Archive for August, 2011

  • BeanScreen for September 1, 2011
    Posted by on August 31st, 2011 at 6:38 pm, Comments: 0

    Of the 424 companies that made the cut for September, these 20 ranked highest for their overall fundamental strength. This is not a buy list, only a “fundy health” index. Each stock’s WSB score is noted, along with number of consecutive months on the list and percent return (without dividends re-invested) during that time.

  • BeanScreen LinkHouse – Week in Review (August 22-27, 2011)
    Posted by on August 27th, 2011 at 3:07 pm, Comments: 0

    A run down of the latest news and notes from our crème de la crème this past week. $EZPW a bullish piece from Barron’s as [...]

  • The Big Banks Steal a Page from those Payday Lending Thieves
    Posted by on August 25th, 2011 at 9:05 pm, Comments: 0

    Wait just a sec! I thought it was only the scumbag payday lenders that prey on the financially weak and ignorant looking for fast cash? [...]

  • In Other News: CNOOC Reports H1 2011
    Posted by on August 25th, 2011 at 1:39 pm, Comments: 0

    CEO beats estimates with robust earnings, but guides down for H2…and is sorry for the spill. Oops.   Crude giant CNOOC ($CEO) was the second [...]

  • Ivy Asset Strategy Fund Perspectives (August 2011)
    Posted by on August 24th, 2011 at 9:42 pm, Comments: 0

    One of the few funds we own is the Ivy Asset Strategy Fund (WASAX) via Ivy Funds. Every so often the two fund managers of [...]

  • Oy! BHP Billiton Banks Bloody Billions
    Posted by on August 24th, 2011 at 11:59 am, Comments: 0

    The mining giant from down under reports a mammoth fiscal year as copper and iron prices surged. BHP Billiton ($BHP) reported its latest annual earnings [...]

  • Geriatric Giant Has No Fear of Markets
    Posted by on August 21st, 2011 at 9:14 am, Comments: 0

    When you’ve been around for 105 years, you tend to know a thing or two about market perspective.   A few excerpts from The Daily [...]

  • BeanScreen LinkHouse – Week in Review (August 15-20, 2011)
    Posted by on August 20th, 2011 at 1:05 pm, Comments: 0

    A run down of the latest news and notes from our crème de la crème this past week. $EZPW this article is about $CSH but [...]

  • China Mobile Reports 1st Half 2011
    Posted by on August 19th, 2011 at 7:47 pm, Comments: 0

    Without much fanfare, the telecom behemoth slugs out a solid first half 2011 earnings report. Smile!   Sitting at #29 in the BeanScreen this month, [...]

  • Aeropostale Shanks Q2 Earnings
    Posted by on August 18th, 2011 at 10:27 pm, Comments: 0

    The last of our “casual cloth trio” reported Q2 earnings this evening that were just plain awful.   As we mentioned this morning after blogging [...]