A previous article, “No Matter What Happens at the Polls, Buy Dividend Stocks,” laid out the case for buying stocks with strong dividend components, no matter which party did well in the mid-term elections in the United States on November 4, 2014. Well, the Republicans had a great night. That makes the case for dividend […]
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Just because legendary investor Warren Buffett is a major shareholder of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) does not mean that investors should overlook Pepsico (NYSE: PEP). As many articles have detailed, there is much to like about Coca-Cola. It is the same with Pepsi-Cola, too. Like Coca-Cola, Pepsico is a Dividend Aristocrat. That means that Pepsico has […]
Jul
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Along with being a growth, value, and income stock at various times, PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is now a momentum stocks! PepsiCo is up for the last week, month, year, six months, and year of market action (chart below). For 2014, PepsiCo has risen by almost 12 percent. By contrast, Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is down for […]
Jul
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For long term investing, there is nothing better than buying blue chips like Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) on the dips. A recent article on this site, “Drink Up Beverage Stocks for the Long Term,” detailed why it was so compelling now for Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). There are many intriguing elements for long […]
Jul
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Both Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) are down today due to disappointing earnings from Coca-Cola. This is what is known as an opportunity to buy at a discount. Long term investors should accumulate positions in PepsiCo and Coca-Cola due to potential long term total returns each offers. Interestingly enough, both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo […]
May
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A previous article on this site detailed how natural resource stocks like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Premier Exploration (OTC: PMMEF), Mondial Ventures (OTC: MNVN), BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), and others are excellent ways to profit from consumer growth around the world. Food stocks ranging in size from PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and General Mills (NYSE: GIS) to […]
Apr
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When a consumer becomes more affluent, the diet immediately becomes richer. That makes the shareholders of food stocks more prosperous. With a billion more about to enter the consumer class around the world, the food sector ranging from blue chips such as Unilever (NYSE: UL) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) to promising small caps such […]
Mar
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Due to the age of the current bull market, the crisis in the Ukraine, and other factors at hand, many are now looking to invest in defensive stocks. That is done to protect the gains in the stock market. Defensive stocks are traditionally in safe sectors such as healthcare and food. No matter what, people […]
Jan
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While the bull market has done wonders for the holdings of many investors, there should always be a place for stocks that are based on consumer demand. Many articles on this site have focused on why oil and natural gas stocks are ideal for those purposes. Stocks from the beverage industry, ranging in size and […]
Dec
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A recent article on this site focused on how stocks are better than bonds. That is particularly true for municipal bonds, the debt issued by cities and other areas. The terrible financial shape many American cities makes dividend stocks such as ConEd (NYSE: ED), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), and Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW) very attractive. […]
