Beam Inc. Share Price: $ 51 Intrinsic Value: $ 60 Buy Below: $ 52 Business description and background: Beam is one of the world’s leading premium spirits companies. Consumers from all corners of the globe call for the company’s brands, including Jim Beam Bourbon, Maker’s Mark Bourbon, Sauza Tequila, Canadian Club Whisky, Courvoisier Cognac, Teacher’s...Read More

We care for our parents every day, in the most intimate of ways. But how well do we really know them? Our parents are the most familiar people in the world but also, sometimes, the most mysterious. Who are they as a person? What were they like when they were growing up? What experiences most...Read More

Urvaksh Karkaria Staff Writer – Atlanta Business Chronicle A Reston, Va.-based electronic payments firm is relocating its headquarters to metro Atlanta, considered the “payments capital of the world.” Tier Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: TIER) develops software that processes federal, state and local tax payments, and online tuition and utility payments. The company could create up to...Read More

Mutual fund star managers have gone the way of the vinyl record: They’re cool to have, expensive to get, and sometimes, not the best quality. In their place, fund companies like Federated Investors, Eaton Vance and Invesco are moving in favor of a team-oriented approach. Even Fidelity Investments, home of one of the first star...Read More

It’s nearly impossible to watch TV for more than an hour without coming across at least one commercial from a gold dealer. But even if you’ve already decided to invest in gold and want to get your hands on the physical asset, the loudest gold proponents won’t necessarily give you the best deal. The explosion...Read More