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Lindsay: Long Term Intervals

Lindsay: Long Term Intervals

The March 20 Market Update showed our Long Term interval forecast – both 15 and 12 year intervals. As we are now seeing the biggest pullback in the Dow since last autumn we have to assume that the 15yr interval is exerting its influence and the decline won’t end until the 12yr interval (May-November, 2017) […]
5 Stocks To Buy With Solid Earnings Acceleration

5 Stocks To Buy With Solid Earnings Acceleration

Constant earnings growth captivates almost everyone, right from the top brass to research analysts. This is because earnings are a measure of the money a company is making. Take a company’s revenues over a given period of time, subtract the cost of production and you will have its earnings! Upbeat earnings results are more often […]
PacWest Bancorp Q1 Earnings Miss The Mark Amid Higher Loan Loss Provisions

PacWest Bancorp Q1 Earnings Miss The Mark Amid Higher Loan Loss Provisions

Written by StockNews.com PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW) early Monday posted worse-than-expected first quarter earnings results, as its provision for credit losses widened. The Brea, CA-based regional banker reported: Q1 earnings per share (EPS) of $0.65, which was $0.07 worse than the Wall Street consensus estimate of $0.72. Net interest income fell by $15.9 million to $232.5 million […]
SMDV: Why Your DGI Strategy Should Include The Small Cap Dividend Aristocrats

SMDV: Why Your DGI Strategy Should Include The Small Cap Dividend Aristocrats

A well-rounded dividend growth strategy should include income from a number of different sources and styles. Not surprisingly, the ETF industry helps address that need by offering well over 100 different funds utilizing dozens of different strategies. The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL), for example, targets companies with decades-long histories of steady dividend […]
More Thinking About Trade As Pence And Ross Head To Tokyo

More Thinking About Trade As Pence And Ross Head To Tokyo

US Vice President Pence and Commerce Secretary Ross will go to Japan this week. In addition to regional security issues, trade relations will likely be featured. Earlier this year, US President Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Abe agreed to hold bilateral trade talks, led by Pence and Japan’s Finance Minister Aso. Ross, charged with reducing the […]
2017 IPO Prospects: Carvana Wants To List, But Will It Follow Beepi To The Scrapyard?

2017 IPO Prospects: Carvana Wants To List, But Will It Follow Beepi To The Scrapyard?

According to the report on used car dealers in the US published by IBISWorld earlier this year, the used car industry is estimated to grow 2.9% annually through the period 2012 through 2017 to $116 billion in revenues. The market has traditionally been dominated by physical dealership stores, but has, as of late, seen several online players as […]
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                        Fed Will Cause A 2008 Redux

EC Fed Will Cause A 2008 Redux

Truth is a rare commodity on Wall Street. You have to sift through tons of dirt to find the golden ore. For example, mainstream analysis of the Fed’s current monetary policy claims that it will be able to normalize interest rates with impunity. That assertion could not be further from the truth. The fact is […]
U.S. Silica (SLCA) Raised To Strong Buy On Upbeat Prospects

U.S. Silica (SLCA) Raised To Strong Buy On Upbeat Prospects

On Apr 15, Zacks Investment Research upgraded U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (SLCA- Free Report) , a leading producer of commercial silica, to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Going by the Zacks model, companies sporting a Zacks Rank #1 have strong chances of outperforming the broader market. Why the Upgrade? Estimates for U.S. Silica have been moving north […]
State Pension Funds Take On More Risk, Higher Fees For Worse Returns

State Pension Funds Take On More Risk, Higher Fees For Worse Returns

State and locally run retirement systems are increasingly turning to alternative and complex investments to help boost returns but these decisions may not be the best for all stakeholders involved, according to a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts. The report, which is the latest in a series of reports from Pew on the […]
Soft Data Slump Begins – Empire Fed Plunges Most In A Year

Soft Data Slump Begins – Empire Fed Plunges Most In A Year

And so it begins. After exploding higher post-election, it appears the ‘soft’ survey data hype has begun to fade. Empire Fed’s manufacturing survey tumbled the most since May 2016 in April, almost erasing the entire post-election surge. New Orders (current and expected) slumped and the average workweek caved as Trump’s ‘plans’ remain stymied. And just like […]