I’ve spent the past couple weeks going over my updated opinions on all of the past “Idea of the Month” stocks (or at least, those that haven’t already been dropped from coverage over the years), and I promised to put them all in one big list in order of likingness (yes, I know it’s not […]
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I’m shaking things up a bit this time around — every year, I spend some time early in the year going over all the past suggestions I’ve made as “Idea of the Month” picks, and we’re doing the same once again starting today … but this time instead of a chronological listing I’m going to […]
Before I get into the point of today’s Friday File, I want to welcome the newcomers to the Stock Gumshoe Irregulars, and to especially thank those who joined up during our charity membership drive just before Christmas — we managed to raise a total of just over $2,600 for our two charities, and I was […]
This note should not be considered to indicate my opinions on any of the stocks herein, or to be any kind of market prognostication about the months ahead (I’m personally worried about the market this fall, but I rarely trade on such short term worries). But since I’ve promised to disclose my portfolio to you, […]
Today our teaser is for the Fool’s Hidden Gems service, which according to Hulbert has been their worst-performing service over the last three years with an annual loss of about 20% (Hulbert doesn’t track Global Gains, which has been decimated with the crash of the BRIC countries) — perhaps not surprising, since they focus on […]
Microsoft is tanking these days, so what is Bill Gates buying? More shares of Otter Tail (OTTR). Cascade, which is his investment fund, is now close to a 10% owner of OTTR — doesn’t mean that the shares are going to shoot to the sky anytime soon, but it does put a fair piece of […]
This past year of writing for the Gumshoe faithful has been a wonderful one for me, but not so much for the returns of the stocks that I singled out for extra attention here for the loyal Stock Gumshoe Irregulars. As I’ve noted before, starting this additional little service for my contributors has served mostly, […]
Otter Tail (OTTR) released earnings on Monday afternoon, coincidentally right after I wrote about them as the “Idea of the Month” … and it was almost a repeat of the last two quarters: Weak results, and lowered guidance. Earnings per share came in about 30% below expectations — which is better than last quarter’s 80% […]
This Halloween, I think I’d like to dress up as an otter. Seriously, don’t otters always look like they’re having more fun than most animals? all that sliding, and laying on your back supping on sea anemones … aaaahhh, much more relaxing than watching CNBC. Otter Tail (OTTR), however, has not been having fun. At […]
As you’ll see from my “Idea of the Month” for October, also published today, I think Otter Tail is attractively valued and, though it’s in the midst of a terrible year, should be able to perform quite well in the next few years … and plus, they’ve got a nice little regulated utility at the […]
Ah, another book-length teaser from the Motley Fool … just the thing to dig in my Gumshoe teeth after a few days of odd posts about the Gumshoe contest and Social Security payouts. Back to stocks! Today our teaser is for the Fool’s Hidden Gems service, which according to Hulbert has been their worst-performing service […]
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