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  • Tax Havens

    By Reuben Brewer - February 2, 2013 | Tickers: ACE, MSFT, XL

    Golfer Phil Mickelson got in trouble when he off-handily commented that he might have to make some life changes to avoid paying what he claimed would be 62% of his earnings to the tax man. You can't blame him, but he isn't the only entity looking to save on taxes. Companies have been doing it for years. It's a good business decision no matter what the public thinks.

  • This Company Insider Put $1 Million on the Table

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 7, 2012 | Tickers: ACE, AXS, CINF, TRV, XL

    John Nichols, who became CEO of Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE: AXS)’s reinsurance division earlier this year, purchased 30,000 shares of the company on August 30th at an average price of $33.60. Axis is an insurer providing products such as property insurance, professional liability insurance, and reinsurance. These 30,000 shares were a substantial increase in Nichols’s holdings: he had previously owned 50,000 shares more »

  • Diversification the Right Way

    By Justin Carley - January 4, 2012 | Tickers: BMO, COG, CMI, DF, EP.DL, FDO, FSLR, HRB, HBAN, MWW, THC, WYNN, XL

    There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to investing; the trend is your friend and mean reversion.  Some investors only want to buy stocks at a 52-week low and others when the stock is breaking to a new high.  With the beginning of the year full of stock picks and forecasts, I propose a four stock portfolio comprised of the top two stocks in the S&P 500 over the previous calendar year and the two worst stocks in the S&P 500.  I back tested for just the past three years, but the results are pretty remarkable; 100% success in beating the Index and an average return of 32.8% versus 14.5% for the S&P 500.