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1 Stock I Wouldn’t Touch With a 10-Foot Pole

While the stock market generally goes up over time — due mainly to rising sales and earnings of businesses — there are some companies that are best kept out of one’s portfolio. That’s particularly true if one is trying to outperform the broader indexes over the long term. There’s one business whose shares have done […]

1 Stock I Wouldn’t Touch With a 10-Foot Pole — and Here’s Why

Companies are often engaged in turnarounds, so it isn’t unusual that iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) is currently pursuing such a path. However, the story here is a bit more complex. The big takeaway for me is that iRobot is starting this turnaround from a particularly weak place. And because of that, I wouldn’t touch the stock […]