Articles from Jason Jenkins, Investment U

Nike Is Ready To Make A Move

Nike Is Ready To Make A Move

Sometimes as investors we become obsessed with the next new thing. What’s that new company, innovation or strategy the market does not know about? If we get in on the ground floor, we tell ourselves, we’ll make a ton of cash. But... read more »

 

How to Play the Brazilian Rebound

How to Play the Brazilian Rebound

Ever since Jim O’Neill coined the phrase “BRIC nations,” it was thought that Brazil, Russia, India and China would play major parts in this new economic world order we see evolving today. But lately, many in the market have lost confidence... read more »

 

Forget Dividend Payers: Buy This Unique Investment Instead

Forget Dividend Payers: Buy This Unique Investment Instead

Income has been the rally cry for investors over the last few years. We all know about dividends, but there are other sources of income out there that many investors haven’t considered. And recently one newer fixed-income instrument has seen... read more »

 

Stable, High-Yield Bargains to Buy in Europe

Stable, High-Yield Bargains to Buy in Europe

In August, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi gave Europe a sense of hope when he said, “The ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro, and believe me, it will be enough.” He followed up on that promise when... read more »

 

The 3 Best Ways to Play a Rebound in Real Estate

The 3 Best Ways to Play a Rebound in Real Estate

Numbers reported earlier this month continue to support the growing belief that the real estate market is on its way back – slowly but surely. Standard & Poor’s reported that home prices in its S&P/Case-Shiller 20 City Index rose... read more »

 

Warren Buffett Is Pouring Billions into This Industry

Warren Buffett Is Pouring Billions into This Industry

Warren Buffett stated last Friday on Bloomberg Television’s In the Loop With Betty Liu that Wells Fargo & Co.’s (NYSE: WFC) dominance of the domestic mortgage market will reap huge rewards as the housing market rebounds. Now he and his... read more »

 

How To Play Apple on Any Budget

How To Play Apple on Any Budget

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) let us know last Tuesday that once again the company knocked it out the park. It had an unbelievable second quarter in 2012, largely due to strong iPhone sales – again. Analysts last month tried to read between... read more »

 

5 Banks That Are Planning Aggressive Share Buybacks and Increased Dividends

5 Banks That Are Planning Aggressive Share Buybacks and Increased Dividends

In January, bank regulators voted to release a proposal for how banks with more than $10 billion in assets should conduct stress tests annually. The purpose of the tests is to gauge whether or not individual banks can withstand another major... read more »

 

How to Invest Like Warren Buffett

How to Invest Like Warren Buffett

The case can be made that every investor should be a value investor. Who wants to invest in something that isn’t going to make them money or build wealth? However, what I want to talk about is a specific philosophy that influences the way... read more »

 

Should You Get in Early on Facebook’s IPO?

Should You Get in Early on Facebook’s IPO?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you know that Facebook has filed its initial paperwork with regulators for its initial public offering (IPO). And they’ve hired five underwriters for the job, with Morgan Stanley... read more »