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  • Clean Up or Wash Out?

    By Lawrance Binda - December 20, 2012 | Tickers: ELUXY.PK, SHLD, SPB, WHR

    I simply couldn't take it anymore.

    The aging washing machine that conveyed when I bought my house a few years back stalled mid-cycle once again, so down I went to the local big box store to check out a replacement.

    Units of many sizes, shapes, capacities, and price-points were on display, but, in the end, I opted for a mid-range washer from Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR). 

    As an investor, I more »

  • Good Passes and a Great Fail for this Robot Maker

    By Eric Novinson - October 1, 2012 | Tickers: ELUXY.PK, IRBT, LMT, QQ

    The Fool classifies some great long-term investments as Rule Makers. While iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) passes several Rule Maker tests easily, the test iRobot fails might be the best reason to invest in this robotics company, since this failure shows why owning iRobot could pay off big. 

    A recent acquisition and a promising partnership make iRobot's future prospects look even better. The Rule Maker tests show that iRobot already has more »

  • One Contrarian Play That Can Protect Your Portfolio

    By Soroush Pour - July 12, 2012 | Tickers: BLT, ELUXY.PK, JAH, MHK, NWL

    There are thousands of investment styles being used in the financial markets today.  From Benjamin Graham’s intrinsic value methodology to Joel Greenblatt’s Magic Formula, there is no shortage of (theoretically) profitable tactics for ardent investors to emulate if they so choose.  Amid fears that the global economy is now entering a perfect storm, it is becoming increasingly harder for individuals to view their portfolios with any sort of more »

  • iRobot Doesn't Look Like a Sell Just Yet

    By Eric Novinson - May 8, 2012 | Tickers: ELUXY.PK, IRBT

    iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) shares fell sharply after a negative 1Q 2012 earnings report, as the company's net income for the quarter fell by more than 90 percent because iRobot sold fewer expensive Warrior robots to the Department of Defense. The military still bought iRobot's Firstlook robots, but these smaller robots don't offer iRobot the margins that its Warrior robots provide. Although this news is bad for the more »