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1) A Handy Post-Earnings Season Survival Guide + Lee’s take on IBM, CSCO, KFT, YHOO, PFE, WFC, GE, WMT, SHLD, JCP, VZ, DELL, HRL, AMAT and CAKE
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As your typical red-blooded earnings seasons go, the one we just completed was not so bad. People I know who can actually read charts for stocks like International Business Machines (IBM), Cisco (CSCO), Kraft (KFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) have told me confidentially that investors did not lose 40% of their portfolios in the days and weeks after these companies reported like a year or so ago.
So, now that all the big guys have had their moments of truth to disclose their results, maybe it’s time to turn some attention to results that are a little closer to home. Your home…
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I’m talking about your annual performance review and a few tips for how to survive it. Those of you who panicked, cried and fainted during your annual review know what I mean. The allegedly brave ones were probably napping through the one-on-one session.
So here are some insights that may help you make it through this year’s review and come out on the other end ahead…
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This Week: What Do Investors Need to Know About Toyota (TM)? Strategies, Tactics, Insights, And Trade Ideas To Play This Stock....
- Why is Toyota (TM) such a unique company and could the recent recall disaster have a lasting negative effects on the Toyota brand?
- What three factors indicate that Toyota is oversold and could be a buying opportunity?
- What strategy can investors use play Toyota for up a to 75% annualized target return with almost 9% downside protection?
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Stocks Covered: Toyota Motor (TM), Ford Motor (F), Honda Motor (HMC)
Target Returns: Up to 11.8% or 75.6% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 24%
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Summary: Food is an issue that is always at the front of Americans’ minds. Trips to the grocery store are a weekly ritual and some holidays seem to be based solely on great cuisine. The food industry saw many challenges during the Great Recession of 2008-2009, but leading companies found ways to cut costs and improve profitability despite dramatic changes in consumer behavior. This report summarizes the changes undergone in the industry as well as provides unique investment ideas designed to profit on the future of the food industry.
Stocks Covered:Kroger (KR), Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI), Safeway (SWY), Brinker International (EAT), Yum! Brands (YUM), Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI), McDonald’s (MCD), Kraft Foods (KFT), and more…
Target Returns: Up to 31.6% or 114.1% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 12.5%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced
Risk Level: Moderate Relative Risk
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