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Six World Series trades
10/31/09
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Filed under: Options, Stocks to BuyBaseball fans worldwide continue to warm themselves around the glow of the television to watch the Phillies and Yankees battle it out in the World Series.
Well, sports fans, I know you're psyched, but I have something just as exciting for you: six home run trades. ...
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BRK.B
Real bargain stock #10: Berkshire Hathaway A Shares (BRK.A)
10/04/09
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Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Stocks to Buy
No high-priced stock list would be complete without the best known high-priced stock out there -- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway A Shares (NYSE: BRK.A).
At over $100,000 per share, this is, by far, the most-expensive, most well-known stock o...
GOOG
Real bargain stock #9: Google (GOOG)
10/04/09
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Filed under: Internet, Google (GOOG), Stocks to BuyEveryone who uses the Internet knows what a powerful tool Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) search engine is. In fact, the ubiquity of Google searches has now put the company's name firmly in our verbal lexicon. Hey, you know you've made it big when your name ...
CME
Real bargain stock #8: CME Group (CME)
10/04/09
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Filed under: Options, Stocks to BuyAs an observer of financial markets, I've been stunned by the recent growth of options trading. Options and futures trading have become huge among individual investors, and the interest in the topic is only getting bigger.
So, who benefits most from the surge in opt...
MA
Real bargain stock #7: MasterCard (MA)
10/04/09
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Filed under: MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), Stocks to BuyI'd venture a guess that you have at least one, if not multiple, MasterCard (NYSE: MA) credit cards in your wallet right now.
In addition to its credit card division, the company provides transaction processing services to its customers that support i...
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GS
Real bargain stock #6: BlackRock (BLK)
10/04/09
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Filed under: Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Stocks to BuyMuch like Goldman Sachs, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) is a financial company that's delivered big gains for its shareholders over the past five years. In fact, BLK shares are up 188% over the past five years. More recently, the company's shares are up over...
AAPL
Real bargain stock #5: Apple (AAPL)
10/03/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Apple Inc (AAPL), iPhone, Stocks to BuyApple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a shining example of capitalism at its best -- and that's just one of the many reasons why Apple is an excellent stock to buy now.
If you're a member of the Apple cult like I am, you already know the near-re...
GS
Real bargain stock #4: Goldman Sachs (GS)
10/03/09
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Filed under: Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Stocks to BuyWhat can you say about this crown jewel of brokerage and investment banks that hasn't already been said?
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is, by far, the most prestigious, as well as the most politically-connected, bank on Wall Street. Its success over both...
PCLN
Real bargain stock #3: Priceline.com (PCLN)
10/03/09
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Filed under: Stocks to BuyLeading online travel site Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) is perhaps best known for its pitchman, pop culture icon William Shatner. But to in-the-know investors, this stock is more known for booking big profits.
Now you might think that with the country in a recession, online ...
FSLR
Real bargain stock #2: First Solar (FSLR)
10/03/09
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Filed under: Stocks to BuyArizona-based First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) is hot.
The company reported a blowout quarter in July, with net income more than doubling in the second quarter and easily beating consensus Street estimates. In Q2, net income was $180.6 million, or $2.11 per share, compared with $6...
AZO
Real bargain stock #1: AutoZone (AZO)
10/03/09
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Filed under: AutoZone Inc (AZO), Stocks to BuyAutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is a specialty retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories. Its stores offer the do-it-yourself car tech tremendous value on parts and accessories. The company stocks all kinds of parts and has a great sal...
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Ten high-priced bargain stocks worth the price tag
10/03/09
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Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), AutoZone Inc (AZO), MasterCard Inc'A' (MA)As many shoppers have realized in this recession, just because something is cheap doesn't mean it's a bargain.
This is especially true in the stock market, where you definitely get what...
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LOW
Is Speedway Motorsports on track?
08/07/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Lowe's Cos (LOW)On Thursday, Aug. 6, Speedway Motorsports (NYSE: TRK) crossed its Q2 earnings finish line. The company reported a profit of 82 cents per share in the second three months of the year, well above consensus Wall Street estimates for a profit of 79 cents per...
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Hitting the apex: International Speedway meets estimates
07/07/09
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Filed under: Earnings reportsIn auto racing, drivers try to hit their apexes, meaning they try to drive their cars with such precision that they can hit the exact spot -- within inches -- on the racetrack each lap.
By consistently hitting their apexes, drivers are able to achieve their fastest possi...
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99 cents equals $13 in a 'frugal nation'
06/11/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Consumer experienceLewis Carroll's classic novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, depicts a topsy-turvy world where logic is the twisted handmaiden of reality. Sometimes I think the stock market is such a world. I mean, where else could 99 cents equal nearly $13?
Of c...
FCEL
FuelCell Energy: Bring on the bottled lightning
06/09/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Stocks to Buy, Green StocksWhen Charles Dickens wrote, "Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler and a corkscrew," it's safe to say the great English novelist wasn't referring to energy technology. But in the 21st century we know that a whole lot of bottled lig...
Options trading is for suckers
06/03/09
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Filed under: Options, Personal financeOver nearly two decades of financial journalism, I've heard something similar to the following statement literally hundreds of times: "Only experienced professionals should trade options. It's a sucker's game for individual investors."
Are you kidding me? Trading...
WSM
Attention Williams-Sonoma: Get Used to a 'Frugal Nation'
06/03/09
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Filed under: Earnings reportsA recent Time magazine cover story described it as, "The New Frugality." The 'it' here is the change in behavior, attitudes and even values Americans are embracing as a byproduct of the "Great Recession." It's just a fact that most of us have in some way or another altere...
PG
Ten stocks to fall in love with again: #10 Procter & Gamble (PG)
02/14/09
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Filed under: Procter and Gamble (PG), Stocks to BuyWhat single company is most represented by the sheer number of its products in your home right now?
I bet that company is Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG).
Beauty products, household care products, health care products, pet products, toothpaste, toi...
MMM
Ten stocks to fall in love with again: #9 3M (MMM)
02/14/09
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Filed under: 3M Corporation (MMM), Stocks to BuyIn this tough economic environment, why not choose a company with as many solid revenue-generating divisions as possible?
And when it comes to having many sources of revenue, you can find no better example than 3M (NYSE: MMM).
The diversified giant has...
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