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  • Avoiding A Sweeney Todd Haircut Part Three

    By Reuben Brewer - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: T, FII, SO, VZ

    While the old market saying is sell in May and go away, Bill Gross of PIMCO suggests that investors “gradually reduce risk positions in 2013.” In his typically fun-loving manner, the Bond King compared the risk of investing today to a Sweeney Todd haircut, which makes going away sound better than Gross' advice. However, you can't collect dividends if you aren't invested. AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon (NYSE: VZmore »)

  • Hedge Fund Managers Say The Darndest Things

    By Timothy Green - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, T, NFLX

    A good indicator of a stock being overvalued is when people start making outrageous claims supporting its valuation. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), which was trading for around $50 per share 8 months ago, has rocketed up to nearly $250 per share on what can only be described as unbridled optimism. The stock now trades at about 77 times the estimated earnings for 2014.

    This outrageous valuation hasn't stopped hedge fund more »

  • A Not-So-Happy Birthday for Facebook

    By John McKenna - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, T, FB

    On May 18th, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) will be celebrating its one-year anniversary of its IPO release. Actually, wait, celebrate is a bit of a bad word of it, because in reality, the celebrations of the IPO launch died out as quickly as they started. Starting its first day at $38.23/share, a lot of people were expecting the stock to soar. It’s Facebook after all, the website more »

  • Is Gigabit Fiber Here?

    By Rhett Holechek - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, T, CTL, CSCO, EXTR, GOOG, JNPR, VZ, WIN

    The US has been behind countries like South Korea, Japan, and Sweden, for too long when it comes to very high speed Internet - the kind of speeds that only fiber can bring.  The current holy grail of Internet speed is gigabit (1,024 megabits per second).  Imagine streaming everything to your house without buffering, choppiness, and all-around unpleasantness.  That is what gigabit promises and delivers.  However, most cannot get it more »

  • Cisco and How its Results Read Across the Tech Sector

    By Lee Samaha - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: T, CSCO, XXIA, PLCM, VZ

    Tech investors have seen a slew of warnings over the last few months so Cisco Systems'(NASDAQ: CSCO) recent ‘beat’ was always likely to be well received. As ever with bellwethers there is as much interest in what its constituent segments mean to the tech industry as there is in its own prospects. Moreover as Cisco is reporting late in the quarter there may be some indication that the tech more »

  • MetroPCS T-Mobile Merger Is a Win-Win

    By Lennox Yieke - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: T, TMUS, VZ

    At the onset of the month, the media was awash with reports on the long awaited closure of the MetroPCS (NYSE: TMUS)-T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) deal. T-Mobile closed the MetroPCS buyout following prolonged debate and possibilities of an initial fallout. In order to ink the deal, T-Mobile’s German parent Deutsche Telekom was compelled to take an aggressive stance.

    Amid talks for the deal, Deutsche Telekom amended its initially proposed more »

  • Excellent Telecom Stocks With Great Dividends

    By Anthony Parsons - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, DTV, VZ, VOD

    This article will take a look at four of my favorite names in telecom. More specifically, it will look at which one of these stocks is the best investment at current price levels. Also, it will evaluate some of the opportunities on the horizon out of these names, with a case for the most compelling value in this industry.

    The four stocks we will look at today are AT&T more »

  • Two Telecom Stocks to Buy, One to Avoid

    By siraj sarwar - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: T, CTL, VZ

    The telecom-services industry is one of the top-performing sectors in the world, and many companies operating in this market offer hefty dividends. In this article, I will pick two companies from the telecom-services industry that have solid dividends and one company to avoid. 

    These two winning investments have solid financial statements to back continual shareholder returns. When I selected these stocks, I focused on the companies’ balance sheets, cash flows more »

  • This Low Priced Stock Has Tremendous Potential

    By Tanya Kanodia - May 12, 2013 | Tickers: T, S, VZ

    Sprint Nextel Corp (NYSE: S) is a global telecommunication service provider offering a wide range of wire line and wireless services catering to consumers, businesses and government subscribers. It has been undergoing losses for the past 3 quarters, however it is poised to make a turnaround soon. Will Sprint be able to unleash its potential? In this article, you will get the answer.

    Stock performance

    In Q4 2012, Sprint reported more »

  • For the First Time, Apple Cracks Fortune's 'Top 10' List

    By Tyler Wofford - May 11, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, T, FB, HPQ

    We all know that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has had a rough year on Wall Street. There is no secret there. However, Apple cracked the top 10 in the Fortune 500 list for the first time, jumping from number 17 to number 6. This list ranks the top 500 companies in the U.S. based on annual revenues. Let's look at some companies that made the list for the first more »

  • Calling On A Cheap Dividend Play

    By Marshall Hargrave - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: T, S, VZ

    AT&T (NYSE: T) fell over 4% after posting first quarter results that showed a slowing of revenues and subscriber additions. However, I think AT&T is well positioned in spectrum race and will continue to be a leader in the mobile space. I see the pull back as a great entry opportunity into the Dividend Aristocrat. AT&T has raised its dividend every year since 1985 and currently pays more »

  • An Easy Way to Handle Punishing Surprises in Telecommunication Stocks

    By Jeff Stouffer - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, T, CTL, IYZ, S, VZ

    The telecommunications sector is filled with promise. With constant technological changes the general public's demands for these services continue to increase. On numerous and regular occasions, a company that operates in this sector makes an announcement that crushes the stock price in no time at all. Thus the general public's view toward this group is quite finicky.

    One way to maintain a solid exposure to this group without more »

  • The Worlds Biggest Dividends, Part 1

    By Reuben Brewer - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, T, XOM

    After its 15% dividend hike, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has the world's biggest aggregate dividend payment. Rounding out the top spots are ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and AT&T (NYSE: T).

    Top Dog

    Howard Silverblatt, an analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices, was recently quoted by Barron's as highlighting Apple as the world's biggest dividend payer, pushing past Exxon by an aggregate $170 million. That assumes that Exxon more »

  • This Star Will Continue To Rise

    By Nick Chiu - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: T, NSR, VZ

    NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) is a provider of real-time information and analysis using proprietary and hard to replicate data sets. NeuStar operates in three segments: Carrier Services, Enterprise Services, and Information Services. NeuStar serves large communications providers, including Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T).

    Verizon Communications, with a market cap of $151.95 billion, provides broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services. Verizon operates in two main more »

  • Rule the Air, Rule the Market

    By Ryan Guenette - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: T, CMCSA, S, TMUS, VZ

    A dominant force in the telecommunications industry, Verizon Communications Incorporated (NYSE: VZ), reported first quarter financial results on April 18. Revenue jumped to $29.42  billion, representing growth of 4.2% growth from the same quarter last year. Basic EPS jumped to $0.68 from $0.59 in the first quarter of 2012, representing year over year growth of 15.25%.

    A roll out of their 4G LTE service helped more »

  • 3 Blue Chips That May Be Cheaper Than They Seem

    By Joseph Harry - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: T, JNJ, MSFT

    When screening for investments, I often like to look at the forward price-to-earnings ratio as a metric that gives me an estimated glimpse into a company's future earnings power relative to its current price. If I find a disconnect -- when a company looks expensive when considering its trailing P/E ratio but fairly valued or even cheap when looking at its forward P/E -- I pay a little more more »

  • Verizon -- True to Its Growth Story

    By Lennox Yieke - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: T, BBRY, VZ, VOD

    At the beginning of the year, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) investors were not the happiest lot. Despite the carrier’s undisguised growth prospects, 2012’s Q4 performance was flat. Nonetheless, its growth story remained the key headline for investors.

    In the wake of its quarter-ended March earnings report, it has now become clear that Verizon is true to its growth story. Moreover, Verizon has enhanced its bid for full control more »

  • Three Dividend Stocks for Stable Dividends

    By siraj sarwar - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: T, XOM, GIS

    I have been looking for companies that make profits, pay rich dividends, and have increased their dividends in the last five years. Companies that increase their dividends are deeming to be more stable. Increasing dividends indicate the retention of purchasing power of dividend income over time.

    In this article, I have highlighted three such companies that consistently increased their dividends. The financial strengths of these three companies enable them to more »

  • Income Investors: Ditch Your CDs and Buy These

    By Casey Hoerth - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: T, CMGE, CSCO

    It's frustrating to be a saver right now. The traditional avenues of saving, CDs and U.S. Treasury bonds, offer minuscule yields that are probably negative when adjusted for inflation. A quick check at Bankrate.com shows the best CD yields at 1%. U.S. Treasuries aren't much better: 10-year bonds yield only 1.66%.

    Numbers like this can be very discouraging to everyday folks looking to save more »

  • Is Mexico The New Land of Telecom Opportunity?

    By Joshua Bondy - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: AMX, T, NIHD

    The Mexican government is looking to increase the quality of Mexico's telecom services after an OECD study found that Mexico is the second most expensive nation in Latin America. America Movil owns the old Telmex monopoly and citizens would like to see better service and decreased prices. At the same time, Mexicans are adopting smartphones with a passion. Some are predicting that smartphones will have a 70% market share more »

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