Investing for beginners
We’ve got four key Successful Investor investing for beginners tips that will help you profit from stock investing with less risk. No matter how widely or narrowly you cast your information net, some...
View ArticleDrug stocks: Risky to your financial health
A few years ago, many investors valued drug stocks the way they value the top software makers, bidding them up to 30 or more times earnings. However, drug stocks are riskier than investors generally...
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CEDAR FAIR L.P. $13 (New York symbol FUN; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Units outstanding: 55.2 million; Market cap: $717.6 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; No dividends paid since November...
View ArticleUpdating Cedar Fair, 3M, Quaker Chemical and T. Rowe Price
CEDAR FAIR L.P. $20 (www.cedarfair.com) lost $31.6 million, or $0.57 a unit, in 2010, mainly due to $98.1 million in charges related to the early repayment of debt and a writedown of fixed assets. In...
View ArticleU.S. stocks: Higher park attendance pushed up Cedar Fair’s revenue in 2010
Cedar Fair L.P., symbol FUN on New York, owns and operates 11 amusement parks including Knott’s Berry Farm in California and Canada’s Wonderland, six outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and five...
View ArticleHigh-yielding MLPs: one buy, one hold
Buckeye Partners and Cedar Fair are master limited partnerships (MLPs). MLPs pay out most of their income to investors. As a result, they pay very little income tax. However, MLPs are not eligible for...
View ArticleUpdating Cintas, Macy’s and Cedar Fair
CINTAS CORP. $38 (Nasdaq symbol CTAS; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 126.5 million; Market cap: $4.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend...
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Capital gains in Canada: How to do smart tax-loss selling
Tax-loss selling (or tax-loss harvesting) occurs when you deliberately sell a security at a loss in order to offset capital gains in Canada. You can then use these losses to offset your taxable...
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Trading ETFs can just make dumb moves cheaper
Trading ETFs can work just as well in facilitating dumb moves as it does with smart moves. Most investors would agree when we say that Exchange Traded Funds or ETFs started out as the most benign...
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7 rules for buying mutual funds
Rules you need to follow when buying mutual funds for the long-term success of your portfolio. Buying mutual funds should be done with the long term in mind. Find a sound fund that holds good stocks...
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Rise above stock market cycles with a sound portfolio approach
Stock market cycles occur repeatedly—but instead of trying to time them, focus on building a portfolio of high-quality stocks Stock market cycles occur repeatedly—and there are any number of theories...
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What is an index-linked GIC?
Financial institutions continue to create and market products like index-linked GICs that harvest many fees and commissions, but typically limit your returns. An Index-linked GIC is marketed as a...
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Straight-forward retirement planning advice for a stress free financial future
Our retirement planning advice is based on a mix of setting realistic financial goals and a little common sense There are two practical solutions to the stressful problem of not having enough money...
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When should you sell a stock?
Learn when to sell stocks at the right time. Here’s our advice. Investors often ask, "When do I sell?" There is no simple, fits-on-a-t-shirt answer to the question. But there are some helpful...
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Dividend stocks: Theme park operator Cedar Fair targets growth with...
Today we look at Cedar Fair, a theme park operator in business for more than 25 years. Cedar Fair owns and operates 11 amusement parks, four water parks and five hotels, mostly in the U.S. The...
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Wall Street Stock Forecaster Hotline – Friday, February 19, 2016
WAL-MART STORES INC., $64.67, New York symbol WMT, reported better-than-expected earnings this week. However, the retailer cut its sales forecast for the current year. That caused the stock to fall 3%....
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Retirement income planning for you and your spouse
Retirement income planning tips for when one spouse has lower income. There are a few retirement income planning steps you and your spouse can take to lower your taxes. These steps work especially...
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4 keys to a good financial plan that will boost your retirement income
Formulating a good financial plan forces us to take a good look at the present—and the future. One of the things that investors of all ages fear is that they won’t have a good financial plan in place...
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Wall Street Stock Forecaster Hotline – Thursday, May 6, 2016
PFIZER INC., $33.58, New York symbol PFE, is one of the world’s leading prescription-drug makers. Its top-selling brands include Lyrica (epilepsy), Celebrex (arthritis pain) and Enbrel (plaque...
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Wall Street Stock Forecaster Hotline – Friday, July 8, 2016
WAL-MART STORES INC., $73.84, New York symbol WMT, is the world’s largest retailer, with 11,500 stores in 28 countries. The company recently launched Walmart Pay, a new app that makes it easier for...
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