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PEStudent commented on an article. 8:30 PM

AbbVie Investors, Watch This Management Change

"Jeff Fischer and team have demystified options. And they can rack up income like $1,030... $2,626... and $3,228 on a schedule you can set your watch by!"

This kind of "can't lose"

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PEStudent commented on an article. 2:05 PM

Post Holdings Hurt by Falling Prices

"...as net sales fell 1% on a 4% decline in prices even though volumes rose...It's an industrywide cost."

What this says to me is that my next few automatic monthly purchases (no-fees for purchases in

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PEStudent commented on an article. 6:51 PM

Abbott Laboratories Stock Is Half What It Used to Be

Analyst's projections are looking at 12.7% annual eps growth. I don't trust such projections, but they don't appear to be down on Abbott! Right now, there's a worldwide shortage of baby formula - the U.K. is limiting sales in

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PEStudent commented on an article. 8:25 AM

New Poll Reveals Middle Class Anxiety

"The survey revealed how many U.S. residents consider themselves middle class (a resounding 85%)."

This is way out of sync with other polls, typically where those who consider themselves middle class

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PEStudent commented on an article. 8:22 AM

The 7 States With the Highest Gasoline Tax

The article implies gasoline taxes pay most of the costs of maintaining roads, etc. - that's not true. Little old ladies who ride the bus but pay property and income taxes, and other taxpayers pay for most road costs. So how much

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PEStudent commented on an article. 12:00 PM

Here's What This 2,115% Gainer Has Been Buying

When something sounds too good to be true it usually is. If this company "Over the past 25 years...posted a cumulative gain of about 2,115%, vs. 920% for the S&P 500. Over the past 10 full years, it gained 179%, vs. 100%

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PEStudent commented on an article. 5:24 PM

Patient Investors Will Always Win

"Buy-and-holders view volatility like the flu. Yeah, it's not fun. It can hurt. But you're probably going to get it once a year."

That's not true for those of us who make automatic monthly purchases in

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PEStudent commented on an article. 9:22 AM

2 Undervalued Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

"It got there without a bailout..." But that was only because Ford had lined up guaranteed lines of credit just before stuff hit the fan.

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PEStudent commented on an article. 5:36 PM

Is the Dow Broken?

The article seems to say that the S&P 500 is a better gauge than the DJIA. If that's the case, shouldn't people use the S&P 500 as their sole market gauge? I've done that since the early 90's.

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PEStudent commented on an article. 12:41 PM

3 Investment Opportunities for Scared Investors

In terms of dividend growth stocks, I'd like to add two thoughts:

1) I don't just look at dividend growth rates, I look at growth in earnings and revenues over at least a decade and consider only those that

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PEStudent commented on an article. 10:45 AM

Abbott Labs: Too Cheap to Ignore?

Thanks for a very informative article, which helps me as an Abbott Labs DRIP owner since 1991 and now an Abbott and Abbvie owner.

I'd like to see similar analysis on Abbvie. If Abbvie helps lower Abbott's P/E

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PEStudent commented on an article. 9:56 AM

Why Big Oil Is Ditching Biotechnology

As a former industrial organic R & D Chemist, I resent the "brute force vs finesse" statement in the article. It displays ignorance of the processes involved. The so-call biotech "finesse" is currently too

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PEStudent commented on an article. 10:27 PM

2 Reasons Why Apple Was Back Below $400 Billion

For a couple years now, I've been saying that when you're Apple's size, making a percent improvement in sales or earnings requires an ever bigger new product success. When your profit margin is so large to start with, it magnifies

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