Feature Article #1
Individual Investors Stay Pessimistic – AAII Sentiment Survey
April 18, 2013 Individual investors remain pessimistic about the short-term outlook for stocks, even though bullish sentiment did improve in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, rebounded by 7.5 percentage points to 26.8%. Even with the increase, this is the first time optimism has been below 30% on consecutive weeks since July 19 and July 26, 2013. The historical average is 39%. Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged over the next six months, declined 1.3 percentage points to 24.9%. The historical average is 30.5%. Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, fell 6.3 percentage points to 48.2%. The historical average is 30.5%. This is the first time since
vitalstocks | May 2nd, 2013 | Continued
Feature Article #2
Value Alert – Generac Holdings, Inc.
Texas (Apr. 18, 2013) Wax Ink has issued a Loss of Investment Interest rating for Generac Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNRC) based on a recent baseline equity review which placed fair value between $8-$13. The recent close of $34.11 is approximately 607% above the fair value buy target for the stock and approximately 244% above the fair value close target for the stock. The recent close is also 15% below analysts’ $40 median target for the stock. The recent close represents an 8% decrease in price since the last baseline equity review was conducted in February 2013. The stock currently has a trailing twelve month PE Ratio of 14, and a PEG Ratio of 1.1 basis estimated forward earnings growth of 12.5%. In the past 52 weeks, share prices have moved
Feature Article #3
What You Should Do With Your Money Today
Yesterday’s terrorist attack in Boston, the plunge in gold prices and the 256-point plunge in the Dow have investors across the country asking, “What do I do now?” The answer – if you’ve been following The Oxford Club‘s advice all along – is “not much.” To understand why, let’s take a closer look at yesterday’s events. The terrorist attack in Boston is a reminder that our nation’s greatest strength – that we are a free and open society – is also our greatest vulnerability. We have enemies around the world as well as crazies here at home. It is simply not possible to thwart the intentions of every sick mind bent on creating fear and chaos. While the attack was reprehensible and heartbreaking, we can be grateful that there have
InvestmentU | April 27th, 2013 | Continued
Feature Article #4
Forget the Gold Bulls… and the Gold Bears
Gold cratered Friday and then again yesterday, hitting a two-year low on fears that troubled European countries will have to sell their reserves to cover the cost of increasingly expensive bailouts. The sell-off took the metal below the important $1,400 psychological threshold. Gold bulls are now proclaiming that this “correction” represents an excellent new entry point before the next big rally. Gold bears, on the other hand, claim this is only the beginning of a more serious pullback. Who should you believe? Neither. No investment is more misunderstood than gold. And the prognosticators are often just as confused as their followers. For example, how many times have you heard gold bugs insist that this metal is “the ultimate inflation hedge”? That’s like calling the Titanic the ultimate luxury liner. Between
InvestmentU | April 27th, 2013 | Continued
Feature Article #5
Steel Industry Stock Outlook – March 2013 – Zacks Analyst Interviews
About the Steel Industry Given the unique combination of strength, formability and versatility in steel; it is deployed across various industries including construction, transport, electrical appliances, food packaging and others. Steel products are classified into four broad categories: flat steel products, long steel products, scrap and semi-finished products. Flat products include plates, hot-rolled strip and sheets, and cold-rolled strip and sheets. The long steel products are wire rods, beams, reinforced bars and merchant bars. The steel industry in today’s world is considered as the backbone of the economy and is often indicative of economic progress, as it plays a critical role in infrastructural and overall economic development. World crude steel production went up from 851 megatons (Mt) in 2001 to 1,548 Mt in 2012. However, despite its size, the steel
vitalstocks | March 11th, 2013 | Continued