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Stock Analysis:
Timothy Lutts presents Comtech: An Undervalued Telecom Growth Stock posted at The Iconoclast Investor
Chad presents Microsoft–What’s It Worth? posted at Wide Moat Investing
Steve Alexander presents Top Ten Magic Formula by Dividend Yield, Price-to-Sales, and Price-to-Book – MagicDiligence posted at MagicDiligence – Optimizing Joel Greenblatts Value Stock Strategy, saying, “Every so often, MagicDiligence compiles a list of Magic Formula stocks sorted by their dividend yield, price-to-sales ratio, and price-to-book ratio for investors that like to use those metrics. The result
is a list of attractive value stocks for additional research. Here are the top 10 in each of the three
metrics.”
Darwin presents Gold ETN GOE up 421% in 1 Month – What Gives? posted at Darwin’s Finance, saying, “An examination of what happens when a GOLD ETN diverges from reality – to the tune of over 400% in a month!”
The Financial Blogger presents Long Ebay/Short Knot posted at Intelligent Speculator, saying, “The current economic conditions continue to provide many opportunities in terms of mispriced stocks in my opinion and I’m now ready to enter into a new trade with two securities”
Dividends4Life presents 3M Co. (MMM) Stock Analysis posted at Dividends Value, saying, “3M Co. is a diversified technology company with a presence in various businesses, including industrial & transportation, healthcare, display & graphics, consumer & office, safety, security & protection services, and electro and communications. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.”
Jack presents Stock Deep Dive Analysis – Nike (NKE) in Bear Market posted at Silent Treasure, saying, “Covering NKE’s fundamentals, economic moat, financial health, evaluation, growth potential and risks. The final question to answer: Is it good stock to buy in this bear market?”
Insurance Toolbox presents Why Tax Free Municipal Bonds are Great Investments in Obama’s America posted at Fine-Tuned Finances.
Education
PicktheBrain presents The First Investment a Beginner Should Make posted at Beginner Investing.
Michael Cohen presents Even If We Are The Next Japan, Stocks Aren?t Necessarily A Short posted at Stock Investment, saying, “There’s a good chance our economic future will mirror Japan’s Lost Decade. Even so, stocks aren’t necessarily a sell at today’s levels.”
Investing School presents Brokerages with Free Stock Trading posted at Investing School, saying, “Want to trade stocks for free? Here are a whole bunch of ways to do so.”
kathryn presents Get Your Taxes Done for Free! posted at Out of Debt Christian, saying, “Tax time is never fun. Even if you’re getting a refund, the hassle of organizing your paperwork and filling out those forms can be tedious. If you prefer to have someone do your taxes for you, here is a way to not only get them done for FREE, but get paid to get them done!”
Qwoter.com presents Stock Market Investing Basics posted at Stock Tips, saying, “Before thinking about investing in the stock market you will want to first make sure to learn the stock market investing basics and not just simply jump in and start trading right away.”
Sun presents Learn How to Use Stop Effectively to Profit and Preserve Your Capital posted at The Sun’s Financial Diary
George presents Value Investors on Twitter posted at Fat Pitch Financials, saying, “This posts includes a basic guide to using Twitter and a list of value investors currently using this service.”
James Cullen presents » Blog Archive » Bank Bailouts and Trust Preferreds posted at College Analysts, saying, “Subordinated bank debt like trust preferreds stand to benefit the most from government putting money into banks at the equity level. Here are a handful of opportunities offering intriguing risk/reward.”
Adam presents How to Hack Finviz Stock Screener to Find Great Setups posted at Pimp My Trade, saying, “An article that shows you how to tweak the stock screener on new financial website finviz.com to find great trading setups in any market climate!”
Raily Arena presents It Pays to Inspire: How to Be Everyone’s Favorite Legitimate Online Coach « Make Money Easy Online posted at Make Money Easy Online.
Silicon Valley Blogger presents $50 TradeKing Bonus Extended, Zecco Free Stock Trades Update posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Updates on TradeKing and Zecco brokerage offerings.”
The Smarter Wallet presents Investing In Stocks and Bonds: Some Investment Basics posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, “Thanks!”
Pinyo presents Understanding Roth 401k And Its Benefits posted at Moolanomy.
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Jae Jun presents The Value of Not Being Sure: Seth Klarman posted at Old School Value, saying, “An article written by Seth Klarman for the Feb 23 Value Investor Insight edition. A great value investing educational read.”
Michael Cintolo presents The End is Near? Four Reasons For Optimism posted at The Iconoclast Investor.
Jim presents Investment Clubs posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
Funds
Manshu presents Gold Funds – Expense Ratios and Minimum Investments posted at OneMint, saying, “There are several mutual funds and ETFs that offer avenues to invest in gold. This article provides a list of such mutual funds along with their minimum investment and expense ratios.”
Loans & Real Estate
Nate presents Can You Qualify for a Car Loan? posted at Car Loan Tips.
Carrie presents Money Notes from Schwab’s On Investing Spring 2009 posted at Less is More.
KCLau presents How to Refinance your Home Loans Smartly posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Lists several reasons why home owners would benefit from switching their loans to a new loan with lower interest rates”
Rob presents Why the Stimulus Bill is a Boost for Real Estate Investors posted at Two Wise Acres, saying, “The stimulus plan may be a big boon for real estate investors if they know how to use it.”
Shaun Connell presents Why You Shouldn’t Get a Short-Term Payday Loan posted at Short-Term Loans, saying, “The advertisements say how easy and convenient it is for anyone to get a loan. It looks simple, right? Well that simplicity comes with a hefty price tag and in the long run, isn’t worth it at all.”
Joe Manausa presents A Small But Significant Shift In The Housing Market posted at Really Better Real Estate, saying, “One key trend to pay attention to in any local real estate market is the movement of the sales success trend. What this measures is the total number of home sold divided by the total of homes listed (put on the market) during the same period of time.”
Pamela Grundy presents 2009 IPOs May Offer Some Potential posted at Dealsupermarket Blog
Other
Ryan Suenaga presents If You Market Time or Don’t Market Time, What Time is it Now? posted at Uncommon Cents
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Thank you for hosting this week’s Festival of Stocks. I appreciate you including my article about Value Investors on Twitter. Great job!
Thanks for including my article.
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