| Three Reasons to Invest in Spartan Spartan's (SPAR) Q3 profit is below the Street's predictions. But it is not the end of the world as any company's intrinsic value is not based solely on one single year. In fact, from my system, with the most conservative assumptions, it is obviously undervalued. Three reasons to invest SPARComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Will an Industry Recovery Help the Airline ETF Take Off? Michael Johnston submits:If the recent global economic downturn has battered most industries, it knocked the airline business out cold. But now the industry is beginning to show signs of life again. “After a difficult year battling the recession, the airline industry appears to be headed toward a recovery as fuller planes, fewer discounted fares, lower fuel prices and revenue from a variety of formerly free services start to pay off,” writes Susan Carey. Low-cost carriers focusing on domestic flights are already seeing undeniable signs of improvement. Southwest’s (LUV) passenger miles and unite revenue, the money generated for each seat flown one mile, increased 12% last month from the same period a year ago.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
The Evolution of Brand Name Investing Rick Konrad submits: The year 2010 seems to be progressing as a positive experience following the shaky start in January. The subsequent rally that has transpired since that time has caught many people flat-footed, but that is the price of erratic trading. Most of us are bombarded with an onslaught of noise portraying itself as information. We are encouraged to make massive shifts from sector to sector, from stock to stock, even from currency to currency. Our exposure to information and communication technology in real time has advanced well beyond the advancement in our human judgment for most of us.I think successful investors accept the rapid pace of trading with a great deal of humility. Many of our worst problems in investing stem from the hubris of imagining, if not actually believing that we are that super-brain that can predict short term fluctuations in the market. Most successful investors approach the market with a great deal of humility and a fundamental understanding that the short term is incredibly random. How many six sigma events do we need to endure in a decade to understand that the market can fluctuate completely unexpectedly? Expecting to catch every short term ripple can only lead to frustration and discouragement.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
TBS International plc Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript TBS International plc (TBSI)Q1 2010 Earnings CallComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Fire Cripples Long Island Rail Road After a near-total shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road, caused when century-old equipment caught fire, some service was restored by evening. nytimes.com |