29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Cheap Way to Hedge
A Cheap Way to Hedge
How to protect your stock portfolio from an October swoon by using an inexpensive “put spread collar.”
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Slide Show: It’s been a summer worth waiting (in line) for
Slide Show: It’s been a summer worth waiting (in line) for
After a winter that introduced huge swaths of the country to the term polar vortex, this summer, it turned out, has been one worth waiting for. And wait we have.
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Are Stocks Set For A Major Decline In The Fall?
Are Stocks Set For A Major Decline In The Fall?
The market news coverage is becoming increasingly polarized. On one side of the debate are those that believe the sky is the limit for stocks in the months ahead. With stocks reaching a fresh all-time high on Friday, this view has yet to be invalidated. On the other side of the discussion are those that expect a significant stock market pullback is not only imminent but also long overdue.
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New Technology Could End The Debate Over Pipeline Safety
New Technology Could End The Debate Over Pipeline Safety
By Oilprice:
Who could have ever imagined that North America would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids? A decade ago, that would have seemed laughable.
Yet that’s exactly what has happened; and it’s not just Saudi Arabia that has been left in North America’s dust – Russia has, too.
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chinese energy giants turn upbeat on shale gas
Chinese energy giants turn upbeat on shale gas
China’s energy heavyweights Sinopec and PetroChina upgraded their outlook on the country’s shale gas industry.
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 25 Of The Most Attractive Dividend Stocks
25 Of The Most Attractive Dividend Stocks
By Dividend Yield:
These are tough times for investors who look for cheap companies. The Dow and S&P 500 jump from high to high, but this boom is credit-driven; it’s the result of the monetary easing policy of the world’s major government banks.
The good thing is that we can buy stocks in every market situation, whether the market has a P/E level of 30 or 10. What we need to is to look at solid growth for the single stock and not overpay for the future prospects of an asset.
29 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How To Read Between The Lines Of Asian Financial Statements
How To Read Between The Lines Of Asian Financial Statements
By CFA Institute Contributors:
By Larry Cao, CFA
When I was a new analyst following technology stocks for a predominantly US equity fund, one thing I noticed in doing competitor analysis was the low multiples of some Asian companies, even after taking into account the more pronounced differences in accounting systems in those days. Did low-multiple stocks necessarily present good values? Were there any systematic reasons behind the low valuation?