Description: One smart prognosticator thinks the five-year run will soon come to a close. Source: Fortune.com Date: Mar 21, 2014 Link: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/21/why-the-bull-market-could-end-tomorrow/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for discussion: What is the basis for the argument? Do you agree with the analysis?
Posts Categorized: Growth & Valuation
Bugatti-Driving 26-Year-Old Tied to Penny-Stock Website
Description: Short-sellers and stock promoters have puzzled for years over who operated one of the largest penny-stock websites. A U.S. lawsuit points to a Bugatti-driving 26-year-old from Montreal. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Mar 17, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-17/bugatti-driving-26-year-old-tied-to-penny-stock-website.html Questions for Discussions: How did the fraud to pump and dump work? What are the signs that the source… Read more »
This company loves the snow
Description: Let it snow. Douglas Dynamics, a maker of snow plows, loves the winter weather. It reported strong earnings and its stock (ticker symbol PLOW) is up on the news. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 05, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/03/11/buzz-douglas-dynamics-snow-plows.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Is it likely the firm would experience increases year over year… Read more »
The Jeep Plant Mitt Romney Said Was Moving to China Is Hiring 1,000 Workers in Ohio
Description: Remember the closing days of the 2012 presidential campaign when Mitt Romney ran that explosive ad suggesting Chrysler was going to stop building Jeeps in Ohio and move production to China? Source: Businessweek.com Date: Mar 14, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-14/the-jeep-plant-mitt-romney-said-was-moving-to-china-is-hiring-1-000-workers-in-ohio Questions for Discussions: What is the message in this report for investors? Why would Chrysler… Read more »
Tesla Looks Like a Bubble, Will It Pop?
Description: After years of being underappreciated by Wall Street, financial analysis’s are predicting ludicrous growth rates for Elon Musk’s electric car company. Source: TheDailyBeast.com Date: Mar 01, 2014 Link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/01/tesla-looks-like-a-bubble-will-it-pop.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the financial history of the firm. Why do you think it has performed so well? Do you believe Tesla looks like… Read more »
Can’t Get a Bank Loan? The Alternatives Are Expanding
Description: Ivan Rincon’s products may have been skimpy, but he was convinced his growth prospects were not. Orchid Boutique, the online swimwear shop he founded six years ago in Miami with his wife, Mayra, was approaching $3 million in annual sales. It had been profitable since 2010, he said, with margins that ran between 10… Read more »
Zuckerberg on WhatsApp acquisition
Description: Facebook CEO, in his keynote at Mobile World Congress, says WhatsApp was a “great fit” for the social network. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/02/24/t-zuckerberg-on-whatsapp-acquisition.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How does Mark Zukerberg justify the valuation for WhatsApp? Do you believe it is a good deal for Facebook investors? How… Read more »
Here’s How Some Small Banks are Making Big Money
Description: On today’s “Insight & Action,” Bloomberg’s Adam Johnson looks at the health of small banks on Bloomberg Television’s “Lunch Money.” Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Feb 28, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2014-02-28/here-s-how-some-small-banks-are-making-big-money#r=nav-f-video Questions for discussion: What does this report say about the financial status of small US banks in comparison to the larger Wall Street… Read more »
Buffett: We’d like to own more of Heinz
Description: Warren Buffett may end up putting more money into ketchup maker Heinz. Source: Fortune.com Date: Feb 28, 2014 Link: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/01/buffett-heinz/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the highlights presented in this report. Do you think the investment in Heinz was a good one? Would you be buying more?
Institutional ownership of Apple stock reaches new 5-year low
Description: Institutional ownership of large-cap stocks is currently at high levels, but there is one glaring exception to that trend: Apple, which is currently at a five-year low among hedge funds, banks, mutual funds, and other powerful types of financial institutions. Source: Appleinsider.com Date: Feb 26, 2014 Link: http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/02/26/institutional-ownership-of-apple-stock-reaches-new-5-year-low Questions for Discussions: Summarize the financial… Read more »
