Three Sector Fund Buys from Fidelity

Here are three Fidelity funds that hold much of their portfolios in one specific sector. We generally advise against investing in funds that concentrate in one economic sector. For example, a fund concentrating in financial services is particularly vulnerable to any setbacks in that sector,… Read More

Asset Sales Free Up Cash For Philips

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ADRs $41 (New York symbol PHG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $45.1 billion; WSSF Rating: Average) continues to sell smaller investments to free up cash for its core medical equipment, lighting and consumer electronics… Read More

Asset sales could lead to special dividend

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ADRs $42 (New York symbol PHG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $46.2 billion; WSSF Rating: Average) earned 0.79 Euros a share in the first quarter of 2007, up sharply from 0.13 Euros a share… Read More

Two Templeton Buys for Global Growth

TEMPLETON GROWTH FUND $12.94 (CWA Rating: Conservative) (Franklin Templeton Management Limited, 1 Adelaide Street East, Suite 2101, Toronto, ON. M5C 3B8. 1-800-387-0830; Web site: www.templeton.ca. Buy or sell through brokers) is invested 33.5% in the U.S., 14.4% in the UK, 8% in the Netherlands, 7%… Read More

These Two Templeton Funds Offer Global Value

TEMPLETON GROWTH FUND $11.36 (CWA Rating: Conservative) (Franklin Templeton Management Limited, 1 Adelaide Street East, Suite 2101, Toronto, ON. M5C 3B8. 1-800-387-0830; Web site: www.templeton.ca. Buy or sell through brokers) is invested 28.4% in the U.S., 14.2% in the UK, 9.5% in Japan, 9.3% in… Read More

Philips Plans To Spin Off Its Chip Business

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. $29 (New York symbol PHG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; WSSF Rating: Average) plans to spin off its chip division as a separate company by the end of 2006.

Philips will probably sell stock to the public through an initial offering… Read More