How Summer Businesses Survive

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Seasonal businesses are tasked with an unusual feat: make one season's revenues enough to sustain the business for an entire year. Some businesses have the advantage of being able to close in the off-season, while others remain open all year. Some businesses have cycles which coincide with actual seasons while others are heavily dependent on particular seasonal occasions such as tax deadlines, weddings or graduation. Let's examine some popular businesses that thrive during the summer and the challenges they face when the seasons change.

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Ice Cream and Summer Treats
During the summer, people are always looking for ways to beat the heat. As a result, ice cream shops see a nice bump in business. Rita's Italian Ice is an ice cream franchise which ranked #121 on Entrepreneur.com's 2013 Franchise 500 Rankings. Ice cream businesses are often risky because winter months tend to be slower; therefore, warm locations or seasonal hours are an integral part of the business model to find the recipe for success.

Generally, most locations in colder climates are only open the months of March through September, but there are also several locations and businesses like Rita's, which are open year-round. However, most of them are located in states where the weather is warm all year. According to the company website, Rita's is the top Italian Ice franchise in the United States.

Theme Parks
Once school lets out, the rush is on for families to take vacations and for parents to find ways to occupy their kids. Most theme parks are open between late spring and early fall to accommodate the rush. Six Flags is the world's largest theme park company, with 21 parks across North America and one destination in Dubai.

Some locations are able to stay open year-round because of their moderate to warm weather locations, but others such as The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in New York are only open in the summer months. (We break down some of the U.S.'s most popular amusement parks to find out which one provides the best value.)

In recent years, Six Flags hit hard times, but the company reemerged from Chapter 11 restructuring in May 2010. As an example of the seasonal nature of the business, in the last 3-month period of October 2009 through January of 2010, revenue amounted to $102 million while in July through September of the same year it was $457 million.

Tour Guides
Aside from the major holidays, summer marks the peak season for travel, and hence tourism. Destination-based tour guides stay in one location and let the tourists come to them. Many offer tours on foot or by way of bus and even boat.

One such boat line, the Maid of the Mist, has been granting tourists an up-close and personal view of Niagara Falls since 1846. For less than $15 per person, passengers can depart from either side (American or Canadian) of Niagara Falls and ride into the water at the base of the falls. Depending upon the weather, the fleet operates from April to October.

As with the aforementioned businesses, tour guide companies must generate enough cash flows during their time of operation to justify their operations. (If flying to an exotic locale isn't in the cards this year, check out these cheaper vacation alternatives.)

Landscaping
Depending on what region the business is located in, the revenues for landscaping firms may dry up with the shrubbery.

Lawn Doctor, the largest "automated lawn care franchise" in the United States, boasts an average annual gross profit margin of 68% for locations that have been open for at least two years. Even though summer is the season most often associated with yard maintenance, the company provides services year round. Their website provides "Lawn Care Tips By Season" and their services include assessments and periodic visits to maintain each customer's yard, thus providing potential for a revenue stream beyond summer's end.

Seasonal Business Challenges
The bills don't stop - while it is true that many costs will decrease when the business is not operating, some large obligations will remain constant. For example, any business with leased space will be responsible for paying the bank every month regardless of the season. Other constant bills which may apply include insurance, utilities and security costs.

For businesses with weather sensitive equipment, arrangements must be made to protect valuables. Finding storage or weatherizing equipment and locations for the off-season can also produce new costs.

Each year the business is responsible for reaching out to old employees and/or recruiting new ones. Hiring takes time, money and other resources since prospective employees have to be interviewed, screened and trained before the business opens.

Unlike business that remain open all year long, seasonal businesses must survive each year on the cash flow generated over the course of a few months. While the business is open, it is important to maximize profits as they will be needed to cover any costs that linger year round.

The Bottom Line
Even though summer sales may cease after a certain date, the responsibilities of a seasonal business owner will continue throughout the year. Maintaining a watchful eye over cash management, equipment and personnel all year long can improve the chances of a seasonal business making it successfully from one season to the next.

Top 5 Bank Companies To Buy Right Now

While most of the market is recovering from yesterday's downward swing, Citigroup (NYSE: C  ) is still struggling to make it back into positive territory. At 10 a.m. EDT, Citi is trading at a 0.44% loss so far. It's been a tough couple of weeks for the bank after it reported surprisingly great first-quarter earnings, so what gives?

First things first -- immediately following the bank's earnings report, its shares rose 4% in trading thanks to a 30% increase in profits, among other improvements. But two days later, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC  ) underwhelmed the Street and most of the Big Four banks dropped pretty rapidly on the trading boards. After a week, investors came back to the banks and remembered that analyst expectations are not everything when it comes to earnings and brought Citi back to its post-earnings highs.

Top 5 Bank Companies To Buy Right Now: Bank Of Montreal (BMO)

Bank of Montreal, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of retail banking, wealth management, and investment banking products and solutions in North America and internationally. It offers personal banking products and services to consumers and small businesses, including deposit and investment services, mortgages, consumer credit, small business lending, and other banking services; and commercial banking products and services to small business, medium-sized enterprise, and mid-market banking clients comprising lending, deposits, treasury management, and risk management services. The company also offers cards and payments services; investment and wealth advisory services; self-directed investing services; private banking services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients; investment fund solutions across a range of channels; pension plans; investment management services; and creditor insurance, and life insurance and annuity products and services. In add ition, it provides capital markets products and services, including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and recapitalizations, balance sheet management, liquidity management, merchant banking, securitization, foreign exchange, derivatives, debt and equity research, and institutional sales and trading to corporate, institutional, and government clients. As of October 31, 2010, Bank of Montreal operated and maintained approximately 1,230 bank branches in Canada and the United States. The company was founded in 1817 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Andrew]

  This is another solid Canadian bank paying a whopping 4.70% dividend.  My arguments for buying this bank are pretty much the same as above for TD.

Top 5 Bank Companies To Buy Right Now: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(CM)

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce provides various financial products, services, and advice to individual, small business, commercial, corporate, and institutional clients in Canada and internationally. The company offers retail markets services comprising personal banking, business banking, and wealth management services, as well as investment management services to retail and institutional clients. It also provides wholesale banking services, including credit, capital markets, investment banking, merchant banking, and research products and services to government, institutional, corporate, and retail clients. The company provides its services through its branch network, automated bank machines, mobile banking, and online banking site. As of June 3, 2011, it operated approximately 1,100 branches and 4,000 automated bank machines in Canada. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By ETF Authority]

  Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM): Up 0.89% to $69.33. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce provides banking and financial services to consumers, individuals, and corporate clients in Canada and around the world.

Best Tech Companies To Buy Right Now: Morgan Stanley(MS)

Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals worldwide. It operates in three segments: Institutional Securities, Global Wealth Management Group, and Asset Management. The Institutional Securities segment offers financial advisory services on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, recapitalizations, spin-offs, exchange offers, and leveraged buyouts and takeover defenses, as well as shareholder relations, capital raising, corporate lending, and investments. This segment also engages in sales, trading, financing, and market-making activities, including equity trading, commodities, and interest rates, credit, and currencies, as well as financing services, such as prime brokerage, consolidated clearance, settlement, custody, financing, and portfolio reporting services. The Global Wealth Management Group segment provide s brokerage and investment advisory services covering various investment alternatives comprising equities, options, futures, foreign currencies, precious metals, fixed income securities, mutual funds, structured products, alternative investments, unit investment trusts, managed futures, separately managed accounts, and mutual fund asset allocation programs; education savings programs, financial and wealth planning services, and annuity and insurance products; credit and other lending products; cash management services; retirement services; and trust and fiduciary services. The Asset Management segment offers products and services in equity, fixed income, and alternative investments, such as hedge funds, fund of funds, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure to institutional and retail clients through proprietary and third party distribution channels. This segment also involves in investment and merchant banking activities. The company was founded in 1935 and is headq uartered in New York.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Alexandra Leigh]

  As a result of an impressive fourth quarter from its wealth-management division, Morgan Stanley will spend in excess of $500 million during the next 18 months in improving computer systems for the 16,780 financial advisers and support staff who work in its brokerage joint venture with Citigroup. President Gregory Fleming commented in a memo to all Morgan Stanley Wealth Management employees on Wednesday, seen by Dow Jones Newswires, that his company plans to make tech investments “above and beyond basic running costs” in order to “ensure and accelerate the improvement of our platform’s stability and functionality.”

Top 5 Bank Companies To Buy Right Now: National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB.AX)

National Australia Bank Limited provides products, advice and services. In Australia, it operates through National Australia Bank, MLC and UBank. In the United Kingdom, it operates through Clydesdale Bank. In New Zealand, it operates through Bank of New Zealand. In the United States, it operates through Great Western Bank. Segments include Business Banking, Personal Banking, Wholesale Banking, UK Banking and NZ Banking, MLC and NAB and Great Western Ban. As of April 5, 2012, the Company and its associated entities ceased to be a substantial holder in BlueScope Steel Limited. On May 17, 2012, it ceased to be a substantial holder in Spark Infrastructure Group and Sandfire Resources NL. As of August 24, 2012, the Company and its associated entities ceased to be holder in Tabcorp Holdings Limited. In September 2012, the Company and its associated entities have ceased to be a substantial holder in Incitec Pivot Limited, as of August 30, 2012.

Top 5 Bank Companies To Buy Right Now: Access National Corp (ANCX.W)

Access National Corporation (ANC) operates as a bank holding company. The Company has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Access National Bank (the Bank) and Access National Capital Trust II. The Bank is the operating business of the Company. The Bank provides credit, deposit, and mortgage services to middle market commercial businesses and associated professionals, primarily in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The Bank offers a range of financial services and products and specializes in providing customized financial services to small and medium sized businesses, professionals, and associated individuals. The Bank provides its customers with personal customized service utilizing the latest technology and delivery channels. The Bank�� business is serving the credit, depository and cash management needs of businesses and associated professionals. The products and services offered by the Bank include accounts receivable lines of credit, accounts receivable col lection accounts, growth capital term loans, business acquisition financing, online banking, checking accounts, money market accounts, sweep accounts, personal checking accounts, savings /money market accounts and certificates of deposit.

The Bank�� revenues are derived from interest and fees received in connection with loans, deposits, and investments. The Bank operates from five banking centers located in Chantilly, Tysons Corner, Reston, Leesburg and Manassas, Virginia and online at wwwaccessnationalbank.com. The Mortgage Corporation specializes in the origination of conforming and government insured residential mortgages to individuals in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, the surrounding areas of its branch locations, outside of its local markets through direct mail solicitation, and otherwise. The Mortgage Corporation has offices throughout Virginia, in Fairfax, Reston, Roanoke, and McLean.

Lending Activities

The Bank�� lending activities involve commercial real estate ! ! loans, residential mortgage loans, commercial loans, commercial and residential real estate construction loans, home equity loans, and consumer loans. These lending activities provide access to credit to small to medium sized businesses, professionals, and consumers in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. Loans originated by the Bank are classified as loans held for investment. At December 31, 2011 loans held for investment totaled $569.4 million. At December 31, 2011 unsecured loans were comprised of $2.9 million in commercial loans and approximately $124 thousand in consumer loans and collectively equal approximately 0.5% of the loans held for investment portfolio.

The Bank�� commercial real estate loans-wner Occupied represented 30.14% of our loan portfolio held for investment, as of December 31, 2011. Its commercial real estate loans-non-owner occupied loans represent ed18.44% of its loan portfolio held for investment, as of December 31, 2011. The Bank�� residential real estate loans represented 22.56% of the loan portfolio, as of December 31, 2011.

These loans fall into one of three situations: loans supporting an owner occupied commercial property; properties used by non-profit organizations, such as churches or schools where repayment is dependent upon the cash flow of the non-profit organizations, and loans supporting a commercial property leased to third parties for investment. Its residential real estate loans category includes loans secured by first or second mortgages on one to four family residential properties, extended to the Bank clients.

As of December 31, 2011, commercial loans represented 23.15% of the Bank�� loan portfolio held for investment. These loans are to businesses or individuals within its market for business purposes. As of December 31, 2011, real estate construction loans consisted of 5.22% of loans held for investment loan portfolio. These loans in clude loans to construct owner occupied commercial buildi! ngs! ; lo! ans t! o individuals; loans to builders for the purpose of acquiring property and constructing homes for sale to consumers, and loans to developers for the purpose of acquiring land, which is developed into finished lots for the ultimate construction of residential or commercial buildings. As of December 31, 2011, consumer loans made up approximately 0.49% of its loan portfolio.

Investment Activities

The Company�� investment securities portfolio is consisted of the United States Treasury securities, the United States Government Agency securities, municipal securities, Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) mutual fund, and mortgage backed securities issued by the United States Government sponsored agencies and corporate bonds. At December 31, 2011, securities totaled $85.8 million. . The securities portfolio is comprised of $45.8 million in securities classified as available-for-sale and $40.0 million in securities classified as held-to-maturity.

Sources of Funds

As of December 31, 2011, deposits totaled $645.0 million. As of December 31, 2011, deposits consisted of noninterest-bearing demand deposits in the amount of $113.9 million, savings and interest-bearing deposits in the amount of $182.0 million, and time deposits in the amount of $349.1 million. The Bank also uses wholesale funding or brokered deposits to supplement traditional customer deposits for liquidity. It participates in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS). Through CDARS its depositors are able to obtain FDIC insurance of up to $50 million. As of December 31, 2011, brokered deposits totaled $223,554,000, which includes $192,326,000 in reciprocal CDARS deposits. It also maintains lines of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB). At December 31, 2011 there was $284.9 million available under these lines of credit. Borrowed funds consist of advances from the FHLB, senior unsecured term note, FHLB long-term borrowings, subordinated d! ebenture!! s (trust ! preferred), securities sold under agreement to repurchase, United States Treasury demand notes, federal funds purchased, and commercial paper. As of December 31, 2011 borrowed funds totaled $123.6 million. At December 31, 2011 borrowed funds totaled $70.9 million.

How to Handle Collectibles as Client Assets

Collectibles can provide enjoyment and potential profits during a collector’s life.

But they’re also potential headaches for heirs, because collectibles generally are less liquid, trickier to value and less divisible than financial assets.

They also can inspire emotional attachments and disputes among heirs, so advisors should help collectors focus on these assets’ unique characteristics when designing their estate plans.

AdvisorOne asked Jim Halperin (left), co-founder and co-chairman of Heritage Auctions in Dallas for his insights via e-mail on common estate- planning mistakes with collectibles and how collectors can avoid those errors.

Halperin outlines the right strategies to take below.

What are the key steps to take when working on an estate plan that includes a collection?

The number one mistake most collectors make is not working with their family to develop a will. We advise collectors to discuss all valuable objects with their families, and decide together what should be done with them--whether selling at auction or distributing among the family.

In one memorable case, a collector meticulously divided his coins equally (by value) between his son and daughter but failed to keep them updated on the market.

Rather than get the collection appraised before his passing, he left the two with instructions that they should seek expert advice before selling.

The daughter came to Heritage and was pleased to learn that her coins were worth more than $85,000 (and subsequently sold them at auction, netting well above that amount). Unfortunately, her brother had “sold” his share just eight months earlier to a pawnbroker for less than $7,500.

If no will exists, it may be best to leave the division to a third party. Perhaps an appraiser can value items individually so each heir can ‘buy’ their share at the appraised price. 

The lesson here is that families must be involved in the estate-planning process. If they don’t share your love of collectibles, you might decide it’s better to dispose of the collection in your lifetime.

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Regardless, your family should have a basic understanding of the collection, its value and how you want the proceeds distributed.

When and how do collections have to be appraised?

Of the tens of thousands of collectors Heritage has assisted in disposing their collections, about 20% didn’t know even approximately what their art and collectibles were worth.

Appraisals are required for insurance, estate taxes, charitable contributions and even gift-tax purposes, but few people realize the IRS requires different types of appraisals depending on the value and use of the collection.

Selecting a qualified appraiser is an important step and takes time. Collectors should pick appraisers who specifically confirm to Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

We often advocate third-party grading as the best method to protect their collection. Just like an appraisal, reliable certification can greatly increase a collection’s liquidity and value, especially for:

Certification by these major grading services both assures authenticity and adds value. However, certification fees may range from $15 to hundreds of dollars per item.

Before considering a grading company it is best to meet with an expert to determine if the added value will justify the cost of the service.

What are the best ways to sell a collection?

A common practice among inheritors is to sell a collection outright, thus generating fast cash for minimal effort, but often producing the least amount of money for the owner.

Another method is to use an agent. Generally agents charge a fix fee of 5 or 10% plus expenses.

Matching the right agent with the right material is a challenge, as it is hard for any expert to know the market on every item in a collection. Even the greatest experts often lack the imagination to predict auction values when an item is truly special. Furthermore, you need to fully trust that the agent will give you an honest accounting. Most will, but private transactions are somewhat opaque, so some agents may succumb to the temptation of using your items to return favors to friends, buying the best deals themselves or even shortchanging you outright.

That’s why the auction method of selling has always been and will likely forever remain the best method to ensure your heirs receive as much value as possible from your collection. Auction is the fastest way a truly free market can set a value based on competitive demand in a transparent, level playing field.

Auction houses work on a percentage, so the more money you receive, the more money the auction house makes. Thus, their interests are aligned with yours.

Hot China Stocks To Invest In Right Now

U.S. equities got off to a strong start this week with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 logging in record closes. Though trading was relatively light, investors turned their attention to China�� GDP figures; the nation�� annual economic growth slowed to 7.5% in the second quarter from 7.7%. In other economic news, retail sales rose just 0.4% in June, greatly missing expectations of a 0.8% uptick. Meanwhile, New York State�� manufacturing sector grew 9.46 in July from 7.84 in June .



Global Market Overview:�XLU Pops, EWZ Rallies Alongside PetrobrasDespite a light trading session, all three major U.S. equity indexes rose to close in positive territory.�The�Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF gained 0.30%, after its underlying index traded within 60 points from its all-time high. The�S&P�500 ETF traded 0.39% higher,�while the tech-heavy Nasdaq�ETF gained 0.20%.

Hot China Stocks To Invest In Right Now: AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc.(ASIA)

AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. provides telecommunications software solutions and information technology (IT) products and services to telecommunications carriers and other enterprises in the People?s Republic of China. The company offers business and operation support systems product suites, including OpenBilling, a billing solution for telecommunications operators; OpenCRM, a CRM solution suite for telecommunications operators; OpenBOSS, a carrier-class business operation support system solution; OpenBI, a carrier-class operating analysis and decision support system platform; OpenPRM, a system that calculates, manages, and reconciles payment for intercarrier network access. It also provides network management solutions comprising NetXpert, a data and Internet protocol network management solution; and OpenXpert, an integrated telecommunications network management system. In addition, the company offers service applications products, such as Mail Center, an online messaging softwa re; Spam Patrol software for real time anti-spam control; and Net Disk, a network hard disk product, which facilitates Internet-based file transfer, sharing, and management, as well as supports other functions, such as data processing of short message folders and synchronization of mobile devices. Its service applications products also include Internet Short Messaging Gateway, a business support platform for value-added short messaging services; and Device Management Platform that enables mobile operators to manage various mobile devices and perform remote mobile device management, such as remote diagnosis and parameter setup. In addition, it offers software enhancement and maintenance, system integration, and other value-added IT consulting and planning services. The company was formerly known as AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. in July 2010. AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republ ic of China.

Hot China Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Vanceinfo Technologies Inc(VIT)

VanceInfo Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of information technology (IT) services. The company offers research and development services in various phases of development, including requirements analysis, concept generation, product realization, quality assurance and testing, and technology and information transfer; and develops software products, such as middlewares, Internet protocols, and other software. It provides enterprise solutions for packaged evaluation and selection, packaged implementation, customization, regional rollout, version upgrades, and business intelligence/data warehouse, as well as enhancement, maintenance, and product support; and designs, develops, and implements software solutions to meet various client requirements, and provides maintenance services for software systems. VanceInfo also offers customized and automated testing practices, which include functional testing, globalization and localization testi ng, automation testing, performance testing, remote testing, and test process consulting; and globalization and localization services that comprise software and content localization, localization engineering, localization testing, internationalization engineering, and internationalization testing. The company serves technology, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, and retail and distribution industries primarily in China, the United States, Europe, and Japan. VanceInfo Technologies Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.

Top 10 Small Cap Stocks To Watch Right Now: Trina Solar Limited(TSL)

Trina Solar Limited, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells photovoltaic (PV) modules worldwide. The company offers monocrystalline PV modules ranging from 165 watts to 185 watts in power output; and multicrystalline PV modules ranging from 215 watts to 240 watts in power output that provide electric power for residential, commercial, industrial, and other applications. It also involves in the design and production of various PV modules, such as colored modules for architectural applications and larger sized modules for utility grid applications based on customers? and end-users? specifications. Trina Solar Limited sells and markets its products primarily to distributors, wholesalers, power plant developers and operators, and PV system integrators. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Changzhou, the People?s Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Hawkinvest]

  Trina Solar Ltd. (TSL) is one of the most respected solar companies in China. It has a strong balance sheet, especially when compared to many other Chinese solar companies. Trina Solar recently reported financial results for fourth quarter and full year of 2011. The loss for 2011 was $37.8 million, or 54 cents per share. Trina Solar is working to reduce non-silicon manufacturing cost to less than 60 cents per watt by the end of 2012, which will give the company a competitive advantage. This company is one of China's "blue chip" solar stocks, and it is likely to lead an industry rebound when it comes. With the recent financial report out of the way, and the stock below $8 per share, it appears be the right time to start buying in stages.

Hot China Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Focus Media Holding Limited(FMCN)

Focus Media Holding Limited, a multi- platform digital media company, operates out-of-home advertising network using audiovisual digital displays in China. It operates out-of-home advertising network based on the number of locations and flat-panel television displays in its network. The company, through its multi-platform digital advertising network, reaches urban consumers at locations and point-of-interests over various media formats, including audiovisual television displays in buildings and stores, advertising poster frames, outdoor light-emitting diode digital billboards, and Internet advertising platforms. As of June 30, 2010, its digital out-of-home advertising network had approximately 142,000 LCD displays in its LCD display network and approximately 275,000 advertising in-elevator poster and digital frames, installed in approximately 90 cities. The company also provides Internet marketing solutions; and sells software licenses and services, primarily including Adf orward software. Focus Media Holding Limited was founded in 1997 and is based in Shanghai, the People?s Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Hesler]

  Focus Media operates the largest out-of-home advertising network in China using audiovisual flat-panel displays based on the number of locations and number of displays in its network. Focus Media Holding Ltd. has a market cap of $4.55 billion; its shares were traded at around $31.4 with a P/E ratio of 31.4 and P/S ratio of 8.82.
  
  George Soros sold out of his position of almost 2 million shares in Focus Media Holding in the fourth quarter of 2009 when the stock had reached $14, after falling as low as $7.45 in the second quarter of 2009. He purchased 400,000 shares in the first quarter 2011 at an average price of $26.22 per share. Year to date the stock price has risen 42.5%.
  
  Most of Focus Media’s revenue growth in the first quarter was driven by advertising and its LCD displays. Focus Media’s advertising net revenue for its LCD display network increased 63%, advertising net revenue from its poster frame network increased 46%, and advertising net revenue from the in-store network increased 23%, from the first quarter 2010. Its net revenue from its LCD display (including a movie theater network), in-store and poster frame businesses increased 54%.
  
  The company’s net income for the first quarter of 2011 was $20.5 million, increased from a net loss of $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2010.
  
  In the first quarter, the company has also spent $240 million repurchasing shares, out of a $300 million share repurchase program, and has plans to buy a 15% stake in Enjoy China Technology Development Company Limited.

Hot China Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Sina Corporation(SINA)

SINA Corporation provides online media and mobile value-added services (MVAS) in the People?s Republic of China. It provides advertising, non-advertising, and free services through SINA.com, Weibo.com, and SINA Mobile. SINA.com offers free interest-based channels that provide region-focused format and content, including news, sports, automobile-related news, finance, entertainment, luxury, technology, digital, tools, collectibles, video, music, and wireless application protocol, as well as interactive platform for fashion-conscious users to share comments and ideas on a range of topics, such as health, cosmetics, and beauty. The company's microblogging platform, Weibo.com, enables its users to follow the hottest topics being discussed online, as well as discussions related to people they know. Weibo accounts consist of celebrities, commercial enterprises, government entities, and grass root Internet users. Its SINA Mobile service allows users to receive news and informatio n, download ring tones, mobile games and pictures, and participate in dating and friendship communities. The company also offers SINA Game, which serves as an interactive platform that provides users with downloads and gateway access to popular online games; SINA eReading, a shop for book reviews; SINA.net, an enterprise solutions platform to assist businesses and government bodies; and SINA Mall, an online shopping Website. In addition, it provides a platform for Chinese bloggers; photo-sharing platform; free email, VIP mail, and corporate email for enterprise users; audio and video-based instant messaging tools; proprietary search technology; and classified advertising services, as well as hosts topic-specific discussion forums in Chinese language; and creates user-maintained and supported online communities. The company has strategic cooperation agreement with China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited. SINA Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the Peop le?s Republic of China.

Hot China Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Top Image Systems Ltd.(TISA)

Top Image Systems Ltd. provides enterprise solutions for managing and validating content entering organizations from various sources. It develops and markets automated data capture solutions for managing and validating content gathered from customers, trading partners, and employees. The company?s solutions deliver digital content to the applications that drive an enterprise by using technologies, such as wireless communications, servers, form processing, and information recognition systems. It offers eFLOW Unified Content Platform that provides the common architectural infrastructure for its solutions. The company also provides Smart, an automated classification solution, which is the eFLOW plug-in for unstructured content providing single point of entry for information entering the organization; and Freedom, the eFLOW plug-in for semi-structured content that enables customers to identify and capture critical data from semi-structured documents, such as invoices, purchase orders, shipping notes, and checks. In addition, it offers Integra, the eFLOW plug-in for structured content, which provides a solution for data capture, validation, and delivery from structured predefined forms; eFLOW Ability, an integrated module interfacing with SAP systems for automated parking, approval, and posting of invoices and other document within SAP systems; and eFLOW Invoice Reader, an invoice capture and approval solution, which could be deployed and integrated in enterprise accounting environment, such as SAP, Oracle, and other financial systems. Top Image Systems Ltd. sells its products through a network of value-added distributors, systems integrators, original equipment manufacturers, and partners in approximately 40 countries worldwide. It has strategic partnership with SQN Banking Systems (SQN) to incorporate SQN's fraud detection solutions with its eFLOW Banking Platform in the Asia Pacific market. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered i n Ramat Gan, Israel.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By cnAnalyst]

  Top Image Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:TISA) is the 4th best-performing stock last month in this segment of the market. It was up 84.92% for the past month. Its price percentage change was 102.63% year-to-date.

ETFdb Weekly Watchlist: XHB, FXI, EWG Hinge On Housing, ...

Wall Street endured several up and down sessions last week, as investors digested a slew of mixed earnings and economic reports last week. In economic news, retail sales greatly missed the mark in June, while weekly jobless claims, business activity in the Mid-Atlantic region and industrial production came in better-than-expected. On the earnings front, beverage giant Coca-Cola (KO) reported weaker-than-expected sales, while Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) exceeded both earnings and revenue forecasts. Tech-giants Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT), however, posted dismal quarterly results. This week, investors will once again see a slew of earnings and economic reports. Below, we outline three ETFs that should see a fair amount of activity during the week ahead :



1. SPDR Homebuilders ETF Why XHB Will Be In Focus: With over $2.4 billion in total assets under management, this ETF is by far the most popular option for investors looking to add exposure to the homebuilding industry. Its focus will come on Monday as U.S. existing home sales are reported, and Wednesday as new home sales are reported. Analysts expect an uptick in both new and existing home sales; this comes after last week's disappointing building permits report .

2. FTSE China 25 Index Fund Why FXI Will Be In Focus: This ETF measures the Chinese stock market with a large cap spin, making it one of the more popular emerging market funds. Its place in the spotlight will come on Wednesday as China's HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI data is released. In the previous recording, manufacturing PMI came in at 48.3 versus the expected 49.3. Analyst are expecting the metric to come in slightly higher at 48.6 (a reading below 50 indicates industry contraction).

3. MSCI Germany Index Fund Why EWG Will Be In Focus: This fund is designed to measure the performance of the German equity market, and it is home to over $4.3 billion in total assets. EWG will come into focus on Thursday as data on Germany's business! climate is released. The indicator, compiled by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, is expected to come in higher at 106.3, compared to the previously recorded 105.9 figure .

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Hasbro Buys Stake in Backflip Studios - Analyst Blog

Toy maker Hasbro Inc. (HAS) is signing back-to-back deals with several mobile gaming companies in order to cater to the increasing demand for digital toys. Recently, Hasbro acquired a 70% stake in Boulder, Colo.-based Backflip Studios for $112 million in an all-cash deal. Hasbro anticipates the transaction to be neutral to slightly accretive to its 2013 financial results.

Founded in 2009, Backflip Studios develops some of the most sought-after mobile games including DragonVale, NinJump, Paper Toss, Ragdoll Blaster, Army of Darkness Defense and OutWorded. Backflip Studios, one of the most profitable and fast growing game studios, boasts more than 300 million downloads of its popular games. Following the acquisition, Backflip will carry on with the development of its own IP and create mobile versions of some of Hasbro's popular brands.

The Backflip takeover is in line with Hasbro's policy of venturing into different games and gaming formats. Hasbro has been working hard to shift its focus from traditional board games/toys to digital solutions to cope with recent trends. Actually, toy manufacturers have been negatively impacted by age "compression" as children are growing up faster with an exposure to alternative modes of entertainment including video games, MP3 players, tablets, smartphones and other electronic devices.

Earlier this month, Hasbro extended its deal with Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) to develop mobile compatible versions of some of Hasbro's popular games like Monopoly, Scrabble, Game of Life, Battleship, Boggle, Clue, Risk and Yahtzee.

Hasbro has been highly active in signing gaming deals. Some of Hasbro's recent associations include partnerships with Callaway Digital Arts; PopCap Games, which is an operating unit of Electronic Arts and The Tetris Company, which is one of the world's most successful video game development companies. Apart from these, in 2012, Hasbro launched a new line of gaming products in the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada in co! llaboration with the world's largest social game developer – Zynga Inc. (ZNGA).

Hasbro currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). One toy company that is currently performing well is Jakks Pacific Inc. (JAKK) carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Stocks with P/E under 10 That 10 or More Gurus Bought

GuruFocus just released its All-in-One Screener. As the name implies, it's a place for users to create unique screens with all of the investing measurements, components and criteria in one place. Simply navigate through the six category tabs in the menu at the top to see the various features. Every time you click a new scroll-down menu, the screener automatically filters the stocks that match your requirements and shows them in the box at the bottom.

As a demonstration, if the Max P/E under the Valuation tab is placed on 10, and the Recent Guru Buying/Adding is set to 10+ Gurus Over Past 3 Months under the Gurus tab, the stocks with P/Es under 10 that 10 or more gurus have purchased in the last 3 months appear. These stocks are: General Motors (GM), BP Plc (BP) and Citigroup Inc. (C).

General Motors (GM)

General Motors, the world's largest automaker, emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 18, 2010. Its IPO shares sold for $33 and raised $23 billion. The U.S. Treasury department still owns about 33% of the company.

GM's P/E is 5.55, which is actually high compared to its short post-bankruptcy history. Its share price has increased 25.6% year to date, and earnings per share in the trailing 12 months are $4.94.



That 10-year-record earnings per share was an increase from $2.89 per share in 2010, and was produced in their first full year as a public company. The downside is that the company's European division lost $747 million in 2011, and its South American division lost $122 million. Overall, sales increased 12.2% year over year.

BP Plc (BP)

BP Plc (BP) is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world by revenue, with operations in over 80 countries. It was also involved in the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, which cut its stock price more than in half.

BP's PE is 5.7, low on a historical basis. Year to d! ate, the company's stock price has increased almost 8% to $46 per share, and diluted earnings per share for the trailing 12 months are $8.06. Oil prices averaged $111.26 in 2011, a 40% increase from 2010's average $79.50 per barrel, marking the largest annual average ever as well as the largest one-year increase ever. Demand was also lower, rising approximately 0.8% for the year, compared to 3.1% in 2010.

Other factors that affected the company's 2011 results compared with 2010, were higher realizations, higher earnings from equity accounted entities, a higher refining margin environment and a stronger supply and trading contribution, partly offset by lower production volumes, rig standby costs in the Gulf of Mexico, higher costs related to turnarounds,, higher exploration write-offs, and negative impacts of increased relative, sweet crude prices in Europe and Australia, primarily caused by the loss of

Libya production and the weather-related power outages in the US.



In 2010, the year of the oil spill, the company reported a net loss of $1.19 per share, and the year prior reported $5.25 per share. Its stock price has not been following its earnings recently, as that year, 2009, its stock traded for as high as the upper $50s.

Citigroup (C)

Citigroup is a global financial services company with approximately 200 million customer accounts that does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions in North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia.

Citigroup has a P/E of 9.9, which has been increasing since mid-2012. Its stock has increased 44% year to date and reached $37.80 per share. Earnings per share increased to $3.63 in 2011 from $3.50 per share in 2010, after two years of losses.



In 2011, the company grew loans by 15%, deposits increased from $845 million in 2010 to $865.9 million, and its Tier 1 capital ratio increased from 10.8% to 11.8%.

Create your own screens with GuruFocus' All-in-One Screener here.

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10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014

In a landslide vote by readers, Bruce Berkowitz, the leader of the Fairholme Fund, has been named GuruFocus��Guru of the Year for 2012. Berkowitz received 46.7% of votes, followed by David Tepper who received 17.8% and Prem Watsa who received 15.1%.

Founded in 1999 and based in Miami, Fla., The Fairholme Fund has $7.9 billion in assets under management and has produced a 10.32% annualized 10-year return.

Berkowitz�� recognition is no doubt due to his fund�� come back this year. After losing 32.42% in its worst year of performance in 2011, the fund has rebounded 36.8% year to date. The volatility was due to massive, early bets on some of the companies left in the worst shape by the financial crisis, such as AIG (AIG), Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C). Most of these stocks began to rebound this year.

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Berkowitz spent a lot of time last year explaining his value-based reasons for investing in the ramshackle financial companies. Their balance sheets appeared so difficult to analyze and macro trends seemed so against them that most investors steered clear.

However, Berkowitz believed in the long-term vitality of the American financial sector and found the fundamentals and rock-bottom valuations appealing.

The investor, whose fund�� motto is ��gnore the crowd,��gave an interview with his company as redemptions were mounting in February 2012 in which he said, ��t all looks great. The rest of the investment world has to start to be convinced that these are valuable franchises that are going to make money once they clear up the sort of one-time fixable problems they had from sort of the irrational exuberance of home ownership.��br>
During the down period, GuruFocus published an article, ��hough It Hurts, Bruce Berkowitz Is No Bill Miller,��contrasting Berkowitz�� approach with others who have taken big bets and faced permanent, career-ending loss of capital.

Berkowitz also posted several case studies explaining ! his detailed theses on two of his prominent holdings, Bank of America and AIG.

As the financial sector began to heal in 2012, it was reflected in the price of stocks ��the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) increased 31% over the past year, more than doubling from its 2009 lows. It also catapulted Berkowitz�� fund to the top-performing percentile of mutual funds this year.

See financial Guru of the Year 2012 Bruce Berkowitz�� stock portfolio here. Also check out the undervalued stocks, top growth companies and high yield stocks of Warren Buffett.

10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014: Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc.(EIHI)

Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides workers compensation insurance and reinsurance products in the United States. The company?s Workers Compensation Insurance segment provides traditional workers compensation insurance coverage products, including guaranteed cost policies, policyholder dividend policies, retrospectively-rated policies, deductible policies, and alternative market products to employers. This segment distributes its workers? compensation products and services through its independent insurance agents primarily in Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland, Indiana, and Virginia. Its Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment offers alternative market workers compensation solutions comprising program design, fronting, claims administration, risk management, segregated portfolio cell rental, asset management, and segregated portfolio management services to individual companies, groups, and associations. Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014: Sara Lee Corporation(SLE)

Sara Lee Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of a range of branded packaged meat, bakery, and beverage products worldwide. Its packaged meat products include hot dogs and corn dogs, breakfast sausages, sandwiches and bowls, smoked and dinner sausages, premium deli and luncheon meats, bacon, beef, turkey, and cooked ham. It also offers frozen baked products, which comprise frozen pies, cakes, cheesecakes, pastries, and other desserts. In addition, Sara Lee provides roast, ground, and liquid coffee; cappuccinos; lattes; and hot and iced teas, as well as refrigerated dough products. The company sells its products under Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Jimmy Dean, Sara Lee, State Fair, Douwe Egberts, Senseo, Maison du Caf Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Carlson]

  Director of Sara Lee Corp., James S Crown, bought 37,500 shares on 9/12/2011 at an average price of $17.5. Sara Lee Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name products for consumers throughout the world. Sara Lee Corp. has a market cap of $10.24 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.5 with a P/E ratio of 19.9 and P/S ratio of 1.2. The dividend yield of Sara Lee Corp. stocks is 2.7%.
  
  On August 11, Sara Lee Corp. reported earnings for the fourth quarter 2011. The fourth quarter included an 8% increase in adjusted net sales from continuing operations to $2.3 billion; 9% reported net sales increase, 40% increase in adjusted operating income to $189 million; and reported operating income increase of 19%.
  
  Last week, Director James S Crown bought 37,500 shares of SLE stock. Executive Chairman Jan Bennink bought 58,400 shares in August.

Hot Blue Chip Stocks To Buy Right Now: CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO)

CNO Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the development, marketing, and administration of health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance, and other insurance products for senior and middle-income markets in the United States. The company markets and distributes Medicare supplement insurance, interest-sensitive and traditional life insurance, fixed annuities, and long-term care insurance products; Medicare advantage plans through a distribution arrangement with Humana Inc.; and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans through a distribution and reinsurance arrangement with Coventry Health Care. It also markets and distributes supplemental health, including specified disease, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance products; and life insurance to middle-income consumers at home and the worksite through independent marketing organizations and insurance agencies. In addition, the company markets primarily graded benefit and simplified issue life insurance products directly to customers through television advertising, direct mail, Internet, and telemarketing. It sells its products through career agents, independent producers, direct marketing, and sales managers. CNO Financial Group, Inc. has strategic alliances with Coventry and Humana. The company was formerly known as Conseco, Inc. and changed its name to CNO Financial Group, Inc. in May 2010. CNO Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.

10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014: Thoratec Corporation(THOR)

Thoratec Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of proprietary medical devices used for circulatory support. The company?s primary product lines include ventricular assist devices, such as HeartMate II, an implantable left ventricular assist device consisting of a rotary blood pump to provide intermediate and long-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS); and HeartMate XVE, an implantable and pulsatile left ventricular assist device for intermediate and longer-term MCS. Its ventricular assist devices also comprise Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device, an external pulsatile ventricular assist device, which provides left, right, and biventricular MCS approved for bridge-to-transplantation (BTT), including home discharge, and post-cardiotomy myocardial recovery; and Implantable Ventricular Assist Device, an implantable and pulsatile ventricular assist device designed to provide left, right, and biventricular MCS approved for BTT comprising hom e discharge, and post-cardiotomy myocardial recovery. The company also provides CentriMag, an extracorporeal full-flow acute surgical support platform that offers support up to 30 days for cardiac and respiratory failure. In addition, it offers PediMag and PediVAS extracorporeal full-flow acute surgical support platforms designed to provide acute surgical support to pediatric patients. The company sells its products through direct sales force in the United States, as well as through a network of distributors internationally. Thoratec Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By McWillams]

  Wall Street is expecting Thoratec’s (THOR: 30.70 0.00%) growth rate to accelerate to 15% next year with earnings growth of over 20%. That type of growth has Wall Street analysts bullish on the medical device stock. The stock has a consensus price target of $38 and some analysts think THOR could go to $50.

10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014: Checkpoint Systms Inc.(CKP)

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. manufactures and markets identification, tracking, security, and merchandising solutions for the retail and apparel industry worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Shrink Management Solutions, Apparel Labeling Solutions, and Retail Merchandising Solutions. The Shrink Management Solutions segment provides shrink management and merchandise visibility solutions. It offers electronic article surveillance systems, such as EVOLVE, a suite of RF and RFID-enabled products that act as a deterrent to prevent merchandise theft in retail stores; and electronic article surveillance consumables, including EAS-RF and EAS-EM labels that work in combination with EAS systems to reduce merchandise theft in retail stores. This segment also provides keepers, spider wraps, bottle security, and hard tags, as well as Showsafe, a line alarm system for protecting display merchandise. In addition, it offers physical and electronic store monitoring solutions, incl uding fire alarms, intrusion alarms, and digital video recording systems for retail environments; and RFID tags and labels. The Apparel Labeling Solutions segment provides apparel labeling solutions to apparel retailers, brand owners, and manufacturers. It has Web-enabled apparel labeling solutions platform and network of 28 service bureaus located in 22 countries that supplies customers with customized apparel tags and labels. The Retail Merchandising Solutions segment offers hand-held label applicators and tags, promotional displays, and queuing systems. The company serves retailers in the supermarket, drug store, hypermarket, and mass merchandiser markets through direct distribution and reseller channels. Checkpoint Systems was founded in 1969 and is based in Thorofare, New Jersey.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Michael]

  OK, so Checkpoint (CKP: 13.80 0.00%) probably isn’t going to see its stock price double in 2011. However, the stock gained 35% in 2010 with earnings expected to climb 13%. Next year, Wall Street sees earnings growth accelerating to 25%. Despite the impressive growth rate, the stock trades at only 16x next year’s earnings estimates and analysts have a $25 price target for CKP.

10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014: MEDIFAST INC(MED)

Medifast, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, and sale of weight management and disease management products, and other consumable health and diet products in the United States. The company?s product lines include weight and disease management, meal replacement, and vitamins. It also operates weight control centers that offer Medifast programs for weight loss and maintenance, customized patient counseling, and inbody composition analysis. The company markets its products under the Medifast and Essential brand names, including shakes, appetite suppression shakes, women?s health shakes, diabetics shakes, joint health shakes, coronary health shakes, calorie burn drinks, calorie burn flavor infusers, antioxidant shakes, antioxidant flavor infusers, bars, crunch bars, soups, chili, oatmeal, pudding, scrambled eggs, hot cocoa, cappuccino, chai latte, iced teas, fruit drinks, pretzels, puffs, brownie, pancakes, soy crisps, crackers, and omega 3 and digestive health products. Medifast Inc. sells its products through various channels of distribution comprising Web, call center, independent health advisors, medical professionals, weight loss clinics, and direct consumer marketing supported via the phone and the Web; Take Shape for Life, a physician led network of independent health coaches; and weight control centers. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Holly LaFon] Medifast produces, distributes and sells weight and health management products with the brand names Medifast, Take Shape for Life, Hi-Energy Weight Control Centers and Woman�� Wellbeing.
  
  Its return on assets in the third quarter of 2011 was 19.6%, which has been increasing in the past several years. The average return on assets for the specialty retail industry is 10.48% for the trailing 12 months.
  
  
  
  The company�� total assets amounted to $94 million in 2010, which increased from $62.8 million in 2009. Net income also increased to $19.6 million in 2010 from $12 million in 2009.

10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014: Waste Management Inc.(WM)

Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides waste management services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in North America. It offers collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services. The company also owns, develops, and operates waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Its collection services involves in picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility, or disposal site; and recycling operations include collection and materials processing, plastics materials recycling, and commodities recycling. In addition, it provides recycling brokerage, which includes managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and electronic recycling services, such as collection, sorting, and disassembling of discarded computers, communications equipment, and other electronic equipment. Further, the company e ngages in renting and servicing portable restroom facilities to municipalities and commercial customers under the Port-o-Let name; and involves in landfill gas-to-energy operations comprising recovering and processing the methane gas produced naturally by landfills into a renewable energy source, as well as provides street and parking lot sweeping services. Additionally, it offers portable self-storage, fluorescent lamp recycling, and medical waste services for healthcare facilities, pharmacies, and individuals, as well as provides services on behalf of third parties to construct waste facilities. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Sam Collins]

  Houston-based Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WM) is the largest trash hauling/disposal company in the United States. This company is a model for steady growth with earnings increasing steadily over many years.?

  S&P has a “four-star buy” on WM with a 12-month target of $42. WM pays an annual dividend of $1.36 for a yield of 3.7%.?

  Technically, the stock is in a powerful bull channel with support at $36 and resistance at $39. Buy WM as a long-term growth opportunity.

• [By Tom Konrad]

  The only household name in this year's list, Waste Management is coming back for an encore performance in 2013.  WM is the North American leader in recycling and renewable biogas among waste and environmental services companies.  The industry has been in a cyclical downturn, and WM's well-covered 4.2% dividend makes it a solid anchor for this portfolio of small and micro-cap clean energy stocks.

10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014: TrueBlue Inc.(TBI)

TrueBlue, Inc. provides temporary blue-collar staffing services in the United States. It supplies on demand general labor to various industries under the Labor Ready brand; skilled labor to manufacturing and logistics industries under the Spartan Staffing brand; and trades people for commercial, industrial, and residential construction, and building and plant maintenance industries under the CLP Resources brand. The company also provides mechanics and technicians to the aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul, aerospace manufacturing, and assembly industries, as well as to other transportation industries under the Plane Techs brand; and temporary drivers to the transportation and distribution industries under the Centerline brand. It primarily serves small and medium-size businesses. The company was formerly known as Labor Ready, Inc. and changed its name to TrueBlue, Inc. in December 2007. TrueBlue, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By McWillams]

  TrueBlue, Inc. is a provider of temporary blue-collar staffing. Its EPS forecast for the current year is 0.69 and next year is 1.1. According to consensus estimates, its topline is expected to grow 8.96% current year and 10.03% next year. It is trading at a forward P/E of 15.76. Out of 10 analysts covering the company, six are positive and have buy recommendations and four have hold ratings.

10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014: Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.(BWLD)

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. engages in the ownership, operation, and franchise of restaurants in the United States. The company provides quick casual and casual dining services, as well as serves bottled beers, wines, and liquor. As of July 26, 2011, it had 773 Buffalo Wild Wings locations in 45 states in the United States, as well as in Canada. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Roberto Pedone]

  Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) is an owner, operator and franchiser of restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored, craveable menu items. This stock closed up 6% to $103.58 in Wednesday's trading session.

  Wednesday's Volume: 1.55 million
  
  Three-Month Average Volume: 402,120
  
  Volume % Change: 319%

  From a technical perspective, BWLD ripped higher here back above its 50-day moving average of $98.38 with heavy upside volume. This move is quickly pushing shares of BWLD within range of triggering major breakout trade. That trade will hit if BWLD manages to take out its intraday high on Wednesday of $105.32 and then once it clears is 52-week high at $106.03 with high volume.

  Traders should now look for long-biased trades in BWLD as long as it's trending above its 50-day at $98.38 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that hits near or above 402,120 shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then BWLD will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that breakout are $110 to $120.

10 Best Growth Stocks To Watch For 2014: Nordstrom Inc.(JWN)

Nordstrom, Inc., a fashion specialty retailer, offers apparel, shoes, cosmetics, and accessories for women, men, and children in the United States. It offers a selection of brand name and private label merchandise. The company sells its products through various channels, including Nordstrom full-line stores, off-price Nordstrom Rack stores, Jeffrey? boutiques, treasure & bond, and Last Chance clearance stores; and its online store, nordstrom.com, as well as through catalog. Nordstrom also provides a private label card, two Nordstrom VISA credit cards, and a debit card for Nordstrom purchases. The company?s credit and debit cards feature a shopping-based loyalty program. As of September 30, 2011, it operated 222 stores, including 117 full-line stores, 101 Nordstrom Racks, 2 Jeffrey boutiques, 1 treasure & bond store, and 1 clearance store in 30 states. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Kevin1977]

  Director of Nordstrom Inc., Felicia D Thornton, bought 1,140 shares on 9/09/2011 at an average price of $47.89. Nordstrom, Inc. is one of the nation's fashion specialty retailers, with stores located in a number of states, including full-line stores, Nordstrom Racks, Faconnable boutiques, and free-standing shoe stores. Nordstrom Inc. has a market cap of $10.44 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.89 with a P/E ratio of 15.7 and P/S ratio of 1.1. The dividend yield of Nordstrom Inc. stocks is 2% Nordstrom Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 27.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Nordstrom Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
  
  On August 11, Nordstrom Inc. reported net earnings of $175 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended July 30, 2011. This represented an increase of 20 percent compared with net earnings of $146 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, for the same quarter last year.Second quarter same-store sales increased 7.3 percent compared with the same period in fiscal 2010. Net sales in the second quarter were $2.72 billion, an increase of 12.4 percent compared with net sales of $2.42 billion during the same period in fiscal 2010.
  
  Last week, Director Felicia D Thornton bought 1,140 shares of JWN stock.
  
  Executive Vice President Ken Worzel and Director Philip G Satre bought shares in August.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now

Earnings from Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD  ) surprised investors last week, but there's still a lot of fundamental weakness for the company. Revenue is declining across the country as more supply is added to the market, and the only way to grow is through acquisitions. The Fool's Erin Miller sat down with Travis Hoium to see how to play the gaming market now.�

A better play than Boyd would be through those companies capitalizing on a booming Chinese economy. That's indeed the case for gaming company Las Vegas Sands, which made a big bet on Macau gaming about a decade ago that's paid off in spades. The company is now looking to spread its empire further, but will it be able to replicate its prior successes? Learn about all these opportunities, and the risks they pose, in our premium report on Las Vegas Sands. Be sure to claim your copy today by clicking here.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Independent Bank Corp.(INDB)

Independent Bank Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Rockland Trust Company that provides various banking services in Massachusetts. It offers various deposit products, including demand deposits, interest checking accounts, savings accounts, time deposits, and money market accounts. The company?s loan portfolio comprises commercial and industrial loans to business and corporate enterprises for working capital and other business-related purposes, and floor plan financing; commercial real estate loans that include commercial mortgages that are secured by non-residential properties, as well as mortgages for construction loans on non-residential properties; and small business loans to businesses with commercial credit needs. It also provides consumer real estate loans, which consist of residential mortgages, and home equity loans and lines that are secured primarily by owner-occupied residences; mortgages for the construction of residential properties; and consumer loans that comprise personal loans, automobile loans, installment loans, and overdraft protection. In addition, the company offers investment management and trust services to individuals, institutions, small businesses, and charitable institutions. Independent Bank Corp. operates 67 full service and 3 limited service retail branches, 8 commercial banking centers, 4 investment management offices, and 4 mortgage lending centers. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Rockland, Massachusetts.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Gyrodyne Company of America Inc.(GYRO)

Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the investment, acquisition, ownership, and management of a portfolio of medical office and industrial properties in the northeast region of the United States. The company also involves in the development of industrial and residential properties. It focuses on acquiring, developing, owning, leasing, and managing medical, commercial, and industrial real estate. The company has elected to be taxed as REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax purposes, provided that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in St. James, New York.

Top 5 Dividend Companies To Watch For 2014: Bioquell(BQE.L)

Bioquell PLC engages in the design, manufacture, and supply of bio-decontamination equipment and services for the life sciences, healthcare, and defense sectors in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in two divisions, Bio-decontamination and TRaC. The Bio-decontamination division develops, designs, and manufactures specialist surface sterilization and filtration technology used in the life sciences, healthcare, and defense sectors. It also offers room bio-decontamination services; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear filtration equipment; and Microflow and Astec laboratory filtration and containment equipment. The TRaC division provides specialist testing services, including environmental testing, telecoms testing, radio testing, EMC testing, safety testing, and CE mark testing, as well as finite element analysis and seismic testing services. It also provides regulatory and compliance services to companies and organizations. The company is based in Andover, the United Kingdom.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: IXYS Corporation(IXYS)

IXYS Corporation, an integrated semiconductor company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of power semiconductors, advanced mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), microcontrollers, and systems and radio frequency semiconductors. It offers power metal oxide silicon field effect transistors; insulated gate bipolar transistors; and thyristors and rectifiers, including fast recovery epitaxial diodes. The company?s power semiconductors are used primarily in controlling energy in motor drives; power conversion systems, including switch-mode and uninterruptible power supplies; medical electronics; and renewable energy sources. It also provides ICs, such as solid state relays for telecommunications applications; power management and control ICs comprising current regulators, motion controllers, digital power modulators, and drivers; microcontrollers, including embedded flash microcontrollers, core 8-bit microc ontrollers, and microprocessors; and line card access switch and data access arrangement integrated products. The company?s mixed signal ICs are used in telecommunications products, central office switching equipment, customer premises equipment, set top boxes, remote meter reading equipment, security systems, flat displays, medical electronics, and defense aerospace systems. In addition, it manufactures and sells laser diode drivers, high voltage pulse generators and modulators, high power subsystems/modules/stacks, and direct copper bond substrates. Its radio frequency power devices are used in wireless infrastructure, industrial radio frequency applications, medical systems, and defense and space electronics. It sells its products principally in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific through direct sales personnel, independent representatives, and distributors. IXYS Corporation was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Sinobest Technology Hldgs Ltd. (T80.SI)

Sinobest Technology Holdings Ltd., an investment holding company, provides computer and network system integration, building integration, application software development, and technical services in the People's Republic of China. It offers e-archive management, social security allied office, public security joint approving, e-document exchange center, e-regulation and policy, e-conference, e-financial management, and performance assessment solutions for the government; and government internal Website portal, short message service, office automation, email, decision making support, information service management, and service management information solutions for public servants. The company also offers online applying and approving, and enterprise information service solutions for businesses; community service, e-Medicare, online applying and approving, public information service, e-identity verification, and hotline service solutions for public; and application support, ser vice application, and network infrastructure solutions. It primarily serves government bureaus and departments, and state-owned enterprises in the sectors of telecommunication service, power supply, railway and transportation, immigration and customs, public security, labor and social insurance, universities, land and resources, taxation and finance, and food and drugs, as well as privately-owned enterprises. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China Sinobest Technology Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of Profit Saver International Limited.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Strattec Security Corporation(STRT)

Strattec Security Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of automotive access control products. The company?s products include mechanical locks and keys, electronically enhanced locks and keys, steering column and instrument panel ignition lock housings, latches, power sliding door systems, power lift gate systems, power deck lid systems, door handles, and related products. It also provides full service and aftermarket support for its products. The company offers its products primarily for automotive manufacturers. It markets its products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, Korea, and China. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: First Community Bancshares Inc.(FCBC)

First Community Bancshares, Inc. operates as a financial holding company of First Community Bank, N.A. that provides various commercial and consumer banking products and services. The company offers demand deposit accounts, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement arrangements; commercial, consumer, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as lines of credit; various debit card and automated teller machine card services; and corporate and personal trust services. It also provides trust management and estate administration services; and investment advisory and management services. In addition, the company operates an insurance agency that offers life, health, and property and casualty insurance products. It serves individual consumers and various industries, including manufacturing, mining, services, construction, retail, healthcare, military, and transportation. As of June 28, 2011, the company operated through 56 banking offices in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. First Community Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Bluefield, Virginia.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH)

Hilltop Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, NLASCO, Inc., operates as a property and casualty insurance company in the United States. The company�s personal product line includes homeowners, dwelling fire, manufactured home, flood, and vacant insurance policies; and commercial product line consists of commercial, builders risk, builders risk renovation, sports liability, and inland marine insurance policies. It distributes its insurance products through a network of independent agents and managing general agents. The company was formerly known as Affordable Residential Communities Inc. and changed its name to Hilltop Holdings Inc. in July 2007. Hilltop Holdings Inc. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: TIB Financial Corporation(TIBB)

TIB Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for TIB Bank that provides a range of commercial and retail banking, and financial services to businesses, individuals, and families in Florida. Its deposit products include checking, interest-bearing checking, money market, savings, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company?s loan portfolio comprises commercial loan products, including owner-occupied commercial real estate construction and term loans; working capital loans and lines of credit; demand, term, and time loans; and equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable financing. It also offers consumer loan products, such as home equity lines of credit, second mortgages, new and used auto loans and boat loans, overdraft protection, and unsecured personal credit lines, as well as commercial real estate mortgage loans, construction and vacant land loans, residential real estate mortgage loans, and indirect auto loans. In addition, t he company originates fixed and variable rate mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market; and offers cash management and Internet banking services. Further, TIB Financial Corp., through its other subsidiary, Naples Capital Advisors, Inc., provides private banking, trust, wealth management, and investment advisory services. It operates 27 full-service banking offices in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Collier, Lee, and Sarasota counties. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Naples, Florida. TIB Financial Corp. operates as a subsidiary of North American Financial Holdings Inc.

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Sino Clean Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a third party commercial producer and distributor of coal-water slurry fuel (CWSF) in the People?s Republic of China. The company?s CWSF products are primarily used to fuel boilers and furnaces to generate steam and heat for residential and industrial applications. It sells its products directly to various customers, including industrial, commercial, residential, and government organizations. The company is headquartered in Xi?an, China.

Why Citigroup Was Up Nicely for the Week

Though down so far for the day, Citigroup (NYSE: C  ) is up a healthy 2.72% for the week, which is surprising considering the disturbing news shareholders received on Wednesday.

Return of the financial crisis
A Tuesday court filing reported by Financial Times on Wednesday revealed that Citi has settled a lawsuit filed in 2011 by the Federal Housing Finance Agency over bad mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The suit claimed that between 2005 and 2007, Citi sold the two government-run housing giants poorly underwritten mortgage-backed securities to the tune of $3.5 billion.

Neither side has commented on the settlement, so there's no official word yet what Citi is on the hook for, but according to Financial Times, if precedent holds, the superbank will owe the entire amount. Citi is the first of the big banks to settle this particular lawsuit. 

Just get it over with
Despite a potential $3.5 billion bottom-line haircut, Citi shareholders are acting not just surprisingly calm but practically euphoric. I had initially theorized that shareholders could read this development in either of two ways:

One, it's good news because it's yet another sign Citi is putting more of its crisis-related problems behind it, and there should be less of these payouts moving forward. Two, it's bad news because it's yet another sign that Citi has not finished dealing with its crisis-related problems, and there will be still more and more of these payouts moving forward.

I came down on the side of the optimists, and it looks like the positive view of this settlement did indeed trump the negative view.

I place a lot of value in a company's leadership, and I've become more and more a fan of CEO Michael Corbat, who seems to be taking the long-term view of his bank's health and his shareholders' interests, which go hand in hand. It's possible that Corbat saw the writing on the wall for this suit, knew there was no way out, and just wanted to get it over with. To me, that's smart thinking.

Of course, it's also possible that because an official number hasn't yet been released by the FHFA or Citigroup regarding this settlement, shareholders are putting their heads in the sand, buying away, and hoping for the best. But I doubt that. News like this travels fast, and if the market was going to react negatively, I think it already would have.

Of course, all of the big banks were up for the week, as were the markets, and Citigroup may have just been along for the ride. For this reason, here at The Motley Fool, we stress a long-term view of investing. It can be very difficult to pin down a particular reason for a single stock's daily gain or loss.

Our advice? Tune out the market noise, tune into the fundamentals of the companies you're invested in, and leave the obsessive stock-price checking to the day traders: Your broker might not thank you, but your portfolio will. 

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Bezos Saves The News.. Or Vice Versa?

As newspapers and tech journalists work themselves into a frenzy over Monday's sale of the Washington Post to Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos, a few common themes have emerged in the ensuing media coverage.

Theme One: Traditional Newspapers are Dying

At this point it should come as no great surprise that the omnipresent Internet has systematically pillaged all three pillars of the newspaper industry.

First, subscribers are no longer willing to pay for quality journalism when near-quality journalism is readily available for free. This may change in the years ahead, but for now it is an operating reality.

Second, advertisers are no longer willing to pay for untracked eyeballs, when trackable eyeballs are just a few cents per click. Some have argued that "algorithms cannot give people goose bumps" or "tell a story," but tell that to Google (GOOG) shareholders as the stock nears $1000.

Finally, readers are no longer interested in stale news, stained fingers and smudgy recycled newsprint. They just invested $500 in a shiny new tablet and they want to use it for everything, in real time, in three languages, with video, text-to-speech, and a built-in dictionary.

Theme Two: Bezos is a Rare Breed of Innovator

Only a handful of tech titans have ever sustained the type of innovative momentum that Bezos has achieved - both within and outside of Amazon. He has more in common with the Teslas and Edisons of the Electrical Age than with most of his high-tech contemporaries. The Economist described in a 2012 profile, "it is the challenge of reaching for distant horizons that really makes Amazon's boss tick."

Support for ideas like the 10,000 year clock ("a special Clock, designed to be a symbol, an icon for long-term thinking") and Blue Origin (a privately-funded sub-orbital launch system for passengers and payloads into space) are brief glimpses into his longer-term vision.

Nowhere is that long-view more evident t! han at his day job as Chief Everything Officer at Amazon, where a long string of transformative acquisitions like Kiva Systems (warehousing robots) and Zappos (pioneers of two-way free shipping), plus home-grown investments like Amazon Web Services (cloud hosts for Netflix streaming movie service, among countless others) and the Kindle (the company's #1 selling product) have expanded the scale and scope of the world's largest retailer.

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If size matters, Amazon could be one of the single most important institutions on the planet. That said, some shareholders have argued that profits matter too.

Theme Three: Amazon's Margins Under Pressure

Bezos has managed to deflect criticism of Amazon's razon-thin operating margins on the grounds that the company is constantly investing in the future. "Society is the beneficiary" of the company's relentless approach to innovation. His meager $81K salary is a testament to this lean operating approach, and so far investors have been rewarded for their patience.

The company's stock is up over 17,000% since it first went public in 1997, and has climbed nearly 300% over the last five years alone, outpacing the NASDAQ by a multiple of 5. Investors are cautiously optimistic about the rare alchemy of the Amazon brand, and are willing to look past the astronomical metrics by which conventional companies are valued - at least for now. At some point all of this investment will need to start generating economic value, of both the balance sheet and cash flow varieties.

In the context of a CEO who thinks in such sweeping long-term arcs, and for whom virtually every decision is connected to a strategic longer-term vision, this casts a slightly different light on the Post acquisition that hasn't yet surfaced in the mainstream press.

What seems to be missing from all the digital chatter is the one strategic ! asset tha! t newspapers still wield: infrastructure for local distribution.

Missing Theme: "Last-Mile" Distribution

Where the media has fallen conspicuously silent is around the strategic opportunity to Amazon. There is an argument to be made for the deeply discounted distribution network that Bezos just purchased from The Washington Post Company (WPO) - along with all of the other intellectual property, subscriber base, etc.

Since their earliest days of home delivery, newspapers have invested in proprietary distribution systems capable of beating the mailman to your doorstep every day of the week (including Sundays). From the earliest paperboy to modern fleets of vehicles, warehousing, mechanical and fueling infrastructure, newspapers have relied on their own assets to get fresh content into the hands of readers.

As technology (in particular low-cost broadband internet access) becomes ubiquitous, end users continue to shift more of their consumption online. Newspapers (and traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers) have struggled to adapt their legacy delivery systems (and business models) to accommodate this transformational shift. Counter-intuitively, this resistance to "creative destruction" (in the Schumpeterian sense) may have been a blessing in disguise.

To put this opportunity in perspective, there are a limited number of distribution channels for getting finished goods to your doorstep at scale:

US Postal Service: Slowest and cheapest form of delivery; Amazon will inevitably be a major player in any USPS turnaroundNational Courier: FedEx (FDX) and UPS (UPS) are both natural partners, but also natural competitors"Last Mile" Delivery: AmazonFresh is already taking aim at hyper-local distributionNewspaper / Flyer Delivery: Earliest daily delivery available with full municipal/suburban coverage

Amazon is already strategically engaged in the first three distribution channels, and the fourth could be a natural complement to the nascent AmazonFresh p! latform. ! Think about how underutilized the trucks are once they've run their morning delivery. In a recent interview with Wired, Bezos admitted that "AmazonFresh is actually a Trojan horse. It's not about winning in grocery services. It's about dominating the market in same-day deliveries." Newspapers could seem like a natural fit, and where better to test that commercial hypothesis than in the nation's capital.

The strategic importance of managing distribution logistics is clear with a quick glance at a recent Amazon financial report. Fulfillment represent roughly 10% of sales, or more than $6 billion in 2012 on sales of $61 billion. Considering the company's razor-thin margins (a paltry $82 million net profit in Q1, followed by a $7 million loss in Q2, both on over $15 billion in sales), any improvement in fulfillment will flow straight to the company's struggling bottom line.

Strategic Imperative

Simply as a philanthropic project, Bezos can be commended for rescuing the Post from the fate of the once-mighty Boston Globe (and other regional papers consumed by the digital revolution).

Perhaps more interesting is the prospect that this acquisition was an experiment in the evolution of mass distribution - both for physical goods and intellectual property.

The implication for Amazon, the New York Times (NYT) and other publicly-traded stakeholders is relatively limited for the time being, though as with Bezos's other entrepreneurial hobbies, the longer-term potential is immense.

Today the headlines are abuzz with how Bezos is saving the Post. In hindsight, financial historians may argue that it was this legacy newspaper business which provided the catalyst for the next great shift in the Amazon distribution model. At the very least, the Washington Post has regained some much needed relevance in the digital age, and futurists have received another rare glimpse into the mind of The Man With The Long-Term Plan.

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