Posts Tagged ‘afl’

• Six Straight Up Months for the S&P 500
  Eddy Elfenbein, April 29th, 2013 at 11:36 am

  You’d never know this by reading a lot of financial commentary but the S&P 500 is about to close out its sixth-straight monthly gain. The [...]

• The Yen Continues to Weigh on AFLAC
  Eddy Elfenbein, April 8th, 2013 at 1:58 pm

  AFLAC ($AFL) is back below $50 and the culprit isn’t hard to spot — the weaker yen. Since October, the yen has gotten hammered by [...]

• The Derisking Program at AFLAC
  Eddy Elfenbein, March 6th, 2013 at 1:44 pm

  One of key aspects in understanding AFLAC ($AFL) is that the company has greatly reduced its exposure to problem areas around the world. I don’t [...]

• AFLAC “Is One of the Cheapest Stocks in the S&P 500 Right Now”
  Eddy Elfenbein, March 1st, 2013 at 11:23 am

  Teresa Rivas at Barron’s make the case for AFLAC ($AFL): The Aflac duck endures many misfortunes in the insurance company’s goofy advertisements, from scorched feet [...]

• CWS Market Review – February 8, 2013
  Eddy Elfenbein, February 8th, 2013 at 8:12 am

  That money talks I’ll not deny, I heard it once: It said, “Goodbye.” -Richard Armour Last Friday, the Dow pierced 14,000 for the first time [...]

• AFLAC’s 2013 Outlook
  Eddy Elfenbein, February 6th, 2013 at 1:31 pm

  From the earnings call, here’s AFLAC‘s ($AFL) outlook for this year (I think Seeking Alpha’s transcription is rather muffled, but you can follow what they’re [...]

• AFLAC Earned $1.48 Per Share for Q4
  Eddy Elfenbein, February 5th, 2013 at 7:24 pm

  After the closing bell, AFLAC ($AFL) reported Q4 operating earnings of $1.48 per share which matched Wall Street’s estimate. Three months ago, the company told [...]

• CWS Market Review – February 1, 2013
  Eddy Elfenbein, February 1st, 2013 at 7:20 am

  “There are two times in a man’s life when he shouldn’t speculate: when he can afford to and when he can’t.” – Mark Twain Remember [...]

• CWS Market Review – December 28, 2012
  Eddy Elfenbein, December 28th, 2012 at 8:44 am

  “Never buy at the bottom, and always sell too soon.” – Jesse Livermore The stock market seems to be limping towards the finish line. Thursday [...]

• Nicholas Financial = $14.12
  Eddy Elfenbein, December 12th, 2012 at 9:46 am

  Nicholas Financial ($NICK) is currently at $14.12 this morning. I don’t know if it will hold up, but here we are. I also see that [...]