Monday Question: What happened to Helmerich & Payne (HP)?

    At the beginning of the year, I selected HP to be one of my best 2014 dividend stocks. Not long afterwards, I added HP to my portfolio. The company shows great metrics and meets all my minimum requirements in terms of revenue, EPS and dividend growth over the past 3 and

Awesome Summer Distractions from WordPress.com

Ah, summer! If you're looking for some excellent diversions, WordPress.com is the place to be.

Life After QE’s Death, Is It Bullish?

    One of the main reasons why the stock market has rebounded from 2008 so quickly (the S&P500 is +111% from Jan 1st 2009 to Jan 1st 2014) is because the FED was quick to relieve the pressure on US consumers. The Gov’t helped massively many companies in the auto and fin

More New Books by WordPress.com Authors

With so many creative (and prolific) voices, it's hard to keep track of all the titles published by our bloggers. Here's another selection of recently published books by WordPressers.

The Gap between the Numbers and Analysts’ Expectations

I’m always very interested to follow earnings season since it’s the perfect time to make sure that each stock I own is doing well. Quarterly results help me to keep up with all stocks and the management teams’ comments, often published by the CEO, give additional information on what h

Building Poetry Communities on WordPress.com

From cutting-edge ezines to collaborative projects, poets and poetry lovers are finding each other on WordPress.com.

A Dive Into The Dark World of Shadow Banking

On Monday, I discussed the major bubble crisis in China. I’ve mentioned the term Shadow Banking. This new banking term caught my attention – is shadow banking legal? What is Shadow Banking anyways? And most importantly, how can Shadow Banking affect your portfolio?   With a name

Better Tagging for Increased Traffic

Tags are great for getting more exposure and for finding interesting new blogs to follow.

Why China is about to Crash Your Portfolio this Year

There is something going on at the other end of the planet…   You know me; I’m not the guy who predicts the next market crash on a quarterly basis. And this time, I’m very worried about China. I don’t know yet how hard it will hit our country, but one thing is for sure; China’s b

And… Action: Blogs to Visit ahead of the Oscars

If you're looking for some movie-inspired blogging ahead of Oscar Night, you've come to the right place.