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1. Dollar-cost averaging.
Few investors have huge pots of money to invest all at once, but most people are able to set aside at least a modest amount of money every month. Dollar-cost averaging involves taking that money and investing it in a mix of low-cost index mutual funds or ETFs. The exact mix depends on your tolerance for risk, your time horizon, and the amount you have to save, but by putting aside the same amount month in and month out, you'll build a habit of saving and investing.
Top 10 Computer Hardware Stocks To Invest In Right Now: St. Joe Co (JOE)
The St. Joe Company, incorporated on May 26, 1936, owns land, timber and resort assets located primarily in Northwest Florida, Jacksonville, Florida and Tallahassee, Florida. The Company operates in five segments: residential real estate, commercial real estate, resorts, leisure and leasing operations, forestry, and rural land. Its residential real estate segment plans and develops mixed-use resort, primary and seasonal residential communities of various sizes, primarily on the Company's existing land. In the Company's commercial real estate segment the Company plans, develops, manages and sells real estate for commercial purposes. Its leisure and leasing operations includes the Company's resorts and clubs financial information, which was presented in the residential real estate segment. The Company owns and operates forestry operations in the Southeastern United States. It traditionally sells parcels of varying sizes ranging from less than one acre to thousands of acres.
Residential Real Estate
The Company owns large tracts of land in Northwest Florida, including Gulf of Mexico beach frontage, and other waterfront properties and land in and around Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Within the Company's residential real estate business, the Company has two types of communities and is planning to add a third type. The first, the Company's residential resort communities, are positioned to attract primarily second home buyers. The Company's l projects in this category include the WaterColor and WaterSound Beach communities, which were built in a region of Florida. The Company's second category of residential communities is the Company's primary home communities for buyers who will use the community as their primary residence. The Breakfast Point, RiverTown and SouthWood communities are the Company's largest projects in this category. The Company's third category of residential communities is active adult communities.
Commercial Real Estate
The Company focuse! s on commercial development and sales in Northwest Florida because of its large land holdings surrounding the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (the Airport), along roadways and near or within business districts in the region. The Company provides development opportunities for national and regional retailers and its strategic partners in Northwest Florida. The Company offers land for commercial and light industrial uses within large and small-scale commerce parks, as well as a range of multi-family rental projects. The Company also develops commercial parcels within or near existing residential development projects.
Resorts, Leisure and Leasing Operations
The Company's leasing operations were presented in both its residential real estate and commercial real estate segments. The Company's resorts, leisure and leasing operations segment includes recurring revenue streams from the Company's resort and leisure businesses and its leasing operations. The Company's WaterColor Inn and Resort is a boutique hotel, which provides guests with a beach club, spa, tennis center, restaurant and complementary retail and commercial space. The day-to-day operations of the WaterColor Inn and Resort is managed by Noble House Hotels & Resorts. In addition the Company's vacation rental business rents private homes in the WaterColor community and surrounding communities, primarily in those that the Company has built, to individuals who are vacationing in the area. The Company does not own the homes, but for a fee, the Company advertises , take reservations, check-in and check-out , and clean and maintains the home for the homeowner. The Company owns four golf courses in Northwest Florida. Three of them are in the Panama City Beach area and the fourth is located in Tallahassee. The golf courses are situated in or near the Company's residential communities. The Company also own two marinas. The Company's golf courses and marinas are managed for the Company by a third party management c! ompanies.!
The Company's leasing operations business includes the Company's retail and commercial leasing. The Company has several small retail shopping centers located in or near to some of its residential projects, such as the WaterColor, SouthWood and WindMark Beach communities that are managed by its leasing team. The Company's commercial leasing business includes industrial parks and several commerce parks. One of the industrial parks is the Company's VentureCrossings Enterprise Centre, a 1,000 acre commercial and industrial development adjacent to the Airport.
Forestry
The Company has 545,000 acres designated for forestry operations, including land in West Bay. Southern Pine, the Company's main product, is a product that fits well into cost-conscience supply chains. The Company's forestry operations can produce about 1.3 million tons of trees for lumber and pulp on an annual, sustainable basis. The Company rigorously examines the characteristics of individual trees in a forest and the interactions of those trees with each other and with the forest ecosystem as a whole in order to maximize the timber output. The Company produces both sawtimber (lumber used in construction) and pulp (timber used to make pulp for products like linerboard).
Rural Land
The majority of rural land sold is undeveloped timberland and is managed as timberland until sold, although some parcels include the benefits of limited development activity, including improved roads, ponds and fencing. The pricing of these parcels varies significantly based on size, location, terrain, timber quality and other local factors.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Roberto Pedone]
One potential earnings short-squeeze candidate is St. Joe (JOE), a land, timber and resort assets owner in Northwest Florida, which is set to release numbers on Wednesday after the market close. Wall Street analysts, on average, expect St. Joe to report revenue of $25.10 million on a loss of 1 cent per share.
The current short interest as a percentage of the float for St. Joe is pretty high at 15.9%. That means that out of the 92.17 million shares in the tradable float, 14.68 million shares are sold short by the bears. If the bulls get the earnings news they're looking for, then shares of JOE could easily rip higher post-earnings.
From a technical perspective, JOE is currently trending below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which is bearish. This stock has been downtrending badly for the last three months, with shares falling from its high of $24.44 to its recent low of $18.83 a share. During that downtrend, shares of JOE have been consistently making lower highs and lower lows, which is bearish technical price action. That said, shares of JOE have recently started to bounce off that $18.83 low and it's now quickly moving within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade.
If you're bullish on JOE, then I would wait until after its report and look for long-biased trades if this stock manages to break out above both its 50-day at $20.49 a share and its 200-day at $20.83 a share with high volume. Look for volume on that move that hits near or above its three-month average action of 417,000 shares. If we get that breakout, then JOE will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $22 to $23.50 a share. Any high-volume move above $23.50 will then put $24.50 to $26 into range for shares of JOE.
I would avoid JOE or look for short-biased trades if after earnings it fails to trigger that breakout, and then drops back below some key near-term support levels at $18.83 to $18.79 a share with high volume. If we get that move, then JOE will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major support levels at $16.50 to $15.50 a share.
Top 10 Computer Hardware Stocks To Invest In Right Now: FirstService Corporation (FSRV)
FirstService Corporation provides real estate related services to commercial, institutional, and residential customers in North America and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Commercial Real Estate Services, Residential Property Management, and Property Services. The Commercial Real Estate Services segment offers brokerage, property management and maintenance, valuation, project management, and corporate advisory services primarily on office, industrial, retail, and multi-unit residential properties to owners, investors, tenants, corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals. The Residential Property Management segment manages private residential communities, including condominiums, cooperatives, homeowner associations, and various other residential developments governed by multi-unit residential community associations. This segment provides a range of property management services comprising facility maintenance, landscaping, swim ming pool management, home service contracts, energy usage benchmarking and retrofit consulting, real estate sales and leasing, heating, air conditioning, and concierge services. The Property Services segment offers various residential and commercial services through delivery channels, such as contractor network, franchise networks, and branchises. It provides property preservation, maintenance, repair, and inspection services to residential mortgage lenders and servicers for properties in the delinquency and foreclosure process; residential and commercial restoration services serving the insurance restoration industry; residential and commercial painting, and decorating services; installed closet and home storage systems; exterior residential painting and window cleaning services; home repair and remodeling service franchise; home inspection; and residential floor coverings design and installation services. FirstService Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered i n Toronto, Canada.
Best Freight Stocks To Own Right Now: Majesco Entertainment Company(COOL)
Majesco Entertainment Company develops and markets video game products primarily for family oriented mass-market consumers. The company publishes video games for various interactive entertainment hardware platforms, including Nintendo?s DS, DSi, and Wii; Sony?s PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable; Microsoft?s Xbox 360; and personal computers. It also publishes games for various digital platforms consisting of mobile platforms comprising iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, as well as online platforms, including Facebook. The company sells its products primarily to retail chains, specialty retail stores, video game rental outlets, and distributors. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Edison, New Jersey.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By McWillams]
Majesco Entertainment makes video games mainly for the family-oriented, mass-market consumer.
Majesco's incredible run this year started on Jan. 11 when the company announced it had shipped more than 500,000 copies of its Zumba Fitness video game title for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. In late January, the company announced that it regained compliance with the Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement for continued listing.
In early March, shares of Majesco climbed higher after the company posted better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter financial results, with revenue jumping to $48.5 million from $29.2 million in the same period a year earlier.
Current Share Price: $3.20 (March 29)
First Quarter Total Return: 315%
Analyst Ratings: Majesco garners a lone "buy" rating from Needham & Co. and a "neutral" rating from Wedbush. Coincidentally, both research firms have a $2.50 price target on the stock.
TheStreet Ratings has a "hold" recommendation on Majesco Entertainment. The research report from March 20 says revenue growth, a largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels and solid stock price performance are strengths that are countered by the company's weak cash flow from its operations.
- [By Louis]
Majesco Entertainment (NASDAQ: COOL) is an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, developing a wide range of titles for Sony’s PlayStation, Microsoft’s Xbox and Nintendo’s WII systems. On June 7, COOL announced that it had signed a contract with the NBA to begin development of an original video-game basketball franchise. The stock rose an impressive 32% over the next five trading days while the broader market sold off.
However, the stock is down today after reporting weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings last night, missing consensus earnings estimates by 2 cents. Majesco reported net revenues of $32.1 million for the second quarter ended April 30, 2011, compared with $10.9 million reported for the same period in the previous year. The company’s operating income for the second quarter was $5.3 million, compared with an operating loss of $1.6 million reported for the same period in the previous year. So treat this sell-off as a buying opportunity.
Top 10 Computer Hardware Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Great Basin Gold Com Npv (GBG.TO)
Great Basin Gold Ltd., a mineral exploration and development company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal deposits. The company has two primary projects, including the Hollister gold project comprising a total of 950 unpatented, federal mining claims, covering approximately 69 square kilometers located in Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada; and the Burnstone gold mine consisting of mineral rights covering approximately 35,000 hectares situated in the Witwatersrand Basin goldfields in South Africa. It also owns mineral properties in Tanzania and Mozambique. Great Basin Gold Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.
Top 10 Computer Hardware Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Gp Batteries Int Ltd (G08.SI)
GP Batteries International Limited engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of batteries and battery-related products in Asia, Europe, and North America. It provides lithium rechargeable, including lithium polymer and lithium ion batteries; lead acid batteries; rechargeable batteries, such as nickel metal hydride and nickel cadmium batteries; primary batteries and flashlights; lithium ion and NiMH battery packs for digital cameras; camcorder battery packs; cordless phone battery packs; batteries for toys and hobbies; and universal chargers for digital cameras. The company also offers specialty batteries for photos, watches and electronics, hearing aids, and remote controls; electric vehicle batteries; and cylindrical and prismatic lithium ion cells. It supplies battery products to original equipment manufacturers, battery companies, and consumer retail markets under GP brand name. GP Batteries International Limited was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Singapore.
Top 10 Computer Hardware Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Rochester Medical Corporation(ROCM)
Rochester Medical Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of PVC-free and latex-free urinary continence and urine drainage care products for the home and acute care markets. Its home care products include a line of silicone and latex male external catheters for managing male urinary incontinence; intermittent catheters for managing both male and female urinary retention, including Magic 3 line of silicone intermittent catheters; and the FemSoft Insert, a soft, liquid-filled, urethral insert for managing stress urinary incontinence in adult females. The company manufactures male external catheters in six models, including UltraFlex, Pop-On, Wide Band, Natural, Clear Advantage, and Transfix catheters; and intermittent catheters in four versions that include standard, antibacterial, hydrophilic, and antibacterial personal catheters. Its acute care products include a line of standard Foley catheters and Strata brand of Foley catheters; and Strata-NF Catheter, an antibacterial Foley catheter that reduces the incidence of hospital acquired urinary tract infection. The company?s primary customers include distributors, extended care facilities, and individual hospitals and healthcare institutions. It markets its products under the Rochester Medical brand name through a direct sales force in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, as well as through independent distributors in other international markets. The company also supplies its products to various medical product companies for sale under private label brands owned by these companies. Rochester Medical Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Stewartville, Minnesota.
Top 10 Computer Hardware Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Webtech Wireless Com Npv (WEW.TO)
WebTech Wireless Inc. develops, manufactures, and delivers GPS automated vehicle tracking (AVL) and telematic solutions to commercial and government fleets worldwide. The company provides InterFleet, an Internet-based GPS/AVL fleet management solution for public sector fleets, such as snowplows, ambulances, and waste management vehicles; NextBus, a software solution that provides predictive arrival-time, passenger counting applications, and stop enunciation programs to urban transit systems and corporate fleets; and Quadrant, a solution for private and public sector to improve the management, risk, and real-time operation of vehicle fleet. It also provides location based services, including navigation, AVL/tracking, Internet, traffic reporting, proximity advertising, geofencing, and vehicle monitoring; Telematics for the Planet, a carbon emission measurement and reporting system; fleet management services, such as mobile computing, digital forms/reporting, invoicing, city search, and data collection; and winter maintenance. In addition, the company offers regulatory compliance services, such as driver logs and other measures required for hours of service regulations, automated reporting in regulatory formats, driver and other alerts, and trip recorder; and connectivity services comprising dispatch, voice/cellular communication, data, and messaging. Further, it provides safety and security services, including monitoring of hazardous material transport, anti-theft, vehicle recovery, air-bag deployment notification, remote door lock/unlock, and remote vehicle diagnostics; and public transit and shuttle fleet customer communication. Additionally, the company offers hardware, installation, support, maintenance, consulting, and training services. It serves emergency services, government, oil and gas, service fleets, transit, transportation, utilities, waste management, and winter fleet industries. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartere d in Burnaby, Canada.
Top 10 Computer Hardware Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Petaquilla Mineral Com Npv(PTQ.TO)
Petaquilla Minerals Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploration management, and sale of mineral properties in the Republic of Panama. The company focuses on gold and silver mineralization, as well as other precious metal mineral deposits. It primarily holds 100% interests in the Molejon gold project in the district of Donoso, Province of Colon. The company was formerly known as Adrian Resources Ltd. and changed its name to Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. in October 2004 Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Top 10 Computer Hardware Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Westcore Energy Ltd (WTR.V)
Westcore Energy Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of coal properties in western Canada. The company holds a 75% interest in coal prospecting permits in the Hudson Bay North property located in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan; a 75% interest in a quarry exploration permit in the Black Diamond property located in Manitoba; and a 60% interest in the Panther Coal property located in western Manitoba, Canada. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Top 10 Computer Hardware Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Westaim Corp Com Npv (WED.TO)
The Westaim Corporation invests, directly and indirectly, through acquisitions, joint ventures, and other arrangements, with the objective of providing its shareholders with capital appreciation and real wealth preservation. Previously, the company, through its subsidiary, JEVCO Insurance Company, provided property and casualty insurance products in Canada. The company sold JEVCO Insurance to Intact Financial Corporation on September 5, 2012. The Westaim Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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