28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Constellation Among Stocks Breaking Out To New Highs
Constellation Among Stocks Breaking Out To New Highs
A handful of stocks broke out to new highs, but they were in mostly light volume due to Friday’s half-day session. Constellation Brands (STZ) gapped up as it added 1.64, or 2%, to 96.40 in less than half its usual trade. The stock is now 2% above a 94.87 buy point of a flat base that it initially cleared Nov. 12 but hadn’t yet closed above the entry.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Newly Profitable Medivation Riding High On Drug Sales
Newly Profitable Medivation Riding High On Drug Sales
Biopharmaceutical company Medivation (MDVN) recently turned profitable in a big way. The company — a new entrant to the IBD Stock Spotlight screen — focuses on developing therapies to treat serious illnesses for which few treatment options exist. On Nov. 6, Medivation reported third-quarter earnings of 96 cents a share compared with a loss in the year-earlier period. Sales growth accelerated for a second straight quarter to a 234% gain.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: OPEC might get the last laugh on oil
NewsWatch: OPEC might get the last laugh on oil
Oil prices are collapsing, but OPEC seems determined to make U.S.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Risk Tolerance: Know Yours Can Save You Money
Risk Tolerance: Know Yours Can Save You Money
When it comes to investing, the old expression “No pain, no gain” holds as true as in other areas of life. Investing goes hand in hand with accepting a certain level of risk. But how much volatility can an investor tolerate? After the recent turbulent performance of the markets, and with the 2008 stock market downturn still fresh in investors’ minds, it’s not surprising that many are still wary of the markets.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on John Bogle: Mutual Funds Will Outlive Me
John Bogle: Mutual Funds Will Outlive Me
When a New York newspaper confused American humorist Mark Twain with a cousin who was seriously ill in London, Twain famously informed the New York Journal, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Now, more than a century later, the mutual fund industry could protest that it too has been buried before its time is up.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Managed Accounts Provide A Glide Path For Investors
Managed Accounts Provide A Glide Path For Investors
Building a portfolio of mutual funds can take a fair amount of time, depending on your experience. If you’re new to investing or would rather spend time doing something else, you have a couple of options to speed up the process. Target date funds, for one, let you choose one fund that matches your retirement date and let it ride. But your 401(k) might have another more dynamic solution: managed accounts.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on “An Unstoppable Zombie Holiday” – Humanity Shudders As America Exports Black Friday To the World
“An Unstoppable Zombie Holiday” – Humanity Shudders As America Exports Black Friday To the World
Because nothing gives “Thanks” like Americans fighting over things they don’t need…
Exhibit 1: Doorbuster deals at a Wal-Mart in Michigan City, Indiana, had shoppers literally stealing items from other people’s carts.