One day many years ago, I found myself stuck in traffic and noticed a peculiar sign. It said something about the construction that was going on — the very thing that was hampering my commute.
It said all this construction was being funded by a bond. This was before I had ever started my career in finance, so bonds were an unfamiliar thing. But when I began my investment career, I soon realized that I could actually invest in these things. And the more I learned, the more I was ecstatic.
After all, If you can’t beat ’em, might as well make money off them…
You see, these types of bonds have a name — general obligation bonds — a type of municipal, or “muni” bond for short. These bonds are used for everything from helping fund road construction to building schools, bridges, water infrastructure and other public buildings. As I became more familiar with municipal bonds, I quickly became a fan. In fact, in my experience, muni-bonds are one of the safest ways for investors to earn income in today’s market — while also beating the tax man. (More on that in a moment.)
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2023: Olaplex Holdings, Inc.(OLPX)
Olaplex Holdings, Inc. manufactures and sells hair care products. The company offers hair care shampoos and conditioners for use in treatment, maintenance, and protection of hair. It provides hair care products to professional hair salons, retailers, and everyday consumers. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.
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- [By Dana Blankenhorn]
Shares in hair care products company Olaplex (NASDAQ:OLPX) dropped more than 40% in pre-market trading today after the company cut sales projections. A press release estimates 2022 sales of $704 million to $711 million, and adjusted net income of $303 million to $307 million. Estimates released with its August quarter earnings were for sales of $796 million to $826 million. The biggest fall is in the specialty retail channel, with overall sales estimates falling 19%.
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2023: World Fuel Services Corporation(INT)
World Fuel Services Corporation, incorporated on July 20, 1984, is a fuel logistics, transaction management and payment processing company. The Company provides energy management solutions to the aviation, marine and land transportation industries. The Company operates through three segments: aviation, marine and land. The aviation segment offers fuel and related services to commercial airlines second and third-tier airlines, cargo carriers, regional carriers, airports, fixed based operators, corporate fleets, fractional operators, private aircraft, military fleets and to the United States and foreign Governments, as well as intergovernmental organization. The marine segment offers fuel, lubricants, and related products and services to a base of marine customers, including international container and tanker fleets, commercial cruise lines, yachts and time-charter operators, the United States and foreign Governments, as well as other fuel suppliers. The land segment offers fuel, lubricants, and related products and services to petroleum distributors operating in the land transportation market, retail petroleum operators, and industrial, commercial, residential and government customers.
Aviation
The Company’s aviation segment offers services, which include fuel management, price risk management, ground handling and around the clock global dispatch services. It also arranges and provides international trip planning, including flight plans, weather reports and overflight permits. In addition, it offers card payment solutions and related processing services.
Marine
The Company’s marine segment offers marine fuel related services, which include management services for the procurement of fuel, cost control through the use of price hedging instruments, quality control, claims management, and card payment solutions and related processing services. The Company also sells fuel from its inventory, which it maintains in certain locations in storage facilities that it owns or leases. The marine segment’s activity consists of spot sales. It also contracts with third parties to provide various services for its customers, including fueling of vessels in port and at sea, and transportation and delivery of fuel and fuel-related products.
Land
The Company’s land segment provides land related services, which include management services for the procurement of fuel and price risk management. It conducts these activities in the United States, as well as parts of the United Kingdom and Brazil. It offers transaction management services, which include card payment solutions, merchant processing services, payment solutions for tolls across Europe, government payment systems for global fuel procurement, and commercial payment programs in the land transportation industry. In connection with its fuel marketing activities, the Company serves as a reseller and purchases fuel from a supplier and contemporaneously resells it to its customers through spot and contract sales. It also maintains inventory in certain locations, including pipelines.
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According to CryptoCompare, “Internet Node team aims to create a new generation of Internet of Things system to improve the interconnection within the whole network. The system will allow different types of devices to be connected to different parallel chains, meaning INT will work as a blockchain application platform which is object-oriented IoT. Furthermore, the INT team will use the Ethereum blockchain to provide a reliable data source for all kinds of distributed IoT applications and industrial ecology with a secure and private infrastructure. Designed for easy integration with any IoT protocol, with a use case driven approach, innovative “double-chain” network architecture, an advanced decentralized P2P protocol, custom smart contract development and with integrated and optimized SDN, blockchain, and fog computing technologies that follow the “cycle progressive application” model. Internet Node token (INT) will be used as the medium of exchange within the platform. “
- [By Ethan Ryder]
World Fuel Services Corp (NYSE:INT) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Global Securities issued their Q1 2020 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for World Fuel Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 7th. Seaport Global Securities analyst K. Sterling forecasts that the oil and gas company will earn $0.56 per share for the quarter. Seaport Global Securities currently has a “Buy” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. Seaport Global Securities also issued estimates for World Fuel Services’ Q2 2020 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2020 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q4 2020 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $2.70 EPS.
- [By Motley Fool Transcribers]
World Fuel Services Corp (NYSE:INT)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 21, 2019, 5:00 p.m. ET
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Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2023: PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Portfolio(PSCD)
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary Portfolio (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index called the S&P SmallCap 600 Capped Consumer Discretionary Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index consists of common stocks of the United States consumer discretionary companies that are principally engaged in the businesses of providing consumer goods and services that are cyclical in nature, including, but not limited to, household durables, leisure products and services, computers and electronics, automobiles and auto components, hotel and restaurant services, and television and other entertainment goods and services. The Underlying Index is compiled, maintained and calculated by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Underlying Index. Its investment adviser is Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC. Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (NASDAQ:PSCD) by 0.9% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 815,500 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,884 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN owned 0.47% of Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF worth $53,700,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2023: Cybin Inc.(CYBN)
Cybin Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on developing psychedelic therapeutics to treat various psychiatric and neurological conditions. The company operates through two segments, Serenity Life and Cybin U.S., and Natures Journey. The Serenity Life and Cybin U.S. segment engages in the research and development of psychedelic pharmaceutical products. The Natures Journey segment focuses on non-psychedelic medicinal mushroom nutraceutical products. It develops CYB001, a drug candidate that is in phase IIa/b for major depressive disorder; CYB003, a deuterated tryptamine preclinical program to treat alcohol use disorder; CYB004, a deuterated tryptamine preclinical program for therapy resistant psychiatric disorder; and CYB005, a phenethylamine preclinical program for psychiatry and neurology. The company offers its products through various form factors, such as capsules, powders, and effervescent tablets. Cybin Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2023: Cedar Fair, L.P.(FUN)
Cedar Fair, L.P., incorporated on March 4, 1987, is an operator of regional amusement parks. The Company owns approximately 10 amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, an indoor water park and five hotels. The Company operates through amusement/water parks with accompanying resort facilities segment. The Company’s parks are family oriented, with recreational facilities for people of all ages. The Company’s amusement parks include Cedar Point, located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto, Canada; Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Dorney Park), located near Allentown in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania; Valleyfair, located near Minneapolis/St. Paul in Shakopee, Minnesota; Michigan’s Adventure located near Muskegon, Michigan; Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; Worlds of Fun located in Kansas City, Missouri; Knott’s Berry Farm, located near Los Angeles in Buena Park, California, and California’s Great America (Great America) located in Santa Clara, California. The Company also manages and operates Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in Gilroy, California.
The Company owns and operates the Castaway Bay Indoor Waterpark Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, and approximately three separately gated outdoor water parks, over two of the outdoor water parks are located adjacent to Cedar Point and Knott’s Berry Farm, and the third is Wildwater Kingdom located near Cleveland in Aurora, Ohio. The Company’s seasonal amusement parks are open during weekends beginning in April or May. The Company’s Cedar Point is an amusement park. It comprises approximately 20 roller coasters and over four children’s areas. Cedar Point serves a six-state region, which includes Ohio and Michigan, western Pennsylvania and New York, northern West Virginia and Indiana, as well as southwestern Ontario, Canada. The Company also owns and operates over four hotels at Cedar point. The park has a year-round hotel, Castaway Bay Indoor Waterpark Resort, which comprises a tropical Caribbean theme hotel rooms centered around an indoor water park. The park’s hotel, the Hotel Breakers, has various dining and lounge facilities, a private beach, lake swimming, a conference/meeting center, an indoor pool and two outdoor pools. Located near the Causeway entrance to the park, Breakers Express is a seasonal hotel. In addition to Hotel Breakers and Breakers Express, Cedar Point offers the Sandcastle Suites Hotel, which comprises suites, a courtyard pool, tennis courts and a waterfront restaurant.
Soak City is a separately gated water park, which is located adjacent to Cedar Point that has approximately 20 water rides, as well as Challenge Park. Wildwater Kingdom, located near Cleveland, Ohio, is a water park that is operated as a division of Cedar Point. It offers water rides, including various water slides, a wave pool, a lazy river inner tube ride and two children’s areas, as well as various food and merchandise shops. Cedar Point also owns and operates the Cedar Point Marina, Castaway Bay Marina and Camper Village. Cedar Point Marina is a marina on the Great Lakes and provides dock facilities, including floating docks and guest amenities. In addition, Cedar Point Marina has two restaurants. Castaway Bay Marina is a marina. Camper Village includes recreational vehicle (RV) campsites and Lighthouse Point, which offers lake-front cottages, cabins and RV campsites. The Company owns and operates the Cedar Point Causeway across Sandusky Bay.
Knott’s Berry Farm is located near Los Angeles in Buena Park, California. The park is a theme park. The park offers seasonal events, including a Christmas promotion, Knott’s Merry Farm and a Halloween event called Knott’s Scary Farm. The Company also owns and operates the Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel, a hotel located adjacent to Knott’s Berry Farm, which has a pool, tennis courts and meeting/banquet facilities. Knott’s Soak City-Orange County, which is a seasonal water park with approximately 20 water rides is located adjacent to Knott’s Berry Farm.
The Company’s amusement and water park, Canada’s Wonderland, is located near Toronto in Vaughan, Ontario. It has approximately 20 roller coasters. The Company’s Kings Island is a seasonal amusement and water park with a children’s area located near Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company’s Dorney Park is an amusement and water park located near Allentown, in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. The Company’s Kings Dominion is an amusement and water park located near Richmond, Virginia. The park offers Kings Dominion Campground, a camping area with cabins, a swimming pool, playground, volleyball courts, miniature golf and laundry facilities. The campground also offers a shuttle service between the campground and amusement park. The Company also owns a dormitory facility located adjacent to Kings Dominion.
The Company’s Carowinds is an amusement and water park located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The park also offers Camp Wilderness Resort, a camping area that has a merchandise store, laundry facilities and a swimming pool. The campground has tent and pop-up sites and cabins. The campground also offers a free shuttle service between the campground and amusement park. The Company’s Great America is an amusement and water park located in Santa Clara, California. The Company’s Valleyfair is an amusement and water park located near Minneapolis-St. Paul in Shakopee, Minnesota. The Company also owns a dormitory facility located adjacent to Valleyfair. The Company’s Worlds of Fun is an amusement and water park located in Kansas City, Missouri. The park has Worlds of Fun Village, a camping area that offers overnight guest accommodations next to the park with wood-side cottages, log cabins and RV sites with a clubhouse, a swimming pool and arcade games. The Company’s Michigan’s Adventure is an amusement and water park located near Muskegon, Michigan.
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FunFair (CURRENCY:FUN) traded 6.3% lower against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 0:00 AM ET on August 16th. Over the last week, FunFair has traded up 12.2% against the US dollar. One FunFair coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0471 or 0.00000081 BTC on exchanges. FunFair has a market capitalization of $484.85 million and $47.11 million worth of FunFair was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
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FunFair (CURRENCY:FUN) traded down 6.3% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on August 16th. In the last week, FunFair has traded up 12.2% against the dollar. FunFair has a market cap of $484.85 million and approximately $47.11 million worth of FunFair was traded on exchanges in the last day. One FunFair coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0471 or 0.00000081 BTC on exchanges.
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2023: The York Water Company(YORW)
The York Water Company engages in impounding, purifying, and distributing drinking water in Pennsylvania. It has two reservoirs, Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which together holds up to approximately 2.2 billion gallons of water. The company also has a 15-mile pipeline from the Susquehanna River to Lake Redman that provides access to an additional supply of 12.0 million gallons of water per day. As of December 31, 2010, it served 182,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and other customers in 39 municipalities in York County and 7 municipalities in Adams County. The company was founded in 1816 and is based in York, Pennsylvania.
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
PENNON GRP PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:PEGRY) and York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
- [By Logan Wallace]
York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) was upgraded by equities research analysts at BidaskClub from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
BidaskClub downgraded shares of York Water (NASDAQ:YORW) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Thursday.
Separately, Hilliard Lyons raised shares of York Water from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report on Thursday, March 8th.