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What's Working on Wall Street Now

Kellogg Is an Earnings King

February 2, 2010

Though I remain convinced that the bull market is here to stay and that big opportunities lie ahead in 2010, there's no doubt weak consumer spending and high unemployment continue to complicate the recovery. But rather than let these factors scare you out of your share of the profits, you should focus on the sectors that are thriving in the current market conditions. Consumer staples is one such sector.

Our Stocks Bounce Back

February 8, 2010

Our Top three picks in particular performed dramatically better than the market as a group–with our #1 stock from last week, Aixtron (AIXG), up by about 10%!

A Safe Place for Investors

February 5, 2010

While the broader market has stumbled of late, our Buy List continues to be a very safe haven for investors to hang their hat. We were prepared for the recent bout of volatility and took steps to prepare ourselves and protect our portfolio. In this week's issue, I'm going to explain what's been happening and how we're going to adjust our Buy List to the realities on Wall Street.

A Volatile Week on Wall Street

February 5, 2010

It was another volatile week on Wall Street. All told, the S&P closed the week off about 1% though a few stocks on our Buy List like American Italian Pasta (AIPC) and SourceFire (FIRE) have bucked the trend and are up considerably since last Friday.

Jobs, Debt Roil the Market

February 5, 2010

Mixed jobs data and sovereign debt fears in Europe caused turmoil in the market over the past few days, eroding the gains our stocks made at the beginning of the week. All told, the S&P closed the week off about 2% since last Friday, though many of our Buy List stocks fared much better.