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  • Results Recap: European Telecom Companies

    By Federico Zaldua - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: FTE, TI, TEF

    The European telecom sector has been under pressure for a long time. High capex needs combined with the long European recession (which produced price wars across the region) have made margins tumble. That said, most European telecom companies have profitable investments made in high growth Emerging Markets (EM), above all in Latin America. Let's take a look at the first quarter results of two of the main European telecom more »

  • International Telecoms Are a Great Source of Yield

    By Robert Ciura - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: FTE, TI, VOD

    Many financial advisers and money managers preach the importance of diversification. It’s important not to put all your financial eggs in one basket, in order to spread risk evenly across assets. When most investors think of diversification, they probably think of buying stocks from a balanced group of market sectors. While that’s certainly a worthwhile endeavor, it’s important to remember geographical diversification as well.

    In particular, the more »

  • 3 High Yield Technology Stocks

    By Mohsin Saeed - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: CTL, FTE, WIN

    The technology sector is usually not known for its high dividends because companies prefer to invest heavily in R&D and focus on revenue growth. The telecommunication industry is an exception in the technology sector, however, as it offers some of highest yields in the entire market. The following three companies offer some of the highest dividends in the technology sector, and the discussion will demonstrate that these dividends are more »

  • The Turnaround Portfolio for Young Investors (Part II)

    By Jacob Steinberg - March 23, 2013 | Tickers: AMD, BP, CHK, FTE, IAG

    Both younger and older investors enjoy some benefits that their counterparts don't. Older investors tend to have more money to invest, but they are closer to retirement so they have to be a little bit more conservative about their investments than younger investors. On the contrary, while younger investors tend to have less money to begin with, they have more time to recuperate any losses they may sustain during more »

  • The Turnaround Portfolio For Young Investors (Part I)

    By Jacob Steinberg - March 22, 2013 | Tickers: AMD, AAPL, BBRY, BP, CHK, FTE, HPQ, IAG, NOK, SNE

    Both younger and older investors enjoy some benefits their counterparts don't. Older investors tend to have more money to invest, but they are closer to retirement, so they have to be a little bit more conservative about their investments than the younger investors. On the other hand, while younger investors tend to have less money to begin with, they have more time to recuperate any losses they may sustain more »

  • How the European Telecoms Rank

    By Damon Churchwell - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: BT, FTE, TEF, VOD

    These have not been good times for the telecom service providers residing in the European Union of late. The ADRs of those firms, some behemoth-sized, have largely sold off. Fourth quarter gross domestic product in Europe fell slightly, indicating that the struggles may well persist. Still, there are likely some diamonds in the rough. European ADRs are usually good investments for their generous dividend yields, nevertheless. And they currently could more »

  • Bargain Hunting in France

    By Ryan Peckyno - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, FTE, TOT, VE

    A lot of people don't have the stomach for investing in many emerging markets. 

    That is because people feel uncomfortable investing in countries rampant with corruption, or in countries where more than half of the population is illiterate, or worse yet, in companies where the Government is the majority shareholder. 

    Or at least that is the feedback that I received after I wrote an article, Bargain Hunting in Brazil more »

  • Avoid These Telecom Value Traps

    By Piyush Arora - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: T, FTE, VZ, VOD

    The smartphone industry grew by 45.1% in 2012, while the mobile phone industry showed meager growth between 1-2%. Some reports suggest that the trend is expected to continue in 2013, which means that more users would be opting for high speed wireless data services. This would eventually boost the high speed subscriber base of telecom companies, which derive a major share of their revenue from data services. Moreover, the more »

  • Consider International Telecoms for Big Dividends

    By Robert Ciura - February 4, 2013 | Tickers: CMGE, FTE, VOD

    For most investors, the prospect of buying telecommunications stocks usually involves the familiar U.S.-based giants.  While domestic stocks are certainly a good place to look, there are interesting names to be found within the international telecom sector.  Investors looking for international diversification may want to give these stocks further consideration.

    China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) is a $220 billion giant based in Hong Kong.  China Mobile provides telecommunications services more »

  • Europe's Value: Two High-Yield Telecom Stocks

    By J.B. Eccard - January 18, 2013 | Tickers: FTE, NTLS

    Two questions should always be asked before purchasing a stock. One, am I willing to hold this stock for as long as ten years? Two, will the business behind the stock be viable in fifteen years? If the answer is no to either question, a long-term investor should simply walk away and move on to greener pastures. An even more important question should be, does the investor have the advantage more »

  • Your French Portfolio

    By Federico Zaldua - January 16, 2013 | Tickers: E, FTE, DANOY.PK, TOT

    Along with Germany, France is the most competitive big European economy. As a matter of fact, the country has been able to avoid recession in 2012 and its expected to do the same in 2013 (the IMF expects France to grow by 0.4% this year). Since the country is not as financially troubled as Italy or Spain, most French equities sell at higher multiples than Italian or Spanish companies more »

  • Investors Will Bet On This Stock

    By Ryan Peckyno - January 15, 2013 | Tickers: T, FTE, VZ

    You don't follow the money – you anticipate where those people who move large sums of money are going to place bets before they place them – and that is how you make money buying and selling stocks!

    A stock that was out of flavor but is going to come roaring back is France Telecom (NYSE: FTE).  Analysts loved France Telecom when it was a monopoly.

    Then a company named Iliad more »

  • 3 Dividend Stocks To Consider

    By Michael Meyer - January 4, 2013 | Tickers: NLY, FTE, PBI

    Editor's Note: The original article referenced a 10% yield for FTE. Upon further inspection, the company is shooting for an $0.80 payout. The dividend yield and price have been updated.

    With the current uncertainty in the market, having a solid list of dividend stocks in your portfolio is a must. Not only do they provide a constant stream of income, they also are generally solid businesses with low more »

  • Telecom Argentina: A Value Investor’s Dream

    By Ryan Peckyno - January 2, 2013 | Tickers: FTE, TEO, TEF

    There are few stocks that offer investors what Telecom Argentina (NYSE: TEO) does: (1) revenue and earnings growth of more than 25%; (2) a dividend of over 8%; and (3) a solid balance sheet.  After all, that growth rate rivals many of the dot com darlings, the dividend yield is higher than most utilities, and the fact that the company has a solid balance sheet is surprising because Telecom Argentina more »

  • The Best Emerging Markets Telecom Play

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - January 1, 2013 | Tickers: T, FTE, S, VZ, VOD

    We feel that Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) is an overlooked mobile communications company, and for no particularly good reason. Weakness in Europe, namely Italy and Spain, has pushed the stock down 12% during the last three months.

    Vodafone is among the top income investments in its industry, and continues to reward shareholders with regular dividends. Vodafone is also due to receive a dividend of $8.5 billion from Verizon Wireless, which more »

  • Three Strong Dividend Stocks for the Beginner Investor

    By Leo Sun - December 24, 2012 | Tickers: MO, AGNC, FTE, PM

    Many new investors to the stock market are often baffled as to where to start. While many financial advisors suggest balanced mutual and index funds with a mixture of bonds dependent on the investors' age, others recommend a more aggressive basket of 10 to 15 individual stocks that are selected to outperform funds, sacrificing short-term stability for longer-term growth.

    When choosing the latter option, many new investors get too aggressive more »

  • Value Traps or end of Year Bargains?

    By Michael Richardson - December 24, 2012 | Tickers: BRK-A, BDN, CNA, FTE, PDS, PFS, XRX

    Value Traps or end of Year Bargains?

    I am always interested in hunting for bargains amongst stocks trading below their book values. There are, however, a lot of value traps in this universe, so we need to eliminate some of the obvious losers. To select the more promising stocks out there, I have screened for all stocks trading at less than their book values. To remove the more risky stocks more »

  • Should You Add These Four Stocks to Your Watchlist?

    By Chad Henage - December 19, 2012 | Tickers: FTE, DCM, VIV, TEF

    Just the mention of anything international in today's market tends to make investors nervous. Companies that operate overseas, and particularly in Europe, seem to be fraught with turmoil. When you mention international telecommunications providers, many investors immediately think of Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) and how their huge dividend was recently turned to dust. However, not all international companies are created equal, and sometimes investors sell in fear, which can create more »

  • Would You Invest In These Companies?

    By Federico Zaldua - December 17, 2012 | Tickers: AGNC, FTE, NWSA, ENL

    In this article I analyze Elliott Management’s holdings. Elliott takes a value oriented, activist approach to investment, meaning that the fund will take on significant, but minority, stakes in companies that are in distress or have not performed as well as their peers, and attempt to affect change within the company's management to deliver the greater shareholder value possible. Over the past 35 years Elliott has produced an more »

  • Billionaire Paul Singer’s New Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 14, 2012 | Tickers: AGNC, CIM, FTE, NTAP, ENL

    Paul Singer founded Elliott 35 years ago, and the fund’s success over that time- including as it has increased in size- has made him a billionaire and helped Elliott be one of the longest-tenured hedge funds still under the same management. Last month, the fund filed its 13F, disclosing many of the long equity positions it owned at the end of the third quarter of 2012. We have compared more »

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