Strong Sell on MRC Global – Analyst Blog + MORE

Strong Sell on MRC Global – Analyst Blog + MORE

People here will ask for a full breakdown of your financial situation, but most importantly we need the time frame. If you want to buy the home in less than 5 years, I would suggest a series of CDs all purchased to the maximum duration possible given that future goal. So you buy $20,000 of 5 year CDs today, $20,000 of 4 year CD next year, etc as you get the money…

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Gold Bugs: Still Wrong

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On Friday, Dr. Mark Skousen wrote an Investment U column titled “In Defense of Gold… and “Gold Bugs.” Skousen is a free-market economist, a former college professor, the 30+-year editor of Forecast & Strategies, the founder of the libertarian conference FreedomFest and the author of more than 20 books…

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The 2 Best Rebound Stocks of 2013

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The 2 Best Rebound Stocks of 2013One of the biggest investment stories of 2013 has surely been the ongoing slump in shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), which have fallen 21% this year after falling by a similar amount in the final months of 2012. Surprisingly, Apple doesn't have much company. Only eight companies in the S&P 500 have by 20% or more in the first half of 2013, which is an unusually small percentage…

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July 8 (Bloomberg) — Stephen Anderson, senior restaurants
analyst at Miller Tabak & Co. LLC, discusses the expansion of
Buffalo Wild Wings into Mexico and the Middle East and says the
company has “world wide appeal.” Anderson talked with
Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Radio’s
“Taking Stock” on July 8th.

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Higher Interest Rates Won’t Hurt Housing

– http://slant.investorplace.com/

Higher Interest Rates Won’t Hurt HousingThere’s a lot of fuss about rising interest rates right now. But one area of the market that investors shouldn’t worry about is housing stocks.
Because while an increase in mortgage interest rates will indeed increase monthly payments, don’t think for a second that the impact will be severe — or that the rise alone will deter buyers…

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Zacks Investment Research downgraded MRC Global Inc. (MRC) to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong sell) on Jul 2, 2013.    

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Value Investor Karen Finerman’s Latest Stock Picks    

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7 Charts Show How Student Loans Are Affecting AmericaFiled under: Investing

Motley Fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner recently met up with the CEO of a large private investment firm (whose name we’ll keep anonymous). Asked where he thinks trouble lurks in the economy, the CEO’s views were sharp: “Student loans. You have a disaster in the making…

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