With more guns and ammo being sold, certain companies seem poised to benefit from this rising violent trend.

I have the decision to choose between averaging down with some of my current newer holdings or expand my portfolio by adding new higher yielding stocks.

Its pleasing simplicity and ease of application make the P/E ratio one of the most commonly used valuation metrics in the world. Almost every financial website, from Bloomberg to Google Finance, puts the P/E near the top of the page, right near the stock price and market cap.

In a recent article, Chuck Jaffe wrote that when he considers a mutual fund or ETF, he looks at the ratings of three research firms: Morningstar, Lipper, and New Constructs.

Hawaiian Electric Company (HE: ~$25/share) is in the Danger Zone this week.