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Saturday, November 21, 2009
FIVE-STAR INVESTOR
Jump Back In (with a Margin of Safety)
Buying cheap firms with strong financial health could ease investor worries.
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Tilson: Quality on Sale (Video)
READING INDICATORS
Consumers Hold the Key
It all comes down to when those with jobs, and those with limited debt, have the confidence to spend more of their incomes.
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Economy's Got to Roll Up Its Sleeves (Video)
PERSPECTIVES: Barel Karsan
Six Investor Traps
Investors should get to know these pitfalls so thoroughly that they recognize and immediately correct when they are about to fall into one.
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Become a Better Investor
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Eight Mental Traps to Avoid
PERSPECTIVES: The Business Insider
Roubini: 10 Reasons the Recovery Will Be U-Shaped
Still bearish, Nouriel Roubini predicts a slow recovery.
Mergers Beyond the Numbers: How CFOs Can Shine
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Our Pick in Utilities ETFs
Housing Hurts, Merger Misses, and ETF High Jinks
Making the Brand
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Mutual Funds
TAKE FIVE with JOHN ROGERS JR.
Rogers: Investing Is a Marathon
The Ariel manager on the fund's poor intermediate-term returns, three things investors are missing on newspapers, and values in consumer names and health care.
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Keeping Your Wits in a Tough Market
OppenheimerFunds' 529 Settlement Could Lead to Others
Fund Manager of the Decade Finalists
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Stocks
STOCK STRATEGIST
Winners and Losers Among International Banks
We think the significant divergence among international banks during the last two years will extend into the recovery.
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Top Picks in Income-Rich Sectors
You Might Think You're Copying Buffett...
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ETF Research
ETF INVESTING
Trading Tactics Matter with International ETFs
We take a closer look at international ETFs' bid-ask spreads and NAV premiums and discounts.
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PIMCO's Active Bond ETFs: Institutional Pricing for All
Wanna Hedge? Think Silver Not Gold
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Portfolio & Money Management
REKENTHALER REPORT
Avoiding Avoidable Mistakes
Target-date funds can do an excellent job of keeping investors out of self-made holes.
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Low Savings, Bad Investments
Who Needs a Financial Advisor?
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U.S. Sen. Landrieu Will Vote to Advance Health-Care Bill
Week in Review: Talk of Asset Bubbles Spooks Equities
Week Ahead: H-P Results, Home Sales Data, Holiday
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WSJ: Hershey Prepping $17 Billion Bid For Cadbury
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J.M. Smucker 2Q Profit Nearly Triples on Folgers Addition
Morgan Stanley's Gorman: Capping Bonuses Won't Change Behavior
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BJ SERVICES
Monday
We expect a tough quarter as pressure pumping pricing is under severe pressure.
TECH DATA CORP
Monday
Improving economic conditions will lift results.
CAMPBELL SOUP
Monday
TYSON FOODS A
Monday
VALSPAR CORP
Monday
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Nov 23
Market Consensus
5.70M
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Nov 24
Market Consensus
2.9%
Actual
GDP Deflator - Preliminary
Nov 24
Market Consensus
0.8%
Actual
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Nov 24
Market Consensus
-9.05%
Actual
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Nov 24
Market Consensus
47.5
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Nov 24
Market Consensus
0.1%
Actual
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Fairholme Fund Increasing Minimum Investment to $10,000
PIMCO Launches Emerging Markets and Infrastructure Bond Fund
Fidelity MF: Expect to Raise INR10 Billion from New Fund Over 2 Years
Hedge Fund Paulson Bought 300 Million Citi Shares During 3Q
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Asian
European
DJIA
10,318
-14.3
-0.1%
11/20/2009 4:04 PM
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S&P 500
1,091
-3.5
-0.3%
11/20/2009 4:59 PM
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NASDAQ
2,146
-10.8
-0.5%
11/20/2009 4:15 PM
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Russell 2000
585
-1.0
-0.2%
11/20/2009 4:06 PM
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U.S.
Asian
European
Shanghai
3,308
-12.3
-0.4%
11/20/2009 3:00 PM
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Nikkei 225
9,498
-51.8
-0.5%
11/20/2009 4:00 PM
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Hang Seng
22,456
-187.3
-0.8%
11/20/2009 4:00 PM
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Bombay
17,022
236.2
1.4%
11/20/2009 4:00 PM
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Australia
4,707
-61.1
-1.3%
11/20/2009 4:10 PM
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U.S.
Asian
European
FTSE 100
5,251
-16.3
-0.3%
11/20/2009 4:35 PM
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CAC 40 Paris
3,729
-30.9
-0.8%
11/20/2009 6:03 PM
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DAX Frankfurt
5,663
-39.0
-0.7%
11/20/2009 5:45 PM
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AEX Amstrdm
310
-3.3
-1.0%
11/20/2009 6:03 PM
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SMI Zurich
6,277
-9.4
-0.1%
11/20/2009 5:31 PM
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Portfolio
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Morningstar Screen
Portfolio
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Morningstar Screen
Gainers
$ Price
% Change
Dataram Corporation
4.75
40.12%
Netlist, Inc.
7.27
28.22%
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.
11.70
23.29%
SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc.
3.63
23.05%
National Security Group
9.27
18.85%
Losers
$ Price
% Change
e-Future Information Technology, Inc.
7.86
-21.40%
D.R. Horton Incorporated
10.37
-15.35%
NewBridge Bancorp
2.12
-14.86%
OptimumBank Holdings, Inc.
2.05
-14.58%
Seahawk Drilling, Inc.
22.57
-14.35%
Most Active
$ Price
% Change
Bank of America Corporation
16.09
0.06%
Citigroup, Inc.
4.20
-1.41%
Dell, Inc.
14.29
-9.96%
DryShips, Inc.
6.29
-3.68%
General Electric Company
15.59
-1.08%
Portfolio
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Morningstar Screen
Best Performing Wide Moat Stocks
Name
YTD Return
Market Cap
Amazon.com, Inc.
151.54
55,850
AmBev
134.04
51,190
Starbucks Corporation
127.59
15,870
Buckeye GP Holdings L.P.
126.95
767
Data as of 11-20-09
Ten Year Mutual Fund Champs
Name
10-Year
Return
( % )
CGM Focus
19.11
Lord Abbett Micro Cap Value I
15.02
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company
14.83
RS Partners A
13.38
Data as of 11-16-09
Commodity Futures
Gold
$1,139.60
-0.59%
Nov 09
Light Crude
$77.69
0.28%
Jan 10
Natural Gas
$4.45
0.47%
Dec 09
Treasury Yield
Historical Yields
Gov’t Bond Returns
Maturity
%Yield
6 Month
0.13
2 Year
0.75
5 Year
2.20
10 Year
3.36
30 Year
4.30
1 Yr Ago
Last Close
Treasury Yield
Historical Yields
Gov’t Bond Returns
Maturity
%Yield
6 Month
0.13
2 Year
0.75
5 Year
2.20
10 Year
3.36
30 Year
4.30
6 Month Note Yield
Treasury Yield
Historical Yields
Gov’t Bond Returns
M* Index
Value
US Gov
181.91
Short US Govt
167.06
Mid US Govt
190.44
Long US Govt
196.32
US Govt Bond
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