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Daily Archives: September 10, 2008

Banking on India

September 10, 2008
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My stock idea for today is a big Indian bank, ICICI Bank (IBN). This private-sector commercial bank has grown from an arm of the World Bank into one of India’s leading banks. It introduced ATMs into India and was the first Indian stock to list on the New York Stock Exchange. With well over 700 branch offices, the bank is reaching out aggressively to the growing Indian middle class, and when the Indian economy gets back on the growth track, it will represent a real opportunity. Right now, India is fighting the good fight against inflation, which means that...

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Lehman, Apple and Canaries

September 10, 2008
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Lehman, Apple and Canaries

One of things we try to do each and every day is remained focused on the market’s leading stocks and sectors.  In a bull market, that means those stocks that are the apple of institutions’ eyes, which are being bought up day after day. In a bear market, it’s just the opposite–identifying the handful of stocks that are leading the market lower.  The action of these leaders (or laggards) can provide a big clue as to discovering what the market’s next big move will be. Back on May 29, I wrote an issue of Cabot Wealth Advisory that mentioned...

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