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  • Is Now the Time to Jump Back Into Gun Stocks?

    By Joseph Harry - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: OLN, SWHC, RGR

    Whether you like guns or not, they seem to be selling like hotcakes. An estimated 2.2 million checks were conducted by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System last month -- which makes it the fourth consecutive month of requests over 2 million.

    The two most popular publicly traded gun manufacturers are Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE: RGR) and Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC). After a significant run-up earlier in more »

  • Is Now The Time To Jump Back Into Gun Stocks?

    By Joseph Harry - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: OLN, SWHC, RGR

    Whether you like guns or not, they seem to be selling like hotcakes. An estimated 2.2 million checks were conducted through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System last month-- which makes it the fourth consecutive month of requests over 2 million. The two most popular publicly traded gun manufacturers are Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE: RGR) and Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC). After a significant run-up earlier in more »

  • 5 Dividend Winners for This Market

    By Adem Tahiri - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: CSX, GIS, NSC, OLN, POT

    Dividends are the stock market's great safety net. No matter what turbulence the market may bring, cash in your pocket will always be in-style. The trick to getting dividend investing right is to pick companies that have strong yields and good prospects, so they can increase the dividend. Look for stocks with these two characteristics:

    1. A low pay-out ratio. This is the percentage of cash a company pays to more »

  • Sturm, Ruger: As Good as They Come

    By William Bias - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: OLN, SWHC, RGR

    Shareholders in gun manufacturer Sturm, Ruger (NYSE: RGR) have benefited greatly from the recent surge in gun demand driven by gun control and crime rate fears. Its stock price increased 45% over the past year beating the S&P 500 (see chart below). Looking at Ruger from the standpoint of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats should help you understand the direction of this company.

    RGR Total Return Price data by more »

  • Gun Stock Earnings 5 Takeaways

    By William Bias - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: OLN, SWHC, RGR

    Recently, the two major gun manufacturers Sturm, Ruger (NYSE: RGR) and Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC), as well as chemical manufacturer Olin (NYSE: OLN) who makes Winchester ammunition, published their latest earnings reports. Five common themes affected these three companies.

    Political catalyst

    Gun control policies out of Washington D.C and fears of crime rate increases sent consumers into a panicked buying frenzy. The gun consumer asks, “If you can’t more »

  • Is there Money to be Made in Weapons?

    By Ash Anderson - March 3, 2013 | Tickers: OLN, SWHC, RGR, TASR

    Whether you like it or not, gun sales are at an all-time high in the United States and they are continuing to grow. Ammo is flying off of store shelves too; the companies that are making it are having a hard time keeping up. As an investor, think about buying into these trends. They show no sign of stopping and the government is going to ban guns outright -- but even more »

  • 5 Stocks To Consider Before The 'End Of The World'

    By Damian Ford - December 19, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, COST, OLN, SWHC, RGR

    Wouldn’t You Like To Be a Prepper Too?

    I heard a startling statistic yesterday.  According to a Reuters Poll, twenty-two percent (22%) of all people in the United States believe the world will end in their lifetime.  I’ve been mostly peripherally curious at this point, however recent events in Connecticut have caused me to look at this statistic a little closer.   For the record, I am NOT a more »

  • 4 Ways to Diversify Your Dividend Income

    By Chris Marasco - October 13, 2012 | Tickers: MRK, OLN, PFE, RGR

    You’ll hear it on every investment website.  In almost every stock newsletter.  It’s the hallmark of financial planners.  “Diversify your portfolio.”  The problem is that few explain “diversification” in detail.

    What should investors diversify?  Should they diversify into equities and bonds, or should they add other assets?  If equities, what kind?  Consumer staples or cyclical, growth or value?  Often investors will harp “diversify,” but will give it no more »

  • Boom! 5 Ways to Make the “Smokin-Gun” Trade

    By Chris Marasco - October 4, 2012 | Tickers: CAB, OLN, SWHC, RGR, WMT

    I happen to know many fanatical hunting enthusiasts.  They think guns.  They talk guns.  And they shoot guns, all the time. It runs in their blood.

    That’s why, when the presidential election rolls around this November, these hunters are going to vote against President Obama.  Hunters and gun enthusiasts across the United States are terrified that their second amendment right to bear arms will be greatly diminished. 

    But how more »