EPIC is a Twin Cities-based investment club based the proven NAIC principles of investing regularly, reinvesting earnings, investing in growth companies, and diversifying to reduce risk. Our Mission Statement is to double our investment every 5 years, achieving a 15% compounding annual return.

$BIDU Order Update

The club has added a $149 sell limit order onto our Baidu position. We are looking to sell out of Baidu at this price and recognize a 17% gain.

$FAST Fastenal Stock Update

Fastenal has continued its slow, upward climb since we picked them up in January at $44.75. Our position has increased nearly 20% and we’ve collected a small dividend as well. UBS reiterated their Neutral rating on the shares but increased their target price from $49 to $53. Many stocks like...

$EXAS Exact Sciences Stock Update

Exact Science is at a 6 year high on the heels of better-than-expected earnings results (-.17 act vs -.18 est). Analyst Firm Auriga rewarded EXAS with a reiterated Buy rating and a bump in price from $10 to $13. Exact Sciences also gained 2 more firms, Canaccord Genuity and JMP Securities who initiated...

$CHRS Stock Update

Charming Shoppes has been doing terrifically for the club, hitting new highs and keeping above the 20 day SMA. It hit the average a couple times and dipped below in January, but has rallied since. The club picked up Charming Shoppes at $3.66 and is currently seeing a 48.9% gain on the stock. Last meeting...

$BIDU Stock Update

Baidu, Inc has been doing well since we picked up the stock in mid Janurary at a price of $127.73. The current price being $136.90 gives us an approximate 7% gain so far in the stock. Baidu fell a little after we picked it up, dipping down to the $122 range which, through my years of watching this stock, I...

$BIDU New position in Baidu

Our latest position, voted on in our January meeting, is in Baidu (BIDU).  We entered the position on Wednesday at a price of $127.73 after commissions. According to Yahoo Finance, Baidu, Inc. provides Internet search services. The company offers a Chinese language search platform on its Website,...

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