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- More Perks for Lucky Homeowners and 'Lucky' Taxpayers
- Thomas Smicklas submits: Here are the rules contained in the new legislation regarding tax credits for homeowners and first time home buyers. I believe that the new extension with added benefits will not cause a pop in sales as did the initial program, which expired November 6th. The reason is...
- External links 2009-11-23
- Islamic Sukuk Debt: What Are the Legal Limits of Its Interest Rate Loophole?
- Thomas Smicklas submits: The Financial Times had an interesting article buried in the back pages of the second section yesterday regarding Islamic debt defaults. It seems as though two prominent Middle Eastern investment companies - Kuwait's Investment Dar and Saudi Arabia's Saad Group - are at the cusp of a...
- External links 2009-10-21
- Cracker Barrel: An Investment Worth Exploring
- Thomas Smicklas submits: Ordinarily, I examine only three things about a restaurant: the cleanliness rating, the menu (including the specials of the day, which are usually to be avoided from bitter experience), and the price. I haven't eaten at a Cracker Barrel for some time. Per chance, I was driving...
- External links 2009-10-12
- D.R. Horton Hits a 'Home' Run
- Thomas Smicklas submits: Recently, I visited a large D R Horton DHI community near Calabash, North Carolina. I took a seasoned local contractor acquaintance with me for company, comments and to catch up on the local gossip. As we all know, homebuilders. for the most part, have been slow to...
- External links 2009-10-11
- Why I Like E*TRADE's Bond Service Platform
- Thomas Smicklas submits: I am familiar with the platforms of several online brokerage firms. Trading stocks on every service is generally easy and prompt. However when it comes to bonds, there is definitely a difference. Trying to research and invest in bonds on most of the sites I tested ranged...
- External links 2009-10-07
- A Portfolio for You, Not for Your Financial Planner
- Thomas Smicklas submits: As many of you, I have been observing the writings of resume-rich bloggers gaming the Obama economy, new ETFs, gurus-on-call, talking heads not be be confused with gurus and listening to the media watchdogs, whether they be in the tank for the present political leaders or not....
- External links 2009-06-22
- 4 Reasons Not to Assume the Worst Is Over
- Thomas Smicklas submits: Financial Times pundit John Authers presented a logical case for investors to be very careful assuming the worst is over for the markets. Here are four reasons to tread carefully into a long term bullish stance:First, someone will have to pay for the stimulus that has been...
- External links 2009-05-12
- The Bull Case for EnCana
- Thomas Smicklas submits: EnCana ECA is a large North American onshore producer of natural gas and crude oil, with major operations in Alberta, Canada oil sands and the United States. ECA's other operations include the transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids NGLs, as well...
- External links 2009-05-05
- Big Box Home Improvement Stores Should Benefit from Government Mortgage Subsidies
- Thomas Smicklas submits: Yesterday, I attended a poorly-attended but information-rich real estate conference hosted by a major Title agency and regional bank. Armed with the latest statistics and purchase incentives provided by government agencies, the mood was grim for existing home sales and bright for vulture capital snapping up foreclosures...
- External links 2009-03-27
- BB&T Bank: Worth a Look, Despite S&P's Credit Rating Downgrade
- Thomas Smicklas submits: A while ago, I wrote a piece about my positive experience with BB&T Bank BBT. BBT is a regional bank located primarily in the Southeast U.S. with a $9.7B market cap. The stock is trading at approximately $17.42/ share with a not-likely-to-be-sustained yield of 10.88%. The P/E...
- External links 2009-03-18
- Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF: A Different Way to Profit from Stimulus Plans
- Thomas Smicklas submits: With real gloom and doom hanging over many of the world economies, governments are poised to throw funds into projects that may revitalize growth. One way that is popular is make-work jobs within infrastructure. Although one can rightfully contest the value and immediacy of infrastructure ventures to...
- External links 2009-02-16
- Profit from Obama's TARP 2 with Preferred ETFs
- Thomas Smicklas submits: President Obama cannot permit continued failure and a loud "no confidence" vote directed towards the financial sector. He will act boldly, probably this week, to announce a very large and very public TARP 2 initiative designed to restore confidence and stability. If, indeed, he does act, it...
- External links 2009-02-02
- BB&T Bank: A Rose Amongst the Thorns
- Thomas Smicklas submits: I have mentioned in passing BB&T BBT, a regional, mostly easy central coast bank, in a positive light. I now bless this bank stock as a financial institution on track and aggressively pursuing retail and business customers through client-friendly branches in superior locations.A few days ago, I...
- External links 2009-01-21
- PNC Financial Services Making All the Right Moves
- Thomas Smicklas submits: The recent acquisition of National City Bank assets by PNC Financial Services Group PNC headquartered in Pittsburgh bodes well for the company. Using TARP funds wisely with an extra incentive from the Feds, PNC moved quickly to capture the not-all-that-troubled National City Bank for a song, with...
- External links 2009-01-12
- PNC Financial Services: Wisely Moving Ahead
- Thomas Smicklas submits: The recent acquisition of National City Bank assets by PNC Financial Services Group PNC headquartered in Pittsburgh bodes well for the company. Using TARP funds wisely with an extra incentive from the Feds, PNC moved quickly to capture not-all-that-troubled National City Bank for a song, with...
- External links 2009-01-11
- MDU Resources: Obama's Kind of Company
- Thomas Smicklas submits: I have had MDU Resources MDU as a holding in my Permanent Portfolio for a few years. The enterprise can't be pigeonholed as a basic materials company (which has been a prime factor, imo, of its stock price slump). Rather, MDU is a well-managed collection of puzzle...
- External links 2008-12-18
- GMAC Restructuring Leaves SmartNotes Holders in the Lurch
- Thomas Smicklas submits: Many readers have been following the GMAC GKM bond saga - especially SmartNotes. The latest is that GMAC will restructure its debt to avoid bankruptcy, and that SmartNote holders (generally, mom and pop investors holding these through thick and thin for retirement) will be put at the...
- External links 2008-12-03
- Practical Investment Ideas: Pay Attention To Yields, Rental Real Estate
- Thomas Smicklas submits: The past few months have certainly been a train wreck for most investors. Professional money managers and individual investors alike - and certainly the overwhelming majority of passive investors whom have contributed through thick and thin into their mutual fund retirement accounts, have suffered. Emotions ranged from...
- External links 2008-10-19
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- Vulcan Materials: A Good Buy/Takeover
- Thomas Smicklas submits: Vulcan VMC is an interesting company that has more or less returned to its roots by focusing on cornerstone building materials. Founded in 1909, VMC, based in Birmingham, AL, with strategic locations nationwide and in Mexico (serving Houston, New Orleans and Tampa) provides infrastructure materials that are...
- External links 2008-08-01
- Eleven Large Volume Increase ETFs to Examine
- Thomas Smicklas submits: My belief is that the US dollar is going to begin a gradual ascent, along with interest rates and a resultant recovery in the financial sector wider spreads will do the trick after the remainder of the dirty bathwater is tossed out before the election. I am...
- External links 2008-08-06
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