A step-by-step guide for tackling student loan debt
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
I have over $150,000 in student loans. What is the best way to tackle this debt on a $50,000/year salary? Answer below by Quora user Ariana K. Lema. I believe the rule of thumb is to not take out more in student loan debt for an education than you expect to earn as an annual […]
Bear Of The Day: US Silica Holdings
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The recent downtrend has been brutal for stocks in the fracking and broader energy industry. We have seen several companies lose their status as profitable companies, while others appear to be on the brink of not even surviving this difficult time. But beyond the fracking and energy space, there have been plenty of other companies […]
Is Shake Shack’s Valuation Out Of Touch?
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Welcome to This Week on Estimize. This week we’re joined by the Co-Founder of ChartIQ, Dan Schleifer. In this episode Leigh and Dan discuss the valuations of casual dining stocks Jack in the Box, El Pollo Loco, and Shake Shack, they share their bearish views on King Digital, and they chat about Semantic which Leigh calls […]
Axis Capital – Chart Of The Day
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The Chart of the Day is Axis Capital (NYSE:AXS). I found the stock by sorting the All Time High list for the stocks with the highest technical buy signals, then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 5/6 the stock gained 3.90%. AXIS Capital Holdings Limited is a Bermuda-based global provider of […]
Greece Empties IMF Reserve Account To Pay IMF; Liquidity “Terribly Urgent” Says Finance Minister
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Greece said it would make its payment to the IMF on time and it did, one day early in fact. How? Greece Taps IMF Reserve Account. Greece emptied an IMF holding account to repay 750 million euros ($840 million) due to the fund, a Greek central bank official said, avoiding default but underscoring the dire state […]
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Telecom Giant Verizon Communications Announces Acquisition Deal For AOL Inc.
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Just in time to replace the Comcast/Time Warner failed mega deal, comes a new telecom acquisition. Giant telephone and cable provider Verizon announce the acquisition of AOL today. According to the Wall Street journal, “the all-cash deal values AOL at $50 a share, a 23% premium over the company’s three-month volume-weighted average price. AOL shares […]
Four Canadian Juniors Poised To Gain In The Oil And Gas Recovery: Angelos Damaskos
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. With crisis comes opportunity, as the saying goes, and Angelos Damaskos, principal adviser of the Junior Oils Trust, has capitalized on the panicked selloff of junior oil and gas companies to build positions […]
Bond Short Squeeze Sends Stocks Green For The Day
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Trannies remain lower as the rest of the US equity market has accelerated higher after the 3Y auction and the short squeeze in bond-land… “Green” – mwuahahaha Click on picture to enlarge Squeeze… Charts: Bloomberg
China’s Equity Bull Market…
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The US stock market has been the place to be for the last 3-4 years. So naturally investors are inclined to follow what has been working and abandon their plans. Of course this is one of the reasons the individual investor tends to perform so poorly in the aggregate. Markets are always forward looking while […]
Why A Stock Market Crash May Once Again Be Inevitable
May 12, 2015
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Don’t confuse brains with a bull market. -Humphrey B. Neill Spending as much time as I do on social media, namely Twitter and StockTwits, I’ve been absolutely astounded by how many traders have begun to “confuse brains with a bull market.” We joke about it on these platforms but there is an amazing amount of hubris out there […]