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  • Good Dividends in Diversified Machinery

    By Chris Hodge - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: GE, HUB-B, ITW

    Machinery companies are some of the cornerstones of our economy. They produce what we use every day, help our police and military to keep us safe and provide potentially awesome returns to us shareholders. But in my opinion, the best returns are solid dividends that I can reinvest over the long term. 

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  • Windy City Hedge Fund's Top Plays for 2013

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: COF, ETN, HON, HUB-B, BA

    Hedge funds are always an important indicator for individual investors to follow, and this is something we harp on here at Insider Monkey. While most believe that the smart money’s methods are old and underwhelming, research actually finds that the best picks of the best money managers have potential. Our small-cap strategy beat the market by 18% a year for more than a decade in our back tests, and more »

  • Will Amphenol’s Earnings Impress Once Again?

    By Damon Churchwell - January 16, 2013 | Tickers: AYI, APH, HUB-B

    Electrical product manufacturer Amphenol (NYSE: APH) is scheduled to release fourth-quarter results on January 17th. Earnings per share has exceeded analyst consensus estimates in each of the last four quarters, including a record showing of $0.90 for the September period. Expectations are that it will match that figure when it reports profits this week. Shareholders appear optimistic, with the shares having attained a 52-week apex recently.

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  • Eaton Powers Up with Cooper Deal

    By Tony Daltorio - May 31, 2012 | Tickers: ABB, CBE, ETN, GE, HUB-B

    The management at US industrial components manufacturer Eaton Corp. (NYSE: ETN) has decided to do a complete makeover of the company, moving it away from its roots in the auto parts industry. To help effect this change, it recently launched a $12.6 billion offer for Cooper Industries PLC (NYSE: CBE). Cooper is a leader in the electrical equipment sector and had been the center of a lot of takeover more »