The Charles Schwab Corp. is looking for ways to boost the number of female financial advisers among its ranks after a survey found that 40% of its firms don't have a single woman advising clients.
The solution is not something quick, easy or particularly well-demonstrated by other financial firms. It's also something that Schwab's female financial advisers likely will have to lead.
Schwab has formed a task force to tackle the issue, but several female advisers attending the Schwab Impact Conference in Washington D.C. this week said the first step should be to get their male counterparts to recognize that they should have a woman on their team — and that they should make an effort to find one.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Just Energy Group Inc (JE)
Just Energy Group Inc. (Just Energy), formerly Just Energy Income Fund, is engaged in the sale of natural gas and/or electricity to residential and commercial customers under long-term, fixed-price, price-protected or variable-priced contracts and green energy products. It also offers green products through its JustGreen and JustClean programs. In addition, through National Home Services (NHS), it rents and sells tankless water heaters, air conditioners and furnaces to Ontario residents. Through its subsidiary, Hudson Energy Solar, the Company completes solar power installations for customers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.The Company also produces and sells wheat-based ethanol. The Company markets its gas and electricity contracts in Canada and the United States under trade names which include Just Energy, Hudson Energy, Commerce Energy, Amigo Energy and Tara Energy. On October 3, 2011, the Company acquired Fulcrum Retail Holdings LLC. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Duprey]
Natural gas and electricity retailer�Just Energy (NYSE: JE ) announced yesterday its monthly July dividend of $0.07 Canadian per share, the same rate it's paid for the past three months after cutting the payout 32% from $0.10333 Canadian per share in April.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Alterra Power Corp (MGMXF)
Alterra Power Corp., formerly Magma Energy Corp., is a global renewable power company. It operates six power plants totaling 570 megawatt of capacity, including two geothermal facilities in Iceland, a geothermal plant in Nevada, British Columbia�� run of river hydro facilities and the province�� wind farm. As of June 30, 2011, its share of this production capacity was 315 megawatt. The Company also has a portfolio of exploration and development projects. The Company owns two geothermal power generation plants (the Svartsengi and Reykjanes Plants) and two geothermal exploration projects in Iceland (Eldvorp and Krysuvik) through its interest in HS Orka. In addition, it owns one geothermal power generation plant in Nevada (the Soda Lake Operation). In May 2011, it acquired Plutonic Power Corp. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 (fiscal 2011), it sold a 25% interest in HS Orka to Jardvarmi slhf (Jardvarmi), which is a company-owned by a group of Icelandic pension funds.Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Watch For 2014: Aquarius Platinum Ld(AQP.L)
Aquarius Platinum Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of platinum group metal (PGM) projects, and mining of PGM. It explores primarily for platinum, palladium, rhodium, and gold. The company owns interests in seven operations that are located on the Bushveld Complex in South Africa and the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe. Its primary operation is the Kroondal Mine, situated on the Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex in North West province of South Africa. The company is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: LSB Financial Corp.(LSBI)
LSB Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for Lafayette Savings Bank, FSB that provides a range of banking and financial services to individual and corporate customers primarily in Indiana. Its deposit products include statement savings accounts, money market accounts, NOW accounts, and certificate accounts. Its loan products portfolio comprises mortgage loans for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, or refinancing owner-occupied one-to four-family residential real estate; non-owner occupied one-to four-family residential, multi-family and land development, and commercial real estate loans; commercial business loans consisting of secured and unsecured lines of credit and loans secured by small business equipment and vehicles; and consumer loans, including home equity, direct automobile, home improvement, deposit account, and other secured/unsecured loans for household and personal purposes. It serves customers in the Tippecanoe County and its surrounding coun ties through five retail banking offices. The company was founded in 1869 and is based in Lafayette, Indiana.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Radware Ltd.(RDWR)
Radware Ltd. provides application delivery solutions and network security solutions to banks, insurance companies, manufacturing and retail, government agencies, media companies, and service providers worldwide. The company offers AppDirector Intelligent Application Delivery Controller for data center optimization and to eliminate traffic surges, server bottlenecks, connectivity disconnects, and downtime for business continuity; and Alteon Application Switch application delivery controller that supports local, global, and transparent load-balance, multi-homing network load-balance, and bandwidth management capabilities. It also provides AppXML, which offers XML and Web services communications for mission-critical applications; AppWall, a Web application firewall (WAF) appliance that secures Web applications; LinkProof that manages wide area networks and Internet traffic for networks; Content Inspection Director, a smart redirection and dynamic policy enforcement device to meet contemporary carrier needs; and Session Initiation Protocol Director, an application delivery controller for application vendors, telecom equipment manufacturers, and system integrators. In addition, the company offers DefensePro Intrusion Prevention and Denial of Service products that protect against worms, bots, viruses, malicious intrusions, and DOS attacks; Inflight, a hardware device that provides online and network-based monitoring solutions; and APSolute Vision, an appliance-based management and monitoring system for information technology staff to centrally manage distributed devices and check the performance and security of enterprise wide application delivery infrastructures. It markets and sells its products primarily through distributors and resellers in North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as directly to select customers in the United States. Radware Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Evan Niu, CFA]
What: Shares of Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR ) have fallen by as much as 24% after the company announced disappointing preliminary earnings for the first quarter.
- [By Seth Jayson]
Radware (Nasdaq: RDWR ) reported earnings on July 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Radware met expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share. - [By Evan Niu, CFA]
Rival ADC vendor Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR ) also issued disappointing preliminary results this morning, with its own revenue projected at $45 million -- also below its guidance. Radware said sales were strong in the U.S. market but cited weakness in EMEA and China for its weakness.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: JMP Group Inc (JMP)
JMP Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an investment banking, asset management, and corporate credit management company in the United States. The company provides various investment banking products and services, such as capital raising, mergers and acquisitions transaction, and other strategic advisory services to corporate clients. It also offers sales and trading services, which include distributing equity research products, communicating proprietary investment recommendations, executing equity trades on behalf of institutional clients, and marketing the securities of companies, as well as related brokerage services to institutional investors. In addition, the company provides proprietary equity research in five industries, including consumer, financial services, healthcare, real estate, and technology industries. Further, it provides asset management products and services to institutional investors, and high net-worth individuals; and involves in the man agement of collateralized loan obligations. JMP Group Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in New York, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; and Alpharetta, Georgia.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: BCSB Bancorp Inc.(BCSB)
BCSB Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Baltimore County Savings Bank, F.S.B. that provides various banking and financial services for consumers and businesses in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area. The company?s deposit products include checking accounts, money market accounts, statement and passbook savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises single-family residential mortgage loans; real estate loans comprising construction, single-family rental property, and commercial real estate loans; consumer loans, including automobile loans and home equity lines of credit; and commercial lines of credit. The company also offers life and annuity insurance products. As of September 30, 2009, it operated 18 branch offices in Baltimore County, Harford County, Howard County, and Baltimore City, Maryland. The company was founded in 1955 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Stillwater Mining Company(SWC)
Stillwater Mining Company engages in developing, extracting, processing, smelting, refining, and marketing palladium, platinum, and platinum group metals (PGMs). The company conducts its mining operations at the Stillwater mine, which is located near Nye, Montana; and at the East Boulder mine located near Big Timber, Montana. It is also involved in developing Marathon, a PGM/copper property, which is located in Ontario, Canada; and exploring Altar, a copper/gold property located in San Juan, Argentina. In addition, the company operates a smelter and base metal refinery located in Columbus, Montana. Further, it recycles spent catalyst material to recover palladium, platinum, and rhodium at its smelter and base metal refinery. As of December 31, 2011, the company had proven and probable ore reserves of approximately 42.5 million tons at its Montana operations; and approximately 91.4 million tones at the Marathon development project. Stillwater Mining Company was founded in 1 992 and is headquartered in Billings, Montana.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Duprey]
The tit-for-tat sniping between platinum group metals miner Stillwater Mining (NYSE: SWC ) and activist shareholder Clinton Group continues after the latter rejected a settlement offer and sought to give its own interpretation of statements the miner made.
- [By Rich Duprey]
Stillwater Mining (NYSE: SWC ) says it disagrees with a shareholder advisory service's support of some of the board candidates put forth by a dissident shareholder. However, the company said in a press release today that it takes heart from some of the service's conclusions about shortcomings in the attempt by Clinton Group to force change at the company.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Reno De Medici(RDM.MI)
Reno de Medici S.p.A. engages in the production and distribution of cartonboard made of recycled fiber in Italy, Spain, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. Its products are used for packaging and binding applications. The company was formerly known as Cartiera del Reno and changed its name to Reno De Medici S.p.A. in 1986. Reno De Medici S.p.A. was founded in 1967 and is based in Milan, Italy.
Top 10 High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: China Xlx Fertiliser Ltd. (B9R.SI)
China XLX Fertiliser Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the manufacture, sale, and trade of urea, compound fertilizers, methanol, and liquid ammonia and ammonia solution in Mainland China. The company offers urea that provides nitrogen to crops and serves as raw material for agricultural fertilizers, plastic, resin, coating materials and pharmaceutical industries; and methanol that is used in the industrial production of formaldehyde, synthetic fiber, plastic, pharmaceutical, pesticides, dye, and synthetic proteins, as well as used as fuel and energy resource in power stations. Its compound fertilizers can be used as ground fertilizer or added fertilizer and are suitable for growing wheat, paddy, corn, peanuts, tobacco, fruit trees, vegetables, and cotton. China XLX Fertiliser Ltd. also exports its products to the United States, south east Asia, and south Asia. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Xinxiang, the People�s Republic of China.
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