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Kiplinger's Top 5 Stocks for Dad

Tags: Diageo, Stocks to Buy, Stocks, HD, Eli Lilly, DEO, KMK, LLY, JOSB, CarMax, Kiplingers Top Stocks, Home Depot
19 Jun 9:02am
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This post was submitted by Laura Stevens of the Rosen Group. Dads, you're probably expecting a tie or a set of power tools this Father's Day. If you have enough of those already (or even if you don't), Kiplinger.com has a gift you'll really appreciate: stock picks in companies that cater to your tastes. Kiplinger’s Top 5 Stocks for Dad are: Diageo (DEO) This seller of such brands as Johnnie
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Malcolm Gladwell Explains Outliers

Tags: Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell, Book Review
11 Jun 7:22am
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Malcolm Gladwell, the bestselling author of Blink and Tipping Point hits it out of the park again in his latest book, "Outliers".In this book, Gladwell explains the successes of successful people whom he calls Outliers and talks about how culture, opportunity and surrounding factors impact and contribute to these successes.He explains why the people of Rosetto, PA never died of sickness or
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Top Ten Stock Tweets to Follow

Tags: Options, ETF, Stocktwits, Twitter, Top Financial Tweets, Stock Tweets, Top Stock Tweets
3 Jun 1:59pm
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The Twitterverse is getting larger by the minute and sites like Stocktwits are gaining strong popularity among financial bloggers. But amidst all the hoopla, it can get mighty difficult to weed out the noise and focus on the opinions that matter to you. My list of Twitter "friends" and followers is public information but if you want to know who I think is really worth following, check out my list
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Game Over for GameStop

Tags: Video Games, Gamestop, Walmart, WMT, Retail, GME
2 Jun 12:08pm
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Microsoft announced at E3 this week that the Zune Store will be offering video game downloads to the XBox 360 console thereby removing the middle-man (read GameStop). This is bad news for the video game retailer and comes on the heels of the Walmart announcement last month, that the giant retailer would be testing video game trade-in kiosks in 77 stores across some key markets in the east.
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Hedge your US Dollar Risk

Tags: EWZ, Price of Oil, USO, Economy, Energy, Risk, FXI, Russia, Oil, Rand, Currency, Dollar, China, RSX, Commodities, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Brazil, South Africa, US Dollar
1 Jun 1:50pm
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The US Dollar has recovered over the last 8 months or so, partly due to the weakness in global markets and currencies and partly due to the decline in oil. Now that oil has moved much higher from its January lows, the dollar is starting to show signs of resuming its long-term downtrend.So why is the US Dollar in a long-term downtrend? Well the trade deficit is one reason. The second being the
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StocksandBlogs.com provides stock tips, equity research and markets commentary. This blog gives you money making investment ideas that can be applied to your financial portfolio, whether you are a long-term investor or looking for a quick trade. From Wall Street to Walmart, Investing to Intel and Commodities to Coffee, you will find it all here. My name is Faisal Laljee and you can email me anytime. To check how my stock picks have panned out, check out my performance using Performance Tracker. Disclaimer: The stock picks and trades listed on this blog are for educational purpose only. You should do your own research before making a trade. This blog, its affiliates, partners or authors are not responsible or liable for any losses you might sustain from the opinions stated.

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