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Company name UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Stock ticker UNH
Live stock price [stckqut]UNH[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $49.04
Target stock price (averages with growth) $62.6
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $54.55
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $51.48

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=unh

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a diversified health and well-being company. The Company operates in four segments: Health Benefits, which includes UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement and UnitedHealthcare Community & State; OptumHealth; Ingenix, and Prescription Solutions.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in this stock as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

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Yahoo Finance has an excellent article this morning on savings. If you are reading this site then hopefully you have already made the decision to regularly save money.  If you need any more of a push, the article points out 5 main themes:

  1. Compound Interest Makes Your Money Work for You
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  3. Saving for Retirement Can Lower Your Tax Bill
  4. Your Employer Might Help You Save
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Read the article.  Even long time investors may get a little more motivation.