"I hesitated to write about this trend. It's disturbing. Many of its facets are also politically charged. But as an investor, I have to avoid politics. There's no money to be made by laying blame or opining about what should be. My only job is to find strong trends that support an investable idea."
So noted Amy Calistri in the introduction to the most recent issue of Stock of the Month.
I'll get to Amy's "investable idea" in a moment.
First, some grim realities...
Four out of five American adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare at some point in their lives. That's what The Associated Press reported in late July, based on what it said was exclusive survey data.
Best Heal Care Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Tim Hortons Inc.(THI)
Tim Hortons Inc. develops, franchises, and operates quick service restaurants primarily in Canada and the United States. Its restaurants serve coffee and other hot and cold beverages, baked goods, sandwiches, soups, and other food products. As of April 03, 2011, the company and its restaurant owners operated 3,169 restaurants in Canada and 613 restaurants in the United States under the Tim Hortons name; and had 274 primarily self-serve licensed locations in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom Tim Hortons Inc. was founded in 1964 and is based in Oakville, Canada.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Duprey]
Canadian restaurant chain�Tim Horton's� (NYSE: THI ) �declared today�its regular quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share, slightly higher than the $0.2534 per share it paid back in February.�
- [By Eric Volkman]
Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI ) will have a new nameplate on the door of its chief executive's office starting this summer. The company announced that it has named Marc Caira as CEO, effective July 2. He succeeds Paul House, who will remain in his post as chairman of the board.
- [By Chad Fraser]
Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI) is Canada’s leading coffee chain, with 3,468 outlets in the country, as well as 807 in the U.S. and 29 in the Middle East.
Best Heal Care Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Kaiser Federal Financial Group Inc.(KFFG)
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for Federal Bank that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and business customers in California. The company?s deposit products include savings accounts, money market accounts, demand deposit accounts, and certificate of deposit accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises real estate loans consisting of one-to-four family residential, multi-family residential, and commercial real estate loans; and consumer loans, including home equity lines of credit, new and used automobile loans, and loans secured by savings deposits, as well as unsecured loans. The company also offers automated teller machine, bill payment, and Internet banking services. It provides its services through three branch offices and six financial service centers located in California. The company was formerly known as K-Fed Bancorp and changed its name to Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. on November 15, 2010. Kaise r Federal Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Covina, California.
Top 10 Penny Companies To Watch In Right Now: Solitaro Exploration & Royalty (SLR.TO)
Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp., a development stage company, engages in the exploration and acquisition of precious and base metals in Peru, Brazil, Mexico, and Bolivia. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, lead, and zinc metals. As of December 31, 2011, it had interests in 12 exploration properties in Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, and Brazil; 2 royalty properties in Peru; and 1 royalty property in Brazil. The company was formerly known as Solitario Resources Corporation and changed its name to Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. in June 2008. Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. was founded in 1984 and is based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
Best Heal Care Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Sinobest Technology Hldgs Ltd. (T80.SI)
Sinobest Technology Holdings Ltd., an investment holding company, provides computer and network system integration, building integration, application software development, and technical services in the People's Republic of China. It offers e-archive management, social security allied office, public security joint approving, e-document exchange center, e-regulation and policy, e-conference, e-financial management, and performance assessment solutions for the government; and government internal Website portal, short message service, office automation, email, decision making support, information service management, and service management information solutions for public servants. The company also offers online applying and approving, and enterprise information service solutions for businesses; community service, e-Medicare, online applying and approving, public information service, e-identity verification, and hotline service solutions for public; and application support, ser vice application, and network infrastructure solutions. It primarily serves government bureaus and departments, and state-owned enterprises in the sectors of telecommunication service, power supply, railway and transportation, immigration and customs, public security, labor and social insurance, universities, land and resources, taxation and finance, and food and drugs, as well as privately-owned enterprises. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China Sinobest Technology Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of Profit Saver International Limited.
Best Heal Care Stocks To Invest In Right Now: First Financial Northwest Inc.(FFNW)
First Financial Northwest, Inc. operates as the holding company for First Savings Bank Northwest that provides community-based savings bank services in Washington. Its deposit products include noninterest bearing accounts, NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts, statement savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company?s loan products portfolio comprises one-to-four family residential loans, multifamily loans, commercial real estate loans, construction/land development loans, and business loans, as well as consumer loans, including home equity loans, personal lines of credit, second mortgage loans, and savings account loans. First Financial Northwest, Inc., through another subsidiary, First Financial Diversified, Inc., offers escrow services. The company primarily serves customers in the King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties of Washington through a full-service banking office in Renton, Washington. First Financial Northwest, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is based in Renton, Washington.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Jim Royal]
One of my favorite reasons to reinvest in stocks I already own is when an uncertain, but favorable catalyst occurs, but the stock does little. So my Special Situations portfolio is adding $1,000 to each of the following three stocks: Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB ) , Bridgepoint Education (NYSE: BPI ) , and First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ: FFNW ) . Read on to see why.
Best Heal Care Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Network Equipment Technologies Inc.(NWK)
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of voice and data telecommunications equipment for multi-service networks and associated services used by government organizations, enterprises, and carriers worldwide. The company offers voice solutions, such as the VX Series and the Quintum Series of switching media gateways that provide enterprise customers with voice interoperability solutions, IP-based solutions to government agencies, and traditional VoIP switching gateway solutions for SMBs and smaller branch offices within large enterprises. It offers multi-service solutions, which comprise Promina product line, a multi-service platform that provides network reliability and security; NX1000 platform, which offers a WAN switching solution to enable applications to integrate and aggregate into IP-based networks; and NX5010 platform that enables secure interconnection and extension of g eographically distributed grid computing clusters and storage area networks, providing data transfer. The company also offers SmartSIP product that allows standard SIP phones to be provisioned and used as extensions in a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 deployment. In addition, it provides installation and other professional services; hardware and software maintenance programs, parts repair, remote and on-site technical assistance, and customer training; and Web-based services. The company serves government customers, which include various federal and international agencies and organizations, such as civilian and defense agencies, and resellers to such entities; and enterprise customers comprising large enterprises, and small-to mid-sized businesses in various sectors. NET sells its products directly, as well as through relationships with integrators, resellers, and vendors of related technologies. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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