A complementary strategy that I have used over the last few years is merger arbitrage where investors attempt to capture the small spread that remain

Insider buying slowed down to a trickle over the last two weeks leaving us with very few candidates for the weekly focus article. Following the

Rovi Corporation (ROVI) $14.51 The Company: For well over a decade now, one of my best sources for information for music was a site called

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL) $67.19 The Company: Cracker Barrel Old Country is ten all-American country themed restaurant that started in 1969 in

Hot Topic Inc. (HOTT) $9.12 The Company: Hot Topic is a mall-based retailer that specifically targets teens with music, movies and pop culture inspired clothing

Belden Inc. (BDC) $38.40 The Company: With a witty and apt slogan of “Sending All The Right Signals”, Belden is a 110 year old company

Zipcar Inc. (ZIP) $7.90 The Company: Founded in 2000, Zipcar is a car sharing company that allows customers to rent cars for as little as

The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $33.14 The Company: The Cheesecake Factory started out as a small 700 square foot store in Los Angeles when it was

While working through the insider purchases from last week, I considered several companies as potential candidates for this week’s weekly focus article but came up

Nautilus Inc. (NLS) $2.44 The Company: Nautilus Inc. is a marketer, developer and manufacturer of consumer fitness products primarily in the United States and Canada.

Quality Systems Inc. (QSII) $17.06 The Company: Quality Systems is an enterprise software company that provides healthcare information services for medical and dental group practices

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) $16.11 The Company: Founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994, Yahoo! was once the most visited website in the