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Company name Buffalo Wild Wings
Stock ticker BWLD
Live stock price [stckqut]BWLD[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $85.76
Target stock price (averages with growth) $77.16
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $55.59
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $61.31

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=bwld Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (Buffalo Wild Wings) is an owner, operator, and franchisor of restaurants featuring a variety of menu items, including its Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings spun in any of its 14 signature sauces. Its restaurants includes a multi-media system, a full bar and an open layout. The Company?s guests have the option of watching sporting events or other programs on its projection screens and approximately 40 additional televisions, playing Buzztime Trivia or video games. The open layout of its restaurants offers dining and bar areas that provide seating choices for sports fans and families. Its menu features traditional chicken wings, boneless wings, and other items, including chicken tenders, Wild Flatbreads, popcorn shrimp, specialty hamburgers and sandwiches, wraps, Buffalito soft tacos, appetizers and salads.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

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Several times a year, a Confident Investor must reevaluate the companies in the portfolio. Keeping your money in a stock that no longer qualifies as a “Good” company can end up hurting your investment performance a great deal.  Also, there are a lot of Good Companies so losing the worst of the best is not going to impact the ability to have a balanced portfolio.  Over the coming days, this site will evaluate each stock on the Watch List.

 

Company name Google Inc.
Stock ticker GOOG
Live stock price [stckqut]GOOG[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $867.55
Target stock price (averages with growth) $1316.2
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $1078.22
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $685.98

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=goog
Google Inc. (Google) is focused on improving the ways people connect with information. The Company generates revenue primarily by delivering online advertising. The Company focuses on areas, such as search, advertising, operating systems and platforms, and enterprise. The Company maintains an index of Websites and other online content, and make it available through its search engine to anyone with an Internet connection. Businesses use its AdWords program to promote their products and services with targeted advertising. In addition, the third parties that comprise the Google Network use its AdSense program to deliver relevant ads that generate revenue and enhance the user experience. In February 2010, the Company acquired Aardvark and On2 Technologies, Inc. In May 2010, The Company acquired of AdMob, Inc. (AdMob). In August 2010, the Company acquired Slide, Inc. (Slide). In December 2010, the Company acquired Widevine Technologies, Inc. (Widevine).

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

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Do you want to retire in luxury or do you want to work as a greeter in Wal-Mart in your retirement?

Let’s be perfectly blunt. We all admire and respect the elderly person that is a greeter at Wal-Mart or taking your order at McDonald’s. We typically think this is a good thing as these people are still active and they are still able to do some work to have a living. Hurray for them. However, aren’t we a little more envious of the retired gentleman that is playing golf 4 times a week?

Don’t we look at the candy-striper in the hospital that is volunteering time to wheel new mothers to their cars and think that they are having a very fulfilling retirement. They aren’t there to make money – they are volunteering their time. When they are done, they are having a nice lunch with their friends and playing golf, tennis, or bridge later in the day at the club. These people did the right things during their working years to allow themselves to be in a position to retire in luxury and afford their leisure time.

When you go into the store next time and see the elderly person helping you, think about their life. Sure, they are probably having a rewarding time. Sure, it allows them to be busy and not staring at the four walls of their bedroom. But, don’t you think they would rather be volunteering at their church or the local museum or hospital rather than WORKING? Don’t you think they would rather be enjoying a recreational activity with their friends instead of WORKING?

Do you want to spend your retirement years WORKING at an hourly job or enjoying the leisure years of your life in luxury?

This is not a last minute desperation attempt to overcome years of not planning. If you are going to retire next year, don’t waste your time on this whitepaper. Instead, this is a practical first step primer on what you need to do a decade or two before you need the money.

This 25 page whitepaper is designed to give you some basic guidance on the first basic questions that you should be asking.

The secret to a retiring in luxury is to realize three main facts:

  1. You are going to live longer than you thought you would
  2. You need more money than you think to retire in luxury
  3. Most mutual funds don’t earn enough to really beat inflation

It is important to understand that I am not suggesting you will retire with wealth. I am not suggesting that you will be able to own a mansion on beach, a ski chalet in the mountains, and a condo in downtown New York with a private jet and a Bentley to assist you in your roaming. This is a goal that is simply out of reach for most people unless they are already wealthy.

Retiring in a luxury lifestyle means:

  • Enjoying the best the world has to offer. When you travel you get to fly in first class. You stay in the best five-star hotels.
  • The car that you drive is no more than a few years old. It is equipped with all of the safety and creature comforts that you could want in a car.
  • If your interests include golf or tennis, then you belong to a private club. Regardless, of your interest in an athletic hobby, you belong to the finest health club to keep you fit and happy.
  • Fine dining is a must. There are many restaurants with the world’s greatest chefs creating amazing meals.
  • A beautiful luxury dream home to relax in is a wonderful reward for all the long hours and hard work. This will allow you to host parties for friends and family.
  • Looking your best so that you turn heads when you walk down the street is a great boost to your self-esteem; so knowing the best women fashion designers and the best men’s stylists is important.
  • Having relationships are important especially when celebrating success. Sharing life with loved ones makes life worth living.
  • Personal development is very important. Working on your spiritual side to be your best and helping others do the same is another of life’s great rewards. This includes charity work.

This whitepaper is completely free. I am not going to try to sell you anything. I could have written the information in this whitepaper as a series of posts on this website but then it would have been too long. Plus, by giving it to you as a document, I can easily include tables and charts for you to investigate. When you register for the paper, I will sent you an email that will allow you to download the whitepaper in the format that is easiest for you (as a PDF or as an ebook for your Kindle or iPad).

Your data is safe. I will not sell or lend your information to ANYONE else. I hope that the whitepaper that I am about to send you will help you make the correct first actions that will allow you to Retire In Luxury.

All you have to do to receive this absolutely free and no strings attached whitepaper is fill out this quick form and I will send you the download link.

So what’s the catch????

Really, there isn’t one. The only time I am going to use your name and email address again is when one of my books is published (hopefully soon – the publishing process is a bit long and cumbersome). At that time, I will send you a notice of my book, what it is about, and how to get it. I may publish other whitepapers in the future so I will send you an email to see if you want those as well. At anytime that I send you an email, it will include a link to be taken off of my list.

Sign up for Retire In Luxury whitepaper.

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Do you want to retire in luxury or do you want to work as a greeter in Wal-Mart in your retirement?

Let’s be perfectly blunt. We all admire and respect the elderly person that is a greeter at Wal-Mart or taking your order at McDonald’s. We typically think this is a good thing as these people are still active and they are still able to do some work to have a living. Hurray for them. However, aren’t we a little more envious of the retired gentleman that is playing golf 4 times a week?

Don’t we look at the candy-striper in the hospital that is volunteering time to wheel new mothers to their cars and think that they are having a very fulfilling retirement. They aren’t there to make money – they are volunteering their time. When they are done, they are having a nice lunch with their friends and playing golf, tennis, or bridge later in the day at the club. These people did the right things during their working years to allow themselves to be in a position to retire in luxury and afford their leisure time.

When you go into the store next time and see the elderly person helping you, think about their life. Sure, they are probably having a rewarding time. Sure, it allows them to be busy and not staring at the four walls of their bedroom. But, don’t you think they would rather be volunteering at their church or the local museum or hospital rather than WORKING? Don’t you think they would rather be enjoying a recreational activity with their friends instead of WORKING?

Do you want to spend your retirement years WORKING at an hourly job or enjoying the leisure years of your life in luxury?

This is not a last minute desperation attempt to overcome years of not planning. If you are going to retire next year, don’t waste your time on this whitepaper. Instead, this is a practical first step primer on what you need to do a decade or two before you need the money.

This 25 page whitepaper is designed to give you some basic guidance on the first basic questions that you should be asking.

The secret to a retiring in luxury is to realize three main facts:

  1. You are going to live longer than you thought you would
  2. You need more money than you think to retire in luxury
  3. Most mutual funds don’t earn enough to really beat inflation

Sign up for Retire In Luxury whitepaper.

It is important to understand that I am not suggesting you will retire with wealth. I am not suggesting that you will be able to own a mansion on beach, a ski chalet in the mountains, and a condo in downtown New York with a private jet and a Bentley to assist you in your roaming. This is a goal that is simply out of reach for most people unless they are already wealthy.

Retiring in a luxury lifestyle means:

  • Enjoying the best the world has to offer. When you travel you get to fly in first class. You stay in the best five-star hotels.
  • The car that you drive is no more than a few years old. It is equipped with all of the safety and creature comforts that you could want in a car.
  • If your interests include golf or tennis, then you belong to a private club. Regardless, of your interest in an athletic hobby, you belong to the finest health club to keep you fit and happy.
  • Fine dining is a must. There are many restaurants with the world’s greatest chefs creating amazing meals.
  • A beautiful luxury dream home to relax in is a wonderful reward for all the long hours and hard work. This will allow you to host parties for friends and family.
  • Looking your best so that you turn heads when you walk down the street is a great boost to your self-esteem; so knowing the best women fashion designers and the best men’s stylists is important.
  • Having relationships are important especially when celebrating success. Sharing life with loved ones makes life worth living.
  • Personal development is very important. Working on your spiritual side to be your best and helping others do the same is another of life’s great rewards. This includes charity work.

This whitepaper is completely free. I am not going to try to sell you anything. I could have written the information in this whitepaper as a series of posts on this website but then it would have been too long. Plus, by giving it to you as a document, I can easily include tables and charts for you to investigate. When you register for the paper, I will sent you an email that will allow you to download the whitepaper in the format that is easiest for you (as a PDF or as an ebook for your Kindle or iPad).

Your data is safe. I will not sell or lend your information to ANYONE else. I hope that the whitepaper that I am about to send you will help you make the correct first actions that will allow you to Retire In Luxury.

All you have to do to receive this absolutely free and no strings attached whitepaper is fill out this quick form and I will send you the download link.

Sign up for Retire In Luxury whitepaper.

So what’s the catch????

Really, there isn’t one. The only time I am going to use your name and email address again is when one of my books is published (hopefully soon – the publishing process is a bit long and cumbersome). At that time, I will send you a notice of my book, what it is about, and how to get it. I may publish other whitepapers in the future so I will send you an email to see if you want those as well. At anytime that I send you an email, it will include a link to be taken off of my list.

Sign up for Retire In Luxury whitepaper.

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This is a guest post written by David Lewis

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that managed mutual funds should not be long-term investment vehicles. Very few people are experiencing stellar results. DALBAR Inc. has gone on record to say that the average mutual fund return is less than the index it is made up of.

There is one reason that products are sold in the financial world, and that is to make money. It doesn’t matter what you buy: insurance, annuities, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, ETFs, or anything else. The only question is,

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