It's hard to recover from a broken heart.
During the past year, many investors' hearts have been crushed as they've witnessed the downward spiral of so many well-respected and trusted corporate giants. To be certain, the market meltdown of 2008 has put a serious strain on the relationship between shareholders and their favorite stocks.
Former rock-solid suitors have failed to meet the emotional and financial needs of those who faithfully bought their shares, and many investors have justifiably filed for divorce from these once-stable household providers.
But I'm an idealist. I still believe in love, and I think broken hearts can be mended with a little time -- and with some positive corporate catalysts.
I believe that many once-mighty, but currently downtrodden stocks will return to their former glory at some point in the future. Just when this might take place and to what extent remains an open question, but corporate America has the ability to heal the wounds and recapture those amorous feelings we all desire.
So, which companies are most likely to fight their way back into our hearts?
There are 10 stocks I think deserve a second chance. These companies represent the biggest corporate brand names out there. These are names that many American's still hold near and dear to their hearts, if not their portfolios.
Here are 10 stocks I think you can fall in love with again (click for more details):
1. Time to give Ma Bell a ring.
2. Obama is doling out the love.
3. You can't beat the real thing.
4. Love is blind to the price of oil.
6. The chips may be down, but not for long.
7. Roses are red, violets are Blue.
8. Love heals.
10. A clean start.
Jim Woods is a Senior Editor for OptionsZone.com. He is the co-author, along with Tobin Smith, of the new book, "Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution."











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-14-2009 @ 12:48PM
Beltway Greg said...
Anything bubbling under? Scratch the surface a bit bloke. No offense intended but these are stocks your local Account Executive will push after a two martini lunch.
Of the ten, JNJ is probably the best and, in this environment, most secure and the most likely to reap the rewards of the baby boomers desire to run marathons on fake knees well into their 80's. Companies like MMM and GE will recover but I believe the corporate trend will be to move away from the conglomerates like GE and Citi which try to do everything for everybody and end-up doing nothing except falling into corporate quicksand. Buffett was correct, buy companies which can be run by idiots because sooner or later you'll have an idiot running the company. With a little tweeking McDonalds could be even better. The breakfast buritto is awesome though the premium coffee is putrid. I don't think Ronald is actually taking away customers from Starbucks as much as creating a demand for a more specialized item in a lower price range. The people who rate Six-O-Clock Coffee and McDonalds joe as being superior to Starbucks must be truck drivers and lot lizards. Howard Schultz sort of lost his mind there for a bit. Here in DC you can walk down Conn. Ave. and basically throw a baseball from one Starbucks to the next. He's righting the ship though.
And mentioning Intel? It's Valentine's Day, not April Fools.
Beltway Greg
2-15-2009 @ 8:36AM
cjados said...
just give the 10 without the riddles - we can follow up on our own - this isn't a subject for cuteness
2-15-2009 @ 1:46PM
Sarah said...
The best stock I have is in my husband; it isn't a gamble, I'm always in love, it's a sure thing and we have enough money. I'm one of the lucky few who was not married for a paycheck or used for a live in or free cow. I spotted him and it was love at first sight. He's always been financially conservative, so we are the wealthiest people we know. He never tried to take advantage of people and lived according to his means, and treats all women, irregardless of their job with equal respect. I realize I'm very fortunate because there's a lot of bad people out there. It's alot easier to love someone who was never out to take advantage of you, nor educated by their parents and society to get whatever they can for free.
2-15-2009 @ 1:56PM
Sarah said...
I picked my huz out myself and went after him. Turns out I was right about him. You have to have a lot more depth then to only think about who is going to pay half the mortgage...mine was happy with an apple pie, so I knew he'd be grateful for everything else....when all they can think about is massive bills they expect you to pay rather then appreciate YOU and the two of you, there's nothing to live on anyway.
2-15-2009 @ 2:02PM
Sarah said...
The ones that put materialism first and got married for what their spouse could "bring to the table and offer" were in such a weak position for a man to even expect this that they were marginals who lost their homes. It's more understandable, although sad for a woman to sign bad loans, but for a man to - is a warning sign that somethings wrong, especially since so many did it. I knew mine was way more mature because he spends based on cash and what we have, and sometimes less is more. We have relative financial freedom due to much absence of exaggerated materialism; (and if anyone deserves it he does, and he is more educated then most in the hardest fields).
2-15-2009 @ 3:49PM
SUGADINGA said...
I AGREE WITH THESE :
CATERPILLAR , INTEL(?), EXXON MOBIL!!YES , MAYBE PG MAYBE...JOHNSON...I STRONGLY DIS WITH GE...A LOT OF FUNNY BIZ AT GE FOR TOO LONG TO TRUST THEM...IBM...A LOT OF SOFTWARE BIZ IS BEING COMPROMISED BY OTHERS REUSABLE CODE IS A CROC OF TURD NEW CODE IS ALWAYS BETTER CHEAPER.........MA BELL IS SO AND SO..WITHOUT IPHONE WHERE WOULD THEY BE TODAY? IPHONE S GOING OUT TOO. I LOVE COKE, BUT I REALLY DOUBT THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE BIG HIT PEOPLE THINK OVERSEAS THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS SO ITS REAL BIG LIE THAT THEY ARE SOMEHOW EMERGING, THEY ARE NOT EMERGING THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS!!!! CAT INTEL EXXON REALLY HAVE NO COMPETITION THEY ARE NOT REPLACEABLE ALL THE REST DO AND COMPETITION IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY REALLY KILLS IN TIMES LIKE THIS.
2-16-2009 @ 2:57AM
GER said...
TRY CHANGING YOU PROFESSION YOU SUCK AT GIVING STOCK ADVISE, DIDN'T NEED THIS TYPE OF GARBAGE ADVISE RIDDLES ARE NOT FOR THIS TYPE OF BLOG YOU MORON!!!!!!
2-16-2009 @ 8:31PM
Neighbor said...
Find out how much and what your stock broker owns and for how long. That's where his or her beliefs are. If they aren't tanking right along with you it's because they don't buy anything of what they sell. Their money is not from owning mutual funds, but from you purchasing them!!!!!!
2-23-2009 @ 8:23PM
sohbet said...
Nobody thinks about stock right now
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