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CEOs, Split your Stocks Already!!

CEOs, Split your Stocks Already!!

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is a $300 stock. Three hundred dollars! MasterCard (NYSE:MA) is an even higher priced $425 stock. And Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) … don’t get me started on Apple shares at $620. Hundreds of dollars for a single share of these companies? I’m not buying any of those. These stocks are just too darn expansive. Right? (more…)

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Investing Abroad: Japanese Stocks

Investing Abroad: Japanese Stocks

Diversification is the best defense against global uncertainty. Living abroad, that is one truth that I have come to appreciate more and more. With so much uncertainty in Europe and the rest of the world, we sometimes forget that truth. In these times of uncertainty, many investors seek the safety of good US companies, avoiding the rest of the world completely. Diversification means more than…

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They say that Breaking up is... Profitable to do

They say that Breaking up is… Profitable to do

Corporate breakups seem to be all the rage these days. In order to unlock shareholder value, corporations will divide into separate companies. Since Fortune Brands decided to break up its liquor and home furnishings & security businesses into two separate companies, both have flourished. The liquor business, Beam (NYSE:BEAM), is up 40% since the breakup. The home furnishings & security business,

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They say that Breaking up is... Profitable to do

They say that Breaking up is… Profitable to do

Corporate breakups seem to be all the rage these days. In order to unlock shareholder value, corporations will divide into separate companies. Since Fortune Brands decided to break up its liquor and home furnishings & security businesses into two separate companies, both have flourished. The liquor business, Beam (NYSE:BEAM), is up 40% since the breakup. The home furnishings & security business,

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Bottling Profits The Producers of Coca-Cola

Bottling Profits The Producers of Coca-Cola

Investing in The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO) has been a great investment during almost any period of time. At only a few dollars off its all-time high set in 1998, The Coca-Cola Company has been a terrific investment for nearly every person who has invested in the company for the long-term. In just its relative modern history, shares of The Coca-Cola Company are up almost 700% since 1990 (and…

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Piles of Garbage for this Green Company

Piles of Garbage for this Green Company

On the surface it might seem downright silly to claim that a company like Waste Management (NYSE:WM) is a green company. They make their money hauling away other people’s garbage, after all. But if you look beyond the surface of hauling away all manner of smelly garbage, you will see that Waste Management is a bona fide green company. (more…)

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Ways to Play an Electric Car Future

Ways to Play an Electric Car Future

Ways to Play an Electric Car Future

Despite what adherents of any particular car technology would have you believe, the future of the car is still an unknown. Gas, hybrid, electric, hydrogen, natural gas, biofuel or possible some currently unknown technology — it is difficult to see which direction the auto industry will turn. With that said, let’s take a look at one possible future. If current…

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Coming to a Portfolio Near You: Renewable Energy MLPs

Coming to a Portfolio Near You: Renewable Energy MLPs

Two weeks ago, Senators Christopher Coons (Democrat from Delaware) and Jerry Moran (Republican from Kansas) introduced Senate Bill S.3275 – Master Limited Partnership Parity Act (MLPPA). The MLPPA looks to amend the existing US internal revenue tax code governing the formation of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) in the energy sector.  Simply put, if passed, this bipartisan legislation will make…

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Acquiring Jim Beam and the Skinnygirl

Acquiring Jim Beam and the Skinnygirl

Who doesn’t love a good takeover? A large company acquiring a smaller company for a significant premium is something that we’d all love to see, but not something we should expect. Takeovers are very unpredictable. That unpredictability means not all potential takeover stocks are worth investing in. An investor could be waiting a very long time for a takeover-payday that may never materialize. If…

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How to Fuel the Electric Car Future

How to Fuel the Electric Car Future

Innovative Electric Utility: That is not a phrase you hear too often (or hear at all). I would like to make the case, though, that NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) fits that description.

On the surface, NRG Energyappears to be your typical electric utility. NRG Energy does indeed stand-out as having one of the largest portfolio of ‘green-energy’ power production in the entire nation. But other than…

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The Restaurant Group Shareholder Perks

The Restaurant Group shareholders receive a 25% discount at Frankie & Benny’s. #stocks $RTN

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The Restaurant Group (LON:RTN) is the owner of 507 restaurants and pubs in the United Kingdom. The company operates its restaurants under the brands: Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito, Coast to Coast, Garfunkel’s, Joe’s Kitchen, 56 various pub restaurants, and 59 concession locations primarily at UK airports.

In April every year The Restaurant Group…

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InterContinental Hotels Group Shareholder Perks

InterContinental Hotels Group offers shareholders a discount at their hotel. #stocks $IHG

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InterContinental Hotels Group(LON:IHG) (NYSE:IHG) is one of the world’s largest hotel companies with 5,099 hotels, with another 1,461 hotels currently in the development pipeline. Intercontinental Hotels Group operates its hotels under the brand names: InterContinental, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, EVEN Hotels, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express,…

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Shareholder Perks

Royal Caribbean Cruises offers shareholders an onboard credit of USD $250. $RCL

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Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) is a global cruise ship company with a fleet of 25 vessels visiting 269 ports around the world. It operates its cruise ships under the brands Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Azamara Club Cruises.

For a minimum holding of 100 shares, Royal Caribbean Cruises offers shareholders an onboard credit that can…

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Carnival Corporation & PLC Shareholder Perks

Carnival Corporation offers shareholders onboard credit of USD$250/€200/£150/AUD$250 $CCL

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Carnival Corporation & PLC (NYSE:CCL) (LON:CCL) is the world largest cruise ship company with a fleet of 101 vessels visiting more than 700 ports around the world. It operates its cruise ships under the brands Carnival Cruise Line, Fathom, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, Cruise Line, P&O Cruises and Cunard Line, AIDA Cruises, and Costa Cruises.

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Big Yellow Group Shareholder Perks

Big Yellow Group offers shareholders an additional 10% off self storage service. $BYG

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Big Yellow Group(LON:BYG) is the owner and operator of Big Yellow Self Storage and the 20% owner of Armadillo Self Storage. Big Yellow Group is the third-largest self storage company in the United Kingdom. It operates 89 self storage locations primarily in London and Southeast England. For just one share of Big Yellow Group,…

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Merlin Entertainments Shareholder Perks

Merlin Entertainments offers shareholders a Merlin Annual Pass 40% discount. $MERL #LEGOLAND

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Merlin Entertainments (LON:MERL) (OTCMKTS:MERLY) offers its shareholders a generous 40% discount off the full price of either a Standard Merlin Annual Pass or Premium Merlin Annual Pass.

The Merlin Annual Pass provides the holder with 12 month access to Merlin Entertainments’ 36 UK locations including:

LEGOLAND Windsor Resort

Alton Towers

The Blackpool Tower

The Dungeons

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Ford Motor Company Shareholder Perks

Ford Motor Company offers shareholders one of the largest ever shareholder perks. $F

Source: Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) offers its shareholders with one of the investing world’s largest shareholder perks. Eligible shareholders — those holding at least 100 shares for a minimum of six months — are eligible for a roughly 4% discount on new Ford vehicle purchases. (more…)