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  • Should You Capture For-Profit Prison Stocks?

    By Robert Ciura - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: CXW, GEO

    Outsourcing of correctional facilities to private enterprise is a relatively new concept, but one that has been increasingly profitable for the participants involved. Unfortunately for our society, it appears that prisons are booming businesses, and there are publicly-traded prison stocks for investors to consider.

    In addition, some private corrections businesses are changing their tax structures, a move that will actually enhance shareholder returns going forward. Despite the unsettling feeling many more »

  • Solid Fundamentals, Changing to REIT Status

    By Mike Thiessen - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: CXW, GEO

    Corrections Corp of America (NYSE: CXW) began traded ex-dividend late last week. Corrections Corp is a REIT that is a private operator of prisons. The company declared a special dividend of $675 million, $6.63 per share, to be paid on May 20, 2013 to shareholders of record on April 19, 2013. It will fund the dividend with 20% cash and 80% in stock. The exact amount of stock will more »

  • Can REITs Create a Blockbuster Portfolio?

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - April 8, 2013 | Tickers: DLR, EPR, HPT, OHI, GEO

    Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are all about the yield and return on capital, and isn't everyone is chasing yield these days? With equity REITs, a retail investor can own commercial real estate in diverse sectors while receiving better than average yields from the profits of rental income.

    Why REITs?

    Companies like Weyerhauser and American Tower have been converting to REITs because it gives them tax-advantaged status. For more »

  • Can REITs Create a Blockbuster Portfolio?

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: DLR, EPR, HPT, OHI, GEO

    Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are all about the yield and return on capital, and isn't everyone is chasing yield these days? With equity REITs, the retail investor can own commercial real estate in diverse sectors while receiving better than average yields from the profits of rental income.

    Why REITs?

    Companies like Weyerhauser and American Tower have been converting to REITs because it gives them tax-advantaged status. For more »

  • What 'Made in the U.S.A.' Truly Means

    By Leo Sun - March 24, 2013 | Tickers: CXW, GD, BA, GEO, WMT

    When most people see products labeled as “Made in the U.S.A.,” they tend to think of factories located within our borders, with workers earning at least minimum wage producing well-made products superior to cheaply outsourced goods from Southeast Asia. If you’re one of those people, you’re in for a rude awakening. Today, “Made in the U.S.A.” should more accurately be re-branded as “Made in more »

  • Why Did These Stocks Make Longhorn Capital’s Top 5?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 14, 2012 | Tickers: CPB, GEO, TRV, WMT

    Kris Kristynik and Longhorn Capital currently have a large portion of their capital allocated to ETFs – approximately 91% – but Kristynik does have a select group of stocks that he believes will outperform. Longhorn Capital manages a relatively small portfolio when compared with the other hedge funds we track, and the firm also keeps a relatively small number of holdings; currently only 16 according to Kristynik’s 13F filing through the more »

  • Can These Stocks Lockup Some Profits for Your Portfolio?

    By Matthew DiLallo - July 24, 2012 | Tickers: BPI, BIP, CXW, LRN, GEO

    In a really fascinating read, “100 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Economy” one fact really bothered me. Fact number seventy-five said that, “America is home to less than 5% of the world's population, but nearly a quarter of its prisoners.”  Are we really that bad over here or is it just unsafe to go overseas?

    A few months ago I’d read that the leading private prison company, Corrections Corp more »

  • The Profit of Prison

    By Norman Tang - July 9, 2012 | Tickers: CXW, GEO | Editor's Choice

    The privatized prison industry has garnered more mainstream awareness recently amongst investors as a result of increased media coverage and CNBC specials. This article digs deeper into the financials by focusing on fundamental analysis. While there are a number of players in the industry such as the Geo Group (NYSE: GEO) and the private Management and Training Corp, this research and analysis focuses on the industry leader, the Corrections Corporation more »