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Review of CR Bard (Dividend Growth Portfolio): Earnings reports

C.R. Bard is a medical device manufacturer with products in three markets: vascular (angioplasty catheters and stents, grafts and blood oxygenation), urology (catheters, urine collection systems and incontinence aids) and oncology (gastroenterological...

Published 09-30-2009 8:35 AM by Steve Cook
Review of General Mills (Dividend Growth Portfolio)

General Mills Inc. processes and markets such well known products as Cheerios, Wheaties, Total, Chex, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Hamburger Helper, Yoplait and Colombo. The company has grown profits and dividends at a 5-8% pace over the last five years earning...

Published 09-29-2009 8:31 AM by Steve Cook
Subscriber Alert-9/28/09

Subscriber Alert At the Market open this morning, our Portfolios will Sell one half of their positions in ING Prime Trust (PPR) and Nuveen Senior Income Fund (NSL) and re-invest the proceeds into Barclay’s Intermediate Term Fund (ITR). You will...

Published 09-28-2009 8:46 AM by Steve Cook
Subscriber Alert-9/25/09

Subscriber Alert The stock price of Brown Forman (BF.B-$49) has traded above the upper boundary of its Buy Value Range. Therefore, it is being Removed from the Dividend Growth Buy List. The Dividend Growth Portfolio will continue to Hold BFB. The stock...

Published 09-25-2009 8:40 AM by Steve Cook
Review of Suncor Energy (Aggressive Growth Portfolio)

Suncor Energy is the fifth largest crude oil producer, the tenth largest natural gas producer in Canada and is a primary means of participating in the Canadian oil sands play. The company explores, acquires, develops, produces and markets crude oil and...

Published 09-24-2009 8:31 AM by Steve Cook
Subscriber Alert: FDS calls--to buy back or not?

SUBSCRIBER ALERT 9/23/09 As noted in our earlier post, Factset Research reported better than expected earnings. Following that stock has absolutely smoked. On Monday, we wrote an October 65 call against a portion of that position @1.125. This morning...

Published 09-23-2009 9:12 AM by Steve Cook
Review of Sun Hydraulics (Aggressive Growth Portfolio): plus earnings reports and write ups

Sun Hydraulics designs and manufacturers screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds which control force, speed and motion as integral components in fluid power systems worldwide. Its products are used in construction, agricultural, industrial and...

Published 09-23-2009 8:34 AM by Steve Cook
Review of McDonalds (Dividend and Aggressive Growth Portfolios)

McDonald’s operates or licenses more than 32,000 fast food restaurants world wide. Over the past ten years, the company has grown profits at a 9% pace but dividends at 20% annualized while earning a 25%+ return on equity. Looking forward, the pace...

Published 09-22-2009 8:33 AM by Steve Cook
Monday Morning Covered Writes

At the Market open this morning, our Portfolios will Sell the following calls against one quarter to one half of indicated positions. I want to note that these covered writes are not against stocks whose prices are near the upper boundary of their Buy...

Published 09-21-2009 8:31 AM by Steve Cook
Subscriber Alert-9/16/09

SUBSCRIBER ALERT 9/16/09 The S&P is in an up trend defined by circa 1007-1232; and the only resistance that I can see is the downtrend line off its 2008 high (1177). I checked our internal indicator yesterday and to give you an idea of the breadth...

Published 09-16-2009 8:14 PM by Steve Cook
Subscriber Alert-9/12/09

I apologize for the delay. The server decided that it didn't know me and it took us three days to figure out how to correct the problem SUBSCRIBER ALERT 9/10/09 The pin action yesterday was good. Our financial, retail, industrial and technology stocks...

Published 09-12-2009 10:44 AM by Steve Cook
Subscriber Alert09/9/09

SUBSCRIBER ALERT 9/9/09 Just a note that the pin action in our Portfolios was much stronger than the indices indicated yesterday. Our internal indicator now shows (out of 161) 97 stocks in up trends off their March lows and 92 over their November 2008...

Published 09-09-2009 7:27 AM by Steve Cook
Subscriber Alert-9/4/09

Subscriber Alert The stock price of McDonalds (MCD-$56) has traded into its Buy Value Range. Accordingly, MCD is being Added to the Dividend Growth and Aggressive Growth Buy Lists. The Dividend Growth Portfolio already owns a full position; the Aggressive...

Published 09-04-2009 8:28 AM by Steve Cook
Review of Staples (Aggressive Growth Portfolio)

Staples is one of the largest office supply superstore chains in the US (2200+ stores); and also it has operations in the Europe, Asia and South America. In the past five years, the company has grown profits at an 18% pace, earning a return of equity...

Published 09-03-2009 9:22 AM by Steve Cook
More stocks hit trading stops; Review of Sigma Aldrich (Aggressive Growth Portfolio)

Subscriber Alert Our Portfolios will take additional steps to protect profits. This morning at the Market open: The Dividend Growth Portfolio will reduce its holding of XTO Energy (XTO) to a one half position. The Aggressive Growth Portfolio will reduce...

Published 09-02-2009 8:37 AM by Steve Cook

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Review of Suncor Energy (Aggressive Growth Portfolio)

Subscriber Alert: FDS calls--to buy back or not?

Review of Sun Hydraulics (Aggressive Growth Portfolio): plus earnings reports and write ups

Review of McDonalds (Dividend and Aggressive Growth Portfolios)

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Review of Staples (Aggressive Growth Portfolio)

More stocks hit trading stops; Review of Sigma Aldrich (Aggressive Growth Portfolio)