Good Times Ahead for Stocks Under Rocks
Stuck in a post-crisis gloom," reads the headline of a recent column by Robert Samuelson' in the Washington Post, in which he argues that it's time for the country "to move beyond pessimism." I...
View ArticlePoultry in Motion: Corn-Crop Optimism Makes these 3 Small-Caps Good Bets
While prices have since made up part of that fall, the average estimate of analysts, as reported by AgTraderTalk.com, is that corn supplies in August of next year will be 11% higher than the amount...
View ArticleBe careful about unloading small caps in a downturn, especially these two
An executive of a small Louisiana company once told me about a cross-country road show that he participated in around the beginning of a national economic slowdown. "When we started out in Boston, we...
View ArticleAs drilling revives in the Gulf of Mexico, these two "stocks under rocks"...
With drilling reviving in the Gulf of Mexico this year, the big stories have been the massive deepwater finds by such industry giants as Chevron (CVX) and Exxon-Mobil (XOM), finds that are comparable...
View ArticleTo Ride a Recovery in Financials, Here Are Three "Stocks under Rocks" to...
After being this year’s worst-performing sector in the S&P 500 , financial stocks have lately begun to gain favor as an investment option. Thus did a recent cover story in Barron’s carry the...
View ArticleBullish On U.S. Oil And Gas? Consider These 'Stocks Under Rocks'
A dramatic change has recently occurred in the energy outlook of the United States: national energy independence, formerly little more than a slogan or yearning, has become a realistic prospect.
View ArticleStuck in the middle is a good place to be with these three "stocks under rocks"
One of the most famous pieces of investing advice and a piece of advice I still give to my students is Peter Lynch’s famous mantra, “Invest in what you know.” The idea is that you or I can spot good...
View ArticleTwo health care "stocks under rocks"
When people are confused about an industry, it often creates an opportunity for investors, and there’s no industry people are more confused about right now that health care. People were bewildered by...
View ArticleHere's To The 'Losers' And The People Who Invest In Them
Some “loser” stocks could be just what the savvy contrarian investor is searching for.
View ArticleThree Oilfield Services Stocks Worth Your Money
One of the remarkable things I discovered when I moved to Louisiana from Boston is that people in South Louisiana tend to take some of the more extraordinary aspects of life here for granted. A good...
View ArticleIf You Love Something, Set It Free
Over the last several months, two of the companies we follow here at Burkenroad Reports, the equities research program I oversee at Tulane University, have spun off a portion of their operations into...
View ArticleThe Shrinking Supply Of Stocks And What It Means For Investors
When I look at the stock market these days, I can’t help but think about a funny old routine by Father Guido Sarducci about his idea for the Five Minute University. The concept was that in five...
View ArticleA Luxury Stock With A Difference
For the last several years, I’ve used this space to highlight one of the most remarkable business stories of our time, the stock market’s incredible rebound in the wake of the financial crisis. Since...
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