FTSE rises for second day as miners push higher

LONDON (MarketWatch) — After rising for two straight weeks, U.K. stocks continued to advance on Monday, with resource firms driving the FTSE 100 index higher, while GlaxoSmithKline PLC dropped after disappointing test results.

The benchmark (UK:UKX)  rose 0.3% to 6,637.92, on track for a second straight day in positive territory. On the quarter, the FTSE was eyeing a 1.6% decline.

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Pressure is mounting on Mario Draghi and his fellow ECB officials to fight off low inflation, and the policy decision next week will be a close call. Fresh inflation data out Monday could strengthen calls for further easing.

Mining firms helped lift the London index, as they rose alongside higher metals prices. Shares of Rio Tinto PLC (UK:RIO)   (RIO)   (AU:RIO)  gained 2.3%, Anglo American PLC (UK:AAL)  picked up 2.1%, Antofagasta PLC (UK:ANTO)  advanced 1.2% and BHP Billiton PLC (UK:BLT)   (BHP)   (AU:BHP)  rose 1.1%.

The sector also experienced reasonable gains last week, after weak data from China spurred speculation Beijing would launch fresh easing measures to boost the economy and avoid a sharp slowdown.

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On Monday, energy firms also showed positive moves, with shares of BG Group PLC (UK:BG)  1.2% higher and Royal Dutch Shell PLC (UK:RDSB)   (RDS.B) rising 0.8%. Oil prices, however, moved slightly lower, but held above the $101-a-barrel level.

On a more downbeat note, shares of GlaxoSmithKline PLC (UK:GSK)   (GSK)  lost 0.8% after the drug maker released disappointing results from a late-stage study of Darapladib, a new heart disease drug.

In data news in the U.K., the Bank of England said the number of loan approvals for house purchases was a weaker-than-expected 70,309 in February, compared with an average of 69,563 over the previous six months.

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GM has recalled all of its 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks — its best-selling line of vehicles — as well as its brand-new 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL SUVs with 6-speed transmissions.

The truck and SUV recall, which covers 490,200 units in the U.S., is aimed at fixing a "transmission oil cooler line that is not securely seated in its fitting," GM said in a statement.

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The situation has created at least three "incidents" with no injuries, GM said.

"If the line is not securely seated and transmission oil leaks from the fitting, the oil could contact a hot surface and result in a vehicle fire," GM said.

In addition to the big truck recall, GM also recalled in the past few days about 172,000 Chevy Cruze sedans for a front axle defect and added 907,700 vehicles to its recall for defective ignition switches.

The latest recalls come as GM CEO Mary Barra is scheduled to testify before Congressional committees on Tuesday and Wednesday to explain GM's actions in its expanded switch recall of 2.53 million vehicles.

In those cars, faulty ignition switches can shut off the engine and disable the airbags. GM says it knows of 31 accidents and 12 deaths linked to the switches.

The cars recalled for the switch are the 2005-10 Chevrolet Cobalt, 2007-10 Pontiac G5, 2003-10 Saturn Ion, 2006-11 Chevrolet HHR, 2006-10 Pontiac Solstice and 2007-10 Saturn Sky.

GM says its engineers say the cars are safe to drive if drivers use only the ignition key with nothing attached, not even the key fob.

Gurus Dig This Stock

Staying on top of the crest of an industry is no easy task. It requires at least a highly qualified human resource team to discover growth opportunities ahead of the competition. Of course that additional political connections to enter those troubled geographies is as handy as a great load of industry nerds. Halliburton (HAL) seems to have both. The company has gone a long way since successfully tapping the first unconventional well using hydraulic fracturing 65 years ago. Today, fracking is a standard practice in the industry, but the firm has not stopped introducing new products and expanded across the globe. During the first quarter of 2014 alone, Halliburton has expanded its line of drilling optimization tools, introduced a new fracture diagnostic tool, a wireless controlled well testing solution and a line of fully integrated, custom-engineered service solutions. Is this why George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) continues to increase his holding in the company?

Market Trends and New Partnerships

Some news outlets have been the echo of Halliburton's decision to close its liberal facilities. The news remarked the fact that employees would be transferred to another location, but disappointment lingered as reminiscence of fracking golden years linger. "Halliburton is closing the facility as a result of changing business needs from its customers," according to Halliburton Senior Manager – PR & Community Initiatives Emily Mir. And that is the plain truth: The oil and gas industry is going through changes in North America with most companies beginning to focus on offshore drilling.

The offshore trend is so strong that it has the potential to revive companies believed to be permanently out of business, like Transocean (RIG) after the Deepwater Horizon incident. Hence, moving jobs from Liberal, Kansas, to Pampas, Texas, is coherent with current trends in North America as onshore reserves begin to dry. On the other hand, many offshore reserves remain untapped or undiscovered.

Halliburton has additionally looked for long growth opportunities abroad. For instance, the company opened its new Unconventional and Reservoir Productivity Technology Center at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, located in Dhahran Techno-Valley. Also, the firm announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas for the development of unconventional resources in Russia, including the Bazhenov shale.

Prospects for an Industry Leader

Market positioning for Halliburton strength is evidenced by the fact that is a top three players in each of the product and service categories offered, and is present in all major hydrocarbon-producing regions of the world. Additionally, the firm enjoys very strong relationships with both private and state representatives. And prospects continue to improve as activities are driven away from onshore North American operations while no fleet unit is underutilized.

With respect to offshore activities, Halliburton's revenue in the segment is growing 25% faster than the industry average. However, management expects that leverage will decline as competition tightens. This issue is already being addressed by the firm through international opportunities. More specifically, new shale discoveries in Latin America are expected to help the company maintain an edge over the competition.

Additional trends that will keep Halliburton on top are a leading position in the North American oilfield services market, and market penetration in deepwater and underserved international regions. A third leg for the company's future profits aims at tripling mature field services revenue to $9 billion by 2016. And the key for all this to work is the dominant position developed in pressure pumping.

Currently trading at 24.9 times its trailing earnings, Halliburton's stock carries a 7% premium to the industry average. With stable net income through the last three years and increasing revenues amid legal battling and settlements, the company is in a great standing. So great that stock's face value has recovered from the blow suffered in 2011, a trend that gurus anticipated. That is why many bought the stock throughout 2013: Because it was a cheap entry price. Today, prospect investors are obligated to pay current prices or wait for another hard-to-come-by entry point.

Disclosure: Vanina Egea holds no position in any of the mentioned stocks.

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Hot Low Price Companies To Watch In Right Now: Compania Mina Buenaventura S.A. (BVN)

Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., a precious metals company, engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and development of gold, silver, and other metals in Peru. It also explores for zinc, lead, and copper. The company operates the Orcopampa mine located in the province of Castilla in the department of Arequipa; the Uchucchacua mine located in the province of Oyon in the department of Lima; the La Zanja mine located in the district of Pulan in the province of Santa Cruz; the Antapite mine located in the province of Huaytara in the department of Huancavelica; the Julcani mine located in the province of Angaraes in the department of Huancavelica; and the Recuperada mine located in the province of Huancavelica in the department of Huancavelica. It also holds controlling interests in the Colquijirca and Marcapunta Norte mines located east of the city of Lima; and the Shila-Paula mines located in the province of Castilla in the department of Arequipa. In addition, th e company owns interests in various other mining companies. Further, it offers electric power transmission services; and geological, engineering, design, and construction consulting services to the mining sector. Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru.

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• [By Anthony Mirhaydari]

  Amid the chaos, safe haven assets like gold (GLD) are perking up in a big way — bringing buyers back into a sector that I think will continue to be a big performer throughout 2014. Here are three gold stocks to buy that are currently on the move:

  Breakout Gold Stocks to Buy: Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN)

  Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN) is a Peruvian gold and silver miner with operations throughout the country. Its output makes it the world! 217;s third-largest producer of silver.

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Yesterday, for instance, the Wall Street Journal reported that local opposition to the Minas Conga project in Peru, a joint venture between Newmont Mining and Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN), could be dissipating. The Wall Street Journal reports:

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Last week, Benzinga sat down with Alan Brochstein of the 420 Investor newsletter. He has been one of the first analysts to cover the sector in-depth and offered his valuable outlook on the budding industry.

Brochstein will not be out there shorting Anheuser Busch Inbev (NYSE: BUD) and the beverage companies, or anticipating the country turning into a "bunch of stoners."

"The whole space has a market cap of between $12-14 billion, all these public companies added up," he said. "In the scheme of things, that's not a lot. Just one beverage company would be $30-40 billion -- and that company has a lot of profits."

Brochstein's thesis remains that current users will now be able to acquire cannabis through "legal" channels. When asked how the change in this dynamic will affect the fundamentals of cannabis, specifically, the economics of "supply and demand," he answered by giving his take on the dynamic of "public" versus "private" investment -- and whether or not a new sector for the U.S. economy is emerging.

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"A lot of people see what's going on and think there's going to be more demand because its legal," he noted. "There's a demand for legal marijuana [compared to black market marijuana]. There's companies out there that can help people be more productive in growing, and so you're seeing the build-out that's going to happen. Legal recreational marijuana creates the need for high-quality marijuana at an affordable, competitive price. On the black market, they didn't care about being efficient...It's not just about more people getting high."

Related: Feds Approve First-Ever Medicinal Marijuana Study

Benzinga asked what investors should look for if they desire to invest in the sector. Brochstein says try to identify companies that are doing the "right thing." In his view, "Everybody knows these stocks are expensive, there's no way you can make the case. But nobody knows the future."

One such example is mCig (OTC: MCIG).

"MCIG started off with a $10 vape pen," he said. "They almost envision themselves as being the Apple of the industry. CEO and founder Paul Rosenberg [is] strictly a businessman, he owns about half the stock. He then brought on some talent and gave them his stock to help the company. Why? Because he knows the stock is overvalued, but if you can [evolve a company] without diluting your shareholders, that's what I mean by doing the right thing."

One final tip from Brochstein for potential investors is to read the filings.

He emphasizes the "Three Ps: people, pecuniary, the plan. Does company have right capital structure? Or money to execute their plan? These are venture capital people -- these are not mature companies. You need forward-looking people that can adapt to change and that are shareholder friendly."

This is the second of a two-part interview.

For those interested in further analysis on this new and controversial sector, visit the homepage for the 420 Investor Letter.

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CBRE Group, Inc. (CBG)'s shares performed well in the fourth quarter and appreciated approximately 32% in 2013. We recently attended CBRE Group, Inc.'s annual investor day, which served to solidify our view that the company is well-positioned to benefit from the continued rebound in commercial real estate and the broader economy. As the world's leading global commercial real estate firm, we believe the company will benefit from a rebound in its leasing, investment sales, property management, and investment management businesses.We believe the company may increase its earnings in the next four years to more than $2.50 per share in 2017. If the company maintains its current valuation multiple of 16 times earnings (versus its historical peak multiple of 20 times earnings), its shares could reach $40 in the next three years or approximately 50% upside from the current price of $26 per share.

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Best Valued Stocks For 2014: Caterpillar Inc.(CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives worldwide. It operates through three lines of businesses: Machinery, Engines, and Financial Products. The Machinery business offers construction, mining, and forestry machinery, including track and wheel tractors, track and wheel loaders, pipelayers, motor graders, wheel tractor-scrapers, track and wheel excavators, backhoe loaders, log skidders, log loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, paving products, skid steer loaders, underground mining equipment, tunnel boring equipment, and related parts. It also manufactures diesel-electric locomotives; and manufactures and services rail-related products and logistics services for other companies. The Engines business provides diesel, heavy fuel, and natural gas reciprocating engines for Caterpillar machinery, electric power generation systems, marine, petrol eum, construction, industrial, agricultural, and other applications. It offers industrial turbines and turbine-related services for oil and gas, and power generation applications. This business also remanufactures Caterpillar engines, machines, and engine components; and offers remanufacturing services for other companies. The Financial Products business provides retail and wholesale financing alternatives for Caterpillar machinery and engines, solar gas turbines, and other equipment and marine vessels, as well as offers loans and various forms of insurance to customers and dealers. It also offers financing for vehicles, power generation facilities, and marine vessels. The company markets its products directly, as well as through its distribution centers, dealers, and distributors. It was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. Caterpillar Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Peoria, Illinois.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Dan Carroll]

  Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT  ) shares are down about 1.4% today, and like Alcoa, this is one stock that will take a hit from economic problems across the Pacific. Growing infrastructure construction once made Caterpillar's future in China look rosy, but with China's economic slowing and the country's credit crunch making lending a costly proposition, manufacturing has taken a blow. Caterpillar's not in so bad a position as Alcoa due to its retention of the top space in such a cyclical industry, but China's rash of problems will exacerbate the manufacturing sector's sluggishness and lengthen the time it takes for Caterpillar and its rivals to bounce back.

• [By Blake Bos]

  In this video, Motley Fool industrials analyst Blake Bos outlines three areas investors need to watch at Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT  ) . First, the integration of acquisitions: Caterpillar has made some historically large acquisitions. How these acquisitions are integrated into the company and how synergies are achieved will be important. Second, commodity prices: One of Caterpillar's acquisitions was Bucyrus, a mining equipment company. While this expanded Caterpillar's presence in the mining industry, that same business is highly sensitive to commodity prices. If commodities fall, so will revenues from this segment. Lastly, Caterpillar is looking to roll out a new manufacturing system to help reduce costs. This could be important for its future growth in China where Caterpillar competes with Komatsu. Right now, Komatsu has the largest market share in China -- Caterpillar will need all the help it can get to successfully compete.

• [By Matt Thalman]

  Before we get to the Dow's biggest losers of the week, let's look at its top performer, Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT  ) , which rose 8.98%. Shares began to rise on Monday after the company reported earnings and never looked back. Although revenue dropped 10% during the quarter, net income was much higher than Wall Street was expecting. The board also approved a $10 billion share-buyback program, and management said it's starting to see an improving world economy.�

Best Valued Stocks For 2014: Schlumberger N.V.(SLB)

Schlumberger Limited, together with its subsidiaries, supplies technology, integrated project management, and information solutions to the oil and gas exploration and production industries worldwide. The company?s Oilfield Services segment provides exploration and production services; wireline technology that offers open-hole and cased-hole services; supplies engineering support, directional-drilling, measurement-while-drilling, and logging-while-drilling services; and testing services. This segment also offers well services; supplies well completion services and equipment; artificial lift; data and consulting services; geo services; and information solutions, such as consulting, software, information management system, and IT infrastructure services that support oil and gas industry. Its WesternGeco segment provides reservoir imaging, monitoring, and development services; and operates data processing centers and multiclient seismic library. This segment also offers variou s services include 3D and time-lapse (4D) seismic surveys to multi-component surveys for delineating prospects and reservoir management. The company?s M-I SWACO segment supplies drilling fluid systems to improve drilling performance; fluid systems and specialty tools to optimize wellbore productivity; production technology solutions to maximize production rates; and environmental solutions that manages waste volumes generated in drilling and production operations. Its Smith Oilfield segment designs, manufactures, and markets drill bits and borehole enlargement tools; and supplies drilling tools and services, tubular, completion services, and other related downhole solutions. The company?s Distribution segment markets pipes, valves, and fittings, as well as mill, safety, and other maintenance products. This segment also provides warehouse management, vendor integration, and inventory management services. Schlumberger Limited was founded in 1927 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joel South and Tyler Crowe]

  U.S. energy policy has been shaped by one critical event that happened 40 years ago this week: the OPEC oil embargo of 1973. Since then, the United States has embarked on an ambitious goal of drilling for our own oil and gas, as well as diversifying our energy portfolio. In this segment, Joel discusses why the shift away from OPEC domination could be a major opportunity for companies like Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB  ) and Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI  ) as well as whether OPEC is still the force it once was.

• [By Tyler Crowe]

  When it comes to Canadian oil sands, there has been one direction that many a company has followed: toward the exit. Tough economics, as well as a lack of sufficient takeaway capacity, has made oil sands production difficult for oil companies. But where so many other companies see peril, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM  ) and Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB  ) see opportunity. Exxon has held the course on its major Kearl oil sands project and expects it to be up and running in 2015. Also, Schlumberger has just acquired a Canadian company that provides geochemical and fluid analysis to oil sands producers.

• [By Eric Volkman]

  A day before it's to release its latest quarterly results, Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB  ) has declared a fresh dividend. The company announced it will hand out a $0.3125 per share common stock distribution on October 11 to shareholders of record as of September 4. That maintains Schlumberger's dividend policy, as it has paid that amount in both of its preceding quarters. The most recent of the pair was disbursed last Friday. Prior to that, the firm paid $0.275 per share.

Top Blue Chip Companies To Own For 2014: Dollar Tree Inc.(DLTR)

Dollar Tree, Inc. operates discount variety stores in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer merchandise primarily at the fixed price of $1.00. The company operates its stores under the names of Dollar Tree, Deal$, Dollar Tree Deal$, Dollar Giant, and Dollar Bills. Its stores offer consumable merchandise, including candy and food, and health and beauty care, as well as household consumables, such as paper, plastics, household chemicals, in select stores, and frozen and refrigerated food; variety merchandise, which includes toys, durable housewares, gifts, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, and other items; and seasonal goods, such as Easter, Halloween, and Christmas merchandise. As of April 30, 2011, it operated 4,089 stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 88 stores in Canada. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ben Eisen]

  Perpetually struggling department store J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) �said it expects a sales boost this holiday season as it returns to a promotional strategy. But for the most part, retailers including Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) �, GameStop Corp. (GME) � and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) � gave dour outlooks in their earnings reports.

• [By Brendan Byrnes]

  Brendan: Not a problem at all. What about the surprising amount of dollar-store companies that are public? You have Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO  ) , Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR  ) , Dollar General (NYSE: DG  ) . You mention, in particular, Family Dollar, which is the lowest market cap out of all of those, as doing the best, an exceptional company. Why?

• [By Traders Reserve]

  I do believe as Wal-Mart gets hurt, the dollar stores will do a little better ��especially Dollar General (DG), but don�� overlook� Dollar Tree (DLTR). Wall Street is worried about Costco (COST) but I believe it will actually outperform expectations. Costco seems to have figured out how to grow much faster than Wal-Mart and still provide affordable health insurance for most employees.

Best Valued Stocks For 2014: Tupperware Corporation(TUP)

Tupperware Brands Corporation operates as a direct seller of various products across a range of brands and categories through an independent sales force. The company engages in the manufacture and sale of kitchen and home products, and beauty and personal care products. It offers preparation, storage, and serving solutions for the kitchen and home, as well as kitchen cookware and tools, children?s educational toys, microwave products, and gifts under the Tupperware brand name primarily in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific, and North America. The company provides beauty and personal care products, which include skin care products, cosmetics, bath and body care, toiletries, fragrances, nutritional products, apparel, and related products principally in Mexico, South Africa, the Philippines, Australia, and Uruguay. It offers beauty and personal care products under the Armand Dupree, Avroy Shlain, BeautiControl, Fuller, NaturCare, Nutrimetics, Nuvo, and Swissgar de brand names. The company sells its Tupperware products directly to distributors, directors, managers, and dealers; and beauty products primarily through consultants and directors. As of December 26, 2009, the Tupperware distribution system had approximately 1,800 distributors, 61,300 managers, and 1.3 million dealers; and the sales force representing the Beauty businesses approximately 1.1 million. The company was formerly known as Tupperware Corporation and changed its name to Tupperware Brands Corporation in December 2005. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Where growth will come from
  One area that Newell Rubbermaid still has to tap fully is emerging markets. The company has done a good job of expanding overseas, with 17% annual growth in Latin America. But with barely a quarter of its sales coming from outside the U.S. and Canada, the company has a lot further to go. Storage rival Tupperware (NYSE: TUP  ) gets fully 60% of its total revenue from emerging markets, and it too has seen impressive gains in South America as well as the Asia-Pacific region.

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Shares of Herbalife have gained 0.9% to $79.51 this morning in pre-open trading. Its shares have gained 139% this year, a nice gain, but lagging Nu Skin Enterprises 271% rise. Avon Products�(AVP), another multi-level marketer, has gained 21% so far this year, while Tupperware Brands�(TUP) has risen 49%.

Best retirement advice for many: Never retire

By now, we all know how difficult retirement is -- especially the planning part. But there is a group of people who believe they have a solution: Never retire.

These folks, both the Boomers and the Greatest Generation, say they will never retire because they would be bored to death and their brains would just shrivel up. (Maybe they didn't use those words, but you get the point.)

Take comedian Marty Allen. Boomers may remember him from the old Ed Sullivan Show on CBS or the old Match Game on NBC. In fact, Allen was on that fateful show in 1964 when Sullivan introduced the Beatles to America.

RETIREMENT: Planning for your future

Well, Allen is 92 and he's still performing stand-up comedy in Vegas with his wife of 30 years, Karon Blackwell. His advice for people getting ready to retire: Don't.

"I don't see retiring." he said. "What do you do? Why would you retire as long as you can walk or talk? I just don't see retiring. I think it slows you down in life. As long as you are able to do things, keep doing them. Like I'm doing. I'm writing a book about my life, I collect art. I do comedy, I'm a reader. I do different things. It helps mentally and physically. It adds to your life.

"I actually love people, and in my heart I love entertaining," says Allen. "Where else would you go?"

Then there's Arthur E. Imperatore Sr., founder and CEO of New York Waterway. He is up every morning at 5 a.m. He's usually at his desk in 10. He has three children, nine grandchildren and a 70-year-old stepson who is chairman of the board of the New York City ferry company.

Oh, and Imperatore is 88 years old and refuses to retire,

"I tried some versions of partial retirement and I decided I'd better go to work and make a living and keep my nose to the grindstone," he said. It keeps me younger and keeps by brain from atrophy."

"I really believe that retirement is debilitating, if not physically, certainly emotionally," says Imperatore. "I've had plenty of problems trying t! o get here in the morning. I feel old and decrepit, and I hit the doorway to the terminal, and I get fired up."

DELAYING RETIREMENT: Many need more money, enjoy their jobs

Marc Freedman, CEO and founder of Encore.org, a website dedicated to helping those near retirement age embark on "second acts" or encore careers at non-profit organizations, says many people today embark on multiple careers.

"Increasingly, we'll see people take breaks throughout the life course and have multiple working chapters, including ones that begin in the 70s and beyond," says Freedman. "It doesn't make sense to work like a maniac for 30 years and be put out to pasture for a period that could be that long in duration."

"People want to continue contributing," he says. "I think we ware tying to change the culture to support longer contributing lives and better pathways for people to keep contributing.

Stewart Wade, a real estate agent in Oahu, Hawaii, only shows up for work once a week these days, but his bosses understand. He's 99 years old and works for Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties in Oahu, Hawaii, where he takes a swim in the ocean at least two or three times a week. And he still sells homes.

"I try to do it three times a week," he says. "I swim from 15 to 30 minutes in the ocean. It's so much better to swim there than in pools."

They aren't Baby Boomers. They are part of the Greatest Generation. But what they share with a growing number of Boomers is that they utterly refuse to stop working.

Sarah Rix, senior strategic policy adviser with the economics team of the AARP Public Policy Institute, says the number of people who continue to work in their retirement years is growing, and that's good for them physically , mentally, and financially. And it's good for the economy. She says in the percentage of people in the 65 to 69-year-old age group who are still in the work force has increased from 18.4% in 1985 to 32.2% last year. The number of people 70 to 75 in the work forc! e is also! increasing.

"People are pushing back the date of retirement, for a lot of reasons, including financial," she says. "People are living longer. While not everybody living longer is living healthy longer, many are. They want to remain active, and still feel young. They have contributions to make."

"You can't afford to work for 30 years and then support yourself for that long in a life of leisure," says Freedman.

Rix says when older workers are asked why they continue working, they give social and psychological reasons as often as financial. "For those who can, and who want to, it can be a really positive experience," she says.

You won't find any disagreement from Imperatore.

"My health is better and so is my psyche," he says. "My spirit is high. I think I have more diplomacy and more wisdom than I've ever had. Time brings that. I do a fair amount of reading and a fair amount of thinking. I'm very pragmatic. "

Harold Kaplan is now in his third career -- fourth if you count the time he spent in the service. "I was retired for six weeks, but I wasn't any good at it," says the 75-year-old Connecticut physician.

The Yale Medical School graduate first went into the Air Force where as a research internist working on the Apollo space program. After he left the service he went into gastroenterology -- for 38 years. He retired in 2007 -- or tried to. As he ratcheted down his practice, he ratcheted up his duties at a hospital as chief medical officer. He became vice president for medical affairs at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden, Conn.

"I retired from my administrative post at hospital Feb. 1 of 2013," he says. "I stayed retired until March 15, when I was hired as associate professor at the medical school."

His wife of 52 years is 76 and continues to work as an adjunct admissions officer for Yale College.

And what about retirement?

"I don't see the point," says Kaplan. "The purpose of retirement is to stop doing what you have to do to s! tart doin! g what you want to do. I'm already doing that. I'm just having a good time."

Comedian Shelly Berman, 88, is retired, but only from the stage. He spent his so-called retirement writing a book of poetry, To Laughter With Questions. He says he will write another book as soon as he can find the time. He and his wife of 66 years, Sarah, are busy. Among other things they volunteer at the Motion Picture and Television Fund.

He's another one who does not recommend retiring to a life of leisure. His advice to others: "I can't advise others. I think I'd be somewhere out of my realm. But I can only advise my wife, and she tells me to go to hell."

Still, he added: "We're doing everything to be busy volunteers," he says. "The truth is that it's (retiring) wasting the rest of your time. Don't do that. What you gotta do is keep your muscles going. I wouldn't suggest that you quit. What are you going to do, sit? I'm not good at that. I have an itchy bottom."

In1964, Allen & Rossi appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show with the Beatles, during their first performance in the United States.(Photo: Handout)

Judge puts Toyota on probation for 3 years

A federal judge in New York accepted for the $1.2-billion penalty that ends the criminal investigation of Toyota over sudden acceleration in its vehicles and, in essence, put the company on three-year probation.

U.S. District Judge William Pauley III referred to Toyota as having created a "reprehensible picture of corporate misconduct" in the way it handled the cases, the Associated Press reports. Toyota admits it deceived regulators about sticky accelerators and floor mats that can jam under pedals.

As part of the "deferred prosecution agreement," Toyota will be closely watched until March, 2017. If there are any further instances safety flaws being covered up, the case gets reopened.

The wreck of a 2009 Toyota Camry driven by Harry William, a retired Army colonel, after what he alleges was a sudden, unintended acceleration accident in 2009 in Virginia  (Photo: Business Wire)View Fullscreen Toyota Group Vice President Bob Carter is surrounded by the media after introducing the 2011 Toyota Avalon at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. Most of the questions were about Toyota's recall issues  (Photo: Jim Prisching AP)View Fullscreen Tony Raasch, 30, stands with a Toyota Corolla that was involved in an accident in this 2010 file photo from Hales Corners, Wis. He says his gas pedal stuck when he tried to brake to avoid another car.  (Photo: Carrie Antlfinger AP)View Fullscreen Television cameramen look on as a 2008 Toyota Prius' brakes are tested after a news conference in 2010. At the time, there were allegations of unintended acceleration in the Prius, which Toyota denied. The allegations were never proven.  (Photo: Denis Poroy AP)View Fullscreen Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda reacts during a press conference in Tokyo.  (Photo: Shizuo Kambayashi AP)View Fullscreen Toyota models that have been withdrawn for sale, identified by stickers on the windshield or by a single windshield wiper pointing skyward, when they were taken off sale for sticky accelerators, seen here at a storage lot for Keyes Toyota in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles in 2010  (Photo: Reed Saxon AP)View Fullscreen At one point, Toyota ran newspaper ads to explain why it had stopped selling many models until they could be repaired under recall  (Photo: Toyota)View Fullscreen Earl Stewart, owner of Earl Stewart Toyota, shows the faulty accelerator pedal on one of the recalled vehicles in North Palm Beach, Fla., in 2010  (Photo: Alan Diaz AP)View Fullscreen Toyota put out a diagram to show how it was going to fix sticky accelerator pedals that could cause unintended acceleration.  (Photo: Toyota)View Fullscreen Steve St. Angelo was named as Toyota's first North American chief quality officer as the automaker tried repair its image in 2010  (Photo: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO AFP/Getty Images)View Fullscreen House Oversight and Government Reform Committee member Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., holds a Toyota memo while asking a question of Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda  (Photo: Alex Brandon AP)View Fullscreen Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, left,and Toyota Motor North Ameica CEO Yoshiumi Inaba testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill  (Photo: Mark Wilson Getty Images)View FullscreenLike this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:Replay

Not All Marijuana Stocks are Actually Marijuana Stocks (PHOT, NVLX, CBIS, ERBB, MJNA, HEMP)

Though they've been lumped into the same category as Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTCMKTS:MJNA) and Tranzbyte Corp. (OTCMKTS:ERBB), names like Nuvilex Inc. (OTCMKTS:NVLX) and Growlife Inc. (OTCBB:PHOT) aren't actually marijuana stocks. Granted, PHOT and ERBB shareholders will benefit from the advent of legalized marijuana (and hemp) as much as shareholders of ERBB - a grower and dispenser - and MJNA shareholders will. But, in some way they're safer and more stable because they're not directly in the line of fire of potential regulation... or better-enforced regulation at the federal level. Indeed, there are several stocks that are circumventing the risk inherent with marijuana stocks, because they're not marijuana stocks at all. They are, in no particular order....

Best Dividend Stocks To Own For 2014

Hemp, Inc.

It's important to understand that hemp and marijuana are two different things. Oh, there's certainly a relationship, and the boundary between the two can get fuzzy at times [broadly speaking, whenever hemp is in focus for industrial/non-high uses, medical and recreational marijuana doesn't seem to be too far away]. But, hemp is its own category, and its hemp's industrial applications that Hemp, Inc. (OTCMKTS:HEMP) is working to develop and capitalize on.

Interestingly, did you know that hemp is the strongest plant-based, non-man-made fiber in the world? Not only does it make a very tough rope, it can even be used to make building materials, used to make fabric, and more. Although Hemp Inc. may be the owner of a subsidiary called Marijuana Inc., Medical Marijuana Consulting Company, and MarijunaInc.tv, it doesn't actually sell pot (legal or otherwise). Those subsidiaries and properties simply provide information to the marijuana-using market.

Nuvilex Inc.

If one didn't know a thing about the company, with just a quick glance at its website, the aforementioned Nuvilex Inc. would look like most other biotechnology stock of its ilk. One has to read closely to see the reason NVLX has been regarded and treated as a marijuana stock.... it's developing a small family of drugs that uses cannabinoids because of their unique chemical constituents. Specifically, THC and CBD have been proven to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-cancerous properties. Nobody's using a Nuvilex drug, however, is going to get high from it.

Growlife Inc.

While many states allow individuals to grow their own marijuana for personal, medicinal purposes, that doesn't mean cannabis plants are easy to grow. Growlife Inc. helps small (and large) growers by providing them the equipment they need to produce the plants... lighting, sensors, and mini-greenhouses, just to name a few of the company's offerings.

Interestingly, while Growlife Inc. subsidiaries Evergreen Garden Centers - a bricks and mortar retailer specializing in organic and small-scale gardening - certainly has appeal to cannabis growers, its products are something of a hit with organic vegetable and fruit growers too. PHOT could do quite well even if no more states legalized marijuana, for medicinal or for recreational purposes.

Cannabis Science Inc.

Much like Nuvilex, Cannabis Science Inc. (OTCMKTS:CBIS) appears to simply be another conventional biotech outfit. And, truth be told, that's what CBIS is. It just happens to be developing two drugs based on cannabinoids... one to reat HIV/AIDS, and the other to treat cancer. Both drugs are in preclinical trials right now, so an actual marketable product is still years down the road for Cannabis Science Inc. But, as a legitimate biotechnology that isn't aiming to simply fuel tokers' needs, it's not going to hit any regulatory or law-enforcement roadblocks.

Bottom Line

While the market has treated any and all names with any sort of marijuana basis as if they would all benefit from 2014's new marijuana-friendly laws in a couple more states, clearly not all these companies are simple pot vendors like Tranzbyte or Medical Marijuana. Indeed, most of the stocks that have been bid up thanks to the new marijuana craze don't actually sell marijuana for recreational or medicinal purposes. That's a good and bad thing.

It's bad in the sense that, bluntly, the lion's share of the money to be made in the industry is probably going to be generated by the companies that simply let people roll a joint. It's good in the sense, however, that the ancillary marijuana businesses and related biotechs avoid the legal headache and hassles that inherently come with the marijuana business. Though most marijuana stocks are overbought right now, the four described above - CBIS, NVLX, HEMP, and PHOT - are most likely to be the ones left standing once the industry goes through its first real shakeout, separating the men from the boys.

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10 Big-Name Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Next Week (Mar 24-28)

Ex-dividend dates are very important to dividend investors, since you must purchase a stock prior to its ex-dividend date in order to receive its upcoming dividend payout. For more information, check out Everything Investors Need to Know About Ex-Dividend Dates.

Below we highlight 10 big-name stocks going ex-dividend for the week of March 24-28.

1. Philip Morris International

Philip Morris International (PM) is set to trade ex-dividend on March 25. The tobacco company offers a dividend yield of 4.72% based on Wednesday's closing price of $79.66 and the company's quarterly dividend payout of 94 cents. The stock is down 7% year-to-date. Dividend.com currently rates PM as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars.

2. Dow Chemical

The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) is set to trade ex-dividend on March 27. The chemical company offers a dividend yield of 2.98% based on Wednesday's closing price of $49.61 and the company's quarterly dividend payout of 37 cents. The stock is up 12% year-to-date. Dividend.com currently rates DOW as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars.

3. U.S. Bancorp

U.S. Bancorp (USB) is set to trade ex-dividend on March 27. The financial services company offers a dividend yield of 2.17% based on Wednesday's closing price of $42.34 and the company's quarterly dividend payout of 23 cents. The stock is up 5% year-to-date. Dividend.com currently rates USB as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars.

4. Stryker Corporationy

Stryker Corporation (SYK) is set to trade ex-dividend on March 27. The healthcare company offers a dividend yield of 1.50% based on Wednesday's closing price of $81.22 and the company's quarterly dividend payout of 30.5 cents. The stock is up 8% year-to-date. Dividend.com currently rates SYK as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars.

5. PG&E

PG&E Corp (PCG) is set to trade ex-dividend on March 27. The utility company offers a dividend yield of 4.11% based on Wednesday's closing price of $44.30 and the company's quarterly dividend payout of 45.5 cents. The stock is up 10% year-to-date. Dividend.com currently rates PCG as “Neutral” with a DARS™ rating of 3.4 stars out of 5 stars.

6. Deere & Company

Deere & Company (DE