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Stick with the Evidence

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Education, Growth Investing, Indicators, Investing, Stock Market, Stocks

You can say all you want that we’ve been in a secular bear market since 2000 … and you may be right.  But secular bear or not, that didn’t stop many big winners from lifting off from 2003-2007, including Apple, Google, First Solar, Crocs, Research in Motion, Coach, XM Satellite Radio, Intuitive Surgical, Potash, Mosaic, [...]

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HCBK and WFC: Two Bank Stock Recommendations

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Cabot, Charts, Earnings, Income Investments, Investing, Stocks, Value Investing

Have all banks run amok? Not quite. I’ve gone out on a limb lately and recommended a couple of banks in the advisory I edit, Cabot Benjamin Graham Value Letter.
Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) owns and operates 127 savings bank branches in northern New Jersey and New York City. The bank specializes in writing jumbo mortgages [...]

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FDIC TGI Failure F... er... T
Seven Bank Failures Announced Today
Read more on Banking, Hudson City Bancorp, Wells Fargo at Wikinvest

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STEC: The Strongest Stock in the Market

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Cabot, Charts, Earnings, Growth Investing, Investing, Momentum, Stock Market, Stocks

With most stocks getting hit in the past week, it’s hard to find a stock that’s at a pristine buy point.  And, frankly, even if I saw one, I’m not sure it would work out–when the market is under pressure, good stocks can go bad in a hurry.  So I want to highlight a company [...]

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IBD 100
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ADY: Milking the Chinese Market

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Charts, Earnings, Economy, Emerging Markets, Growth Investing, Investing, Stocks

My stock recommendation today is American Dairy (ADY), a Chinese producer of milk powder, soybean milk powder, walnut products and other dairy stuff.
China isn’t known as a big consumer of dairy goods.  Many Chinese find cheese distasteful and just don’t enjoy yogurt, buttermilk and the rest of the milk-based foods that delight Westerners.  But that’s [...]

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How to Profit from Green Lifestyle Trends

June 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Cabot, Charts, Earnings, Economy, Education, Green, Growth Investing, Investing, Market Timing, Stock Market, Stocks

In 2000, Time magazine ran a memorable cover story about golden rice, a rice strain genetically modified to contain beta-carotene, a precursor to vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency is a scourge in the developing world. The lack of it can lead to blindness in pregnant women, miscarriages and leads to as many as 500,000 children [...]

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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Do Candlestick Charts Work on Forex Charts?
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