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Stocks to Buy Now: How to Find the Next Whole Foods
With conservative, low-beta sectors such as consumer staples driving the market higher in the first quarter, it is not surprising that select food stocks are getting in on the act, being among favorite stocks to buy in Q1.
Prized for their consistent, predictable earnings and in many cases, steadily rising dividends, food stocks usually viewed as boring by investors were first-quarter leaders.
For example, General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) surged 19.3% in the first quarter. The maker of Cheerios, and other highly recognizable brands announced a 15% dividend increase in March. Rivals ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG) and Kraft Foods Group Inc. (Nasdaq: KRFT) are up 19% and 12.6%, respectively.
But investors who want the reliability of food stocks but are in search of more growth should look past these big-name favorites.
There is another group of stocks delivering huge gains in the industry, and that's health food stocks.
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Three Stocks to Buy to Beat Warren Buffett's Gains
While many look to Warren Buffett's holdings to find the best stocks to buy, it turns out his holdings' rivals could be the better picks.
Buffett is known not only for value investing, but also buying shares only of companies that operate in prosaic, easy-to-understand businesses. That's why the holdings of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) are spectacular.
But in this look at how to find more stocks to buy that deliver - and even beat - the gains of Buffett's most popular holdings, some of the best bets could be companies that share a market with Berkshire's big winners.
Take a look.
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Stocks to Buy: This Cheap Metals Play Has 10-Bagger Potential
The recent selloff in metals has made some opportunities for investors to scoop up stocks to buy at record discounts, and it's not just in gold and silver-related plays.
Although it is not as heavily traded as the shinier metals or treated as a safe haven asset, copper has also been slipping.
Copper prices recently fell to a 17-month low as more efficient mining practices has increased supply and demand has slowed. According to the Bureau of Metal Statistics copper supply will top demand by 97,000 tons in 2013.
The rise in the dollar has also pressured prices as copper is priced and traded in dollars.
This has caused a price plunge in copper-related stocks, giving some huge upside potential.
In fact, this tumble may be creating a huge opportunity in a special situation stock that is owned by some of the world's most successful investors. It's a chance to own a company with large reserves of copper that are worth far more than the current stock price.
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How to Find the Best Dividend Stocks
It's only April, but it appears dividend payouts this year will soar past 2012's tally - meaning all investors need to know how to find the best dividend stocks or risk missing out on record-high yield.
Barron's reports that in Q1, 944 of approximately 10,000 U.S. companies boosted payouts, either by increases, extras or resumption. That was up a hefty 39.4% from 677 companies a year ago.
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Stocks to Buy: This Defense Winner is in a Class of Its Own
Defense industry spending cuts have caused investors to shun the stocks – but here’s one among our “stocks to buy” that could double in a year. Read more...
How to Find Defensive Stocks to Buy for Portfolio Protection
No one wants to be surprised by a market correction and watch their money disappear. Here’s one way to find defensive stocks to buy now. Read More...
Stocks to Buy, or Sell? Take Your Money and Run from these Huge Gainers
Many investors think these two huge gainers of 2013 are still among “stocks to buy.” Here's why it's time to take your gains and look elsewhere. Read more...
Beware These Three Dividend Stocks Ready to Slash Their Payout
Investors are in love with dividend stocks this year - and there are even more juicy yields to choose from than before.
But one thing you need to be careful to avoid is a dividend stock that boasts a huge yield, but can't sustain it.
For example, look at CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL). CTL has been a favorite dividend stock for years, but slashed its dividend by 26% in February. The move caught investors off guard. Shares plunged 23% in one day - the biggest one-day decline since at least 1980 - wiping out about $6 billion in market value.
The stock still yields nearly 6%, but confidence in the company to maintain its payout has been damaged.
Positive dividend actions have far outweighed negative announcements over the past few years. In 2013's first quarter, 732 companies boosted their payouts compared with 552 in the year-earlier period.
But in March, 73 U.S. companies pruned their payouts - not far off the record of 93 in December 2012.
Usually companies frame dividend cuts as necessary evils - necessary as in the cut was needed to conserve cash. Read those tea leaves and it's easy to realize that if a company needs to cut its dividend to conserve capital, it probably is not worth investing in in the first place.
The good news is investors can skirt stocks that are vulnerable to dividend reductions. We rounded up a few names that deliver tempting yields, but look like they could be on the way to cutting their payouts.
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Stocks to Buy: We Found Two of the Next Big Growth Stories
Often investors pile into a growth stock after the huge price increase. Don't make that mistake. Check out these two stocks - a fertilizer firm and a telecom company - with huge potential run ups ahead.
Buy, Sell or Hold: What's So "Special" About Kellogg?
It's known for its breakfast cereals. But since Kellogg completed a $2.7 billion acquisition of Pringles snack chips on June 1, 2012, it's now 2nd in the snack business (behind only PepsiCo), and the share price has increased 30%. Here's our stock breakdown.
Stocks to Buy Now: The Best Takeover Targets as Energy M&A Heats Up
Here's why a big wave of mergers and acquisitions is about to hit the energy sector... and two of the most attractive takeover candidates right now. It's not too late to ride the takeover pop.
The Best New Dividend Stocks of 2013
Thanks to this year's booming market for initial public offerings (IPOs), there are a handful of new dividend stocks for yield-starved investors.
In the first quarter of 2013, 45% of all new offerings paid a dividend. That compares to just 16% in Q1 of 2012, according to data from Renaissance Capital.
This is the most dividend stocks to debut in a quarter since Q2 of 2008, when 69% of IPOs paid a dividend.
The trend is in direct response to investors' hunt for yield, and comes at a time when dividend stocks should be part of everyone's portfolio.
As Money Morning Global Investing Strategist Martin Hutchinson has explained, "The truly rich don't spend their days watching the financial news and trading stocks. They're too smart for that. They know that investing in steady income-producing dividend stocks is just as rewarding over the long haul."
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Stocks to Buy Now: How to Make Money from Banks
With their high yields - as high as 5.10% right now - this select group of bank stocks is starting to look incredibly appealing to income investors. Here's our breakdown of three juicy bank stocks.
Why Not All Good Companies Are Among the Best Stocks to Buy
Sometimes it's easy to mislabel fantastic companies as great stocks to buy. In fact, the two attributes don't always go hand in hand. Like with these two high-risk stocks.