bubble

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:50:33 GMT

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE:PCL) has a very strong balance sheet and will be able to weather the real estate storm.[More...]

S&P 500 Stocks

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

For $29 A Pop, You Can Put Your Retirement On Autopilot

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:23:00 GMT

Thursday, February 19, 2009 Guest Editorial by Tanner Callais, Editor, The Street Authority Editor’s Note: Today, we welcome back our colleagues from The Street Authority, who have another profitable investment opportunity for you. It’s an industry that often gets lost in the everyday shuffle of oil, gold, currencies, banking, real estate, and others. Consequently, most investors never think about it. But it’s beaten most investments hands-down for decades. Here’s guest editor Tanner Callais with the details… Martin Denholm, Managing Editor, Smart Profits Report Wealth From Wood Stocks… bonds… annuities… real estate… the investment tools that can fund a comfortable retirement are endless. But there’s one very profitable[More...]

Earnings Review: February 02, 2009

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:19:04 GMT

Late on Monday, Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) announced that fourth-quarter net income plunged 48% to $197 million, or 42 cents a share, from $382 million, or 78 cents a share in the same quarter, a year ago.[More...]

REITs Continue To Be Gold Mine On Short Side

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:42:00 GMT

Another day, another REIT implosion - these are simply gold mines for shorts. Commerical real estate is in serious trouble since as we keep saying we are just NOW entering the heart of the recession and many of these companies are already struggling - the lack of access to credit markets is devastating for these guys - many of which have a lot of debt to turnover. Today's REIT of the day is Prologis (PLD) whose CEO resigned, dividend is cut, cutting jobs, you name it - the need for cash is desperate. [More...]

Growing Assets: Plum Creek Timber

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:00 GMT

"Seattle-based Plum Creek Timber (NYSE: PCL), the nation's largest private landowner with more than 8 million acres, has caught our eye," says Bill Martin. His BullMarket.com explains, "Earnings have been stunted in recent quarters by the housing slump, but the company sports a strong balance sheet and an asset base that thanks to nature only gets larger and more valuable as time goes[More...]

My Dividend Growth Plan - Aug 6 2008 10:08AM

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:59:00 GMT

In my previous article I started discussing my dividend growth plan in more detail, by focusing on my stock selection criteria. Today I will be focusing on the diversification part of my plan.Diversification is important, because it generally insures investors up to a certain point that they won’t lose all of their money at the same time. In general it is not a good idea to put all of your eggs in one basket. In terms of diversification, I am trying to own anywhere from 30 to 100 dividend paying stocks, which generate an ever increasing dividend income stream for me. The stocks should fit the criteria which I mentioned in[More...]

Risk Management In Trending Markets

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:21:00 GMT

Most of us would prefer to be investors instead of traders. Investors, with an intermediate to long-term time horizon, must be aligned with a positive trend in order to make money.[More...]

Big Landowners Fret About New LURC Plan ; Conservationists Say It Will Help Control Scattered Construction of Vacation Homes.

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:47:00 GMT

The planning and zoning agency for Maine's North Woods is finalizing a new plan to control development pressure in the region.
Maine's Land Use Regulation Commission says new ownership of the forests and new types of development mean it's time to update the 12- year-old comprehensive plan and find new ways to guide future growth.
"The landscape has changed substantially since 1997 - commercial wind power, commercial water extraction, the character of residential development," said Catherine Carroll, the commission's executive director.

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This Timber Company Is Bucking The Industry’s Falling Trend

Earnings Season Is Over - Who Were The Growth Leaders?

Plum Creek (NYSE:PCL): Weathering The Real Estate Bubble

S&P 500 Stocks

For $29 A Pop, You Can Put Your Retirement On Autopilot

Earnings Review: February 02, 2009

REITs Continue To Be Gold Mine On Short Side

Growing Assets: Plum Creek Timber

My Dividend Growth Plan - Aug 6 2008 10:08AM

Risk Management In Trending Markets

Big Landowners Fret About New LURC Plan ; Conservationists Say It Will Help Control Scattered Construction of Vacation Homes.

Dominion Blvd. Improvement Would Have Up to $2.50 Toll

Dominion Blvd. Improvment Would Have Up to $2.50 Toll

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., Rich Landers Column: Land Swap Protects Wildlife, Preserves Public Access

Timber company Weyerhaeuser slashes dividend

House Flips, OKs Protection for Metolius

Update: House Flips, OKs Protection for Metolius

HP Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Its LaserJet Printer: A Boise Development Team Played a Key Rolein Producing the Product.

Northern Mainers Seek Greater Control ; State House: Lawmakers Hear Dozens of Speakers on Bills to Alter Oversight of the North Woods.

RAK Petroleum Announces Eagle Energy Acquisition

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. Reports Results for Third Quarter 2009

Plum Creek Renamed to Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.42 Per Share

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter 2009

Plum Creek Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for July 27

Plum Creek President and CEO to Speak at 2009 NAREIT Investor Forum

John F. Morgan Sr. Elected Chairman of the Board at Plum Creek

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.42 Per Share

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter 2009

Plum Creek Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for April 27

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