Articles from Michael Vodicka, StreetAuthority

These Stocks Just Crushed Earnings — Can They Do It Again?

These Stocks Just Crushed Earnings — Can They Do It Again?

The first-quarter earnings season is almost over, with more than 90% of the S&P 500 reporting. Although the results have been far from terrible, there hasn’t been a lot to get excited about. Earnings are up 3.3% from last year, while... read more »

 

Profit From The Death Of Cable With This Market Leader

Profit From The Death Of Cable With This Market Leader

Innovation is a wonderful thing. Without it, products would never get better. Services would never improve. That’s exactly what Henry Ford was talking about in one of his most famous quotes: “If I had asked people what they wanted,... read more »

 

Profit From Customer Loyalty With These 7 ‘Sin Stocks’

Profit From Customer Loyalty With These 7 ‘Sin Stocks’

Some investors spend a lifetime searching for the holy grail of investing that will help them find the best companies and opportunities. That quest for a magic bullet has given birth to all kinds of strategies and techniques, from fundamental... read more »

 

The 9 Fastest-Rising Dividends In The S&P 500

The 9 Fastest-Rising Dividends In The S&P 500

First-quarter earnings season has revealed a very big problem for the S&P 500. With weakness in China and Europe weighing on the global economy, sales growth continues to slow. That’s always a concern for investors, but after four... read more »

 

Wish You Could Invest Like John Paulson? Here’s Your Chance

Wish You Could Invest Like John Paulson? Here’s Your Chance

John Paulson is one of the most famous and successful hedge-fund managers of all time. He shot to stardom in 2007 after The Wall Street Journal revealed his firm had scored a jaw-dropping $15 billion profit from making big bets against the housing... read more »

 

2 New Dividend Payers That May Take Off

2 New Dividend Payers That May Take Off

As a longtime follower of Amy Calistri’s Daily Paycheck and Carla Pasternak’s High-Yield Investing, I am well aware of the importance of dividend yield and reinvestment as the key to a successful retirement plan. Dividend... read more »

 

Buy This Global Leader In Health Care At A Huge Discount

Buy This Global Leader In Health Care At A Huge Discount

In the next 30 years, the U.S. Census Bureau expects the number of people age 65 or older to double, jumping to 80 million. That domestic trend mirrors a larger global trend: By 2050, more people worldwide will be older than 65 than younger,... read more »

 

7 Stocks With Surging Earnings Estimates

7 Stocks With Surging Earnings Estimates

There is nothing more important to a stock than earnings. That makes earnings season the most important time of the year for the S&P 500. The companies that miss expectations will be punished while those that deliver big surprises will be... read more »

 

The Secret Financial Stock With A 7.8% Yield

The Secret Financial Stock With A 7.8% Yield

All industries are dominated by the biggest and most successful companies. In technology, there is Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN). In energy, companies such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Conoco Phillips (NYSE: COP)... read more »

 

6 Top Stock Picks From A $6 Billion Hedge-Fund Manager

6 Top Stock Picks From A $6 Billion Hedge-Fund Manager

David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital Management is considered one of the most successful hedge-fund managers of all time. With a net worth of more than $1 billion and assets under management of more than $6 billion, Einhorn’s smallest moves... read more »