09-23-2017, 11:30 PM
Continuing with his lessons for handling a market selloff, Cramer offered viewers two tips for picking which stocks to have on their shopping list when the next big decline hits. First, look at the 52-week high list. Stocks don't end up there for no good reason, he quipped, and these stocks are terrific buys when their share prices fall by 5% to 7% along with the rest of the markets. The second group of stocks are the big dividend payers. Yes, dividend stocks aren't sexy or overly exciting but as their share prices fall, their yields rise, making them even more attractive as income vehicles. These "accidental high-yielders," as Cramer often calls them, are among the first to rebound after a decline. There is one caveat to investing in dividend stocks, however, and that's the dividend must be safe. A company must have earnings that are at least twice the dividend payout, Cramer said, and have a solid track record of paying it out.
Market Selloff Survival Strategies: Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap (Thurs 9/21/17) - TheStreet
The bank's analysts are talking about Asian emerging-market equities, which have put the US to shame, surging a whopping 33% over the same period. Based on comparisons to past bull-market stretches, the group has historically risen roughly 230% during expansion periods that last 42 months on average, according to BAML data. The firm says that Asian EM stocks — which have exploded by 60% since the start of 2016, outperforming global equities by 27% — could continue to thrive until they're faced with a recession or with valuations that extend to a price-to-book ratio of three times.
Bank of America says Asian emerging market stocks could double - Business Insider
A focused, well-run, smaller company will often outperform larger companies involved in many businesses. If a larger tech company can't lean on strengths such as its brand, scale and ecosystem to quash upstarts, then an upstart that's able to differentiate its products and is focused on a limited set of offerings could very well execute better than a larger but less focused rival. The ability of next-gen firewall vendors Palo Alto Networks (PANW - Get Report) and Fortinet Inc. (FTNT - Get Report) to take share from Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO - Get Report) and Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR - Get Report) is a good case in point. So is Arista Networks' Inc. (ANET - Get Report) ability to take share from Cisco in data center switching. In the enterprise software realm, cloud CRM software leader Salesforce.com (CRM - Get Report) and cloud HR/financials software leader Workday Inc. (WDAY - Get Report) have taken share from Oracle Inc. (ORCL - Get Report) and SAP SE (SAP - Get Report) , each of which support a wide array of cloud and on-premise products. And with the help of the ecosystem it has built up, Box Inc. (BOX - Get Report) has fought off the launch of rival enterprise cloud file-sharing platforms from Microsoft, Amazon and Google. There are plenty of other examples, such as the pre-merger Broadcom's ability to fight off challenges from Intel (INTC - Get Report) , Yelp's (YELP - Get Report) ability to fend off Google and Square's (SQ - Get Report) ability to hold its own against NCR and PayPal (PYPL - Get Report) . Though the presence of a rival with much deeper pockets generally shouldn't be taken lightly, some of these threats are much less serious than others.
7 Essential Rules for Investing in Tech Stocks Like Facebook - Pg.3 - TheStreet
The condition sees a protein called Tau form clumps that then spread throughout the brain and kill brain cells. It is mostly found in athletes and military veterans who have suffered hundreds or even thousands of head impacts over the course of years, the US-based Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) says. Common symptoms include impulse control problems, aggression, depression and paranoia. Later symptoms include memory loss, confusion, impaired judgement, and eventually progressive dementia, the CLF says. CTE has been observed in people as young as 17, but symptoms do not usually start to appear until years after the head impacts began to occur. How widespread is it? In July, Boston University researchers found CTE present in 110 of 111 brains from former NFL players that were donated for research after their deaths. "A high level of play may be related to substantial disease burden," the authors said.
Was Aaron Hernandez a victim of sport's growing brain injury toll? - BBC News
Teenagers are increasingly less likely to engage in adult activities like drinking alcohol, working jobs, driving or having sex according to research from San Diego State University and Bryn Mawr College published in the peer-reviewed journal Child Development Tuesday.