Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Game On: A Look At Markets This Week
Turning to the markets, tensions with North Korea and better-than expected economic data out of China are in focus this morning. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices are coming off three straight losing sessions and start the day at two month lows. And with the Dow and S&P having put in a “lower low” […]
Computer Services: A Would-Be Dividend Aristocrat
The Federal Reserve increased interest rates in March, and last December as well. Without a doubt, interest rates are on the rise. Many investors are looking to the financial industry to capitalize on this trend. Large-cap banks like Wells Fargo (WFC) and J.P. Morgan (JPM) see increases in their net interest margins as benchmark interest rates move upwards, which will in […]
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
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
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
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
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?
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 […]
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 […]
