HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA and CALGARY, ALBERTA - November 5, 2009 - Shear Wind Inc. ("Shear Wind") (TSX VENTURE: SWX) announces the successful closing along with the final TSX Venture Exchange approval of the private placement with Genera Avante Holdings Canada Inc. ("GAHC")

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Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:JFBI), the holding company for Jefferson Federal Bank, announced net earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 of $683,000, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $494,000, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. For the year ended June 30, 2009, net earnings were $2.6 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, compared to $1.2 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for fiscal 2008. The 2009 results reflect the Company’s acquisition of State of Franklin Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of State of Franklin Bank, a Tennessee chartered savings bank headquartered in Johnson City, Tennessee, (collectively, “State

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Neenah Paper, Inc. (NP) recently reported first-quarter results. Earnings came in 88% ahead of the consensus estimate, and analysts are bullish on earnings going forward. Management said the company is poised to grow stronger as global economies recover.

Company Description

Neenah Paper manufactures premium, performance-based papers and specialty products used in a variety of applications including filtration, printing and writing. The company makes well-known brands like CLASSIC®, ENVIRONMENT®, STARWHITE®, Gessner®, JET-PRO® SofStretch(TM) and varitess®.

Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Neenah Paper has manufacturing operations in the United States and Germany as well as about 500,000 acres of timberlands in Nova Scotia, Canada.

A Solid Quarter

The company recently reported first-quarter results. While the earnings result was actually a loss of 5 cents per share, it was 88% ahead of the consensus estimate and an improvement from the previous quarter's 62-cent loss. Last year's first-quarter earnings

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What do you get when you want yield that is growing along with sales and earnings over a period of years, less than sky high valuation, and evidence of a rising price pattern?

The answer today is not very many stocks, and not necessarily the most exciting names. Not every exploration finds gold.  Some of the results of this search are interesting, but we aren’t crying eureka.

ETFs were not included in this study of individual stocks listed on US exchanges.

Negative or neutral results can also be informative, however, for those who seek more than tips and immediate gratification.

The results are not recommendations, just the result of an exploration.  We had hoped for a more exciting list, but what comes out is what comes out.

It is probably an example of asking for too much — as the saying goes, you can have anything you want, but not everything your want. Sometimes the

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With oil finally trading back above the $50-a-barrel level, it’s time to recognize that crude prices are probably not going to remain low for very long, and may end up fluctuating in the $50-$80 range - regardless of what happens to the prices of other commodities. After all, the economies in both China and India are apparently continuing to grow at a fairly rapid pace, and those countries’ demand for transportation and other forms of energy are thus likely to keep pace. For some minerals, the period of high prices from 2005 to 2008 has produced a surplus. But no such effect has been seen in the oil market, as large new discoveries are hard to find. If we’ve learned anything in the last few years, it’s that political risk is very important in oil investments. It’s not just a question of outright ...

It was a rather quiet trading session to close out the week on the Canadian markets, with investors taking the weak economic growth news in stride. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange gave back 0.77%, while the TSX Gold Index gave back 0.2% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, added 0.24% with the advancing issuers edging out the decliners by a 394 to 342 margin on 125 million shares traded.

Shares of financially troubled Zaruma Resource fell C$0.015 to close at C$0.03 after the TSX announced that it is conducting a delisting review of the company. Zaruma is in debt over the financing for its Luz del Cobre copper project in Mexico.

A drill intercept running 46.46 gram gold per tonne over 10.5 metres from the Goldboro project in Nova Scotia helped shares of Orex Exploration add C$0.02 to close at C$0.08.

The annual

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In last week's edition of Trading Tools, Owens Corning (OC) was examined, as it appeared on the Zacks Unusually High Option Volume filter. Utilizing the same screener again this week in an effort to find a stock on options players' radars, one equity caught my eye: auto-parts issue Magna International Inc. (MGA).

< ?DART(15);?> Before we begin, let's explain the contrarian stance that makes Schaeffer's so unique. When searching for a bullish pick, we like to see heavy skepticism toward an outperforming stock, as this leaves ample room for upgrades or other positive catalysts to fuel the stock higher. When searching for a bearish pick, on the other hand, contrarians are looking for significant bullish sentiment toward an underperforming stock, as we believe an excess of optimism is a sign that everyone has already bought into the stock and sideline money is virtually

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Joshua,I only recently stumbled upon your site. I have read O’Neal’s book and also subscribe to the CANSLIM method. However I would like to make a suggestion. Your results are what matter, not what some dick puts in the comments to your blog entries. I think its very generous of you to share your analysis (If I were a successful speculator I highly doubt I would be so generous). Frankly I would not even respond or acknowledge these idiot remarks. Everyone has an opinion, but lets see their trading results.I often discuss with friends the direction of certain investments - some have very strong opinions - but they never seem strong enough to have any money at risk.cheers,BTW,you should try surfing in Nova Scotia in November

Joshua,I only recently stumbled upon your site. I have read O’Neal’s book and also subscribe to the CANSLIM method. However I would like to make a suggestion. Your results are what matter, not what some dick puts in the comments to your blog entries. I think its very generous of you to share your analysis (If I were a successful speculator I highly doubt I would be so generous). Frankly I would not even respond or acknowledge these idiot remarks. Everyone has an opinion, but lets see their trading results.I often discuss with friends the direction of certain investments - some have very strong opinions - but they never seem strong enough to have any money at risk.cheers,BTW,you should try surfing in Nova Scotia in November

Last week Barron’s mentioned master limited partnerships as juicy yield opportunities with strong appreciation potential.  Reuters followed up the next day with an article about the Barron’s article.  Investors seem to have rallied around those articles causing major gains among pipeline companies.

It certainly is refreshing to see a group that has not been viewed as fundamentally flawed (like banks), moving strongly up in unison.  A number of markets had a positive week last week, but not as strong as pipelines.

Here are some of the Reuters comments:

Master limited partnerships, or MLPs, typically invest in energy assets, such as oil fields and natural gas processors, and pass along most of their profits to their investors as tax deferred distributions. Yields today hover around 11 percent, Barron’s said in its most recent addition.

Citigroup thinks its list of 36 MLPs could produce 12-month total returns of 84 percent, Barron’s said.

Seth Glickenhaus, chief investment officer

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