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Company name LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.
Stock ticker BOOT
Live stock price [stckqut]BOOT[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Poor
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Poor
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $6.7
Target stock price (averages with growth) $9.59
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $10.12
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $12.68

“LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. (LaCrosse) is a developer and marketer of footwear
for work and outdoor users. The Company’s Danner and LaCrosse brands are
distributed domestically through a nationwide network of retailers and
distributors, and internationally through its Danish subsidiary, LaCrosse
Europe ApS, and through distributors and retailers in Asia, Europe and
Canada. Its work customers include people in law enforcement,
transportation, mining, oil and gas, military services and other
occupations. Outdoor customers include people active in hunting, hiking and
other outdoor recreational activities. On May 8, 2009, the Company announced
the formation of Environmentally Neutral Design Outdoor, Inc. (END). ”

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

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Company name Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
Stock ticker BBBY
Live stock price [stckqut]BBBY[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $50.63
Target stock price (averages with growth) $67.91
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $58.25
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $50.16

“Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., along with its subsidiaries, is a chain of retail
stores, operating under the names Bed Bath & Beyond (BBB), Christmas Tree
Shops (CTS), Harmon and Harmon Face Values (Harmon) and buybuy BABY. In
addition, the Company is a partner in a joint venture, which operates two
stores in the Mexico City market under the name Home & More. The Company
sells an assortment of domestics merchandise and home furnishings, which
include food, giftware, health and beauty care items, and infant and toddler
merchandise. As of February 27, 2010, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. operated 1,100
stores located in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and
Canada, including 965 BBB stores operating in 49 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada; 61 CTS stores operating in 15 states; 45
Harmon stores operating in three states, and 29 buybuy BABY stores operating
in 14 states. ”

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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Company name Rogers Communications Inc. (USA)
Stock ticker RCI
Live stock price [stckqut]RCI[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Poor
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Poor
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $1.61
Target stock price (averages with growth) $2.41
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $3.5
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $18.52

“Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers) is a diversified Canadian communications
and media company with its operations in Canada. The Company is engaged in
wireless voice and data communications services through Canada’s Wireless
provider. Through Cable, it is a provider of cable television services, as
well as high-speed Internet access, telephony services and video retailing.
Through Media, it is engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised
shopping, magazines and trade publications, and sports entertainment. Rogers
operates under three segments: wireless, cable and media. On May 31, 2009,
the Company acquired K-Rock 1057 Inc. ”


Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.

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Editors Note: There are few ways to earn a great return that are better than just not wasting your money and saving it. If you are living from paycheck to paycheck then you are almost definitely not getting the maximum and safest return on your money. A Confident Investor saves money continuously and religiously. You must remember to pay yourself BEFORE you pay anyone else.  Stella has some great thoughts here so I wanted to publish this guest post.

Guest Post by Stella Mak

For most people, saving money has been the best way to a better and more established future. Thus for those who believe in the immense power of saving money, they will somehow find ways to put away some money for saving for a rainy day.

Over the years, people find that it gets harder and harder for their goal at saving more money to take place. They feel that, unlike the good days, common folk’s saving money goal is now no longer a part of life but it has become a commitment that they have to force upon themselves in order to accumulate a sum of money at the end.

In addition, there are also some people who insist that saving money is no longer a possible trait in the lifestyle of modern people. This is due to the increasing standard of living, resulting in many people having to look forward to the next paycheck in order to survive the last few days of this month. In such a situation, is it possible for anybody to be really saving money for a rainy day or for retirement? With the basic commodities rising in prices everyday, it seems unlike that saving money is a solution out of poverty.

However, the key point to note is that it is definitely possible for people to be saving money more successfully, despite all the contention. How? Below is a list of some revolutionary ways that have been proven to give you more success at saving money.

1. Fix the percentage from your salary for your goal at saving money.

It is not uncommon for regular money-savers to set aside at least 30% of their salary for their money saving goal. Most people will first spend whatever money they have from their monthly paycheck or sometimes even more before turning to fulfill their money saving goal. Thus, if you are able to limit your expenditure, your attempt at saving money will definitely be more successful.

2. Pay everything in cash

Most customers are used to paying with their credit cards. This can become a big problem when people start to spend everything on credit. In recent statistics, it has been discovered that the average outstanding credit card balance is around $7000! Plus, as high as $1000 per year is actually spent only on credit card interest charges alone! With such a high credit debt, how can anyone fulfill his goal at saving money?

As a result of people’s desire at wanting more, they did not remember to keep track of their monthly expenses with the end result of accumulating more payables instead. Their saving money goal has to be shelved in order to make room to fulfill this desire for wealth.

3. Goal Setting

It is very important to set goals and stick to them. You should also be very exact about the amount you want to put aside for your saving money goal.

Besides setting your goals based on priorities, you should also set the time frame for achieving your goal at saving money.

4. Study your company’s retirement plan

One other way to help in your saving money goal is to study your company’s retirement plan to see if it will benefit you when you finally retire. Some companies have a plan whereby they deduct a certain percentage of your salary from each paycheck for your investment funds. This can be seen as forcing you to set aside funds for your saving money goal.

The important point to remember is that your goal at saving money is not an attempt to integrate it into your way of life or to make it your yearly resolution simply because everyone else is doing it. What is vital is what you get at the end when you’ve finally achieved your goal and has proven to be successful at saving money.

Saving more money in this bad economy is not impossible, you just need to have the right strategies and get the right advice from the right people! Find out how you can actually make and save more money at http://www.makemoneyideas.expertreviewslist.com

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Company name PNC Financial Services
Stock ticker PNC
Live stock price [stckqut]PNC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
Employee productivity Fair
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good
ANALYSIS
Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $94.6
Target stock price (averages with growth) $114.13
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $94.01
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $71.48

“The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) is a diversified financial
service company. The Company is engaged in retail banking, corporate and
institutional banking, asset management, residential mortgage banking and
global investment servicing, providing many of its products and services
nationally and others in its primary geographic markets located in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Florida, Missouri, Virginia, Delaware, Washington, and Wisconsin.
It also provides certain investment servicing internationally. Retail
Banking provides deposit, lending, brokerage, trust, investment management,
and cash management services to consumer and small business customers within
its primary geographic markets. Asset Management Group includes personal
wealth management for high net-worth and ultra high net worth clients and
institutional asset management. BlackRock is an investment management firm. ”

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