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Market Outlook For 2016

I think we are seeing the start of that process in late 2015 and early 2016. The combination of a slowdown in China, falling energy prices, and the end of zero interest rate policy from the Fed have put markets and the global economy in an interesting state of transition.
by Sam McBride
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Don’t Get Snowed In By These Blizzard Stocks

Beyond the absurdity of basing investment decisions on a temporary weather event, these recommendations can be harmful to investors because they involve some stocks with very shaky fundamentals at a time when market volatility makes investing in strong businesses all the more important.
by Sam McBride
Economic Earnings Vs GAAP Earnings
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3 Ways Accounting Tricks Can Crash Your Portfolio

Buried in the footnotes and MD&A, you can find where reported expenses understate true costs, red flags for earnings manipulation and significant differences that need to be reconciled when comparing companies. If you want to understand the underlying economics of the company’s business, you have to understand its accounting policies.
by Sam McBride
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Survive the Market Storm With This Telecom Stock

Telecom and wireless operators are often cited as following the same path as traditional television providers, e.g. Comcast (CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (TWC), which many believe are being replaced by newer, streaming providers like Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN), or Google’s (GOOGL) YouTube. This negative view has created an investing opportunity in one of the best companies the telecom industry has to offer.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA