The Stocks of the Billionaires

Bill Gates

A couple months ago, Forbes Magazinecame out with its billionaires issue. There were over 1,800 billionaires listed in the magazine. The self-made millionaires know what they are doing, especially in the area of investing. And you can invest right along side of them, since you can own stocks in the companies that made them rich or the stocks they currently own.

Warren Buffett

Here are some of the top billionaires and their stocks.

Bill Gates: Microsoft (MSFT)

Carlos Slim Helu: América Móvil (AMX) (AMOV)

Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA)

Larry Ellison: Oracle (ORCL)

Bernard Arnault: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMUY)

Jeff Bezos: Amazon (AMZN)

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook (FB)

Sheldon Adelson: Las Vegas Sands (LVS)

Larry Page: Google (GOOG)

Sergey Brin: Google (GOOG)

Carl Icahn: Icahn Enterprises (IEP)

Jack Ma: Alibaba (BABA)

Steve Ballmer: Microsoft (MSFT)

Phil Knight: Nike (NIKE)

Charles Ergen: Dish Network (DISH)

Mexico Now Has the Highest Quality Debt in Latin America: Time to Look at Mexican Stocks

President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico has championed policies to move economic growth forward in this country south of the border, including allowing American investments in Mexico. These pro-business moves have caused an increase in the country's debt rating to A3 and the cost to protect the country's debt has dropped to almost the level of Chile, and the price of credit-default swaps dropped below those of Chile.

The iShares MSCI Mexico Capped Investment ETF (EWW) is only up around 3% for the last twelve months, whereas the S&P 500 is up over 16%. Maybe this is an opportunity for a turnaround. The list of Mexico based stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com show over a couple dozen that trade in the United States, and many of which pay dividends.

America Movil (AMX), the telecom company, trades on the New York Stock Exchange, at 18.2 times trailing earnings and 13.8 times forward earnings. For the latest quarter, the company reported an incredible 32.7% increase in earnings on a 4.0% rise in revenues. The stock pays a yield of 1.6%.


Grupo Televisa (TV) has a great stock ticker. This media company has a trailing price to earnings ratio of 35.4 and a forward PE of 28.5, with earnings rising 21.1% for the latest quarter on a 7.1% boost in revenues. The stock sports a small yield of 0.3%.


The airport company, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (PAC) has a 19.4 PE with a 1.7% yield. Quarterly earnings spiked 24% for the latest quarter with an 11.4% b ump up in revenues.

There are many other Mexico stocks to choose from, which can be found on the free list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.  Maybe you can make some profits by crossing the border.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above when the article was written and has no plans to do so in the next 72 hours. 

By Stockerblog.com

Mexico Stocks, Sí

Mexico Bolsa (stock exchange)

With the change in the natural resource laws of Mexico to allow foreign investments in the production of oil and gas, through production-sharing contracts with Petroleos Mexicanos, also known as Pemex, investors are taking a close look at Mexican stocks.

The publicly traded Mexican companies should benefit from an improving economy, with an influx of investments from other countries. There are in excess of more than 30 Mexican stocks available for trading in the United States, either on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ, or OTC, based on the list of Mexico stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Investors looking for diversification in Mexico stocks should consider an ETF, such as the iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (EWW), which trades on the NYSE and has a PE of 17. The fund has had an average annual return of 20.44% over the last five years.

Here are some non-resource stocks which pay dividends.

Fomento Economico Mexicano (FMX), which trades on the NYSE, is a bottler and marketer of Coca-Cola along with other beverages. It also owns the OXXO chain of convenience stores, and is involved in transportation logistics. The stock trades at 21 times forward earnings. Revenues for the latest quarter were up 8.2%, yet earnings dropped by 48.8%. The stock generates a yield of 3.3%.

America Movil (AMX), the telecom company, trades at 12 times earnings and yields 1.6%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up 14.8%, on a 3.1% rise in revenues. The yield is 1.7%.

Grupo Televisa (TV), the stock with one of the most popular stock symbols,  is a television programmer and broadcaster, headquartered in Mexico City. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 25, and pays a dividend of 0.4%. Latest quarterly revenues were up 8.3%, with earnings down 17.8%.

 For a list of about three dozen Mexico stocks, which includes the PE ratio, yield, and business sector, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author didn;t own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Jim Cramer Thinks Mexico is a Great Buy: Top Mexican Stocks

On March 1 on Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Cramer said "I think Mexico is a great buy." He even mentioned that the iShares MSCI Mexico Index ETF (EWW) is a buy and he owns it in his charitable trust. Mexico has the 11th largest nominal GDP by purchasing power parity. According to Goldman Sachs, Mexico will have the 5th largest economy in the world by 2050.

If you are an investor interesting in investing south of the border, there are plenty of Mexican stocks to choose from that trade in the US, with more than half a dozen paying dividends, according to the free list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

One example is Industrias Bachoco (IBA) which was founded in 1952. It is involved in the in breeding, processing, and marketing of chicken, eggs, swine, and animal feed. The stock trades at 9 times earnings and pays a yield of 1.5%. Revenues for the latest reported quarter were up 25%. The company has $400 million in cash amounting to $8 a share, and $214 million in total debt.

América Móvil (AMX) provides telecommunications services primarily in Latin America, the United States, and the Caribbean. The stock trades at 11 times earnings and sports a yield of 1.4%. Earnings for the latest quarter were down 9.4%, however, revenues were up 8.7%. The company was founded in 2000.

Grupo Televisa (TV) has a great stock ticker symbol. It produces television programming and broadcasts through several channels in Mexico and the United States. It trades at 24 times earnings and pays a small yield of 0.4%.

Of course, if you want diversification, in addition to EWW, you can also invest in closed end funds such as The Mexico Fund (MXF) and Mexico Equity & Income Fund (MXE).

For a list of all the Mexico stocks that trade in the US, which includes the PE ratio, yield, and business, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Pictured is the Bolsa Mexicana (Mexican Stock Exchange)

High Yield Telephone Stocks

According to the latest Forbes Magazine billionaire issue, the richest man in the world is Carlos Slim Helu, who made much of his money from the Latin American telecommunications company, America Movil (AMX). The company announced this week that it is proposing a two for one stock split and a stock buyback in excess of $4 billion. The stock trades at fourteen times current earnings and twelve times forward earnings. However, it only pays a nominal yield of 0.4%.

Fortunately, there are plenty of other telecom stocks with high yields, as much as 8%. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has updated its free list of over ten telecom stocks yielding 3% or more. For example, Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (ALSK) is a provider of both wireless and landlines in the forty-ninth state. The company has a market cap of $438 million, trades at 25 times forward earnings, and pays a generous yield of 8.5%.

Qwest Communications International Inc. (Q), which is lucky to have a single letter stock ticker symbol, is a $12 billion market cap company, a forward PE of 16, and a yield of 4.8%.

The high paying telecom stock CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) has a 7.2% dividend payout. The market cap is $12.5 billion, with a forward price to earnings ratio of 13.5. The company has increased its dividend in nine out of the last ten years.

To see the rest of the high paying telecommunications companies, which includes half a dozen with yields above 6%, check out the free list of high yield telecom stocks, at wsnn.com.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

High Yield Stocks South of the Border

The drug wars in Mexico make great headlines, such as the news that drug cartel leader Ezequiel "Tony Tormenta" Cardenas was killed by the Mexican marines at the US/Mexico border yesterday. But what isn't being mentioned is that first, the drug violence is confined to only certain areas, and second, the Mexican economy is improving, with the peso rising to the highest level since April, and 850,000 new jobs have been created so far this year. One of the wealthiest people in the world is from Mexico, billionaire Carlos Slim, the chairman and CEO of Telefonos de Mexico (TMX) and América Móvil (AMX).

Mexico has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with a 7.6% GDP growth rate. The middle class has been growing, per capital income has been rising, and inflation has been dropping over the last several years. Mexico had a positive trade surplus of $55 billion last year, and interestingly, has become the 9th largest holder of US debt. Based on gross domestic product in purchasing power parity, Mexico is the 11th largest economy in the world.

Investors looking for opportunities south of the border can find ten Mexico stocks that pay dividends, all but one of which trades on the New York Stock Exchange, according to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. As a matter of fact, one of the Carlos Slim stocks, Telefonos de Mexico, also known as Telmex, pays a healthy dividend of 4.8%. The stock trades at 11 times forward earnings.

Another high yield Mexican stock is Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMAB), which participates in the growth of the travel industry by operating airports in the central and northern regions of Mexico. The stock, which trades on NASDAQ, has a 3.7% yild, and a forward price to earnings ratio of 19.

Fomento Economico Mexicano (FMX) is a beverage distributor of Coca Cola brands in Mexico along with several other Latin American countries including Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina. The stock sports a yield of 1.1% and sells for 16 times forward earnings.

To access a free list of all the major Mexico stocks that trade in the US, some of which yield near 5%, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. The list can be sorted, updated, and downloaded.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

The Stocks that made Carlos Slim the Richest Man in the World

Now that Forbes has announced that Carlos Slim Helu has become the richest man in the world, investors are looking at the stocks that he owns and is connected with. Here are the primary companies that Slim is associated with.

Approximately one half of the shares of Teléfonos de Mexico (TMX), which is also known as Telmex, is owned by Slim and his family. This huge Mexico based telecommunications company, at which Slim has served a Chairman, has a forward price to earnings ratio of 10 and pays a yield of 4.4%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up 67.7% year over year.

Slim has also served as Chairman of América Móvil (AMX), which is the fourth largest mobile network operator in the world and the largest corporation in Latin America. It also operates the largest mobile operator in Mexico. The stock has a forward PE of 11 and a yield of 1%.

About 6.4 percent of the shares in The New York Times Company (NYT), the largest local metropolitan newspaper in the United States, is owned by Slim. The stocks has a PE of 16.

He is also on the Board of Directors for Philip Morris International (PM), which has over 15% of the worldwide non-US market for cigarettes. The company has a forward PE of 12 and a yield of 4.6%.

If you want to see the shareholdings of the third richest man in the world, Warren Buffett, you can get a sortable list at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

New World's Richest Billionaire

It's not Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft (MSFT). It's not Warren Buffett, founder of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B). It is Carlos Slim Helu, with a net worth of $53.5 billion according to Forbes. Slim has major holdings in various telecom companies, including America Movil (AMX), of which he owns a $23 billion interest.

Slim's net worth spiked by $18.5 billion, putting Gates in second place and Buffett in third place.