I am planning to add a premium section to the Trade-Radar web site. This members-only area will consist of content similar to Alert HQ but more unique. In fact, I will be naming it Alert HQ Premium and there will be a modest recurring charge to access …
John Neff, who beat the S&P by 3% over the course of 30 years while managing the Vanguard Windsor Fund, attributed much of his success to a metric he liked to use dubbed the “total return ratio.” Here is the definition:
Total Return Ratio = (analy…
From Business Wire today we have this report:
Intel Corporation (INTC) today announced that third-quarter revenue will be below the company’s previous outlook. The company now expects third-quarter revenue to be $11.0 billion, plus or minus $200 millio…
We haven’t had another “flash crash” in a while but I still see crazy data points hanging around that can play havoc with stock charts.
When I go to a site like StockCharts.com, for example, and look at an ETF like IGW, the iShares Semiconductor ETF, …
The advanced report for Durable Goods for July was released Wednesday and it was pretty dismal.
The fact that the market managed to advance in the face of this report almost makes me think that a rally is in the offing. This is the second instance of …
Yesterday I wrote a post titled “Q2 earnings scorecard — believe the guidance or believe the bears?” The point of that post was that forward guidance during the most recent earnings season closely matched the guidance offered during the previous…
The 2010 2nd quarter earnings season has wound down so it’s a good time to do a comparison the 1st quarter.
I always say that earnings are ancient history so I focus on forward guidance. Unfortunately only 40% of companies provide guidance; neverthele…
With the stock market in distress and bonds yielding practically nothing many analysts and bloggers are proposing that investors should focus on companies paying dividends.
For this post, I’ve combined my Reasonable Value screen with a filter for thos…
So, what else is new? Let’s look at the two opposing viewpoints.
In this corner, the optimists –
Starting with the positive viewpoint, iSuppli is looking at the second half of the year as being a very positive time for the semiconductor industry.
“i…
Google has been in the limelight quite a bit lately. The main reasons are as follows:
Google’s supposed repudiation of its commitment to “net neutrality”
Oracle suing Google over an alleged violation of the terms of the Java license
In the most recent …