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1) Can We Recapture HP's Garage Magic To Innovate Our Way Out Of This Economic Slump? + Lee’s take on HPQ, AAPL, MSFT, ORCL, IBM, INTC, MOT, DELL, CSCO, BBY, TAP, STZ, DEO, FO, KO, GE, BA, and MMM.
Lee Allen
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Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is certainly less cool than its silicon valley neighbor Apple (AAPL), but with annual revenues of around $115 billion compared to Apple’s $43 billion, it has roughly three times the sales -- not to mention a much more diversified product line. But these two companies have some common DNA. They were both started in a garage.
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In fact, many of the biggest companies like Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), Motorola (MOT), Dell (DELL), and Cisco (CSCO) started some place like a garage, basement, or a kindly, yet strict mother-in-law’s kitchen table.
With our economy in a strange unsure drifting pattern, maybe we need more people hiding out in garages inventing useful stuff everyone needs. What’s stopping them? I might have a few ideas on this, as you probably expected... |
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Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in front of the garage that launched their $115 billion company |
Click Here for Lee’s insights on how your garage could fix this economy…
2) Learn from the Experts |
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Dan Passarelli
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Ian Cooper
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Vic Wisemann
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Buying Puts in a Bear Market
With the market starting the week on a sour note, perhaps we should take a look at an option strategy that allows an investor to make a profit from a continued downside move from a stock, index, or ETF - the...
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Where the Real Economic Crunch Exists
When you think of where your iPods, cell phones, computers and electronic motors come from, think about this. China holds 97% of the materials that go into each of those products...
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Could Disney Be the Happiest Investment on Earth?
The market is on track to report one of the best quarterly earnings seasons on record. At least, that is, in terms of the number of companies that beat market expectations with their profits. Nearly four out of five...
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4) Expert Articles Recap — In Case You Missed It The First Time… |
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This Week: What Investors Need To Know About Stocks Reporting Earnings This Week – Strategies, Insights, And Trade Ideas For Stocks and ETFs Like PEP, CVH, DIS, ICE, IYH, & NYX …
- What do investors need to know about Disney (DIS), Pepsi (PEP), Coventry Health Care (CVH), and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE)?
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Stocks Covered: Disney (DIS), PepsiCo (PEP), IntercontinentalExchange (ICE)
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Stock Covered: Marriott International, Inc. (MAR)
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Stocks Covered: Goldman Sachs (GS), Amazon.com (AMZN), UnitedHealth (UNH), Newmont Mining (NEM)
Targeted Combined Return: $2,400, 13.6%
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8) Exclusive Special Report! Can The Food Industry Cook Up Profits In 2010? |
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Summary: Food is an issue that is always at the front of Americans’ minds. Trips to the grocery store are a weekly ritual and some holidays seem to be based solely on great cuisine. The food industry saw many challenges during the Great Recession of 2008-2009, but leading companies found ways to cut costs and improve profitability despite dramatic changes in consumer behavior. This report summarizes the changes undergone in the industry as well as provides unique investment ideas designed to profit on the future of the food industry.
Stocks Covered:Kroger (KR), Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI), Safeway (SWY), Brinker International (EAT), Yum! Brands (YUM), Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI), McDonald’s (MCD), Kraft Foods (KFT), and more…
Target Returns: Up to 31.6% or 114.1% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 12.5%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced
Risk Level: Moderate Relative Risk
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