Eric Mancini

Jones Soda (JSDA) Signs Letter Of Intent To Be Acquired By Reeds (REED)

Jones Soda (NASDAQ: JSDA) has signed a letter of intent to be acquired by Reed's (NASDAQ: REED) early this morning.

CCA Industries (CAW) Is Up Almost 50% in Past Month

CCA Industries (AMEX: CAW) is up almost 50% in the past month as it made a move off its recent base of $4.20/share to close at $6.16/share today.

Dividend Plays Getting More Popular And Expensive (T, VZ, AMJ, NSH)

With investors clamoring for yield in a very low interest rate environment high quality dividend payers (which largely lagged the general market for most of the year) have begun to outperform recently

How Has the S&P 500 Really Performed Since 2001 (When Accounting For The US Dollar)?

All investors know the 2000’s has been a 'lost decade' when speaking about the stock market.

Defensive Stocks Hit Recent Highs (JNJ, WMT)

Two defensive stalwarts, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) have both hit recent highs. Johnson & Johnson is actually sitting near its 52 week high currently.

MVC Capital Corp. (MVC) Announces Sale of Vitality Foods

MVC Capital Corporation (NYSE: MVC) announced the sale of one of their portfolio companies earlier today.

Bearishness/Alternative Investments Major Themes of NAPFA Conference (RYMFX, LSC, HSGFX, GATEX)

I attended the 2009 NAPFA conference last week in Orlando, Florida and below is a quick synopsis of the main themes of the week.