For 25 years, Steven Halpern, editor of TheStockAdvisors.com, has surveyed the leading financial newsletter advisors asking for their favorite stocks for the coming year. This article is one of 100+ ideas in the Best Stocks for 2008 report.

"Our favorite speculative pick for 2008 is (NASDAQ: IVGN)," says Daniel Frishberg, editor of The MoneyMan Report and host of BizRadio.

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"The Fed's moves do not mean we are out of the woods as far as further market corrections go; however, we do want to increase our exposure to the market, particularly top quality financial stocks," says Daniel Frishberg.

The host of BizRadio 1320 and editor of The MoneyMan Report is adding two stocks to his portfolio that he considers among the "best companies in the world" - the Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) and Citigroup (NYSE: C).

He explains, "The market's action has been very impressive. Our Market-Ray indicator shows that demand was overwhelmingly positive and while supply dried up. That is a great recipe for higher prices."

He continues, "One thing that we believe is clear is that the Fed is more interested in global growth and the impact on Americans than the risk of inflation at this time. This will put a floor on certain asset groups such as financials."

One favorite financial holding, already in the advisor's portfolio, is Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). Now, to boost his exposure to the financial sector, Frishberg says, "We're adding two dominant stocks at cheap levels, Citigroup and Blackstone."

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