http://www.investorideas.com/rss/feeds/icmb.xml Insiders Corner with Michael Brush offers analysis of significant insider purchases at small-cap and micro-cap stocks en-us C2000-2007 InvestorIdeas.com T http://www.investorideas.com/banners/iilogo.gif http://www.investorideas.com/rss/feeds/icmb.xml info@investorideas.com (Dawn Van Zant) Insiders haven't stepped up much to buy this pullback - not a great sign for bulls who want to see the recent weakness in stocks as a temporary setback. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/2041.asp Thu, 4 Feb 2010 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/2041.asp Fully invested bears continue to slug it out with bulls over the outlook for the economy with an intensity that doesn't abate - or resolve the debate in any way. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/120309.asp Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/120309.asp Insiders continue to step up the buying - a sign that stocks and the economy will see further gains from here. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/111909.asp Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/111909.asp Insiders have been on a buying strike for months - but they've stepped up to buy significant amounts of stock in the recent pullbacks. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/111209.asp Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/111209.asp Insider buying remains extremely light, but what they do buy has been crushing the market. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/102209.asp Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/102209.asp Our alpha insiders continue to hit the mark. The eight picks in our Sept. 24 Insiders Corner are up 9% as of the close Oct. 7. In contrast, the major indices are all flat over the same time frame. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/100809.asp Thu, 8 Oct 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/100809.asp In the great debate over whether this rally is for real or not, insiders are weighing in quite clearly. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/092409.asp Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/092409.asp So many investors are convinced that the market is in for a fall this September and October - two months that often bring selloffs - that it's almost tempting to believe it can't happen this year. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/091009.asp Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/091009.asp Insiders continue to doubt the sustainability of the current rally - there's still heavy selling and minimal buying. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/082009.asp Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/082009.asp Insiders are now officially raising a yellow flag on the market rally which has driven stocks up 50% from the March lows. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/081209.asp Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/081209.asp Are the bears back in charge? Given the huge rally from March lows followed by impressive strength in stocks this summer, it would be natural to see a sell off now. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/073009.asp Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/073009.asp As expected - and as predicted by the very light insider buying over the past several weeks - the stock markets have sold off sharply from highs in early June. So what's next? http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/070909.asp Thu, 9 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/070909.asp Insider buying has really dried up - partly because we are now moving into earnings season once again and insiders face restrictions on activity around quarterly results. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/062509.asp Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/062509.asp It's now conventional wisdom that we are due for a pullback because the rally off March lows seems unwarranted - but many of the smartest insiders just aren't buying it. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/061109.asp Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/061109.asp Even though the market is starting to feel ripe for a pullback, I'd be ok with owning alongside any of the insiders with excellent records who were recently purchasing. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/052809.asp Thu, 28 May 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/052809.asp Given the huge rallies we had off the March lows it's no big surprise to see a pullback finally arrive. It could persist for a while as well, if history is any guide. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/051409.asp Thu, 14 May 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/051409.asp Investors have reacted to the "swine flu" scare with a typical herd mentality. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/043009.asp Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/043009.asp Insiders we've highlighted here at Insiders Corner have made some excellent calls during this rally. Take Liberty Media Capital (LCAPA), the media company, for example. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/041609.asp Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/041609.asp Insider buying has definitely dried up to the modest levels typically seen whenever the market has been poised for another sell off in this bear market cycle. But what little buying remains has a distinct tilt towards "cyclical" companies. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/040209.asp Thu, 2 Apr 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/040209.asp This market looks like it's due for a pullback. That means it's time to start thinking about what stocks you are going to pick up - and at what prices - when the retrace plays out. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/031909.asp Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/031909.asp They're back! In a repeat of what happened the last time stocks took a trip down to these levels in November, insiders have decisively ramped up their buying. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/030509.asp Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/030509.asp If the economy ever does recover, tech stocks will be among the best performers since they are just about the ultimate in "cyclical plays" - or the kind that are the most sensitive to changes in the overall macroeconomic trends. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/021909.asp Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/021909.asp Insider buying has virtually dried up in the past few weeks - partly because it's earnings season. But purchasing at two small drug companies looks quite compelling. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/012209.asp Thu, 5 Feb 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/012209.asp If you have more faith than inauguration-day traders that Barack Obama can turn things around, insiders have been showing you the way to play the rebound http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/020509.asp Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/020509.asp Most of our insider-buy stocks highlighted here in November and early December are up 30% to 50% - sweet gains in just a few weeks. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/010109.asp Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/010109.asp Insider sentiment cooled off last week, but insiders continued to place compelling bets on cyclical companies - the kind that will prosper the most in an economic rebound. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/121908.asp Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/121908.asp Insiders remained bullish for yet one more week - with buyers outnumbering sellers by a healthy margin. To find the best insider signals to follow in relatively "safe" stocks, I looked for names that had three qualities. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/121108.asp Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/121108.asp Insiders continued their buying spree in the past week - racking up some of the biggest buying volume compared to sales that anyone has seen in years. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/120408.asp Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/120408.asp Amidst all the gloom and doom that permeates the investing world now, there comes a ray of hope for bulls. Insiders are back in the market buying big time over the past few weeks. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/112008.asp Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/112008.asp While most investors remain disheartened by the "greatest economic downturn since the Depression," at least a half a dozen smart insiders with excellent records have been snapping up cyclical names on the cheap. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/110608.asp Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/110608.asp When times get tough, shoppers pull out all the stops in the hunt for bargains. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/103008.asp Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/103008.asp Insider buying continues to be exceptionally light - a troubling sign given that valuations look so cheap at so many companies. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/102308.asp Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/102308.asp As promised, here are three more growth-sensitive cyclical names that show a lot of promise because insiders with great records have been loading up in the recent weakness. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/100108.asp Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/100108.asp Insider buying has virtually dried up in the past two weeks. That sounds pretty dire, but it might not be as bad as it seems. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/093008.asp Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/093008.asp It's not often that you get to buy a Warren Buffett stock for 30% less than what he paid. With his cash hoard of over $30 billion Buffett is known to wait patiently - for years sometimes - for the best prices. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/091208.asp Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/091208.asp Republican delegates who have trouble staying awake during speeches at this week's convention might want to check out a regional Starbucks (SBUX) rival known as Caribou Coffee (CBOU). http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/090408.asp Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/090408.asp My guess is that if you have billions of dollars you pretty much have as much money as you need -- and you can probably take a break from trying to make more. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/082808.asp Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/082808.asp The health care sector is supposed to provide a margin of safety when the economy is weak - since health care is one of the last things people cut from their budgets. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/082108.asp Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/082108.asp As I guessed might happen back in late May, the speculative bubble in energy prices got zapped. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/081508.asp Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/081508.asp One of the great resources out there for investors is a monthly list of "most attractive" and "most dangerous" stocks published by an outfit called New Constructs. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/080708.asp Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/080708.asp A tiny gold exploration company called US Precious Metals (USPR) looks just like the kind of risky bulletin board penny stock you'd want to avoid. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/073108.asp Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/073108.asp Is it finally time to start building positions in housing-related stocks? http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/072408.asp Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/072408.asp Insider buying has lightened up considerably of late - most likely because of the clamp down by companies on insider activity around earnings season. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/071808.asp Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/071808.asp Slammed by rising food costs -- plus higher gas prices and worries about the economy that have families rattling the pots and pans in their kitchens once again -- restaurants are among the biggest losers in the current market rout. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/071008.asp Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/071008.asp As expected, being in stocks "protected" by the halo of ownership by a powerful biotech investing duo known as the Baker brothers has kept investors away from the harsh declines in this terrible market so far this year. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/070308.asp Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/070308.asp Are the "mainstream media" finally in the last throes of a long and painful demise? http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/070208.asp Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/070208.asp A small drug company called Valeant offers something we don't see much of in this grim market. Its stock is in a decided uptrend -- and insiders are buying a lot on the strength. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/062608.asp Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/062608.asp Like other consumer-facing stocks, casino shares have been crushed. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/061308.asp Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/061308.asp I'm not sure when employment trends will start to firm up and gasoline prices will begin to ease enough to get consumers to open their wallets again. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/060508.asp Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/060508.asp When gasoline nears $4 a gallon, drivers naturally lash out at "big oil." http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/052908.asp Thu, 29 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/052908.asp It's not often that we see significant insider buying in a group that's run as far and as long as energy has. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/052208.asp Thu, 22 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/052208.asp You can usually tell when we are at extremes in the market - because obviously nonsensical ideas begin to circulate widely and masquerade as intelligent analysis. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/051508.asp Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/051508.asp One of my favorite newsletter writers, George Putnam who pens the Turnaround Letter, recently told his readers to get exposure to the beaten-down chip sector through the iShares SandP GTSI Semiconductor (IGW) exchange traded fund (ETF) -- for solid diversification. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/050808.asp Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/050808.asp In the game of Monopoly, Water Works sits precariously between "Go to Jail" and a railroad called B.and O. It's nestled in among a bunch of middling Atlantic City properties. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/050108.asp Thu, 01 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/050108.asp Spend enough time hunting for investment ideas, and inevitably you will look back in awe at the ones that "got away." http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/042408.asp Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/042408.asp A running gag in Hollywood has press agents putting celebrity clients into rehab to shift the spot light off an embarrassing public gaff - whether or not the faux pas had anything to do with substance abuse. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/041708.asp Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/041708.asp With energy and many energy related stocks trading at or near all time highs, we haven't noticed much buying in this sector for a while. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/041008.asp Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/041008.asp A great benefit of tracking insiders closely is that they regularly lead you to obscure corners of the economy where few sane people would ever consider searching for growth. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/040308.asp Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/040308.asp One thing I like to look for with insider patterns is a quick reversal to buying after what I'd call a big wall of selling at much higher prices. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/032708.asp Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/032708.asp It's such a treacherous market out there, when following insiders I'd stick with those who have an excellent record over several years for buying and selling at the right time. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/032008.asp Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/032008.asp Crocs are those ugly shoes that everyone loves to hate...or love, depending on your tastes. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/031308.asp Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/031308.asp The U.S. post office keeps raising rates. But that hasn't helped Stamps.com (STMP), an Internet-based service that allows customers to print stamps for a monthly fee. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/030608.asp Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/030608.asp Once again this past week insiders were placing bets on beaten-down cyclical names - the kind that aren't supposed to do well because the economy is meant to weaken further. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/022808.asp Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/022808.asp Some of the most remarkable insider buying in the past week was going on in precisely the sectors that should do the worst if we really are headed for economic disaster. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/022108.asp Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/022108.asp In late January I suggested one great way to get a clear signal in these confusing times is to go with the super insiders. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/021408.asp Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/021408.asp When a recession looms, many investors move to "defensive" names. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/020708.asp Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/020708.asp Insiders in the financial sector did a lousy job of alerting us to the subprime-induced credit crisis that would take out the market. Instead, they gave us plenty of false signals. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/013108.asp Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/013108.asp So many market commentators are in such a state of sheer panic and fear, it doesn't seem like they can offer much sound advice on what to buy if you think we are near a wash-out bottom for stocks. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/012408.asp Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/012408.asp The hospital company Tenet Healthcare still bears the scars typical of a one-time hot shot from the bubble days that got taken out by scandal. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/011708.asp Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/011708.asp THC As regular readers know, when a beaten-down, small-cap stock with solid insider buying picks up the endorsement of a value shop with a good record, that can be a winning combo. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/011008.asp Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/011008.asp ACIW One of the best ways to play $100 oil right now might also be the least expected - through natural gas stocks. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/010308.asp Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/010308.asp GDP HERO PHX It's that time of year again when holiday joy spreads through your circle of family and friends, we all reflect on a year gone by while making plans for a better one ahead - and doggie stocks get unceremoniously dumped from portfolios around the nation. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/122107.asp Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/122107.asp VC WTSLA ASGN Flat-panel TVs are once again the hot ticket item this holiday season. They are flying off the shelves http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/121307.asp Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/121307.asp BRLC Investors often make big money in corporate spin-offs when they buy them right out of the gate. The odds of success improve when insiders purchase in the opening days, as well. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/120607.asp Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/120607.asp PCX Just like during the darkest moments in the stock market last August, insiders are telling us that now would be a bad time to lose faith and sell. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/113007.asp Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/113007.asp MCHX CACH GFF By now, there are entire websites dedicated to tracking every move of the "smart money" - those geniuses at hedge funds and private equity shops who get paid top dollar to produce better returns. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/112807.asp Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/112807.asp GHS The last time we checked in on two secretive hedge fund managers known as the Baker brothers, it was because they were buying boatloads of a biotech company called Genomic Health (GHDX) back in February. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/111507.asp Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/111507.asp INCY VPHM IEAM Insiders have to be the ultimate contrarians. After all, who in their right mind would invest in North Carolina textiles mill right now? http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/110807.asp Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/110807.asp UFI The tiny Vancouver-based biopharmaceutical company QLT (QLTI) appears to be spinning out of control. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/110107.asp Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/110107.asp QLTI Given the concerns about potential consumer weakness - thanks to higher energy prices, declining home values and a tightening in the credit markets - it's no surprise to see time and again that retailers get hit hard these days when they fess up to problems. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/102607.asp Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/102607.asp CWTR For Ruby Tuesday (RT) investors, almost every trading day is like Black Monday. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/101807.asp Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/101807.asp RT APPB DRI Colon cancer is the second most prevalent cancer. It's also a highly lethal. Lung cancer is the most common and most lethal form of all cancers, accounting for 17% of all cancer deaths around the globe. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/101107.asp Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/101107.asp MGT This is supposed to be a bad time to own retail stocks - think sub-prime mortgage disasters, high gasoline prices, and a supposedly slowing economy. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/100407.asp Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/100407.asp BGP PIR With oil prices near all time highs, energy production is booming. But that doesn't mean trends are great for all energy services companies - the businesses that rent out equipment to the major oil producers and help them work their wells. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/092707.asp Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/092707.asp BAS HERO Though the market has already rallied sharply since the Fed cut rates, it's still not too late to join the party. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/092007.asp Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/092007.asp BKRS TRT MVC Lots of consumer trends get their start in California. Now, a retail juice bar called Jamba Juice (JMBA) hopes that will be the case with fresh fruit drinks. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/091307.asp Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/091307.asp JMBA For the fourth week in a row, insiders continued to take down large chunks of stock during the past week. Not only that, they were buyers across the board again in technology, retail, energy, and health care. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/083007.asp Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/083007.asp PBY LTD LNX MENT VQ VSE BKD USNA ESC ACF WB CHC Insider's continued to sop up stock this past week - even if they backed off a bit from their hand-over-fist buying as the market showed signs of firming. http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/082307.asp Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/InsidersCorner/Articles/082307.asp AFG CIT SCT DMLP DEP CQP CCIX HUN SNCR TIXC Insiders are buying so fast and furious now it is almost impossible to keep up with them. It's almost impossible to examine all the trades to see if they have merit. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/081607.asp Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/081607.asp TEAM BORL ACLS THS CALM BAS BEXP PQ NGPC MHO BECN RSO HERO IRC Given the big volatility in a market that seems to change mood by the hour, it's clear that investors are uncertain, to say the least. But insiders have little doubt about what to do. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/080907.asp Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/080907.asp AXP GGP EQY ACAS RAS LSE FSP AMC MIG ENSI ETE NS HERO HMA LCAV SPF Pssst...Insiders are saying it's safe to go back in the water. While investors panic about how far damage from sub-prime loan problems will spread through the financial sector and the economy, a new optimism among insiders tells me the overall damage won't be too bad. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/080207.asp Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/080207.asp ACA GNV MIG BBI CHIC MMR Here we go again. Just like last fall, the weather is not cooperating with investors in natural gas stocks - and the weather is winning. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/072607.asp Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/072607.asp GDP CHK LINE CQP PHX TRGL XEC Energy sector limited partnerships are up nicely since I suggested buying them three years ago http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/072407.asp Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/072407.asp LINE With the recent attempted terror strikes in London and Glasgow - and all the talk of a resurgent Al Qaeda - you may be thinking of adding anti-terrorism companies to your holdings as a grim form of insurance. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/071907.asp Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/071907.asp GDTI Sometimes in medicine, the cure can be almost as bad as the disease. That's often the case with chemotherapy, or the use of chemicals and drugs to try to slow down or stop the growth of tumors. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/071207.asp Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/071207.asp DCTH The generic drug company Mylan Laboratories (MYL) offers that rare combination worth holding out for in a stock. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/062107.asp Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/062107.asp MYL COLY PFE Once again, I'm not buying it. A lot of insiders aren't, either. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/061407.asp Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/061407.asp OSG BHS CLP KMR CTO Contrarian investors love stocks that are bruised and battered - stocks that no one else will touch. This style of investing can be quite rewarding. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/060807.asp Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/060807.asp NGPC Now that oil and natural gas are a lot more expensive than they were a few years ago, energy companies are circling back to develop fields abandoned as unprofitable way back when. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/052507.asp Fri, 25 May 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/052507.asp NGPC As investors, we're not supposed to like real estate right now. Besides the sub-prime mortgage melt-down scare, residential housing is in the tank. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/051707.asp Thu, 17 May 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/051707.asp CHC It's hard to swing a cat on Wall Street these days with hitting someone who is yammering on about private equity, liquidity and buyouts. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/051007.asp Thu, 10 May 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/051007.asp CODI As important as stem cell research is to the future of medicine, we've never noticed much insider buying in the space. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/050307.asp Thu, 03 May 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/050307.asp NRLS Uranium Resources (URRE), a U.S.-based uranium mining company, looked like a buy back in November at around $6 because of some insider purchasing, but we missed it. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/042607.asp Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/042607.asp URRE Pipex Pharmaceuticals (PPXP) is a grad school professor's dream. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/041907.asp Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/041907.asp PPXP Celebrate Express (BDAY) has been a real party pooper. Shares of this online store that sells goodies for children's parties have fallen 35% to $9 since a year ago. Ouch. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/041207.asp Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/041207.asp BDAY It was a rocky first quarter. But that didn't slow down the initial public offering (IPO) machine. All told, there were 67 IPOs in the first quarter worth $11.9 billion, compared with 56 new issues worth $10.7 billion in 2006, according to Dealogic. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/040507.asp Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/040507.asp FSR A lot of investors still seem nervous about stocks. And that's a good thing if you are long - which is how you should be positioned right now. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/032907.asp Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/032907.asp OC Listen up investors -- you now have a new way to play the triple play. It's called BigBand Networks (BBND). And no, it's not a new cable offering dedicated to the swing-era music of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/032207.asp Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/032207.asp BBND There's so much ongoing insider buying in this market weakness, I can better serve readers by offering up a menu of names once again - instead of drilling down on just a few. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/031507.asp Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/031507.asp TWC There's good news and bad news from the insider front. The good news is that insiders have stepped up their buying over the past few days in a big way - a bullish sign. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/030807.asp Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/030807.asp HK The Chinese Year of the Pig just started. And the market had some roast pig on Tuesday to celebrate. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/030107.asp Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/030107.asp CTO You've probably never heard of two hedge fund managers named Julian and Felix Baker -- because they keep a low profile. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/022207.asp Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/022207.asp GHDX Initial public offerings (IPOs) that see lots of insider buying as soon as they come out have been doing well, so let's try another one. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/021507.asp Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/021507.asp SNTA The last time I stepped outside the micro cap focus of Insiders Corner to go with a credit card company that insiders were buying, it was MasterCard (MA) - and the stock went up 120% in seven months. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/020707.asp Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/020707.asp AXP Ever since Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" hit the circuit last year - and spooky-warm weather seemed to confirm his thesis - many investors have been on the hunt for climate change stocks. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/020107.asp Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/020107.asp HSOA There's so much bullishness in the market now as indices and many stocks hit all-time highs, you need to be careful. Often when bullishness gets to these extremes, a pullback providing better prices lies around the corner. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/012507.asp Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/012507.asp TIXC Wouldn't it be nice to get a month out of your cell phone battery without having to recharge? http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/011807.asp Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/011807.asp MKTY Our energy bets are bruised and battered, and it's easy to see why. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/011107.asp Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/011107.asp PHX We missed much of the enormous gains in foreign markets last year because we follow signals from insider buying at U.S. companies. http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/010407.asp Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:00:00 PDT http://www.investorideas.com/insiderscorner/Articles/010407.asp ETF