Hot Life Sciences Stocks To Buy For 2014

Given that you clicked on this article, it seems safe to assume you either own stock in SVB Financial (NASDAQ: SIVB  ) or are considering buying shares in the near future. If so, then you've come to the right place. The table below reveals the nine most critical numbers that investors need to know about SVB Financial stock before deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold it.

SVB Financial is not your typical bank. Located in Northern California, it's the holding company for Silicon Valley Bank, a niche lender that focuses almost exclusively on companies in the technology, life sciences, and winery space. Think venture capital. "For nearly three decades," its website reads, "SVB Financial Group and its subsidiaries, including Silicon Valley Bank, have been dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed." And if its share-price performance is any indication, this model has succeeded. Over the past 10 years, the total return to shareholders has been 273%. For context, only a handful of banks exceeded the 100% mark over this same time period -- including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and PNC Financial -- and roughly half of the 100-plus banks I examined actually declined in value over the same time period.

Hot Life Sciences Stocks To Buy For 2014: Domino's Pizza Inc(DPZ)

Domino?s Pizza, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a pizza delivery company in the United States and internationally. The company sells and delivers pizzas under the Domino?s Pizza brand name. As of January 1, 2012, it operated through a network of 9,742 stores, including 394 company-owned stores and 9,348 franchise stores located in the 50 states and approximately 70 international markets. Domino?s Pizza, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Roberto Pedone]

  Domino's Pizza(DPZ) is a pizza delivery company in the U.S. This stock is trading up 2.8% at $34.41 in recent trading.

  Today's Volume: 464,000 shares

  Average Volume: 1 million shares

  Volume % Change: 50%

  From a technical standpoint, DPZ is starting to break out today above some past overhead resistance at $33.70 on decent volume. Market players should now watch for a sustained high-volume move and close above $33.70 and then $35.

  If we get that action, this stock will then be trading in all-time high territory, which is very bullish.

Hot Life Sciences Stocks To Buy For 2014: Informatics Education Ltd. (I03.SI)

Informatics Education Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in franchising and licensing computer and commercial training centers, and examination facilitators primarily in Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Higher Education and Corporate Training. The Higher Education segment offers diploma, advanced diploma, degree, masters, and doctorate qualifications in a range of business, engineering, and technological subjects to college going students and lifelong learners, as well as through an online virtual campus. The Corporate Training segment offers training and skills upgrading and enhancement to the general workforce in technical and non-technical areas. The company also provides computer and business education and training services; business management consultancy, and child development services; and operation system support services. In addition, it engages in the operation of e-learning portal that offers e-learning for higher education, corporations, and education services. The company provides its services through operating 47 franchised centers, 226 licensed centers, and 1 standard center. Informatics Education Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is based in Singapore.

Best Financial Stocks To Buy Right Now: Rio Tinto(reg)

Rio Tinto plc engages in finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. The company produces aluminum products, including bauxite, alumina, and aluminum; copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and nickel; diamonds; minerals, such as borates, titanium dioxide feedstocks, high purity iron, metal powders, zircon, and rutile; thermal and coking coal, and uranium; and iron ore and salt. It primarily operates in Australia, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and southern Africa. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Rio Tinto plc is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group.