Artistic Greetings set for a 7 per share target buy
Artistic Greetings, a 70 year old direct marketer, shows a turnaround after losses in 1994 and 1995. The company acquired Valcheck, the Valassis check printing division with 800,000 customers and ad rights in Valassis inserts for five years. A 12 month target of 7 per share is recommended.
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Artistic Greetings
Artistic
Valcheck
Valassis Communications
Valchecks Equipment
Valassis
Eagle Food Centers debts and gains amid leadership change
Eagle Food Centers, founded 1987 from Lucky Stores Midwest assets, faced debt and management turnover in the early 1990s as competitors entered. After a May 1995 CEO appointment, overhead savings reached 2 million annually, four straight quarterly sales gains, and losses reduced in 1995 with a first quarter 1996 return to profit, though a sizable debt load remains and competition is expected to stay fierce. Aggressive investors should buy up to 8.
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Eagle Food Centers
Midwest
Lucky Stores
Eagle
Revlon Q1 results beat expectations with revenue rise
Revlon reported first quarter results better than expected with a 13 percent revenue increase and a 50 percent jump in operating income. Estimated profits turn positive at 0.20, reversing last year’s 0.98 loss. Analysts foresee faster growth toward 1.20 next year as insiders buy post IPO. Buy at or below 30 with a 45-50 target and place a mental stop at 2574.
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Revlon
Alta Gold turnaround lifts eight quarters of profits
Alta Gold operates in Nevada and New Mexico producing gold at about 184 per ounce and selling at 400 per ounce. The company swung from a 18.3 million loss in 1990 to a 3.78 million profit in 1995. CEO Bob Pratt, a Kennecott Copper veteran, reshaped the firm, and first quarter 1996 revenue jumped 93 percent from a year earlier. preço buy.
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Alta Gold
Nevada
New Mexico
U.S.A
Bob Pratt
Kennecou Copper
Alla
Bell Sport IPO rises with helmet laws in states
Nasdaq BSPT highlights Bell Sport as a hot IPO rising to 32 before retreating. Growth hinges on states mandating bicycle helmets for youths. Florida has enacted the law, awaiting signature with 2.2 million helmet age children. West Virginia may follow. Steve Halpern notes the turnaround stock story.
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Bell Sport
Florida
West Virginia
I Do Not: Gay Partners Face Legal Hurdles In DC
Paul Albergo and John Edwards, two Washington DC men, plan marriage-like protections due to laws that favor traditional husbands and wives. Legal expert Martin Shenkman urges wills, living trusts, joint tenancies, and powers of attorney. Financial planners note a shift as nontraditional families rise and firms adapt their products and benefits.
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Paul Albergo
John Edwards
Washington, D.C
Albergo
Edwards
Martin M. Shenkman
Teaneck
N.J
Shelley Biermann
American Express Financial Advisors
Sacramento
Calif
Biermann
American Express
Peter M. Berkery Jr
Financial planning for unmarried couples and domestic partners
A nontraditional approach to wills and trusts for unmarried couples highlights the need to name beneficiaries, guardians, and power of attorney. Experts note revocable living trusts can bypass probate, while life insurance through irrevocable trusts may shelter proceeds from estate taxes. Domestic partners face taxes on benefits, but some companies extend coverage and cities allow domestic partner registration. Two couples illustrate sharing assets, with joint tenancy and mutual beneficiary designations, despite unclear legal recognition.
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Delaney
Cantline Casahouelly de
Larry Elkin
Shenkman
Universal
Paramount Pictures
Sony
Warner Bros
Congress
Clinton
Hawaii
Boulder
Colo
District of Columbia
Albergo
Edwards
Alberge
IRS
Evelynne
Nina Murray
Pons Remaree Seneenan Pari
Estate and health care directives and insurance basics
This passage outlines wills trusts and health care proxies, joint tenancies and tenants in common, and the distribution rules for intestate estates. It covers irrevocable life insurance trusts for large estates, marital deduction rules, insurable interest for partners, and insurance options for nonmarital couples and home or rental policies.
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