As the earnings season continues to look good, many dividend stalwarts are increasing their annual dividend payouts. There are many companies increasing dividends but not all are stocks to buy. I used the equity summary score, a consensus of financial analysts at different firms, to determine that these stocks are rated Bullish or better. For …
As of 12/31/2011, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) owns 34 stocks with a total value of $66.2 billion. The classic value investor Warren Buffett made a number of stock moves during the 4th quarter of 2011. These are the details of the buys and sells. Added: CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS) Warren Buffett added to his holdings in CVS …
After two weeks of uncertainty and high volatility equities look as if they have found a short-term bottom. For covered call traders, there are so many ideas available but the market still is not as stable as we would like it to be. All of the improvement after Tuesday’s reversal could be unwound if there is …
Rating agencies — S&P, Moody’s and Fitch — analyze risk and give debt a “grade” that reflects the borrower’s ability to pay the underlying loans. The safest bets are stamped AAA. That’s where U.S. debt has stood for years. Moody’s first assigned the United States a AAA rating in 1917. The country’s new S&P rating …
Below is a list of potential calendar call spreads for further evaluation. There is an option to purchase shown in the buy side column. These options are the January 2012 call options. The sell side column shows the option to sell in the August 2011 listing for each stock. All other metrics are based on …
