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  • Intentional Investing : Tough Love on Housing Recovery (Part 3)

    By Penny Czarra - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: AWI, TILE, MHK, DXYN

    The carpet and floor covering segment of the home furnishings sub-industry is closely tied to the housing and renovation market. An up-tick in housing (or so my reasoning went) might mean a substantial recovery for US flooring manufacturers.

    And, indeed, the S&P Home Furnishings Index is outperforming the S&P 1500 Index year to date (30.3% versus 10.3%). Time to go fishing for candidates.

    Digging deeper, however more »

  • Mimicking This Money Manager May Be Your Way to Financial Prosperity

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 11, 2013 | Tickers: DAL, MHK, PSA, UAL, WY

    Back in the day when hedge funds, mutual funds, and other “big-shot” investors were considered a novelty by many “common” folk, Ken Heebner was considered the number one mutual fund manager in the country. It’s always important to key in on elite funds, as retail investors are using strategies to beat the market. While Heebner understands why his positions in stocks that count on a bullish economy—such as more »

  • Are Premium Valuations For Polyester Stock Justified?

    By Mark Lin - April 5, 2013 | Tickers: MHK, UFI

    Unifi (NYSE: UFI) is a play on the polyester’s increasing market share of global textile fiber consumption and rising demand for environmentally friendly consumer products. However, its share price surge year-to-date, resulting in a forward P/E of 32, makes this stock too expensive.

    Formed in 1969, Unifi is a diversified producer and processor of multi-filament polyester and nylon textured yarns and related raw materials. It sells to other more »

  • Mimicking This Money Manager May Be Your Way to Financial Prosperity

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: DAL, MHK, PSA, UAL, WY

    Back in the day when hedge funds, mutual funds, and other “big-shot” investors were considered a novelty by many “common” folk, Ken Heebner was considered the number one mutual fund manager in the country. It’s always important to key in on elite funds, as retail investors are using strategies to beat the market. While Heebner understands why his positions in stocks that count on a bullish economy—such as more »

  • Should You Buy These 3 Stocks on a Housing Recovery?

    By Masam Abbas - February 19, 2013 | Tickers: FBHS, MHK, USG

    In my last post on building stocks, I mentioned three stocks that are still worthy of investors’ attention given that they are expected to witness another rally due to an improving housing sector. However, this time around I have pulled out another three names in the space of building stocks. Let’s see if they are expected to rally as well:

    Fortune Brands Home and Security (NYSE: FBHS) - The Street more »

  • “Building a Housing Portfolio”

    By Taylor Muckerman - August 6, 2012 | Tickers: MHK, SHW, TOL

     

    The fact that the stock market goes through boom/bust cycles is nothing new.  Famous investors from AW Jones to George Soros have vehemently stated that realizing this is imperative to becoming a successful investor.  While catching the peak or the trough isn’t always the easiest thing to do, getting in early and in the right fashion after sentiment switches can prove very fruitful to your portfolio’s gains 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 »