The market has its attractiveness, but, like radioactive materials, it carries huge risks.

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The size and proximity of the domestic market also factors into attractiveness of international growth.

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Sluggish economic growth and elevated market volatility have enhanced the attractiveness of stocks that are anchored by generous dividend distributions.

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To better understand the relative attractiveness of the IPO market, and how their venture backers have done so far, I thought it would be illustrative to look at the biotech IPOs that have made it public since early July in greater depth: Durata, Hyperion, Regulus, Kythera, and Intercept.

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Beyond the aforementioned attractiveness of ICON as a standalone company, we feel that the market is currently severely mispricing ICON and that this represents substantial upside potential in the near term.

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Moreover, the new market entrants are largely based on streaming (not physical DVDs) due to the attractiveness of the business model.

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In short, fewer fire sale foreclosed properties on the market will narrow the price differential between those and new homes, which will increase the relative attractiveness of new homes, thus stimulating construction activity.

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