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    Your number 1 best stock pick right now?

    INVESTING HOT! 
    Whew, made it through earnings with AAPL and BIDU. Got a handful left to report. Anyone else tracking the S&P 500 index? Look back through February; we continue to be range-bound roughly between 1250 and 1350 or so. We are in an uptrend now, but haven't broken above key resistance...
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    Your number 1 best stock pick right now?

    INVESTING HOT! 
    Coffee business...I have had great success (again) with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR)! :) I have a very different investing style, though.
  3. R

    Your number 1 best stock pick right now?

    INVESTING HOT! 
    As noted in my "red flags to watch" comment, this is something to keep an eye on. I am looking to see an improvement in their EPS and sales growth based upon what appears to be continued strong demand for their products. As you probably well know, if they can't improve the numbers, the market...
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    Your number 1 best stock pick right now?

    INVESTING HOT! 
    I am not one to focus solely on one stock, but I am happy to throw one of my current favorites and why I like it. The stock is Polypore International (PPO). In short, they are in the chemical industry and make polymer-based membranes used in filtration and separation processes in the battery...
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    Getting into the stock market - the important questions

    INVESTING 
    There is some smart advice here. 1) I absolutely agree that you should start with what you have; there is no magic figure. 2) Spot-on comments by others here about dividends. Like much in this world, "it depends". 3) I consider "smart money" to be the institutional investors, i.e. mutual...
  6. R

    Full Time trader. Day 1

    INVESTING 
    Wishing you all the best in your trading and looking forward to hearing how it goes!
  7. R

    GOOG, Where Now After Earning?

    INVESTING FTE 
    I am holding out as well. Any buying done right now should be very selective. On a positive note, Polypore (PPO) rewarded me nicely last week! :D I think they have a bright future. JAZZ not so much but holding. I am no expert, but I am trying my hand at running a free website (some ads...
  8. R

    Penny Stock [Success!]

    INVESTING 
    thx1131, While I don't really trade in penny stocks, I will be happy to assist you (any of us, in fact) in getting into the market. I sent you a note. Time to get your feet wet! Jamie
  9. R

    GOOG, Where Now After Earning?

    INVESTING FTE 
    Looks like you are close on the GOOG call. It will be interesting to see if it holds here. AGQ was quite a ride; I caught that one too late really. OPEN's CEO shake-up really shocked the market and hit the stock hard, perhaps too hard. Oh well. I have a couple of positions on hold for now...
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    GOOG, Where Now After Earning?

    INVESTING FTE 
    PEET went through some crazy gyrations in early March, didn't it? I was watching it and the huge volume that swung it up to 48, then down to 42, and then back up again so quickly kept me away. Honestly, I haven't gone back to re-evaluate it lately but will watch it. Man, was anyone in on the...
  11. R

    GOOG, Where Now After Earning?

    INVESTING FTE 
    I own both BIDU and PCLN with no plans to sell. They have both held up well through this year's volatility and maintain good institutional sponsorship. I think both would be solid additions on a pullback. PCLN is a bit extended, but it just isn't all that volatile and leads me to think it...
  12. R

    GOOG, Where Now After Earning?

    INVESTING FTE 
    Yeah, I like William O'Neil's/IBD's techniques although I must admit to modifying the rules a bit for my own style. For instance, I will let a stock run longer and allow stocks up to a 20% loss to work through a shake-out after a run as long as the volume isn't too heavy. Its worked well for...
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    GOOG, Where Now After Earning?

    INVESTING FTE 
    I will wait for it to build a base and breakout to the upside in a rising market before getting on board. Given the current market conditions during an earnings season and based on my investing style, I am not doing any new buying right now. (Waiting on the uptrend to resume -- or break.)...
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    Shutdown

    MilSpec, Thanks for your service from this retired Army vet (86-10). Sorry your family is having to face this. I have already emailed my two Senators and my Representative on this particular issue to let them know how unacceptable it is to have our warriors in harm's way while not being...
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    Buying Opportunity?

    INVESTING HOT! 
    MJ, As mentioned above, I am still working on a gold timer (still showing uptrend, although volatile short term). I used the correction to lock in profits in stocks that started lagging during February and early March and have been establishing new positions in stocks that held up solidly or...
  16. R

    Doing what it takes to join the fast lane.

    Welcome! I am recently retired from the Army and also a newbie here. Thank you for your service and it's good to have another brother in arms here to join this great crowd. The book also changed me, and I hope to capitalize on 23 years of challenging experience in getting to the Fastlane (and...
  17. R

    You're from where??

    HOT! INTRO 
    Williamsburg, VA Hello all!
  18. R

    CD's.....the easiest money you will ever make?

    INVESTING 
    Again, I have to agree with GlobalWealth. Normally I would also say that diversification is a substitute for a lack of knowledge in traditional growth investing. However, for income investing like this, if one understands the various aspects of the multiple risk classes we have discussed...
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    CD's.....the easiest money you will ever make?

    INVESTING 
    GlobalWealth is absolutely right - REITs are excellent now and will continue to be until the Fed starts raising interest rates. CD returns are too weak to seriously consider right now. I would recommend looking at strong dividend stocks, REITS, MLPs and select bonds/bond funds if you are so...
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    Fastlane Contest Idea Brainstorm...

    IDEA 
    Contest: Written submissions of Fastlane ideas by a certain date to be evaluated by MJ (and whoever MJ deems appropriate). Judged: Most likely idea to succeed based upon the Need, Entry, Control, Scale and Time (CENTS) criteria as detailed in the book. Award: MJ offers to provide (or...
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