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114th Edition of the Festival of Stocks
The latest roundup of some of the best stock related blog posts made last week.
Time to Buy Beaten-Up Oil Service and Gold Stocks
Many in the mainstream press are calling an end to the “commodities bubble.” But oil and energy expert Byron King warns investors against betting against cheap oil and gold.
Book Review: Profit from the Peak
A review of "Profit from the Peak" - a book written by a pair of energy analysts that offers a comprehensive overview of our energy crisis, the possible solutions, and the investment opportunities.
S&P Value: Coach
We decided to use the MSN Deluxe Screener to see what kind of value we could find in the S&P at this present time. Our main focus was to try and find a company that was outperforming the industry average in a very efficient manner. And especially, one that was doing so through solid fundamentals. Out of the five companies that passed this screen, Coach Inc.
Promising Stocks Wall Street Ignores
This article tells of the many opportunities available out there. It says that many small caps have barely any analyst coverage and under 6,000 companies are covered by at least three analysts these days.
Special Situations Real Money Port April 2007 Update
The Special Situations Real Money Port is up a whopping 17.2% for the year. Since inception on October 19, 2004, the annualized rate of return for the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio has been 22.7%. Read how this month I received shares of KBR from Halliburton at a discount, recovered from a mistake on Maxco, and made another investment in an odd lot tender offer.
Playing the Market's Discards
Market Watch article on Tom McKissic and the TCW Focused Equities Fund. "The concentrated mutual fund distills the managers' best ideas into 35 companies that invite controversy, concern and capitulation. The portfolio is loaded with shares of home builders, retailers, energy producers and other companies that have fallen on hard times."
24/7 Wall St.: Multiple Break-Up Values From This Week (Part 2)
Excerpt: "This week 24/7 Wall St. featured many names that fall within the realm of larger private equity screens as far as potential break-up stocks." THIS IS PART II

