FeedPosted Nov 7th 2009 9:00AM by Sam Collins (RSS feed)
Filed under: Stocks to Buy, Best Stocks for 2009
After seven months of one of the strongest rallies in history, the stock market is showing signs of faltering. From here on out through the rest of 2009, I believe the advance will shift gears, and instead of recording new highs every month, the trend will tend to flatten.
And as we head into the heart of the fourth quarter, I wouldn't bet on the market making many more new highs this year.
Continue reading Six top trades for the rest of 2009
Posted Nov 4th 2009 2:40PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Good news, Management, Rants and raves, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Serious Money, Headline news, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI), Best Stocks for 2009

Yesterday it was announced very loudly that
"my pal Warren" was
going to acquire the 77.4% of the
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE:
BNI) railroad, that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) does not already own, for $100 per share, offering about a $24 premium to Mondays closing price.
Talk about putting your money where your mouth is --
yikes! Buffett has gone all in, betting the economy is healing, and silencing anyone that questioned his integrity or motives for cautious optimism saying it was all talk!
Continue reading Serious Money: Questions as Buffett's money & mouth converge on BNI
Posted Sep 22nd 2009 4:45PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major movement, Other issues, Rants and raves, Market matters, Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Newcastle Investment (NCT), Best Stocks for 2009

They say you should not look a gift horse in the mouth. Sorry folks, sometimes you do. In the case of the recently catapulting
Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE:
NCT), which I bought at 60 cents a share, I am.
I have been following this company for a while and have both made and lost money. Although it started out as a penny stock for me it has jumped over 150% in a week and closed today at $3.61 up $0.39 (12.11%) -- for a total gain to date of 502%. So why am I complaining?
Continue reading Chasing Value: Newcastle up 500% -- why?
Posted Aug 13th 2009 2:40PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Getting started, Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), United Parcel'B' (UPS), Wells Fargo (WFC), Serious Money, Stocks to Buy, Best Stocks for 2009, Olin Corp. (OLN)

Money market accounts and certificates of deposit are safe, but they provide very little return on your investment. This fact, and the invigorated stock market, provoked one of my bankers, Dobrinka, at the local Santa Monica Wells Fargo branch, to ask for advice on how I would invest $25,000 if I was just starting out.
This is a common question although the starting point in terms of cash varies. It certainly makes a difference how old the person is, their general knowledge about investing and finance, and the particulars of their financial statement.
Here is what I suggested sticking to regular themes I have written about before and broadly speaking would be a conservative approach emphasizing safety, diversity, liquidity, dividends and the potential for growth far exceeding cash in the mattress or in a money market account. I also think that it is important for beginners to educate themselves so my suggestions include an educational aspect.
Continue reading Serious Money: What to do with $25,000
Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:30AM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Technology, Best Stocks for 2009

Another earnings report,
another blowout quarter for
Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ:
ISRG), the maker of the da Vinci robotic surgical system. Intuitive Surgical reported last Wednesday and the stock jumped Thursday and Friday on the news while analysts were busy revising their projections for future earnings and upgrading their recommendations and price projections (see:
Chasing Value: The amazing Intuitive Surgical).
I have been one of Intuitive's biggest cheerleaders for years and like everyone else was encouraged to find the company still growing successfully on all fronts. Given my favorable opinion of the company, and the stock, I took a look at where it stood after the run-up (closing Friday at $222.53) to see whether there might be any value left, or if the frenetic buying had exhausted the possibility.
Continue reading Chasing Value: What's wrong with Intuitive Surgical?
Posted Jul 24th 2009 4:20PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major movement, Earnings reports, Good news, Market matters, Getting started, Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Best Stocks for 2009

Anybody reading Bloggingstocks.com for any length of time will know that I have been following
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:
ISRG) since its beginning.
Yesterday the company reported strong top and bottom line growth, with profits of $1.62 per share, about 37 cents ahead of analyst estimates, and its revenue of $260.6 million was $30.6 million greater than expected. Intuitive also raised its forecast for procedures performed using da Vinci systems, which can lead to increased sales.
Continue reading Chasing Value: The amazing Intuitive Surgical
Posted Jul 21st 2009 2:00PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Deals, China, Diageo plc (DEO), Money and Finance Today, Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Best Stocks for 2009
It was announced today that China's sovereign wealth fund has acquired 1.1% of the worlds largest alcoholic beverages maker Diageo PLC (NYSE: DEO), a deal valued at $365 million.
- "The move by China Investment Corp, which manages $200bn of the country's $2,132bn in foreign exchange reserves, makes the fund the UK-based groups' ninth-largest investor."
It was only last week I wrote about Diageo, stating: "the kind of stock you might pick if you only owned one stock in the universe"
Continue reading Chasing Value: Chinese buying into Diageo
Posted Jul 7th 2009 3:40PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP), Serious Money, Commodities, S and P 500, Stocks to Buy, Southern Company (SO), Raytheon Company (RTN), Best Stocks for 2009

After finding
three stocks yesterday that were a good bet to beat the the S&P 500 index going forward, I decided to pursue this notion further. Each of yesterday's stocks was in a different industry that will have strong recurring revenue and pays a dividend; energy, food and booze.
Today's three stocks are in diversified mining, electric power utilities and high-tech defense. Going back ten years, they have all trounced the index and I'm betting they will continue to do so.
Continue reading Serious Money: Three more stocks that beat the market: BHP, RTN, SO
Posted Jul 6th 2009 5:20PM by Sheldon Liber (RSS feed)
Filed under: Diageo plc (DEO), Chevron Corp (CVX), General Mills (GIS), Serious Money, S and P 500, Stocks to Buy, Best Stocks for 2009

Despite what you here from almost all quarters about the market dropping ten percent or so, in what is deemed a bear market correction of our recent bear market rally, I will continue to buy into this market. Of course I will be selective, and as always be thinking long term. This has helped me substantially over the past ten months
beating the market by a huge margin.Keeping this in mind I examined my watch list for candidates that have been long term winners, and consistently beat the overall market using the Standard & Poors 500 index for comparison. The volatility in the market is certain to produce more buying opportunities.
Continue reading Serious Money: Three stocks that beat the market
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