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  • Tiger Management Makes Bold but Unwise Decision

    By Brian Nichols - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, DNKN, HRB, MHFI, MON

    Currently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is trading with losses of 4% at a price of $426.00 after news that Tiger Management’s Julian Robertson unloaded its remaining 42,000-shares stake in the company, down from 101,000 shares in Q4--thus eliminating a $100 million stake the firm had owned for many years. However, the firm also initiated new positions, with what appears to be the money from its stake in more »

  • Tiger Management to Regret these Investment Choices

    By Brian Nichols - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, DNKN, HRB, MHFI, MON

    Currently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is trading with losses of 4% at a price of $426.00 after news that Tiger Management’s Julian Robertson unloaded its remaining 42,000 share stake in the company, down from 101,000 shares in Q4. Thus eliminating a $100 million stake the firm had owned for many years. However, the firm also initiated new positions, in what appears to be with money from its more »

  • Death And Taxes: How to Profit From Life's Only Two Certainties

    By Robert Ciura - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: HRB, HI, STON

    It’s an age-old saying, but it remains true: the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. While unfortunate, investors can actually profit from life’s two inevitabilities. Among the market’s profitable, dividend-paying stocks, there are a few that operate businesses pertaining to just that: death and taxes.

    If you’re an investor who likes to look for stocks in unfamiliar places, these companies might be just more »

  • A Value Play in Tax Preparation

    By Piyush Arora - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: BCOR, HRB, INTU

    Tax preparation is an everlasting business, that is if is kept in line with the latest technology. Its growth is directly proportional to the health of an economy. The recovering growth prospects and dipping unemployment rate in the U.S. suggest that tax preparers could have a profitable ride in the coming years. Now that fears of the fiscal cliff have subsided, I believe that tax preparation is ripe for more »

  • H&R Block: Income And Growth For Cheap

    By Marshall Hargrave - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, FISV, HRB, INTU, PAYX

    H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) recently released the news that around 600,000 tax refunds could be delayed, namely for students, due to a problem related to filing of form 8863 (for student tax credits). Yet, the news has had little bearing on the stock, although there has been some outrage by tax filers. This led me to take a hard look at the company and its industry. For more »

  • Multi-Billion Dollar Fund Manager Bullish on Financial Titans…and Google?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, BAC, C, GOOG, HRB

    Clough Capital Partners, managed by Charles Clough, is nicely diversified with stocks from the financial, technology, healthcare and consumer goods sectors, according to its latest 13F filing with the SEC. Clough, a University of Chicago M.B.A. graduate, launched Clough Capital Partners in 2000 after working as a Chief Investment Strategist for more than a decade at Merrill Lynch.

    Clough has been selected to the Institutional Investor All-America Research more »

  • Get Boring! How to Look for Boring Stocks That Will Win

    By Ash Anderson - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: AFL, GOOG, HRB

    With the markets soaring to their new all-time highs over the past couple of weeks there have been many doubters wondering if we’re even in a position to sustain such levels. Maybe we are, maybe we aren’t. Like Warren Buffett, we shouldn’t care what Mr. Market is up to, we should just be looking for a bargain. So, are there bargains out there, even at these high more »

  • Three Companies to Consider Before April 15

    By Delian Naydenov - March 6, 2013 | Tickers: BCOR, HRB, INTU

    Three companies that will benefit from the increasing demand to file taxes electronically include Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), and Blucora (NASDAQ: BCOR). Importantly, these companies have little international competition as they operate in a highly regulated industry – taxation.

    Intuit, H&R Block, and Blucora are service oriented companies and have limited inventory. Due to this fact, they have lower capital requirements and face less pressure from more »

  • Great Cash Flow, Mid Teens Growth, What More Do You Want?

    By Lee Samaha - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: ADBE, HRB, INTU

    Despite the mini fall in the markets recently I’m still finding it hard to find stocks with the golden combination of free cash flow yields in excess of 5% and reliable mid teens earnings prospects. The good news is that one of my long term holdings Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) is offering those metrics and more. In summary, I like the recent results. The company confirmed the full year guidance more »

  • Should You Invest Your Refund in These Tax Preparers?

    By Robert Hanley - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: BCOR, HRB, INTU

    Since taxes are one of the few guarantees in life, the preparation business has a steady, recurring customer base that is at the heart of any good investment. Of course, the business has changed over the years, with the rise of easy-to-use software and online services, as well the federal government’s attempt to impose stronger regulation over the industry. However, the business is highly profitable for companies that can more »

  • 4 High-Yielding Dividend Mid-Caps to Consider

    By Robert Ciura - February 8, 2013 | Tickers: BBY, GME, HRB, HAS

    Stock research is often contained at either end of the market value spectrum.  Most investors know the benefits of both large caps and small cap stocks.  Large firms provide stability through economies of scale, established business models, and high dividends, whereas their tinier counterparts have more room to grow and the potential for greater returns.  However, there exists a middle ground where many of America’s profitable businesses can be more »

  • There Will Be A Growing Need For This Kind Of Software

    By Matthew Frankel - February 8, 2013 | Tickers: HRB, INTU, MSFT

    Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) is a software maker with some of the most recognizable products around, such as QuickBooks, TurboTax, and Quicken.  Intuit has done very well over the past decade or so, with steadily increasing revenues every year.  Also, Intuit does a good job of creating value for its shareholders, with an excellent buyback program and a recently implemented dividend.  With the increasing trend of doing bookkeeping and taxes electronically more »

  • Make Money At Tax Time

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - January 9, 2013 | Tickers: BCOR, HRB, INTU

    The most dreaded chore of the year is upon us as Americans get ready to do their taxes over the next few months...finding receipts, checking, double checking, getting organized in advance of that weekend where we really get down to business. Thanks to our complex tax code, even for middle income earners, several stocks are poised to benefit: Blucora (NASDAQ: BCOR), H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), and Intuit (NASDAQ: INTUmore »)

  • Rosetta Stone: Limited Downside, Huge Upside

    By Daniel Sparks - January 8, 2013 | Tickers: ATVI, HRB, INTU, RST, WSM | Editor's Choice

    Typically, software companies have meaningful net profit margins, earning them premium valuations. Rosetta Stone (NYSE: RST), on the other hand, manages to earn investors losses. In turn, the stock is dirt cheap, trading at just 1 times sales. With a valuation like this, there is quite a bit of room for upside in the case that Rosetta Stone begins to earn a profit. Even better, Rosetta Stone's catalyst for more »

  • Why You Should Never Follow Gurus

    By Lee Samaha - December 29, 2012 | Tickers: GME, HRB, HLF, IRM, NUS

    One of the most seductive things for a private investor is reading an article by an investment guru or pundit that writes or screams about trading a certain stock or asset class. In addition, I frequently see articles that monitor their positions and what they buy and sell. It’s all so easy. You just follow a guru-who has no doubt put in a lot of research--and you make money more »

  • Is Intuit a Good Stock to Buy?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 20, 2012 | Tickers: ADBE, HRB, INTU, CRM, SAP

    Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), a $19 billion market cap software company, offers business and financial management products for a variety of functions. It is best known for QuickBooks and TurboTax, but other products cover personal finance, payroll software, and online marketing. Year to date, Intuit’s stock price is up 18%, in line with the NASDAQ index.

    The company released its 10-Q for the first quarter of its fiscal year (the more »

  • This Stock Can Provide Stability to Your Portfolio

    By Nilesh Mundhra - December 18, 2012 | Tickers: HRB, INTU, SGPYY

    Recently gaining employment, I had to file my tax return for the first time. When I looked up tax consultancies in Pune (India) one name that struck me was H&R Block (NYSE: HRB). I had no knowledge that the world’s largest tax services provider has held its foothold in India too as a part of its international expansion plans. My search ended there and I have successfully filed more »

  • Is This Company a Strong Buy

    By Anubhuti Agarwal - December 12, 2012 | Tickers: HRB, INTU, SGPYY

    Some good news came for investors on Dec. 6 from H&R Block (NYSE: HRB). The company has reportedly adjusted a smaller loss in the latest fiscal quarter and had noted that there can be greater uncertainties regarding the personal income tax from healthcare reform activities and this could lead to more business for H&R Block. The net loss was reported at $0.37 per share because of continuing more »

  • Tax Calculation Aid for a Tax Return Preparer

    By Garima Arora - December 12, 2012 | Tickers: HRB, INTU

    H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is primarily a tax preparation company that provides in-person services as well as a software version of their service. For the quarter ended Oct. 31 (Q2), H&R Block surpassed expectations on revenues and earnings per share. In comparison to the same quarter last year, revenue expanded and losses per share dropped from the expected -$0.40 to -$0.37.

    H&R Block follows a more »

  • Four High-Yield Dividend Stocks the Top Investors Are Buying

    By Karin Hernandez - November 29, 2012 | Tickers: CA, EXC, HRB, HBC

    I like to see what the gurus and the successful investors are buying. I like companies with high dividend yields. And, to combine the two, I like to see dividend stocks that are being purchased by experts.

    I found four companies with juicy dividends that have been purchased at a far greater rate this last quarter than they have been sold. My criteria is that the company has to be more »

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