Posts Tagged ‘Bill Miller’

A Dead Stock That Could Become A Takeover Target

January 30 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

There are many stocks I wouldn’t own because quite honestly I think their businesses are doomed.  AOL (AOL), Blockbuster, Borders (BGP), and Radio Shack (RSH) are a few stocks I would put in this category.  One stock however that I labeled with this distinction may now have some life left in it.  In... Read more

How Many Stocks Should I Really Own At Any One Time?

January 27 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Financial Planning 101, Show Me The Money Tags: , , , ,

That’s a tough question to answer, but as a former trader I saw some clients with 200+ holdings in their brokerage account.  That’s way too many!  The problem was that they owned about 5 shares of each stock where brokerage costs of buying and selling would require decent returns just to break even. How... Read more