In this edition of What Wall Street Experts Are Saying This Week, I discuss analysts’ reactions to the current rally, from enthusiasm to skepticism. I also take a look at some recent sentiment indicators. Read More »
Chloe Lutts
Most of the dividend-paying stocks I feature here come from the Dick Davis Dividend Digest, which exclusively recommends income-generating investments. However, the latest Investment Digest, featuring our contributors’ Top Picks for 2012, had its fair share of dividend-payers too. I’ve written before about how dividend-paying stocks are becoming more popular with all investors, not just traditional income investors, and our contributors are clearly no exception. Dividend-paying stocks are often less volatile than their non-yielding counterparts, and in these roller-coaster days, more stability is something most investors would like for their portfolios. Read More »
John Buckingham
“Total S.A. (TOT) is one of the world’s largest publicly-traded, integrated oil and gas companies. Its global businesses cover three segments: 1) upstream exploration and production, 2) downstream refining and marketing and 3) chemicals. We view Total as an attractive international major oil play due to its low cost structure, high profitability potential and solid balance sheet. Read More »
Ingrid Hendershot
“Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) is a leading provider of payroll, human resource and benefits outsourcing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. With a strong brand, Paychex has more than 100 offices nationwide and serves more than 564,000 payroll clients. The company’s average client has 17 employees. Payroll processing is the bedrock of the company’s business and will continue to be so in the future. There are over 11 million businesses in the markets Paychex serves, with only a 15% penetration rate by the industry—providing plenty of future growth opportunities. Read More »
David Dittman
“Investors remain on hair-trigger alert for any sign of weakness, anywhere. Fear is the dominant emotion, which makes trading in relatively volatile metals and other resources stocks a dicey business. But if you’re looking to establish a long-term position in a high-quality company with solid prospects for dividend growth, you could do worse than to pick up Rio Tinto (RIO) following a year like 2011, when it lost 28.3% on a total return basis. Read More »
Vita Nelson
Vita Nelson’s The Moneypaper specializes in direct investing through dividend-reinvestment plans, or DRIPs. However, this month Nelson also provided subscribers with some helpful advice for investing in fixed-income instruments in today’s low-yield environment, and explained the pros and cons of various types of bond funds.
The Case for 2012
With the New Year off to a good start so far, the analysts in the latest Investment Digest considered both the bullish and bearish cases for 2012. Will either the sellers or buyers finally gain the upper hand, or will it be another roller-coaster ride of a year?
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