Tell me more about the Company name American Overseas Investments?
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I checked Lexis Nexis, but nothing came up.
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I started my investing with Edward Jones. They are lucrative and they have strict requirements before even considering someone for employment.  I have long since moved onto my own (and have done very well at it too) for first timers go ahead and pay the fees to invest in the long run its worth it.
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http://www.mbakercorp.com/   Go to the investor section
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I'd try to tackle this a couple of ways.  First I would go to yahoo finace and see if they are a listed company.  Assuming you've found a listed company I would type in their ticker.  See what kind of news they have and then see if they have institutional holdings!!!  You can do that on yahoo finace or you can go to nasdaq.com and type in the ticker.  there you can click on institional holdings and they will actaully tell you the top 5 or so funds that hold that equity.  If they are funds you've heard of I'd feel pretty good about the company.  some examples GGB, PCU, PRB just to name a few in latin america.\n\nGood luck
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As one reponder stated, ADRs are American Depository Receipts.  These are foreign stocks that are listed to trade in the U S.  An ADR fund therefore would be a fund that invests in ADRs.  There are also funds that invest in foreign stocks, ADR funds would be a sub category of these.  I can give you several examples of both.  \n\nADRD is an index fund that invests is what is called the 100 ADR Developed Markets sort of the 100 large companies from developed markets.  Its largest holding is British Petrolium.  Annual life to date return is 19%.  Not too bad. \n\nADRE is an index fund that invests in what is called the 50 ADR emerging markets.  Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor. Annual life to date return is 32.4%.  Not too bad if it can keep it up. \n\nADRA is an index fund that invest in what is called the Asia 50 ADR index.  Its largest holding is Toyota.  Annual life to date return is 18.9%.  \n\nThere are a couple of others of these but these should give you an idea.  \n\nBesides the ADR funds, there are funds that invest directly in foreign stocks whether they are ADRs or not. \n\nSWZ is one of these funds.  One of its largest holdings is Nestle which is not traded as an ADR.
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There's a lot of good information in the link below. I would also run their name at Better Business Bureau.
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Tell me more. We are into Private Equity and have funds for this sector. esdevnet@esdevnet.com
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http://www.shelteroffshore.com/\n\nHelps in providing knowledge to investing and banking offshore.\n\nhttp://www.offshore.hsbc.com/1/2/\n\nHSBCs offshore / international banking site.
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They might have it in the footnotes somewhere, or it might be listed in the text, but that's kind of rare.  Worse case, you could probably email/call up their investor relations department and just ask.
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Unfortunately, I'll probably dealing primarily with stocks listed on American exchanges, I'll see if I can come up with a Toronto one.\n\nAltria (nee Phillip-Morris, MO) is a great stock to get because it's a solid tobacco company with some great brands (Marlboro) and they're just entering the smokeless tobacco market, which could be a huge payoff.  Also, this "light cigarette" class action hit the stock too much and I expect to see MO gap up in the future.  And they pay a 4.20% dividend.  It's hard not to like it.\n\nFor alcohol, the market seems to be going into liquor as opposed to beer these days, especially among the younger crowd (who tends to drink more).  This isn't strictly empirical, but I think going into a liquor company is a better bet.  For that, DEO is your best bet.  They have a great stock of brands (Morgan, J&B, Cuervo, Tanqueray) and are have some beer and wine brands (but their strength is far and away their liquor).  It's relatively cheap at 19.51 P/E and has a 3.90% dividend also.\n\nI don't know too much about weapons, but if you're into military stuff, Halliburton and even Boeing are sound investments.  Handguns, Smith and Wesson (SWHC) is the only one that comes to mind it's forward P/E seems a little high at 27.56 for manufactured goods in what seems to me a tight market, but there's not much industry data to go on (not very many handgun companies).  They're trading on the upper end of their 200dma so this stock could move upwards (and it's been trending up all year).  Analysts are bullish, so I'd say it's worth watching.\n\nFor gambling, you need to go where the money is, and that means what's hot.  No casino's hotter than Sands (LVS) which has exploded over the past year, but I'm worried that the money might have been made there.  It's the best casino stock out there, but it's the most expensive.  Casinos are still a good investment, but I'm thinking with concerns over the Democrats taking over (and the economic / legislative ramifications) you might want to go a little cheaper.  Harrah's (HET) is another good casino stock that's not so pricey as Sands.\n\nAs far as sex stuff, it's pretty hard for me to come up with a recommendation.  I'm sort of cold on the industry because a lot of it is privately held, and the public issues don't get coverage.  If somebody can come up with a good investment, I'd love to hear it, though.\n\nHowever, I'd be interested to know why you're interested in sin stocks.  As I touched on earlier, some people think a Democratic congress could hurt some of these companies (especially tobacco).  Maybe you're thinking these were irrationally factored into the price and that these stocks could jump up after the election?\n\nEdit:  Full disclosure.  The only stock listed that I own is MO.
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Need more info to answer.\n1) what country you in\n2) what was cash and stock received for and from whom
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Okay let's start with American Funds which is who runs ICA.  AF is an awesome fund company for a couple of reasons.  One they are a private company which means they only answer to their MF holders.  Unlike a company like Fidelity which is a good company also but they are owed by stock holders.  In the long run the company that only answers to you the MF holder is going to look out for your best interest and returns more diligently.  They also have some of the lowest annual fees to maintain an account of any MF company.  All that being said, depending on your situation ICA may or may not be good for you.  You need a competent advisor to help you with that.  I would be cautious with ICA as it is one of the largest MF in the world.  They may seem like a good thing but it actually can be bad.  It means it has much less flexibility to move its money around when condititon warrant it.  As far as EJ goes, they hire people on average who have very little experience in the industry, so at a minimum make sure your rep has a lot of experience and didn't just start last month at this.  They also have agreements with companies like American Funds where their reps get a bigger commission to them then they do with other products.  The concern being your advice from EJ might be tainted by the reps desire to get more commission.  You need to work with an independant rep to assist you with you decisions.   One who will give you all the information and doesn't have a hidden agenda.  If you want to send me email and tell me what state you're in I probably could refer you to a couple.  Good luck.
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Try Morningstar (MORN) and Ruth Christie (RUTH). Also, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and NYSE (I think it is NSE)
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Check with their bankers if you can or whether they file their returns on time to the company registrar...in fact you can also read their financials (copy) from the registrar's office...\n\nIf it is listed check the market capitlisation and movement\n\nIf it is privately held - check the profiles of the partners/sponsors from businessmen/banker
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Fidelity Diversified International Fund.\n\nI've been doing VERY well with it.  The fast growth is going to be found overseas for the next 10 years or so, so put some money to work outside the US.  Keep yourself diversified, but if you're not overseas, this is a good choice.  [note, if you do lose money, I'm sorry but I will too]
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keep an open mind and see what's out there!\n\nwith this company below a USA opportunity is brought right to your doorstep!\nbecause 90% of this US company's revenue comes from international business...the domestic market in USA is literally virgin!\n\nget involved in a successful organisation (preferably a public corporation) that itself is involved in the 3 Power Trends driving the world right now:\n- the Internet\n- products used by the "Baby Boomer" population\n- & true GLOBAL Distribution!!\n\nhttp://www.teaminmotion.net/guest.html\n(install Flash player beforehand)\n\ncheck it out and email me (click Nick on left)\n\nyour time spent on it, may set you up for a long time to come.\n\ni'm the only one in SG involved at the moment...& legally.\njoin in Early for endless possibilities.\n(in fact, many countries/states are virgin markets!)\n\nonly once in every 10-20 years does one chance upon a company going into momentum phase of this magnitude!\n...like buying into Microsoft stock before Windows was invented!
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Fidelity Investments homepage\nhttp://www.fidelity.com/