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$KGC Kinross Gold Stock Update

$KGC Kinross Gold Stock Update
Posted by on May 6, 2012
Kinross Gold, along with most other miners (besides Agnico-Eagle who beat estimates), fell this month. The stock is now values almost 20% below book value and its dividend is climbing upwards to almost 2%. Not much has been made public regarding news but earnings...

$EXAS Stock Update

$EXAS Stock Update
Posted by on May 6, 2012
EXAS is back to roughly where it was last month after retreating following posting a larger loss than expected (-.19 vs -.18). According to management the clinical trial for Cologuard remains on track and the company remains focused on the 2012 priorities of making...

$FAST Fastenal Update

$FAST Fastenal Update
Posted by on May 6, 2012
Fastenal has been on a slow decline following its .01 miss in early April. While the miss is important, and they haven’t had one since 2009, the management attributes it to ‘taking their eye off the ball’ this quarter versus any systemic problem with...

$KGC New Position

$KGC New Position
Posted by on Apr 11, 2012
EP Club voted and bought into Kinross Gold Corporation today at a commission adjusted cost of $9.42. We are excited to add this gold position to our portfolio and look forward to seeing some modest growth over the next 6 months. From reuters: Kinross Gold Corporation...

$MO update

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012
Altria has a dividend payout on 04/10 and they also hit a 52 week high of $31.37 on 04/05. This stock has been strong and steady for the Club. Even though cigarette consumption has steadily decreased over the past 30 years, Altria has beat the S&P over the past...

$LULU update

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012
On 03/22 $LULU released is 4th quarter and 2011 fiscal year update. A huge milestone was reached when they hit a Billion dollars in revenue. Store sales are up 26% for the quarter and 20% for the fiscal year. There are now 174 stores in North America and Australia....

$CHRS Stock Update

$CHRS Stock Update
Posted by on Apr 10, 2012
Charming Shoppes had an interesting month, reporting earnings on a wider than expected loss (by a 4 cent margin) caused the stock to drop significantly. However, Charming Shoppes made quick gains and jumped right back up after and even continued up until it reached a...
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recent from Club Updates $KGC New Position
$KGC New Position EP Club voted and bought into Kinross Gold Corporation today at a commission adjusted cost of $9.42. We are excited to add this gold position to our portfolio and look forward to seeing some modest growth over the next 6 months. From reuters: Kinross Gold Corporation (Kinross) is engaged in gold mining and...
recent from Stock Updates $KGC Kinross Gold Stock Update
$KGC Kinross Gold Stock Update Kinross Gold, along with most other miners (besides Agnico-Eagle who beat estimates), fell this month. The stock is now values almost 20% below book value and its dividend is climbing upwards to almost 2%. Not much has been made public regarding news but earnings are coming up this week and the annual...
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EP Investment Club Beats the Market- Again! EP Investment Club has beaten the market for the 2nd consecutive year.  2011 was a trying year for investors still trying to recover from the losses in 2008/09 despite the continual troubles in the credit markets in the US and abroad.  In all, EPIC achieved a return of 6.8% versus the S&P Index...
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1 Mo: 1.74% 3 Mo: -18.55% 1 Yr: -18.26% The financial sector saw a slight gain this past month, coming in under the S&P500 which saw about a 3.5% gain. Some of the larger financial banks are seeing modest gains over the past month, however. Namely, Wells Fargo has reached a 10.76% gain over the past...