Strong quarter for Adobe

ADOBE INC. $358 is buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 457.8 million; Market cap: $163.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.5; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) makes software that lets computer users create, edit and share… Read More

Q: Pat, you mentioned in the Inner Circle recently that TSI recommends a handful of ADRs (American Depository Receipts) providing exposure to European and Japanese stocks. One question: What are the fees charged to investors by U.S.-listed ADRs? Thanks.

A: An American Depositary Receipt, or ADR, is a U.S. traded proxy for a foreign stock and represents a specified number of shares in that foreign corporation.

ADRs are bought and sold on U.S. stock markets, just like regular stocks, and are issued or sponsored in… Read More

Buy these techs ahead of their next surge

Technology stocks generally move up and down with the overall economy. Now that a recession seems likely, businesses and consumers are scaling back their spending on new computers and software.
We feel now—ahead of the next cyclical upswing—is a good time to add high-quality tech stocks… Read More

Here’s a look at what makes up an ETF distribution

The dividends paid by public corporations are normally a portion of net income or cash flow. This formula is followed by dividend-paying ETFs, but they also distribute trading profits and sometimes return investors’ capital as part of their unitholder distributions.
As an example, an ETF that… Read More