Zero-Coupon Bond
More Features » The Role Of Parents In Financial Education The need for a concerted program of financial education cannot be ignored, and even though many parents are ill-equipped … The Cold, Hard Facts Behind Funding Your Retirement Most people, depending on which side of retirement they’re on, feel they either won’t ever be able [...]
Ski-Doo IPO Raises $254 Million: Should You Buy?
Canadian snowmobile, watercraft and all-terrain vehicle manufacturer BRP Inc., better known as Ski-Doo, raised $254 million from its IPO May 22. Sold by Bombardier (OTC:BDRBF) in 2003 to a consortium led by the founders along with Bain Capital, BRP was able to sell 12.2 million shares at C$21.50 per share. Scheduled to start trading sometime [...]
World stocks slump as Japan’s Nikkei loses 7%
Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago. Several reasons have been blamed for the 7.3 percent fall in the Nikkei index to 14,483.98, including a spike in Japanese government bond yields and unexpectedly [...]
Reputational Risk
Investopedia explains ‘Reputational Risk’ Reputational risk is a hidden danger that can pose a threat to the survival of the biggest and best-run companies. It can often wipe out millions or billions of dollars in market capitalization or lost revenues and can occasionally result in a change at the uppermost levels of management. The biggest problem [...]
NetApp Is Probably Cheap, But The Headwinds Aren’t Going Away
Tech is in the dumps. That’s not really new or controversial, as even Cisco’s (Nasdaq:CSCO) report was not all that strong in absolute terms. To that end, it’s not entirely surprising that NetApp (Nasdaq:NTAP) reported results that were a bit weak and guidance that wasn’t terribly impressive either. I don’t believe that NetApp is closing [...]
Look Towards Small-Caps For Big Dividends
With the market reaching new highs every day, many investors have begun to get a little worried about its immediate future prospects. As such, they have been turning their attentions back towards dividend investing. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) such as the iShares High Dividend Equity (ARCA:HDV) -which tracks a broad-basket of dividend paying companies- have become [...]
General Motors Hits $33: Where To From Here?
General Motors (NYSE:GM) hit its IPO Price of $33 May 17, 30 months after going public. While business seems reasonably strong in Detroit, there’s no guarantee it will stay that way. Is GM a momentum play or should investors stay away. I’ll answer both sides of this question.SEE: Use The Momentum Strategy To Your AdvantageThe [...]