The Iconoclast Investor

As Editor of the Cabot Green Investor, I know people encounter many of the same issues I’ve been writing about lately in Green investing. For instance, there are a lot of mutual funds that say they are Green and socially responsible, but when you drill down into their holdings, there is little to differentiate them [...]

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Moving on to investments, and sticking with the health care theme, I want to remind you of Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST). Cubist has earned a spot in Cabot Top Ten Report four times since September.  In last week’s issue, here’s what editor Michael Cintolo wrote.
“Despite the numerous advances made in medicine in recent decades, the basic [...]

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Whether or not you agree with the outcome of last Tuesday’s presidential election, there’s one pledge that President-elect Barack Obama made that will benefit all of us, as citizens and investors–his energy plan. For too long, we’ve had administration after administration that failed to recognize the energy problems we are facing now and will face [...]

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As I’ve written many times, when looking for the leaders of the next advance, you want new stocks–or at least newer names–with strong growth and, preferably, new and revolutionary products.  It’s also a good sign if this stock has recently reacted well to its third-quarter earnings report.
Volcano (VOLC) has all of these traits, and that’s [...]

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If you’re looking for more perspectives about stocks, the financial crisis and investing, some great ones can be found here. Enjoy!
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My investing idea for today goes back to the Simplified Cabot Market Timer I wrote about a few days ago.  It’s also a simple idea, but it should do well for you as the market deals with a stagnating economy and takes the measure of the new administration.
This idea is this: When you get a [...]

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Our financial system lies in shambles, and the dominoes continue to fall, bringing down companies and stocks in one sector after another.  Consumer confidence is absolutely terrible.  Friends who previously asked about my market opinion simply as a common courtesy now ask because they’re genuinely worried about their own retirement funds … and about the [...]

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There are some great articles about stocks here and a lot of interesting tips for living cheaply here. Enjoy!
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“XYZ stock is up 15% today!  The story is great!  And the market was up 10% on Tuesday!!  Should I load up on XYZ?!?”
This is a common question I’m getting this week–many just can’t stand the sight of some stocks roaring ahead 10% or 15% without them.  But that’s what you should do.
First, because the [...]

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Admittedly, the list of good-looking stocks is extremely small these days; that’s how it is at market bottoms.  But the few stocks that do reveal strong investor support are worth following closely–particularly if they have great growth stories–because they’re the stocks most likely to lead the next market advance.
One sector we’re keeping on eye on [...]

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