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  • Good News For Health Care Stocks Part 3

    By Reuben Brewer - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: NTRI, SNY, WTW

    A recent study showed that providing Medicaid coverage to lower-income residents of Oregon led to an increased use of health care services. While not at all a surprising outcome, taking that finding a step further can lead to some interesting investing ideas.

    The Oregon Study

    The New England Journal of Medicine recently released the results of the Oregon Study. That research tracked Oregon's test of randomly assigning lower-income adults more »

  • Stocks to Know for the Obesity Epidemic

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: ARNA, HLF, NTRI, VVUS, WTW

    Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently, the obesity epidemic prompted a controversial legal battle over the sale of sugary drinks in New York City.

    But as is the nature of capitalism, numerous companies have sprung up to fight back. Investors interested in the space should be aware of a few more »

  • Stocks to Know for the Obesity Epidemic

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: ARNA, HLF, NTRI, VVUS, WTW

    Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently, the obesity epidemic prompted a controversial legal battle over the sale of sugary drinks in New York City.

    But as is the nature of capitalism, numerous companies have sprung up to fight back. Investors interested in the space should be aware of a few more »

  • Stocks to Know for the Obesity Epidemic

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 6, 2013 | Tickers: ARNA, HLF, NTRI, VVUS, WTW

    Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently, the obesity epidemic prompted a controversial legal battle over the sale of sugary drinks in New York City.

    But as is the nature of capitalism, numerous companies have sprung up to fight back. Investors interested in the space should be aware of a few more »

  • Stocks to Know for the Obesity Epidemic

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 4, 2013 | Tickers: ARNA, HLF, NTRI, VVUS, WTW

    Obesity rates have been steadily growing in the developed world, in particular in the US, which has the world’s highest rate of obesity. Most recently, the obesity epidemic prompted a controversial legal battle over the sale of sugary drinks in New York City.

    But as is the nature of capitalism, numerous companies have sprung up to fight back. Investors interested in the space should be aware of a few more »

  • Dividend Payers With No Debt

    By Reuben Brewer - April 1, 2013 | Tickers: GME, NTRI, CAKE

    The quickest way to go bankrupt is to have too much debt on the balance sheet. As an income investor, one way to protect yourself from that risk is to focus on companies with low leverage. Taking it to the extreme, Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE), NutriSystem (NASDAQ: NTRI), and GameStop (NYSE: GME) all pay dividends and have no debt.

    Debt

    Financial leverage can be a powerful tool, allowing companies to more »

  • 3 Interesting Stocks Under $10

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: LOGI, NTRI, WWE

    In his widely hailed book, You Can Be a Stock Market Genius, value investor Joel Greenblatt offers retail investors a number of ways to profit in the stock market. One of the strategies Greenblatt suggests is looking at stocks that trade under $10. Greenblatt argues that, for a variety of reasons, these stocks are likely to be ignored by institutional investors, giving retail traders greater room to find bargains.

    Logitech more »

  • This Company Is Burning Out

    By Shas Dey - March 27, 2013 | Tickers: BTH, HLF, NTRI

    Weight loss drugs, weight management pills, and nutritional supplements are long-term American obsessions. Companies operating in this sector get a lot of attention, and as a result, their stock moves less on core value and fundamentals and more on market sentiment and rumor. In this article, let me discuss Blyth (NYSE: BTH), a company operating in this sector that seems to me to have less value as an investment than more »

  • 52-Week Low Presents Buying Opportunity for This Name Brand

    By Ted Cooper - March 13, 2013 | Tickers: LTM, NTRI, WTW

    The 52-week low list is a great place to find out-of-favor stocks, but rarely do you find a great brand name trading alongside other deep value stocks. Weight Watchers International (NYSE: WTW) recently cruised to a new 52-week low amid a poor short-term outlook. This is despite having arguably the most trusted brand name in the weight management industry in addition to an enormous network of members and leaders. Investors more »

  • Weight Watchers Goes on a Crash Diet

    By Leo Sun - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: MED, NTRI, WTW

    Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW) recently put itself on a crash diet. Instead of shedding unwanted pounds, however, the company lost nearly a fifth of its market cap in a single day. What caused this steep crash? Did overweight people in America and around the world simply give up on weight loss programs, or is the 50-year old company struggling with growing pains, as hungry, aggressive competitors nip at its heels more »

  • A Golden Opportunity in the Health Trends of Boomers

    By Reuben Brewer - February 14, 2013 | Tickers: CVS, NTRI, PFE, PG, TEVA, WTW

    A study recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine compared the health of the baby boomers to the health of their parents, finding that baby boomers are sicker. While some of this may be a matter of more advanced medical care, it doesn't really matter. A massive generation of sick people will be big business for some healthcare companies.

    Studying the Boomers

    Nicole Ostrow recently wrote on Bloomberg: "Baby boomers more »

  • Santa Baby, Lose Some Weight

    By Reuben Brewer - January 24, 2013 | Tickers: LTM, NTRI, WTW

    It seems Santa suits have gone from big to BIGGER over the last twenty years, with 25% to 33% of Santa suit sellers' sales coming from the plus-size category today. With New Years resolutions in full force, it might be time for Santa to shed a few pounds. Investors, meanwhile, have a few options to make money off of the weight epidemic that are likely to last well beyond those New Years resolutions that have already fallen by the wayside.

  • Destroying Your Waistline Along With Shareholder Value

    By Timothy Green - January 11, 2013 | Tickers: HLF, NTRI, WTW | Editor's Choice

    When it comes to weight loss programs, most are gimmicky and show mixed results. They are popular for a while and then fade into irrelevance as the next fad becomes mainstream. Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW), however, is different. They don't offer some "miracle pill" that guarantees results. They don't claim that you can magically see results without exercise. Weight Watchers offers a proven eat-less exercise more system that more »

  • Are Dieting Stocks in Jeopardy?

    By Gerelyn Terzo - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: AVP, NTRI, WTW

    Go ahead, have that second helping of dessert. Slightly overweight individuals have a better chance at cheating death than obese or skinny people, according to a recent American Medical Association study cited in Bloomberg. The study, which is published in the Journal of the AMA, concludes that people who are heavier than their ideal weight -- not obese -- are actually at a lower risk of dying than those who have attained more »

  • Getting Your Portfolio in Shape for 2013

    By Jake Safane - January 4, 2013 | Tickers: GNC, MED, NTRI, VSI, WTW | Editor's Choice

    With a new year comes new resolutions, which for many Americans means losing weight or hitting the gym more. According to a study conducted for Bodybuilding.com, around two-thirds of adults who make resolutions start the year with a fitness goal. So every January, it may seem like a good idea to purchase a health-related stock, but you shouldn’t just follow a fad. 73% of the people who make more »

  • Outrunning Zombies

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - December 21, 2012 | Tickers: LTM, NKE, NTRI, CLUB, WTW

    If the world ends on 12/21/12, we'll need to be fit to outrun the zombies. To that end (of days) a hotel in San Diego is offering a last supper and fitness classes. I assume the last supper is a carbo load special. Even if the world doesn't end this is the time of year when people will overeat and overdrink and then make those New more »

  • Fatten up Your Portfolio by Cashing in on Getting Thin

    By Jason Hall - November 20, 2012 | Tickers: HAIN, NTRI, UNH, WTW, WFM

    America is getting fat. 

    Obesity levels amongst almost all age groups is on the rise.  From the Centers for Disease Control:

    "By state, obesity prevalence ranged from 20.7% in Colorado to 34.9% in Mississippi in 2011. No state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. 39 states had a prevalence of 25% or more; 12 of these states had a prevalence of 30% or more."

    There are more »

  • Social Media is a “Super-Cycle” Built for Two – or Two Billion (part 3)

    By Nick Slepko - November 16, 2012 | Tickers: DMD, SOCL, GOOG, GRPN, LNKD, NTRI, P

    This week Global X Funds celebrates the one year anniversary of their Global X Social Media Index ETF (NASDAQ: SOCL).  CEO Bruno del Ama discusses the reasoning behind the fund and considers trends and projections based on previous revolutions in global business.

    [continued from part 2]

    Slepko:  SOCL tracks the Solactive Social Media Index.  What is Global X’s relationship with Solactive and how much input/influence do you have more »

  • Should You Buy This “Healthy Way of Life” Company?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 21, 2012 | Tickers: HLF, LTM, LULU, NTRI, USNA

    Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM) is what might be called an integrated health lifestyle company. It operates athletic and fitness centers, including offering sports and fitness programs; produces nutrition supplements; and publishes a magazine. It seemed odd to us that a company which is involved in so many hot businesses- and grew its earnings by 21% last quarter compared to the previous year- trades at only 20 times trailing earnings more »

  • Has This Nutritional Focused Company Gone Sick?

    By Ryan Guenette - August 29, 2012 | Tickers: HAIN, HLF, NTRI, WTW, WFM

    Year to date the S&P 500 has rallied 12.03%. Over the same time period, Herbalife Limited (NYSE: HLF) has fallen 1.32%, after being up nearly 40.00% in May. After crushing second quarter estimates and raising guidance, David Einhorn jumped on the conference call and asked some questions. Known notoriously for his short selling, Einhorn asked two questions revolving around the logic of the company’s business more »

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