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The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) defines penny stocks as stocks that are priced under $5 and are traded on the Pink Sheets or the OTC Bulletin Board. You can also trade these stocks via foreign and other securities exchanges.
The rules established by the SEC to help regulate the trade ... Read More
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By H. Robert Wientzen
Before becoming the President and CEO of the Direct Marketing Association (The DMA), I enjoyed a 27-year career at Procter & Gamble (P&G), where I learned first-hand the direct marketer's approach to customer service.
I came away from P&G with the conviction that excellent customer service is the ... Read More
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By: John Richard Hogan
Initially, I separate the companies as to their potential for growth of earnings - that is seasonal, cyclical or long term and look for what may be called exponential growth.
I would suggest that seasonal issues offer limited potential. Cyclical stocks can, on the other hand, offer good ... Read More
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1991: $6.38/share 2011:$37.08/share
The Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank.
Along with investment banker Ken Langone and merchandising guru Pat Farrah, the founders’ vision of one-stop shopping for the do-it-yourselfer came to fruition when they opened the first two Home Depot stores on June 22, 1979, ... Read More
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Orlando, Florida—March 25, 2011 OpportunistMagazine; an online financial publication filled with informative content on public companies, financial news, investor tips, and more; announced today that it has partnered with eMedia Plex to heighten awareness of the Opportunist Magazine brand, as well as its profiled ... Read More
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Orlando, Florida—March 23, 2011—“Never, on a deep level, had I truly appreciated the civil liberties we have in this country,” explains famed anchor Erin Burnett when asked about her recent trip to Egypt in the newest online edition of Opportunist Magazine (issue online at www.OpportunistMagazine.com). “It was an invigorating moment…to ... Read More
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The ancient philosopher, Lao Tzu said “As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear, and the next the people hate. When the best leader’s work is done, the people say, “We did it ... Read More
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1991: $.89/Share 2011: $37.08/Share
International Gaming Technology, Inc.
International Game Technology is a Nevada based company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, sales and distribution of gaming machines and network system products internationally.
IGT began as a private company in the early 1950s. The company went public with a Nasdaq listing in 1981, ... Read More
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25%+Annual Return to its Shareholders for the Last 25 Years
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
The company was originally founded in 1839 as Valley Falls Company, a textile manufacturing company. In 1929 the Valley Falls Company merged with Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates, another textile company. The combined company was known as Berkshire Fine Spinning ... Read More
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In August, 2010 Skype filed with the SEC for a $100 million IPO that could be the biggest deal by a technology company since Google. It expects to raise a maximum of $100 million through the sale, though the amount of shares being offered and the price range have yet ... Read More
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Before Bernie Madoff, even before its namesake, Charles Ponzi, the Ponzi scheme was a con that bilked investors.
A Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors. Ponzi scheme organizers often solicit new investors by promising to ... Read More
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Natural resource companies - especially in the mining sector-have taken a beating during the past few months. Their market value plummeted amidst scandal, panic and doubt. Investors have become fearful. This is unfortunate because it's nothing more than unwarranted fallout from the Bre-X debacle.
Bre-X's massive find in Indonesia's Busang region ... Read More
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The global business reporter, host of CNBC’s “Street Signs” and co-anchor of “Squawk on the Street,” recently spoke with the Opportunist’s Managing Editor Leslie Stone about the thrills and chills of her career, the inspiring people she has met along the way, and the power of the pen.
When Erin ... Read More
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In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old originator of Facebook, was Time magazine’s 2010 Person of the Year, was number one on Vanity Fair’s list of the Top 100 “most influential people of the Information Age,” and was number sixteen in New Statesman’s annual survey of the world’s 50 most influential ... Read More
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In the annals of the business world, very few people have worked their plan in the eye of the public the way "The Donald" has. He has handled his business, as well as personal life, in front of the media. It has been said that he likes publicity more than ... Read More
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The cover of the Winter 1996 issue of Opportunist Magazine featured Robert Earl and the celebrity partners of Planet Hollywood . . .
Where Are They Now?
1996 was a banner year for Robert Earl’s Planet Hollywood restaurant chain and its celebrity shareholders, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Arnold Schwarzenegger. ... Read More
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By Kent J. Broussard
Favorable recommendations from investment newsletters can have a measurable impact on small and micro capitalization companies, resulting in immediate price appreciation and increased trading volume. The addition of this credible third-party endorsement adds significant value to emerging companies that often have little or no analyst following. There ... Read More
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By Scott Symons
In the beginning, there was this very energetic, intelligent individual who discovered a great product. All of his friends, relatives and acquaintances told him what a great service he could provide and how much money could be made by marketing this product. Eventually our energetic, intelligent individual — ... Read More
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By Paul L. Silver
One of the primary challenges for all publicly traded companies is accessing capital at attractive prices. The way to access well-priced capital is by attracting the interest of a large pool of investors, both individual and institutional. In aggregate, companies of all sizes spend hundreds of millions ... Read More
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Investing in a micro-cap stock can be both an exhilarating and terrifying experience for any investor, regardless of experience level. Many people get their first look at a micro-cap stock by hearing about some “under the radar” thinly traded stock on the Pink Sheets or the Bulletin Board from a ... Read More
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