Deb Shops - $6 dividend

Deb Shops: Dividend Diva
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Scottrade

Scottrade has the lowest fees for a beginning investor. At $7 for both market and limit orders, their fees are lower than those of Ameritrade, Etrade, or other discount brokerages. Another benefit is local branches in major cities, which make it easier to drop off deposits. Opening an account requires about $500. Although other services like Ameritrade Izone and Brown Co can offer trading stocks for $5 commissions, they require a $5,000 and $10,000 account minimums, respectively. Scottrade offers low rates set at $7 without additional fees and good customer service at local branches.

Hedge Funds Are Stumbling but Manager Salaries Aren't - New York Times

Hedge Funds Are Stumbling but Manager Salaries Aren't - New York Times

The biggest bucks are made here. Absolutely astonishing amounts of cash made in one year. Apparently, the top hedge fund managers can make anywhere between $300 million to $1 billion in a year.

Klipfolio to track stocks

Klipfolio is a small program that will download information and display it on a desktop in small windows. One window can show stock quotes, and another window can show the latest headlines from an RSS feed, like the New York Times Business Section.
Download Klipfolio here.
Download the Stock Klip here.
Find other Klips at the Klipfarm. Other Klips can check your Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, or POP3 e-mail.
To set up the NY Times news service, right click the face (RSS reader) and enter one of the XML URLs found at the NY Times RSS Section.

TXN hits new 52 week high

TXN: Summary for TEXAS INSTRUMENTS - Yahoo! Finance
TXN hit a 52-week high of 27.86 this week. It seems to be stalling in the mid 27 range.

Lucent Surge

LU: Summary for LUCENT TECH INC - Yahoo! Finance
Lucent was up 13 percent in one day, up 0.34 to 2.92. Barron's report stating the stock may have hit a bottom and it could be a takeover target.

SIE: Summary for SIERRA HEALTH SVS - Yahoo! Finance

SIE: Summary for SIERRA HEALTH SVS - Yahoo! Finance
Sierra at 65

Smartmoney.com: Ahead of the Curve: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bear?

Smartmoney.com: Ahead of the Curve: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bear?

This article talks about the undervalued stock market, and the possibility of a forty percent increase in the market. Other issues are the tax policy, Chinese currency, and possible trade tariffs.

SIE: Summary for SIERRA HEALTH SVS - Yahoo! Finance

SIE: Summary for SIERRA HEALTH SVS - Yahoo! Finance

Stocks been bouncing around between 59 and 62. Could be a good buying opportunity for later. Currently down at 59.54.

IBM: Summary for INTL BUSINESS MACH - Yahoo! Finance

IBM: Summary for INTL BUSINESS MACH - Yahoo! Finance

A huge sell off in IBM this past week. Stocks gone from a highof 99.10 to 72.01 after reporting weak earnings this quarter. Five year low is around the low 60s. The P/E is a low 14.78.

Free iPod

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If you want a new credit card, sign up for this, and you might get a free iPod also. Current credit cards available are Bank of America Power Rewards Platinum, Citi Platinum Select, Citi Platinum Select for Students, and GM Card.

Sign up for Napster's 14 day free trial>wait one-three days for confirmation on freeipods.com>cancel Napster>get five more people to do the same

Here's the basics: sign up for free, sign up for a trial of a service, and refer five other people to do the same.

Dreyfus High Yield Fund (DHF) Price Drop

DHF has dropped from 4.77 to 4.30. It currently has a 10+% dividend, given out monthly as 4 cents per share. The price may also rebound back to its previous levels.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=DHF

Sierra Health (SIE) Price Drop

Sierra Health Services, a health service provider in Nevada, was trading at a high of 69.09 before dropping precipitously to 59.37. This happened after Prudential downgraded the stock. No other significant news was reported. The price depreciation has brought this stock down to a P/E more reasonable with other health service providers.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=SIE

Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund

Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund is an ETF investing in high yield corporate bonds. Its a good way to diversify your portfolio for income, especially considering the new 15% federal tax on dividends. Every month, it pays out a dividend of $0.04. Currently, its trading at $4.74, so its yield is about 10 percent. The price has stayed relatively stable for a while. For more information, click here: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=DHF&d=t.

New Century Feb. Loan Originations Rise

New Century Feb. Loan Originations Rise
New Century is a REIT that is currently paying out an 11 percent dividend yield. Its currently trading at 49.85, and this article says it expects to pay a dividend of at least $6.50 this year.

Animas FDA Warning

Latest News and Financial Information Reuters.com
Animas has received a warning letter from the FDA about its manufacturing practices and reporting of medical information. The stock is down by 79 cents to 20.96.

J&J May Pump Up Animas

J&J May Pump Up Animas
Animas is a recently released glucose pump maker. Its shares have risen from 15 to 22 within the last few months. This article talks about why Johnson & Johnson would buy Animas.

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