An Educational Article About REITS
By Will Ashworth | August 11, 2010
Investopedia ran an educational article August 11 that I wrote about real estate investment trusts. It ended up at Globe Investor and several other finance sites in North America.
5 Types Of REITs And How To Invest In Them - Article in Globe Investor
Serious Reservations About Open Table Valuation
Keeley Asset’s Interesting Trio
Big Opportunity In […]
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More August Reading Material
By Will Ashworth | August 6, 2010
Here’s eight more. I hope you enjoy them.
Solar Capital’s Stellar Yield
Viasat’s Hiring Out Of This World
CapitalSource Continues To Evolve
Domtar Still Looks Cheap
Multimedia Games Struggles To Survive
Tasty Breakfast Stocks
Retail Acquisitions Make The World Go Round
5 Reasons To Ignore Analysts
Have a great remainder of the summer.
Will
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Reading Material For The Remainder Of August
By Will Ashworth | August 6, 2010
Hi Folks,
Like most people, I’ve been quite lazy during this hot and hazy summer and as a result I’ve fallen behind entering my Investopedia posts on the site. Here’s 17 for reading at the cottage. I hope you like them. Feel free to write anytime with questions or comments.
All the best. Will
Here’s the list:
Helen of […]
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Core Fore Investing - July Results
By Will Ashworth | July 30, 2010
July was a great month for the Wilshire 5000, up 6.5%.
The three portfolios had another good news/bad news kind of month. First the good news. Portfolio 1 was up 8%, outperforming the index by 150 basis points and portfolio 3 was up 8.2%, beating the index by 170 basis points. Additionally, portfolio’s 1 and […]
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Core Fore Investing - June Results
By Will Ashworth | July 6, 2010
Another putrid month in the markets. Here’s a brief rundown of the highlights and lowlights:
Portfolio 1 lost 7.9% during the month, 220 basis points worse than the Wilshire 5000. With half a year done, it’s outperformed the index by 14.5%. That’s more than acceptable. The best performing stock YTD in the portfolio is Famous Dave’s, […]
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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust IPO: Building Something Solid
By Will Ashworth | June 30, 2010
I read June 22 that Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB) bought the 416-room Sir Francis Drake hotel in San Francisco for $90 million. It turns out Pebblebrook is the creation of Jon Bortz, the founder and former CEO of LaSalle Hotel Properties(NYSE:LHO). He’s raised new funds and is actively buying hotels in the “upper upscale” segment of the lodging industry. Unlike […]
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The Real Dividend Aristocrats
By Will Ashworth | June 30, 2010
Are you familiar with the shareholder bucket? This is where all the extra cash goes that a company generates that isn’t necessary for everyday operations. It’s used for corporate purposes such as paying down debt or acquiring competitors or returning funds to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. Whatever the end use, […]
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Lululemon’s Sin Of Omission
By Will Ashworth | June 30, 2010
I’m not a particularly religious person but I am familiar with sins of commission and omission. An example of the former is lying while the latter is neglecting to do what is right. Lululemon’s (Nasdaq:LULU) sin of omission is neglecting to give investors a separate breakdown of sales in both its Canadian and American stores. It […]
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Investing In The Adspend Portfolio
By Will Ashworth | June 28, 2010
I happened to be looking through the June issue of Entrepreneur Magazine when I read that between 2005 and 2010, 214 home-related magazines were launched in America. This is a staggering figure when you consider the number of magazines disappearing from the publishing landscape in recent years. It got me thinking about advertising spending and those who do […]
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5 Reasons To Love Aaron’s
By Will Ashworth | June 24, 2010
In early 2009, Aaron’s (NYSE:AAN), the world’s largest lease-to-own furniture and electronics store, announced it was expanding across Canada to meet the needs of middle-income earners there. Not only was this a great move for consumers, but investors should take note, as well. Here are five reasons to love Aaron’s.
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