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  • Could These Air Cargo Companies Soar?

    By Arturo Cuevas - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: ATSG, AAWW, BA

    Stock picks with potential to soar should be on the radar of every investor. With that in mind, let's take a look at two air freight companies. A study by aircraft manufacturer Boeing (NYSE: BA) predicts that in the next two decades, there will be more than a twofold rise in world air-cargo traffic, and the number of aircraft in the freighter fleet will grow by over 80%. Boeing more »

  • Is This Crown Worth Adding to a Stock Treasure Chest?

    By Arturo Cuevas - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: CMCSA, CRWN, DTV

    For you investing moms and dads, Crown Media Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWN) is a stock pick you’d likely have strong feelings about. This company, after all, owns and operates pay TV networks whose main claim to fame is family-friendly broadcasting under the iconic “Hallmark” franchise of Hallmark Cards.

    Through two wholly owned subsidiaries, Hallmark Cards owns a total of about 90% of Crown Media’s outstanding shares. The company’s more »

  • Great Stock Picks Spawn in the Great Lakes?

    By Arturo Cuevas - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: DTE, GLDD, RDS-A

    Okay, for you Warren Buffett wannabes, let’s venture into the nexus of the Great Lakes bi-national region, consisting of eight American states (Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois) and one Canadian province (Ontario). It should be replete with stock pick candidates. If consolidated as one country, as per the Brookings Institution, this area would be among the world’s biggest economies with its $4.5 more »

  • Will Pitching Camp in Troy Yield Profits?

    By Arturo Cuevas - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: HELE, PG, REV

    Like the “face that launched a thousand ships” that this company conjures, Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) has an equity worth more than a cursory look. I won’t dare to venture on its entire product line, as this would entail a Homeric odyssey of non-durable consumer goods with multiple brands, not a few of which curiously rhyme with Ajax, Achilles, and Agamemnon. Suffice it to say that this company more »

  • Small Caps to Benefit From the Housing Resurgence

    By Arturo Cuevas - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: AWI, MHO, PATK

    Homebuilders and housing-related companies stand to profit from a foreseen doubling of new home sales in the U.S. Here are some small cap and mid-cap equities which appear in a position to benefit from the resurgence of the real estate industry.

    M/I Homes (NYSE: MHO), with a market cap of $533.5 million, is a mid-size homebuilder. The promise it holds comes in the company’s home offerings more »

  • Seizing the Opportunity in Paper

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: BZ, HPQ, KAI

    Thinking of environmentally-friendly stock picks to mark Earth Day, which was recently observed in April? An inspiration from the familiar school poem “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer could very well be in order and, at the same time, you could have an Arbor Day celebration thrown in.

    Picks that could rank high among probable choices in this regard are those companies pursuing sustainability in the utilization of our planet’s paper more »

  • Will Gas Pipelines Ring Like Cash Registers?

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: AEGN, CHK, KMP

    Investors sure love to hear the virtual ringing of cash registers in their equity holdings. So, let's cue in on Aegion (NASDAQ: AEGN) for a sound check to examine whether or not it holds the promise of resounding pings of greenbacks flowing in.

    Heavy construction is the domain of this company, which is based in Chesterfield, MO. It has an extensive footprint in its sector, as manifested in Aegion more »

  • Which Environment Guardian is Ripe for Investing In?

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: CCC, CECE, FTEK

    Remember those times when environmental management and sustainable development were primarily the domain of government policy makers and activists in the mold of Greenpeace? It's now no more, and  forward-looking investors can now reap benefits from stakes in companies adept at managing the natural capital risks expounded in a new study of The Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity (TEEB).

    This study indicated that there are gains for the taking for more »

  • Which Stock to Choose to Benefit From Resurgent Housing

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: HOFT, LZB, STLY | Editor's Choice

    The housing sector has such an outsized impact on the U.S. economy, that the sustained growth in homebuilding, which started last year, is creating positive ripple effects downstream, such as the recent gains achieved in the furniture industry.

    Advanced figures from the U.S. Census Bureau released this April showed that unadjusted sales during the 2013 first quarter in furniture and home furnishing stores rose 2% to $23.05 more »

  • Picking From Among Right-Sizing Companies

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: EA, HAS, DIS

    Entertainment and recreation-oriented Disney (NYSE: DIS) and video game developer Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) seem to have given a new twist to the aphorism “firing on all cylinders” lately. Theirs come in the sense of laying off a good number of employees, with hopes that the weight they shed in terms of manpower complement will lead to shareholder value improvement and draw more investors to their fold in the end more »

  • Which Chair to Choose in a Resurgent Housing

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: HOFT, LZB, STLY

    The housing sector has such an outsized impact on the U.S. economy that the sustained growth in homebuilding, which started to be felt last year, are creating positive ripple effects downstream, such as the recent gains achieved in the furniture industry.

    Advanced figures from the U.S. Census Bureau released this April 12 showed that unadjusted sales during the 2013 first quarter in furniture and home furnishing stores rose more »

  • This IPO Might Fly Like a Hawk

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, M, SWY

    Expect excitement to build around the forthcoming IPO of Blackhawk Network Holdings, the gift card and payment service arm of Safeway (NYSE: SWY), the second largest grocery store chain in the U.S. The California-based retailing giant will offer 10 million Blackhawk shares in the price band of $20–$22 each, in an effort to raise up to $220 million.

    Safeway is tapping NASDAQ Global Select Market for the IPO more »

  • Picking from Among Right-Sizing Companies

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: EA, HAS, DIS

    Entertainment and recreation-oriented Disney (NYSE: DIS) and video game developer Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) seem to have given a new twist to the aphorism “firing on all cylinders” lately. Theirs come in the sense of laying off a good number of employees, with hopes that the weight they shed in terms of manpower complement will lead to shareholder value improvement and draw more investors to their fold in the end more »

  • This Medevac Flight Is Worth Investing In

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 12, 2013 | Tickers: AIRM, HPQ, UTX

    An ill-fated helicopter flight in 2011 of LifeNet Air Medical Services, a subsidiary of Air Methods (NASDAQ: AIRM), may have earned the dubious distinction of being the first commercial flight crash linked to pilot texting. This unfortunate incident, nonetheless, is unlikely to dampen the recent bullish sentiment for this Colorado-based company.

    Notably, Air Methods is already en route to completing the final level of the FAA Safety Management System as more »

  • Which Trail to Take With Outdoor Stocks

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: BDE, ESCA, JOUT

    Some may be skeptical about it, but there are strong reasons to believe that the outdoor recreation industry is one of the sectors least susceptible to the hiccups of the U.S. economy. In a 2012 report, the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) claimed that the industry realized annual growth of about 5% during the recession years, a period when contraction hit many other sectors of the U.S. economy.

    The more »

  • These Medevac Flights Are Worth Investing In

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 9, 2013 | Tickers: AIRM, HPQ, UTX

    An ill-fated helicopter flight in 2011 of LifeNet Air Medical Services, a subsidiary of Air Methods (NASDAQ: AIRM), may have earned the dubious distinction of being the first commercial flight crash linked to pilot texting. This unfortunate incident, nonetheless, is unlikely to dampen the recent bullish sentiment for this Colorado-based company. Notably, Air Methods is already en route to completing the final level of the FAA Safety Management System as more »

  • Affordable Yacht, Anyone?

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: MPX, NLS

    For the majority of retail investors who may not be able to afford a luxury yacht, the next option can be buying shares of a company that makes these pleasure sea craft. The returns can be lucrative enough to embark on Caribbean cruises, which can be just as pleasurable as yachting. Also, there aren’t too many players in the leisure-boat industry, which alone is a big plus for investors more »

  • Creating a Portfolio with Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 5, 2013 | Tickers: CZZ, MKC, RDS-A

    Sugar and spice and everything nice, to borrow a line from the nursery rhyme “What are little girls made of,” is one foolish but potent guide to assemble a winning stock portfolio. Cosan (NYSE: CZZ), for one, is a potential winner as a sugar-and-everything-nice adjunct, given the banner performance that this Brazilian conglomerate reported for its 2013 fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012. For the period, it more than more »

  • Whom to Choose in a Hike at the Great Outdoors

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 3, 2013

    Some may be skeptical about it, but there are strong reasons to believe that the outdoor recreation industry is one of the sectors least susceptible to the hiccups of the U.S. economy. The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), in a 2012 report, claimed that an annual growth of about 5% was realized in the industry between the recession years of 2005 and 2011, a period when contraction hit many other more »

  • Which Shoe Fits Your Portfolio the Best?

    By Arturo Cuevas - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: DSW, FL, FINL

    The business models pursued by shoe retailers Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL), Foot Locker (NYSE: FL), and DSW (NYSE: DSW) provide good samplings of how marketing and sales have radically evolved in the footwear market. An understanding of how these listed companies are addressing the shoe retail market’s evolution should immensely help on whether to invest or not in their equities.

    Segmenting the footwear market

    Essentially, the respective business plans more »

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