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Filed under: Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy

Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT) is one of the largest distributors of semiconductors and computer-related products in the world.

After falling from more than $40 in 2007, its common stock bottomed in October 2008, well before the bear market low in March. Since then, it has been trading in a bull channel with a top around $29 and low at $23.

Filed under: AT and T (T), Bank of America (BAC), Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy

When selecting which stocks to buy, ratings from agencies like Standard & Poor's can be useful in creating a balanced portfolio.

But did you know technical analysis is the most accurate way to predict where a stock -- or the market for that matter -- is going?

In America’s great Gold Rush in the 1800’s many prospectors went bust looking for gold while the real money was being made in outfitting them with picks, shovels and other equipment needed for the endeavor. In today’s world where technology changes quickly perhaps it’s time to be investing in the equivalent companies that supply to the ‘prospectors’ [read: tech manufacturers] rather than the innovators themselves. <!--more-->