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Top 10 Value Stocks To Own For 2018

In our Q4 Outlook report released last week, we highlighted the fact that while valuations for equities were high, there is case to be made that relative to alternatives, equities were attractively valued. The TINA (There Is No Alternative) argument, as it’s called, suggests that even with equities trading at rich valuations, they are attractive compared to yields on fixed income securities which are at or near historic lows. The fact that more than 60% of the stocks in the S&P 500 pay a higher dividend yield than the 10-Year US Treasury illustrates one example of this idea.

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Hot Warren Buffett Stocks For 2018

Warren Buffett recently told CNBC he didn’t have a good reason for not investing in Amazon stock. Here are a few good reasons why you should.
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Shares of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN)have racked up decent gains this year,and are up by over 13% in under three months. That’s more than what the stock eventually returned in 2016 after big intermittent swings on both sides. However, if you’re a long term investor, and are considering an investment in AMZN stock, that shouldn’t stop you. In spite of the stellar growth it has registered in recent years, Amazon....More>>>

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Take out a home mortgage, get a boatload of credit card reward points.

That’s the latest incentive from Chase (JPM) to some of its customers.

Chase Sapphire, Sapphire Reserve or Sapphire Preferred cardholders who also take out a mortgage with the bank can receive 100,000 Ultimate Rewards points.

But potential home buyers need to act fast. Customers need to apply and be approved for the mortgage by August 6 to get the hefty reward, though you don’t need to close on the loan before the deadline.

Only those who’ve been cardholders since May....More>>>

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Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.01 percent to 24,182.48 while the NASDAQ declined 0.04 percent to 6,759.48. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.03 percent to 2,628.87.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Wednesday afternoon, the utilities sector proved to be a source of strength for the market. Leading the sector was strength from TransAlta Corporation (NYSE: TAC) and NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP).

In trading on Wednesday, energy shares fell 1.1 percent.

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American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) reported downbeat earnings....More>>>

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As far as bad news goes, it’s the best bad news one could ever hope for. In September, the number of IT jobs in the United States “only” grew 0.17% from August’s total, reaching almost 5.2 million. That’s the word from TechServe Alliance anyway… an association of IT and engineering staffing companies. While not a huge number, it’s another step forward at a time when the rest of the nation is still losing ground.

There’s also some additional context needed, which makes this growth trend even more compelling — on a year-over-year basis,....More>>>