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Orchard Supply Files for Bankruptcy with Lowe's Acquisition

Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Chapter 11 Petition Filed

June 17, 2013
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores and two affiliated Debtors filed for Chapter 11 protection...
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National Envelope Files Chapter 22

NE Opco Chapter 11 Petition Filed

June 10, 2013
Privately-held NE Opco (dba National Envelope) and NEV Credit Holdings filed for Chapter 11 protection...
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iGPS Files for Bankruptcy

iGPS Company Chapter 11 Petition Filed

June 4, 2013
Privately-held iGPS Company filed for Chapter 11 protection...
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Court Confirms HMX Acquisition Liquidation Plan

Hartmarx Plan Filed, Confirmed

May 15, 2013
Hartmarx and its official committee of unsecured creditors filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court a Third Amended Joint Plan of Liquidation.
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Yarway Files for Asbestos-Related Bankruptcy

Yarway Chapter 11 Petition Filed

April 22, 2013
Privately-held Yarway filed for Chapter 11 protection...
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Purchase ceiling raised for four stock picks.

News Notes & Updates - April 2013

April 1, 2013
In light of significant recent developments, The Turnaround Letter is raising its maximum buy price for these purchase recommendations.
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Purchase ceiling raised for four stock picks.

Updates for April 2013: Purchase Price Raised for Newell Rubbermaid, United Continental, Time Warner & Weyerhaeuser

April 1, 2013
In light of significant recent developments, The Turnaround Letter is raising its maximum buy price for these purchase recommendations.
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KAI Reports Full Year 2012 Net Income of $31.8 Million

Kadant Announced Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

February 26, 2013

On February 26, 2013, Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 29, 2012.


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Mortgage Insurance Stocks: Beneficiaries of Increasing Home Prices

Excerpted from February 2013 Issue
February 18, 2013
“Mortgage Insurance Stocks: Beneficiaries of Increasing Home Prices” details a unique opportunity for turnaround investors to cash in on the housing market rebound.<
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Metal Stocks: From Laggards to Leaders

Excerpted from February 2013 Issue
February 13, 2013
“Metal Stocks: From Laggards to Leaders” explains why certain commodity-related investments within the steel and aluminum industry could see potential turnaround gains.
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Time to Pay the Piper: 7 Strategies to Minimize Tax Pain

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Europe’s Not Out of the Woods Yet, But…

The latest banking crisis in Europe, this time in the tiny island nation of Cyprus, shows that the continent has not yet truly solved its financial problems. It has only applied a series of band-aids that have temporarily averted disaster, but have not yet provided a firmer long-term footing for the Euro-bloc. There could be another crisis of confidence at almost any time, with Italy and Spain being the most likely instigators. Read More.

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Questions & Tips

AskGeorge

Why are you still recommending MGIC?

I don’t normally comment on individual stocks in this particular blog, but the MGIC situation represents a basic investment principle that is worthy of discussion here.

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How important are Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratios in evaluating turnaround stocks?

Price-to-Earnings ratios are probably the most widely used tool for comparing the relative values of different stocks.

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