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Monthly Archives: June 2010

The 10 Secrets of Trading

June 7, 2010
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We recently introduced you to our newest newsletter, Cabot Options Trader, and last week, I introduced you to the editor, Rick Pendergraft. I recently interviewed Rick so you can get to know him, just like you do all the Cabot editors. Enjoy! Question: What can readers expect in Cabot Options Trader? Answer: With the test issues we have put together over the last few months, I have come to appreciate the idea of the Cabot Options Trader even more than I first anticipated.  As we continued developing the concept, I realized it was more than just option recommendations.  I...

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StockMarket Analysis Video: A Mixed Bag

June 5, 2010
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And now for this week’s Stock Market Analysis Video with Cabot Market Letter and Cabot Top Ten Report Editor Michael Cintolo. Mike says that the market is a mixed bag right now: The indexes are down, but some leading stocks are doing very well. The market had a 15% correction from top to bottom, but many growth stocks resisted the damage. So Mike is advising you to do a little buying IF you raised cash a month ago. However, if you’re still fully invested, you should probably look to sell some of your stocks. Mike recommends having a Watch...

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When Should You Average Down?

June 4, 2010
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When Should You Average Down?

I received the following email from a reader this week. “When you get time (!) could you elaborate on why you don’t average down on growth stocks?  I’ve heard two “experts” in the last two days saying to average down on good stocks.” D.B. Portland, Oregon This is a great question, because it gets to the heart of the reason we own particular stocks.  And the key is right there in the question, in which D.B. refers to “growth stocks” and “good stocks,” phrases that are not always interchangeable. In Cabot Top Ten Report, which recommends 10 strong stocks...

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A Favorite Growth Stock: Akamai (AKAM)

June 3, 2010
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As to the stock market, here’s the way I see it. By the end of last week, the market had become ripe for a powerful bounce.  That bounce began yesterday, and continued today. The correction, which had the indexes down 14.5% at the bottom, was sharp, swift and accompanied by plenty of bad news, including a volcano (now two), a massive oil leak, continued high unemployment, a troubled euro zone, and more. All that is pretty normal for a correction. But what was unusual was the action of leading stocks, many of which simply refused to participate in the...

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Welcome to the Wireless Future

June 1, 2010
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Welcome to the Wireless Future

Today we’ve got a post by Dick Davis Digest and Dick Davis Income Digest Editor Chloe Lutts … On May 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released some interesting new statistics on the growing percentage of American households that have no landline or “home phone.” (The connection to health is tenuous; suffice it to say that the information is collected as part of the CDC’s National Health Survey, which is conducted by phone.) The survey, conducted from July to December 2009, found that one in four U.S. households–24.5% of them–are now wireless-only. Another 14.9% have a landline,...

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