Sometimes, don't you just wish governments would quit meddling with everything? Alan Oscroft of The Motley Fool UK sure does, especially in regards to a stock he feels is perfect for investors just starting out.
If you're starting out, you should consider SSE PLC.
It seems like fate.
My recent enthusiasm for Centrica as a good investment for novices had barely been published, before Labor leader Ed Miliband started rattling his sabre at the nasty greedy energy companies.
It's the companies that are responsible for energy being expensive these days, you see, and it's nothing to do with actual out-of-the-ground prices soaring or demand being high. Dear Ed, bless his socialist heart, is planning to do what no leader has successfully done to date—he wants to buck the market.
Now, my bull case for electricity supplier SSE (LSS:SSE) is, not surprisingly, very similar to that for Centrica. But please don't walk away at that, because I first want to address one specific thought...
Top 5 Diversified Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: VASCO Data Security International Inc. (VDSI)
VASCO Data Security International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, marketing, and support of hardware and software security systems that manage and secure access to information assets worldwide. The company offers hardware and software products in the areas of user authentication, electronic signatures, and digital signatures/public key infrastructure. It provides VACMAN Controller that supports multiple authentication technologies, including passwords, dynamic password technology, electronic signatures, digital signatures, and certificates and biometrics on one platform. The company also offers IDENTIKEY Server, a centralized authentication server that supports the deployment, use, and administration of DIGIPASS user authentication. In addition, it provides aXs GUARD Identifier, a standalone authentication solution, which offers two-factor authentication for remote access to a corporate network or to Web-based in-house business applicat ions; and aXs GUARD Gatekeeper that integrates DIGIPASS to provide secure two factor user authentication. Further, the company offers DIGIPASS product line exists as a family of software and hardware client authentication products and services for authenticating users to any network, including the Internet. Its DIGIPASS solution calculates dynamic signatures and passwords to authenticate users on a computer network and for various other applications. The DIGIPASS technology is also designed to operate on desktop personal computers or laptops, personal digital assistants, mobile phones, and smart cards. VASCO sells its security solutions through its direct sales force, as well as through distributors, resellers, and systems integrators. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Seth Jayson]
VASCO Data Security International (Nasdaq: VDSI ) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.
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For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), VASCO Data Security International whiffed on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share. - [By Garrett Cook]
VASCO Data Security International (NASDAQ: VDSI) shares were also up, gaining 16.12 percent to $13.47 after the company reported upbeat quarterly results and issued a strong FY14 revenue forecast.
- [By Garrett Cook]
Shares of VASCO Data Security International (NASDAQ: VDSI)got a boost,shooting up 25.26 percent to $22.91 after the company posted a profit in the third quarter.
Top 5 Sliver Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Kohl's Corporation(KSS)
Kohl?s Corporation operates department stores in the United States. The company?s stores offer private and exclusive, as well as national branded apparel, footwear, and accessories for women, men, and children; soft home products, such as sheets and pillows; and housewares primarily to middle-income customers. As of January 29, 2011, it operated 1,089 stores in 49 states. The company also offers on-line shopping on its Web site at Kohls.com. Kohl?s Corporation was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Bloomberg]
Companies added fewer workers than projected in February, a sign that U.S. employers were waiting for a pickup in demand before boosting headcount, a private report based on payrolls showed today. The 139,000 increase in employment followed a revised 127,000 gain in January that was weaker than initially reported, the weakest two months since August-September 2012, according to the ADP Research Institute in Roseland, N.J. The median forecast of 39 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 155,000 advance. Harsh winter weather conditions, which kept some shoppers away from stores and car dealerships, help explain why companies were hesitant to accelerate hiring at a more robust pace. Faster payroll growth that spurs bigger wage gains would help to boost the consumer purchases that make up almost 70 percent of the economy. "Employment was weak across a number of industries," Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pa., said in a statement. Moody's produces the figures with ADP (ADP). "Bad winter weather, especially in mid-month, weighed on payrolls. Job growth is expected to improve with warmer temperatures." Estimates in the Bloomberg survey of economists ranged from gains of 100,000 to 180,000 after a previously reported increase of 175,000 in January. Missing Mark ADP's numbers have missed the mark in tracking the government's jobs figures over the past couple of months. The group's initial estimates showed a 238,000 gain in employment for December followed by a 175,000 January increase. That compares with the Labor Department's initial estimate of an 87,000 gain in December private payrolls and a 142,000 increase in January. Stock-index futures were little changed after the report. The contract on the Standard & Poor's 500 index (^GSPC) expiring this month rose less than 0.1 percent to 1,872 at 9:06 a.m. in New York. Payrolls at goods-producing industries increased headcount by 19,000. Factories added 1,000 workers,
- [By WALLSTCHEATSHEET]
Kohl�� is a department store retailer that operates locations across the United States. The company is reportedly getting ready to open three new stores, one of which will include an electric vehicle charging station. The stock has not made significant progress in recent years and is now trading near the top end of its range. Over the last four quarters, earnings and revenues have been rising. However, investors have had mixed feelings about recent earnings announcements. Relative to its peers and sector, Kohl’s has been a weak year-to-date performer. WAIT AND SEE what Kohl’s does at current prices.
- [By Peter Graham]
The Q1 2014 earnings report for the Bon-Ton Stores, Inc (NASDAQ: BONT), a peer of other department store stocks like J.C. Penney Company, Inc (NYSE: JCP), Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) and Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHLD), is due out before the market opens on Thursday. Aside from the Bon-Ton Stores' earnings report, it should be said that troubled Sears Holdings Corp is also scheduled to report earnings before the market opens on Thursday while J.C. Penney Company, Inc�and Kohl's Corporation both reported Q1 2014 earnings last Thursday. However, the Bon-Ton Stores is heading into earnings with rather high short interest of 35.05% according to HighShortInterest.com.
Top 5 Sliver Stocks To Invest In Right Now: BHP Billiton Limited(BHP)
BHP Billiton Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified natural resources company worldwide. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas; mining and refining of bauxite into alumina, and smelting of alumina into aluminum metal; and mining of copper, silver, lead, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, gold, diamonds, and titanium minerals, as well as development of potash deposits. It also involves in the mining and production of nickel products, manganese ore, and manganese metal and alloys, as well as in the mining of iron ore, metallurgical coal, and thermal coal. BHP Billiton Limited sells its copper, lead, and zinc concentrates, and alumina to smelters; copper cathodes to wire rod mills, brass mills, and casting plants; uranium oxide to electricity generating utilities; rough diamonds to diamond buyers and diamond manufacturers; nickel products to stainless steel, specialty alloy, foundry, chemicals, and refractory ma terial industries; metallurgical coal to steel producers; and energy coal to power stations, power generators, and industrial users. The company, formerly known as BHP Limited, was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Adam Haigh]
Raw-materials suppliers paced gains on the regional equities index. BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), the world�� biggest miner, jumped 2.4 percent in Sydney. China Resources Land Ltd., the second-largest mainland developer traded in Hong Kong, rose 2.3 percent amid speculation the government will relax a ban on companies raising funds through share sales. Bridgestone Corp. (5108), Japan�� No. 1 tiremaker, advanced 2.8 percent after raising its full-year profit forecast.
Top 5 Sliver Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Covenant Transportation Group Inc. (CVTI)
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers truckload transportation and brokerage services in the continental United States. It provides long haul, dedicated, regional solo-driver, and regional temperature-controlled services. The company also offers freight brokerage services directly, as well as through freight brokerage agents. It serves transportation companies, such as freight forwarders, less-than-truckload carriers, and third-party logistics providers, as well as traditional truckload customers, including manufacturers, retailers, and food and beverage shippers. As of June 30, 2011, the company operated 3,049 tractors and 7,133 trailers. Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By John Udovich]
Small cap�paper stock�Verso Paper Corp (NYSE: VRS), trucking stock�Covenant Transportation Group, Inc (NASDAQ: CVTI) and gold mining stock Richmont Mines Inc (NYSEMKT: RIC) are among the best small cap stock performers for the�year and the best in their respective sectors because they are�up 390.7%, 224.7% and 215%, respectively, since the start of the year. Why has the paper, trucking and gold mining sector produced three top performing small cap stocks? Here are some answers:
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