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  • After Today's Surprise Announcement - Should You Take The Money and Run?

    By Gary Grinaker - September 27, 2012 | Tickers: AM, TPCG

    ​My heart soars when a buyout offer is announced. Visions of cold hard cash dance in my head.

    Those visions of cold cash could turn out to be a cold shower if the deal goes south. Should you sell now, forgoing a few meager dimes of potential profit for handfuls of cold hard cash today?

    Or should you add to your profits by buying more shares at today's discounted more »

  • Hurry, Startling News Gives You a Golden Opportunity

    By Gary Grinaker - September 21, 2012 | Tickers: TEU, FB, GG, NES, PPP

    A stock sale announcement sent Primero Mining Corp shares tumbling Wednesday morning. Feel free to become a “gold digger” because this is an excellent opportunity to pick up more shares of this gold mining company at a discount.

    Why Did the Announcement Cause a Price Dip?

    Shareholder confidence supports market prices. When the corporate insiders start selling, we wonder why.

    That is why when Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) shares sank more »

  • Two Deep Bargain Stocks: YONG, TEU

    By Gary Grinaker - September 6, 2012 | Tickers: TEU, CGA, DSX, PRGN, YONG

    Incredible bargains can be found in the oddest places, sometimes even in your own portfolio.

    Here are two profitable stocks from my portfolio that are currently priced at deep, deep discounts.

    The first is quickly growing by helping plants grow in the fertile fields of China.  The other, in just over a year, created a bustling sailing fleet already shipping shareholders a remarkable 17% dividend.

    YONG – Raising earnings and sweet more »

  • Caterpillar Employees Return – and Now the Bad News

    By Gary Grinaker - August 26, 2012 | Tickers: ASTE, CAT, CNH, DE, JOY

        

    Picket signs overfill the trash cans.  Angry insults and upraised fists are fading memories.  There's no joy in Joliet.  

    Labor lost another battle with Caterpillar management.  The new contract froze wages and compressed worker benefits.  

    Bad news for the Union.  But is that bad news for employees? Perhaps a loss for the union is good for people. Losing a little now may be a winning move for shareholders, customers more »

  • High Yields Found on the High Seas

    By Gary Grinaker - August 2, 2012 | Tickers: TEU, DCIX

    Wrap up a 16% dividend with Box Ships

    Good things come in small boxes. Better yet, great yields come from moving big boxes.  Box Ships owns the containerships that carry those big boxy containers across the seven seas.

    Containership operator Box Ships Inc. (NYSE: TEU) currently has a dividend yield over 16% and has been named as a Top 25 dividend stock according the most recent ”DividendRank” report.

    Why most more »