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Stocks. Mutual funds. Cattle?When it comes to investing in individual retirement accounts (IRAs), you might have more options than you think. But those options may come with additional risk.
Some retirement savers want to look beyond stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other conventional investments offered by standard IRAs. For those interested in investing their IRA dollars in alternative investments, whether it be real estate,private placements, or even livestock, there’s another choice: self-directed IRAs.
According toIRS rules, IRAs can invest in just about anything with the exception of life insurance, most types of collectibles, andS corporationshares — that is, shares in a company that elects to pass corporate income and losses through shareholders for tax purposes.
Best Stocks To Invest In 2018: EPAM Systems, Inc.(EPAM)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Anders Bylund, Chuck Saletta, and Brian Feroldi]
Read on to see why they pickedAllstate(NYSE:ALL),EPAM Systems(NYSE:EPAM), andUniversal Display(NASDAQ:OLED).
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Best Stocks To Invest In 2018: Emerson Electric Company(EMR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Shares of General Electric have dropped 3.8% so far this year, with everything from its accounting to weaker margins being blamed for its weakness. Barclays’ Scott Davis and team, however, spoke with a source they call the “smartest man in the room,” who just so happens to be “nibbling” on General Electric now. They explain why and offer his views on Honeywell International (HON), Emerson Electric (EMR), and ITT (ITT) as well:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Breaking news
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reported better-than-expected profit for its first quarter on Wednesday.
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP) posted upbeat results for its fourth quarter.
NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) reported stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter and issued strong Q3 guidance.
Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) proposed to acquire Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) for $225 per share in cash and stock. - [By Paul Ausick]
Blaming the unwillingness of its target even to discuss a buyout, Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) on Tuesday announced that it has withdrawn its unsolicited offer to acquire Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK) for $225 a share in a deal valued at nearly $30 billion.
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Industrial companies like Dover (DOV), Emerson Electric (EMR), Eaton (ETN), 3M (MMM) and Rockwell Automation (ROK) are calling for earnings growth to get better during the second half of the year. Bernstein’s Steven Winoker and team aren’t feeling as confident:
Best Stocks To Invest In 2018: Tantech Holdings Ltd.(TANH)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Jim Robertson]
On Friday, our Under the Radar Moversnewsletter suggestedshorting small cap China based carbon stock Tantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: TANH):
“The downtrend here is crystal clear; more of the same weakness is there on the earlier part of the chart you can’t see. What’s so compelling about the selloff is yesterday’s bar. The bulls tried to bounce back, but couldn’t… the buyers threw in the towel. TANH peeled back to close closer to the low than the high, and is following through — to the downside — today.”
Best Stocks To Invest In 2018: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By WWW.MONEYSHOW.COM]
An easy way to profit from this bull market is to buy the ETFs that track these major averages – the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) and iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average ETF (IYT).
- [By WWW.MONEYSHOW.COM]
A good way to play this is by buying the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA), which tracks the Dow Industrials. We add that the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) would be a good bet as well.
- [By Elizabeth Balboa]
The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE: DIA) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) plunged 1.2 percent on the news, although it's worth noting that the markets had traded near these values Wednesday before riding a Thursday rally.
Best Stocks To Invest In 2018: Zumiez Inc.(ZUMZ)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Dan Caplinger]
Friday was a good day on Wall Street, as the stock market responded favorably to encouraging news on the employment front. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped on fairly strong job creation during the month of February, and that helped push the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite to modest gains of roughly between a quarter percent and a half percent. Yet even with a positive mood among market participants, some stocks weren’t able to participate in the end-of-week rally. Finisar (NASDAQ:FNSR), Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ), and Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) were among the worst performers on the day. Below, we’ll look more closely at these stocks to tell you why they did so poorly.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) was down, falling around 12 percent to $19.15. Zumiez reported in-line earnings for its third quarter on Thursday.
Commodities
- [By Chris Lange]
Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) is set to report its fiscal second-quarter results on Thursday. The consensus estimates predicta net loss of $0.08 per share and $177.35 million in revenue. Shares were changing hands at $16.61 on Fridays close. The consensus price target is $15.20, and the stock has a 52-week range of $11.53 to $23.45.
Best Stocks To Invest In 2018: The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.(BONT)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Peter Graham]
Small cap department store stock The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: BONT) reported Q2 2017 earnings before the market opened on Thursday while earnings guidance for the full year fiscal 2017 was reaffirmed. Total sales decreased 7.0% to $504.4 million as comparable store sales decreased 6.1% versus the prior year period. However,double-digit sales growth continued in the omnichannel, which reflects sales via the Company’s website, mobile site, and its Let Us Find It customer service program, as the Company leveraged its West Jefferson facility and store-fulfillment network. The net loss was $33.2 million versus a net loss of $38.7 million.The CEO commented:
- [By Peter Graham]
The Q4 2016 earnings report for small cap department store stock The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: BONT)is scheduled for before the market opens on Tuesday (March 14th). In January, The Bon-Ton Stores announced that its comparable store sales for the nine-week holiday period ended December 31, 2016 had decreased 3.1% -in line with guidance. The CEO commented:
- [By Peter Graham]
Small cap department store stock The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: BONT)reported fiscalQ1 earnings before the market opened this morning with total salesdown 9.3% to $536.1 million and comparable store sales down 8.8%. Theearnings release noted:
- [By Paul Ausick]
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT) dropped about 3.3% Thursday to post a new 52-week low of $0.31 after closing Wednesday at $0.32. The 52-week high is $1.98. Volume was around 10 million shares traded, about 100 times the daily average of around 100,000. The struggling retailer had no specific news.
