Posted on Saturday, 11th April 2009 by admin

Every Saturday, the team of Buy My Stock Picks does a review of good read around the blogosphere. Here’s what caught our attention this week:

This was another great week for stocks in 2009. Those who made great stock picks should be smiling by now!

The Fibonacci tool fully explained in this video

(Fibonacci… it’s a technical tool that can make you rich)

The Financial Blogger presents 3 Reasons Why You Should Not Do Market Timing.

China ETFs at The Sun’s Financial Diary

How to Build a Simple and Effective All-ETF Portfolio at ETFdb

Asset Allocation – Investing By The Numbers at Australian Stock Market Blo

Just Buy Index Funds Directly at Stock Index Mutual Fund

Most Individual Investors Are Poor Personal Portfolio Managers at Personal Investment Managemen

How to Profit from Employee Stock Options Regardless of Share Performance at Darwin’s Finance

D4L presents Low-Debt Dividend Stocks posted at Dividends Value.

Carnivals:

Carnival of Personal Finance

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Posted on Wednesday, 8th April 2009 by admin

We haven’t looked at the British Pound (GBP) lately, as it has been in its major swing to the downside. The question is, is the British pound ready for a comeback?

In our new video, I delve into the depths of the British Pound, and take you step-by-step into my thought process and why we’re looking at this market right now.

Whether you’re a newbie or experienced trader, I believe you will benefit from this video. In the video we give you specific levels that I’m watching, and target levels that we expect the British Pound could achieve if it breaks over one key psychological level.

As always this video is with our compliments and there is no need to register to watch.

Watch this video now!

Enjoy and feel free to comment on our blog.

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Posted on Tuesday, 7th April 2009 by admin

Here’s the list of the best performing stocks for Q1 2009 on the S&P 500:

As you can see, there is not even 20 stocks that are positive among the S&P 500. This shows how bad the market was early this year.  While the S&P was down -11.67% at the end of the first quarter, it is not surprising to find that only a few stocks were able to add some green to your portfolio!

Now, is it the time to buy those stocks? This is a tricky question! I would certainly not go for the top performing as they probably reached their peack by now. However, I am hearing a lot of good things about Wells Fargol here and there. Therefore, there is still a possibility to see this stock soars in 2009. The price is still pretty low so if could easily reach $10 without facing any market liquidity problem. While everybody sees banks stocks pretty low, a few of them will definitely show their good intrinsic value and investor will buy them sooner or later. After all, Wells belongs to Mr. Buffett

Another interesting point is that there are a lot of great stocks in 2009 that are related to consumer goods. This is pretty normal as we are in a recession and people will slow down most of their expenses (such as new cars, duh!) but will keep eating and buying basics goods. This is why those company perform well in a bear market. If you believe that the recession will last during 2009, this may be a right pick. However, I think we are already too late to pick defensive stocks. It is now time to hunt the next bomb in the stock market!

Happy Trading!

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Posted on Saturday, 4th April 2009 by admin

Every Saturday, the team of Buy My Stock Picks does a review of good read around the blogosphere. Here’s what caught our attention this week:

Zachary Scheidt presents Syniverse (SVR) – Recovering, Beating Expectations.

D4L presents Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) Stock Analysis.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents 1929 Stock Market Cycle: Are Technical Indicators, Stock Trends Repeating History?

Ian Welsh presents How to Understand the March 23 Market Rally.

Should You Own Individual Stocks? posted at Moolanomy.

Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses posted at Investing School.

Carnivals:

Carnival of Personal Finance

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Posted on Thursday, 2nd April 2009 by admin

Crude oil plays such an integral part in our lives whether we care to admit it or not. This one source of energy drives the US economy and indeed the world’s economy.

So what’s ahead for the new black gold? After seeing this market move to its best levels in some time, we have seen a sharp pullback from the recent highs as the crude oil market appears to be mimicking the equity markets. On the other side, crude oil surged today (April 2nd) to $52.64 on the hype of the market.

In this new video you will see in detail as to what the technicals are showing for this market. I think you’ll find the analysis interesting, revealing and above all educational.

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As always, the video is with our compliments and there is no registration requirements.

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Posted on Wednesday, 1st April 2009 by admin

Due to the current market crisis, several people are asking financial advisor the following question: “Should I buy stocks in 2009?”. The short answer is yes, you should buy stocks in 2009.

There are actually several reasons why you and I should buy stocks in 2009:

- There are stocks that are “hot buy stocks” right now: during every market crash, there are always good companies that see their stocks going down for no reasons. Canadian banks stocks are a good example of them. They all lost 40% or more of their book value. However, they all made good profit in 2008. Maybe they will be part of the best stocks to buy in 2009?

- If you would have buy theses stocks in 2009, you would already be making money!! Look at the year to date yield in 2009 and ask you again “Should I buy stocks?”. Then again, the answer is yes! I read an interesting article about Amazone and Google that considerably went up from November 2008 to January 2009. While both companies went down after the “December rally”, I still believe they can become surprises and be part of the best stocks in 2009.

- You should buy stocks when there is blood on the street: This is actually the best moment to buy stocks right now. Everything is so low that you can’t virtually go wrong. It is obvious that the stock market can still continue to drop (nobody has a crystal ball!). However, most of you will probably agree that we have already suffered from the biggest part of the drop in the market. Buying stocks right now will assure you to buy stocks at a low price. Then, it’s only a matter of selecting the buying the right one.

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Posted on Saturday, 28th March 2009 by admin

Every Saturday, the team of Buy My Stock Picks does a review of good read around the blogosphere. Here’s what caught our attention this week:

But First, we must say that we had quite a success with our latest two post about the best stock picks for 2009 and the best stock picks for 2009 part 2.

Two trending markets revisited and analyzed for you

Last week I watched a video analysis of the S&P and Crude Oil markets. The technical analysis was right on at the time, but those markets have changed quite a bit in the last few days. The S&P had a huge rally and Crude seemed to steady out, so what’s the new analysis? Glad you asked!

Below are two free videos, one on Crude Oil and one on the S&P, that gives us an in depth technical look into these markets. Again the videos are free and very informative.

S&P Video Analysis

Crude Oil Projections

Being Frugal has a post on asset allocation for beginners.

Richer by the Day explains how not to sell gold.

The Dividend Guy explains the tyranny of investment fees.

The Financial Blogger explains how to start investing.

Intelligent Speculator thinks that Google should feel threatened by Twitter and Facebook.

Investo Blog explains stock options trading.

Dividends4Life presents Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Stock Analysis

Carnivals:

Carnival of Personal Finance

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Posted on Monday, 23rd March 2009 by admin

Following on our recent post about US stocks that can make it to the top of the best stocks in 2009, we have 3 more stocks we think can be interesting:

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG, $46.95 on March 13^th)

P&G is probably one of my favorite companies when we are talking about buying stocks in the middle of a recession (depression?). They offer such a wide variety of products in almost 100 countries. It is basically one of your best shot if you are looking at a stock that will survive any economic crisis. Another key point is that they have a lot of liquidity in hands. That put P&G in a great position to make any acquisitions, make an aggressive marketing campaign or simply assuring the company growth through a tough market.

Its P/E ratio is pretty low these days (around 12.5) which represent its lowest since the past 20 years! Another interesting point if the stock is taking longer than expected to surge would be is high dividend yield. It currently gives a 3.41% yield which would cover for more than inflation for 2009.

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL, $34.60 on March 13^th)

This is probably a company name you didn’t hear much from so far. Sigma-Aldrich develops, manufactures, purchases and distributes a range of biochemicals and organic chemicals and equipment throughout the world for the pharmaceutical and medical industry. As the population is aging, the need for this kind of product will constantly increase. Therefore, no need to worry about the recession! As it is the case for P&G, the P/E ratio is pretty low at 13.04.

Stantec Inc. (NYSE: STN, $17.70 on March 13^th)

One last pick for the best stocks in 2009 list of today is Stantec, a Canadian based company offering consulting services in planning and engineering. This engineer firm should benefit from the major investments in infrastructures on both sides of the border (Canada and USA). Because they offer have an environmental division, they should get ahead most of their competitors. The “green effect” will surely carry their business to another level.

Disclaimer: please note that we are not doing any buy or sell recommendation on any stocks. These opinions on stocks should be used for your entertainment only. We are not responsible for any losses or cost related to stock transactions related to this website.

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Posted on Saturday, 21st March 2009 by admin

This has been 2 great weeks overall on the stock markets. The stocks soared about 15% after the guys from Citi Group and Bank of America both said that “everything is going to be ok” type of thing Wohoo, they made profit for 2 months in a row. Hopefully they will be able to pay enough taxes to pay the bailout back!!

Every Saturday, the team of Buy My Stock Picks does a review of good read around the blogosphere. Here’s what caught my attention this week:

Dividend Growth Investor presents Merck/Schering-Plough Merger Arbitrage Opportunity

Ramis presents Dollar Cost Averaging posted at Financial Highway

The Smarter Wallet presents Investing In The Stock Market? Rules To Help You Sleep At Night

MoneyNing presents Zecco vs TradeKing – Online Stock Trading Comparison

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Find Investment Opportunities In Any Business Market Environment! Ride The Economic Recovery

Carnivals:

Festival of Stocks (Editor’s Pick! Yeah!)

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Posted on Friday, 13th March 2009 by admin

I was doing some research on great stocks for 2009.  The main key was actually to look for companies that should perform in a though economic period.  Stocks that have been under evaluated by a psychotic market!

Here are a few stocks that could make the best stocks in 2009 list:

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS, $17.13 on March 13th)

At a price of about $16, the stock is being traded a one third of its intrinsic value. The great thing about Disney is its capability of taking an old success and brings it back to make even more money with it! Another good point is the great profitability the company gets back from its amusement park such as Disney Land and Disney World.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ, $50.64 on March 13th)

This is another solid company that is being sold under its intrinsic value. The stock is giving a dividend yield around 3.80% and the company has a lot of liquidity. It’s well diversified among several products. This could be one of the best stocks in 2009 and even the upcoming years!

M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB, $39.34 on March 13th)

Yup, I’m talking about buying bank stocks in this big turmoil. The thing is that the trust in financial stocks is so low that great buying opportunities emerge from the market. It is currently trading in the $30’s after being as high as $120! Since it’s a regional bank, M&T Bank Corporation was less affected by toxic financial products and the subprime mortgages.

Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC, $23.61 on March 13th)

This is the world biggest advertising company. For obvious reasons, the company will definitely suffer from the downside of the current economic cycle. However, the size of the company and its expansion across the world will assure income stability and cash flow. The stock is currently trading at 8.6 its forwarded P/E ratio for 2009. Even with all the bad news, the market expects Omnicom to increase its revenue by 10%.

Disclaimer: please note that we are not doing any buy or sell recommendation on any stocks. These opinions on stocks should be used for your entertainment only. We are not responsible for any losses or cost related to stock transactions related to this website.

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