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Recent Investment Ideas ()
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December 03
Cramer special... ETP
This pick is about: Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP)
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$33.45 (12/03/08)
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+0.24%
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I can't take credit for discovering this one (Energy Transfer Partners, L.P) which an investor called in on Cramer show last night. Talk about right on the money.
ETP has massive insider buying, fantastic dividend and options. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Through its subsidiaries, engages in the natural gas midstream, and intrastate transportation and storage businesses in the United States. Its midstream operations focus on the gathering, compression, treating, blending, processing, and marketing of natural gas in the Austin Chalk trend of southeast Texas, the Permian Basin of west Texas, the Barnett Shale in north Texas, the Bossier Sands in east Texas, and the Uinta and Piceance Basins in Utah and Colorado. The companys intrastate transportation and storage operations focus on transporting natural gas from various natural gas producing areas through connections with other pipeline systems. Its interstate transportation operations transports natural gas to the California border; and delivers natural gas from the east end of its system to Texas intrastate and Midwest markets. In addition, Energy Transfer Partners sells propane and propane-related products and services to residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers. As of August 31, 2007, the company owned and operated approximately 14,100 miles of in service natural gas gathering and intrastate transportation pipelines, 3 natural gas processing plants, 12 natural gas treating facilities, 10 natural gas conditioning facilities, and 3 natural gas storage facilities located in Texas. Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P. serves as its general partner.
| 52-Week High (03-Jan-08) 3 : | 54.56 | | 52-Week Low (10-Oct-08) 3 : | 22.40 | | 50-Day Moving Average 3 : | 34.15 | | 200-Day Moving Average 3 : | 40.24 |
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December 01
Whats a TRP?
This pick is about: TransCanada Corp. (TRP)
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$26.39 (12/01/08)
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-0.23%
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$38.00
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Has Washington come up with another bail out program called TRP?
Could this be for real? Yes and no.
TRP = TransCanada Corporation. A energy infrastructure principally in North America. It operates through two segments, Pipelines and Energy. The Pipelines segment develops and operates energy infrastructure, including natural gas pipelines, regulated gas storage facilities, and projects related to oil pipelines. Paying a current dividend of 5.30% as of 12/01/08 TRP is a LT position.
The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. The Pipelines segment develops and operates energy infrastructure, including natural gas pipelines, regulated gas storage facilities, and projects related to oil pipelines. Its network of wholly owned pipelines extends approximately 59,000 kilometers tapping into various gas supply basins in North America. This segment also has natural gas pipeline and related holdings in Mexico and South America. The Energy segment engages in the acquisition, development, construction, ownership, and operation of electrical power generation plants; the purchase and marketing of electricity; the provision of electricity account services to energy and industrial customers; and the development, construction, ownership, and operation of non-regulated natural gas storage in Alberta, and liquefied natural gas facilities in Canada and the United States.
| 52-Week High (28-Feb-08) 3 : | 41.53 | | 52-Week Low (21-Nov-08) 3 : | 23.52 | | 50-Day Moving Average 3 : | 28.2617 | | 200-Day Moving Average 3 : | 35.1373 |
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My HERO
This pick is about: Hercules Offshore Inc. (HERO)
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$5.085 (12/01/08)
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+1.28%
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$12.00
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Everyone needs a hero in life and mine is a real HERO. Founded in 2004 as Hercules Offshore, LLC and changed its name to Hercules Offshore, Inc. in 2005. Hercules Offshore, Inc. is based in Houston, Texas.
The company serves integrated energy companies, independent oil and natural gas operators, and national oil companies. As of March 31, 2008, it owned a fleet of 35 jackup rigs, 27 barge rigs, 3 submersible rigs, 1 platform rig, a fleet of marine support vessels, and 60 liftboat vessels, as well as operated 5 liftboat vessels owned by third parties.
| 52-Week High (30-Jun-08) 3 : | 39.47 | | 52-Week Low (21-Nov-08) 3 : | 3.06 | | 50-Day Moving Average 3 : | 6.19 | | 200-Day Moving Average 3 : | 21.51 |
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November 22
The Golden Pot FCX
This pick is about: FreeportMcMoRan Copper & Gold Inc (FCX)
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$20.68 (11/22/08)
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-11.27%
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$50.00
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FCX Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. engages in the exploration, mining, and production of mineral properties primarily in Indonesia, North America, South America, and Africa. It focuses on the copper, gold, molybdenum, and silver prospects.
Paying a dividend of $2 per share and insider buying starting the end of October FCX also has a great list of option
plays. FCX is a member of the S&P 500.
At December 31, 2007, it had total consolidated recoverable proven and probable reserves of approximately 93.2 billion pounds of copper; 41.0 million ounces of gold; 2.0 billion pounds of molybdenum; 230.9 million ounces of silver; and 0.6 billion pounds of cobalt. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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November 21
Bullish on MA ...
This pick is about: MasterCard Inc (MA)
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$128.33 (11/21/08)
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+8.75%
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Again I am going to enter Mastercard here, I would prefer to gain shares around the 52 wk low of $120 but these may be levels where they will bounce off of.
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Neutral on V ...
This pick is about: Visa Inc (V)
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$47.61 (11/21/08)
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+9.81%
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I would like to get Visa here near there IPO price of roughly $44, but I believe now is close to that entry point.
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TXT Insider buying in Down market.
This pick is about: Textron Inc (TXT)
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$12.86 (11/21/08)
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+15.16%
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$22.00
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Shazaam! I was checking out several stocks and came across one of the few that meets ALL of my demands.
Options, dividends and insider buying. Textron Inc (TXT). Textron, Inc. operates in the aircraft, industrial, and finance industries worldwide. It operates through four segments: Bell, Cessna, Industrial, and Finance. The Bell segment manufactures and supplies helicopters, tiltrotor aircraft, and helicopter-related spare parts and services for both military and commercial applications. It also manufactures precision weapons; airborne and ground-based surveillance systems; intelligence and situational awareness software; armored vehicles and turrets; reciprocating piston aircraft engines; and aircraft and missile control actuators, valves, and related components for the defense, aerospace, and general aviation markets. The Cessna segment manufactures general aviation aircraft, such as business jets, single engine turboprops, and single engine piston aircraft, as well as provides aftermarket services. Depending on what happens with the BIG 3, Textron also supplies them parts.
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November 13
This pick is about: Crocs Inc (CROX)
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$1.15 (11/13/08)
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+25.22%
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This pick is about: Sun Microsystems Inc. (JAVA)
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$3.62 (11/13/08)
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+9.53%
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No longer just comics ...
This pick is about: Marvel Entertainment Inc (MVL)
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$27.34 (11/13/08)
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+9.40%
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$40.00
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Learning the lessons of early failures from the 1970s, MVL has learned to capitalize on its IP. Aside from the Spiderman (Sony) and X-Men(Fox), MVL now secures financing and develops films based on its properties and, as a result, will retain the lion's share of the profits. Iron Man was th | | |
