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Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) announced that Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Frank P. Simpkins will meet with various members of the financial community in Dallas on May 3 and select cities in New Jersey on May 4-5, 2011. In addition, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos M. Cardoso will meet with various members of the financial community on May 11, 2011, at the Wells Fargo Industrial & Construction Conference in New York City. The presentation slides will be available on the company’s website, www.kennametal.com.
Materion Corporation, a materials solutions company, engages in the production and supply of high-performance engineered materials in the United States and internationally.
National Health Partners, Inc. (NHPR)

Expensive healthcare has become a big issue now days in USA. Over 60% of adults ages 50 to 64 that are working (or have a working spouse) have been diagnosed with at least one chronic health condition, such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund. The one-fifth of older workers and their spouses 7 million Americans either have no healthcare insurance or have been uninsured at some time since age 50. The raises alarms about the ability of the U.S. healthcare system to cope with the future healthcare needs of aging low and middle income baby boomers, who face:
1) Increasing healthcare issues.
2) Unstable healthcare insurance coverage.
3) High medical costs.
4) Debt problems.
National Health Partners, Inc. is a national healthcare savings organization that provides discount healthcare membership programs to uninsured and underinsured people through a national healthcare savings network called “CARExpress.” CARExpress is one of the largest networks of hospitals, doctors, dentists, pharmacists and other healthcare providers in the country and is comprised of over! 1,000,0 00 medical professionals that belong to such PPOs as CareMark and Aetna.
National Health Partners, Inc.’s shares are publicly traded on the OTCBB under the ticker symbol NHPR.OB.
National Health Partners, Inc. recently announced that it has signed a new agreement with a major marketing company that will significantly enhance the growth of its CARExpress membership base.
According to the Company, this deal, in combination with the previous partnership with Xpress Healthcare, will enable the company to build its membership base exponentially, initially generating in excess of an additional 2,000 new members per month. The new campaign is set to launch within the next few weeks and will provide a material positive impact on the company’s 2nd quarter sales.
National Health Partners anticipate that this new marketing agreement will provide a major impact on their overall sales not only for the 2nd quarter, but more importantly for the year. They look forward to building on the profits that they anticipate generating in 2011 that will be driven by substantial growth in sales of their CARExpress health discount programs. The combination of their substantial growth with their low price-to-equity ratio should reflect itself in the price of their stock over the coming months.
For more information about National Health Partners, Inc visit its website www.nationalhealthpartners.com
Global Hunter Corp. (BOB.V)

Molybdenum is alloyed with steel making it stronger and more highly resistant to heat because molybdenum has such a high melting temperature. The alloys are used to make such things as rifle barrels and filaments for light bulbs. The iron and steel industries account for more than 75% of molybdenum consumption.
Global Hunter Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada and Chile. It primarily explores for gold, copper, and base ! and prec ious metals. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Other major uses as an alloy include: Tool steels, for things like bearings, dies, machining components; cast irons, for steel mill rolls, auto parts, crusher parts; super alloys for use in furnace parts, gas turbine parts, and chemical processing equipment.
General uses for molybdenum are in machinery (35%), for electrical applications (15%), in transportation (15%), in chemicals (10%), in the oil and gas industry (10%), and assorted others (15%).
Global Hunter Corp. is currently listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX.V: BOB) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE: G5D).
Global Hunter Corp. announced that it recently completed a surface sampling program at La Corona de Cobre. The program was designed to collect surface samples from the numerous prospective shear zones. This would aid in the definition of drill targets to expand on the copper oxide mineralization. The company has collected approximately 250 samples from the shear zones listed below.
The shear zones and areas of alteration that have been sampled (from East to West) include the following zones:
- El Manto.
- La Golondrina.
- Cerro Borracho.
- El Tazon.
- La Copa.
- La Varrilla.
- Et Tazon.
- Vino Fino.
- Abisinia.
The samples will be collected from outcrops along the entire strike lengths of the shears and have been shipped to ALS Chemex Labs in La Serena Chile for analysis.
For more information about Global Hunter Corp please visit http://www.globalhunter.ca
Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE:KRC) announced that it has closed on its public offering of 6,037,500 shares at a price of $38.25 per share, which includes 787,500 shares sold to the underwriters upon the exercise of their overallotment option. The deal was upsized from the originally announced 4,500,000 shares (plus 675,000 shares subject to the underwrite! rs’ ; overallotment option). Net proceeds from the offering were approximately $221.2 million. Additional details related to this offering, including the company’s use of proceeds, may be found in the prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2011.
Kilroy Realty Corporation is a privately owned real estate investment trust. The firm engages in investment, development, and management of properties. It invests in the real estate markets of Southern California.
Sovran Self Storage, Inc., (NYSE:SSS) will issue financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 after the market closes on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The Company will conduct a conference call to review financial results and discuss operations on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To access the conference call, dial 877.407.8033 (domestic), or 201.689.8033 (international), at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. Management will accept questions from registered financial analysts after prepared remarks; all others are encouraged to listen to the call via webcast at www.unclebobs.com/company/investment/events.
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed equity REIT that is in the business of acquiring and managing self storage facilities.

TiVo: What’s Next In A Google TV World?

A day after Google (GOOG) launched its TV initiative to great fanfare, it’s reasonable to wonder what impact the move could have on TiVo (TIVO).
The DVR pioneer was already in a tough position following a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals to rehear an appeal in the company’s long-running patent litigation with Dish Network (DISH) and Echostar (SATS). Shares have tumbled nearly 50% since the May 14 ruling.
Now the question is can TiVo compete in the same arena as Google. Tony Wible, an analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott, says there are still a few factors working in TiVo’s favor.
In a research note Friday, he writes that TiVo is a natural acquisition for Google, “as a means of accelerating its TV ambitions.” Alternatively, given the threat posed by Google in the living room, Microsoft (MSFT) or Cisco (CSCO) could become interested buyers.
Separately, Wible thinks the cable operators could further align themselves with TiVo’s product, to try to fend off the Google threat. While Google TV could push viewers away from cable offerings, TiVo does less to challenge the status quo, Wible says.
He maintains a Buy rating and $24.50 price target on TiVo shares.
TiVo closed up 20 cents, or 2.3%, Friday to $9.04.

With or Without "Obamacare" These Healthcare Stocks Are Headed Higher

The fat lady hasn't sung yet...but she is warming up.

Three days of arguments before the Supreme Court have made it abundantly clear - "Obamacare" is in danger of being gutted or completely wiped off the books.

Only one thing's for sure. Investors will want to keep buying healthcare stocks -especially as 10,000 baby boomers a day turn 65 years old for the next 20 years.

But there's one segment of the healthcare sector that will be sitting in the driver's seat when it comes to delivering healthy profits and investment returns - no matter how the court rules.

Here's what you need to know...

Obamacare's Confusing Details

Fact is, analysts have been struggling to figure out how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would impact various segments of the healthcare sector ever since the bill was passed.

"For most companies, the bill is neither very good nor very bad," Dan Mendelson, CEO of Avalere Health, told NPR after the bill passed in 2010. "Across each of the different segments there are pieces that will be good and pieces that will be more challenging."

That's because in addition to a slew of new taxes on pharmaceutical, hospital, and insurance businesses, Obamacare includes a dizzying array of incentives that will have a dramatic effect on industry profits.

Uncertainty surrounding the law is already rattling stocks.

Healthcare stocks have underperformed the broader market this year, up 6.4% compared to the S&P 500's 11.6% gain.
With the bill's fate up in the air, major players will have to devise new strategies for either outcome.

What Obamacare Means for
Healthcare Stocks

Here's what the law might mean for major players.

Big Pharma - Big drug makers like Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE: LLY), would pay about ! $85 bill ion over 10 years to fund ACA. They also made concessions that would save the Medicare system billions of dollars a year.

In return, they were able to kill a proposal to allow cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and were granted longer patents on generic versions of biotech drugs.

On balance, they probably would come out ahead.

Insurance Companies - The picture appears positive for insurance companies. The infusion of 40 million new people into the system is seen as a gigantic shot in the arm.

But there are huge tradeoffs.

Most importantly, the insurers would no longer be able to deny people coverage based on pre-existing conditions. They also would face billions of dollars in new taxes and restrictions.

But insurers supported the plan for one simple reason - they can pass any cost increases on to their customers.

Hospitals & Doctors -Over the next 10 years, hospitals and doctors would contribute $155 billion to paying for the legislation by taking smaller payments from Medicare and other government programs.

But if the court rules that the individual mandate is constitutional, hospitals would no longer be forced to treat patients who can't pay for their services.

The Ultimate Winner in the Obamacare Debate

There's only one sector that is likely to benefit no matter what the court decides.

Managed care companies, typically known as Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO), are already heavily involved in reducing health care costs.

They do that through a variety of techniques to reduce unnecessary health care costs by reviewing the necessity of services, controlling admissions and lengths of stay and intensive management of health care cases.

Although widely criticized for denying medical services, they are also credited with subduing medical cost inflation.
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But here's the kicker: fully 90% of insured Americans are enrolled in plans with some form of managed care, according the industry's trade association.

That puts them in a position to profit delivering investors solid returns for years to come -- no matter how the Supreme Court weighs in.

Here are three managed-care companies that stand to thrive - whether Obamacare survives or not.

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) - the largest managed care company provides services to more than 78 million members. Its products include risk-based health insurance and plan management for mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals. Shares are up 6.2% this year and have a three-year average annual return of 36%.

WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) -- is one of the largest U.S. managed care firms with over 34 million members. The company offers various network-based managed care plans to large and small employers, individual, and Medicaid markets. The stock is up 1% this year and has a three-year average annual return of 24%.

Aetna (NYSE: AET) -- the nation's third-largest managed-care organization with a market value of $16 billion, Aetna provides medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision plans. Shares are up 8.5% this year and have a three-year average annual return of 24%.

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A argument has arisen about whether the facility put together last spring to help finance Greece and to cover future bailouts of eurozone nations if they need it is large enough. The package put together by the EU and IMF totaled nearly $1 trillion.
That fund has put nearly $150 billion into Greece. Many capital markets investors believe that will need to be increased in two years. Ireland may need $130 billion, a
lthough the problems with its banks have not been sufficiently analyzed and the outcome of its austerity package remains unknown. Several EU members want Portugal to tap the fund because its cost to raise money has moved up sustainability. And, there is Spain with 20% unemployment and a housing market which gets into more trouble as time passes.
Several analysts have pointed out that the size of the Spanish economy is more than that of Ireland, Greece, and Portugal combined. It is a very crude measurement to determine what Spain may need in terms of money from the EU/IMF facility.
The total obligations to cover the financial needs of the four nations could rise to $600 billion or $700 billion, which would test the current fund. That test could become harder if any of the four nations’ voters reject austerity and vote in legislators opposed to cost cuts. The changes of heart do not mean the nations can dodge the laws of finance. It only means they may push their days of reckoning further into the future, and that would probably mean bigger bailouts.
There are two opposing arguments about the bailout fund size. The first is that the stronger nations of Europe and IMF should save all the troubled nations at once to salvage the euro and undercut the fears of investors. If this were to work, borrowing costs for the region would drop and perhaps the capital markets would return to normal. Countering that is the point of view that a larger bailout fund would lead to more contagion as the weaker nations grab for the money in the facilit! y to plu g the holes in their budgets. That argument against this is simple. Countries which take aide also lose a large portion of their financial sovereignty which is then transferred to the IMF, France, and Germany in exchange for the help.
The foot race is on: can Spain and Portugal convince investors that their budget plans are strong enough to mitigate their needs for capital? Or, will concerns about their financial futures continue to drive the yields on their sovereign paper higher?
There is middle course. It is for each country to raise taxes so rapidly that, if the increases hold, the need for outside capital will drop. Such a move would essentially make the countries self-financing. It might also cause unprecedented labor riots. Tax increases are the other side of the austerity coin. But, there is a long shot that higher receipts to treasuries may be a solution which keeps Spain and Portugal from the need to rely on outside help.

Will Sprint Nextel Help You Retire Rich?

Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap. In this series, I look at 10 measures to show what makes a great retirement-oriented stock.
Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S  ) has come a long way over the years. Since its beginning as a rival long-distance provider to the much better-known AT&T (NYSE: T  ) and MCI, Sprint has reinvented itself as a major mobile network. Yet for a long time, Sprint was on the outside looking in, as AT&T and later Verizon's (NYSE: VZ  ) wireless segment got access to the much-loved iPhone product line before Sprint did. Now that Sprint iPhones are available, can the company finally get its big chip off its shoulder and muscle its way to success? Below, we'll take a look at how Sprint Nextel does on our 10-point scale.
The right stocks for retirees
With decades to go before you need to tap your investments, you can take greater risks, weighing the chance of big losses against the potential for mind-blowing returns. But as retirement approaches, you no longer have the luxury of waiting out a downturn.
Sure, you still want good returns, but you also need to manage your risk and protect yourself against bear markets, which can maul your finances at the worst possible time. The right stocks combine both of these elements in a single investment.
When scrutinizing a stock, retirees should look for:

• Size. Most retirees would rather not take a flyer on unproven businesses. Bigger companies may lack their smaller counterparts' growth potential, but they do offer greater security.
• Consistency. While many investors look for fast-growing companies, conservative investors want to see steady! , consis tent gains in revenue, free cash flow, and other key metrics. Slow growth won't make headlines, but it will help prevent the kind of ugly surprises that suddenly torpedo a stock's share price.
• Stock stability. Conservative retirement investors prefer investments that move less dramatically than typical stocks, and they particularly want to avoid big losses. These investments will give up some gains during bull markets, but they won't fall as far or as fast during bear markets. Beta measures volatility, but we also want a track record of solid performance as well.
• Valuation. No one can afford to pay too much for a stock, even if its prospects are good. Using normalized earnings multiples helps smooth out one-time effects, giving you a longer-term context.
• Dividends. Most of all, retirees look for stocks that can provide income through dividends. Retirees want healthy payouts now and consistent dividend growth over time -- as long as it doesn't jeopardize the company's financial health.

With those factors in mind, let's take a closer look at Sprint Nextel.

Factor	What We Want to See	Actual	Pass or Fail?
Size	Market cap > $10 billion	$8.54 billion	Fail
Consistency	Revenue growth > 0% in at least four of five past years	2 years	Fail
�	Free cash flow growth > 0% in at least four of past five years	1 year	Fail
Stock stability	Beta < 0.9	1.07	Fail
� < td>Worst loss in past five years no greater than 20%	(86.1%)	Fail
Valuation	Normalized P/E < 18	NM	NM
Dividends	Current yield > 2%	0%	Fail
�	5-year dividend growth > 10%	0%	Fail
�	Streak of dividend increases >= 10 years	NM	NM
�	Payout ratio < 75%	NM	NM
�	�	�	�
�	Total score	�	0 out of 7

Source: S&P Capital IQ. NM = not meaningful; Sprint Nextel had negative earnings over the past year and doesn't pay a dividend. Total score = number of passes.

With no points, Sprint Nextel doesn't have any of the comforting traits that conservative investors like to see in a stock. As a highly speculative play, the company is prone to wild swings and hasn't performed well at all in recent years.
In the fast-evolving world of smartphones and mobile devices, Sprint found itself caught in a catch-22. On one hand, not having the iPhone to sell hurt its customer counts. Yet as the company has discovered, having the iPhone raised subscriber counts, but at the huge price of throttling its margins as huge subsidies could eventually threaten its profitability. In fact, at least one analyst believes that a bankruptcy filing might be in Sprint's future if it doesn't get its future strategy straight.
Another problem is that Sprint hasn't navigated evolving network trends as well as it could have. On one hand, Sprint was first to the 4G finish line with Clearwire's (Nasdaq: CLWR  ) WiMAX network. But as the competing LTE techno! logy has gained favor, Sprint has had to look for alternatives to Clearwire -- and its first choice, LightSquared, hasn't had the success Sprint had hoped for.
For whatever reason, Sprint continually appears as a potential buyer for its competitors. Before AT&T's bid for T-Mobile, many thought Sprint would try to combine with T-Mobile to stand up to the big two players in the U.S. industry. More recently, Sprint reportedly considered buying out MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS  ) , and others think Leap Wireless might also make a good target. Yet critics believe the company should stop looking at spending yet more money on dubious takeovers and instead focus on keeping up with its rivals on the service end.
For retirees and other conservative investors, the uncertainties involved with Sprint make it an unsuitable stock. It's true that if Sprint can manufacture a turnaround, the stock could soar. But with no dividend income, no growth, and big share-price losses in recent years, Sprint isn't the best choice for a retirement portfolio.
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Good Penny Stocks In 2014

Many thanks to all of you who sent me an email with questions about your stocks. While there was no single company that seemed to be on everyone’s mind, there was a clear trend: Gold.

This week, I’ll cover three different precious metals companies to help show you the challenges and opportunities of the industry. But more importantly, I’m going to give you a clear buy signal for what I think is the very best stock to play the gold surge:

Good Penny Stocks In 2014:Miller Energy Resources Inc. (MILL)

 Miller Energy Resources, Inc. engages in the exploration, production, and drilling of oil and natural gas resources in the United States. It primarily holds interests in approximately 600,000 lease acres located in the Cook Inlet area of Alaska; and 54,500 acres of lease holdings located in the Appalachian Basin, Tennessee. The company was formerly known as Miller Petroleum, Inc. and changed its name to Miller Energy Resources, Inc. on April 12, 2011. Miller Energy Resources, Inc. is headquartered in Huntsville, Tennessee.

Good Penny Stocks In 2014:Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc (FAX)

 Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end, nondiversified management investment company. The fund primarily invests in Asian, Australian, and New Zealand, the United States, Canada, and western Europe debt securities. Its portfolio of investments includes securities issued by governmental entities, banks, companies, and other entities. Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited serves as the investment manager of the fund. Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Plainsboro, New Jersey.

Strong gains make these media stocks must-haves

During rough economic times, media companies struggle even harder to capture the eyes and ears of the masses. However, last week�s phenomenal market surge — perhaps combined with the ending of the NBA lockout — has boosted media stocks considerably. Things are looking up for these titans of television and dukes of the digital.
I watch more than 5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. And this week, I’ve got nine media stocks to buy.

Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of these stocks gets an �A� or �B� according to my research, meaning it is a �strong buy� or �buy.�
CBS Corp. (NYSE:CBS) is a mass media company known best for its television network by the same name. CBS stock has posted one of the biggest gains in the past year at 35%.
Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) provides video, high-speed Internet and phone services to residences and businesses. CMCSA stock has gained 5% year-to-date.
DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is known for providing digital television service in the U.S. Despite a drop toward the end of summer, DTV stock has still gained 17% since Jan. 1.
Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) is a pay-television provider with more than 14 million customers. DISH stock is up 35% year-to-date.

The McGraw-Hill Cos. (NYSE:MHP) is known for its printed books, magazines and newsletters, which are distributed online and through wireless and traditional broadcasting. Year-to-date, MHP stock has outpaced the broader markets with a gain of 16%.

News Corp. (NASDAQ:NWSA) is a diversified global media company that has become a household name, along with its founder Rupert Murdoch. NWSA stock is up almost 20% in the past year, compared to a gain of 4% for! the Dow Jones in the same period.
Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) is a subscriber-based satellite radio provider that broadcasts music, sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather. A modest gain of 10% year-to-date has ensured a spot on this list for SIRI stock.

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) is involved with cable television networks, feature films and magazine publishing. Since the start of 2011, TWX stock is up more than 6%.
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) is involved with television, motion picture, Internet and mobile platforms, and is best known as the owner of Paramount Pictures. A 7% gain since the start of 2011 means VIAB has outpaced the broader markets for the year.

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