Using a watch list to track stock ideas
Reader from Peoria asks how to use a watch list to monitor potential picks. Build a list by assuming one share of each name at the price you first noticed, then study each company through annual reports and news. When ready to buy, compare current prices with historical averages and look for temporary dips as buying opportunities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index of 30 major companies.
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FoolWart.com
Morningstar
Wwmorningstar.com
Wall Street Journal
Alcoa
Alma
American Express
At&t
Boeing
Caterpillar
Citigroup
Coca-Cola
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
ExxonMobil
General Electric
General Motors
Hewlett-Packard
Home Depot
Honeywell
Intel
IBM
Internatonal Paper, LP
Morgan Chase
Johnson & Johnson
McDonald's
Merck
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
SEC Communications
United Technologies
Wal-Mart
Walt Disney
Investment allocation and rebalancing guidance
The piece explains portfolio diversification across stocks bonds and cash to reduce risk and grow, suggests aging-based targets may be too simplistic, and urges readers to assess their finances withdrawal needs and time horizon. It notes historical average returns for stocks bonds and cash and mentions tools from Rowe Price FoolMart and CNN Money for retirement planning.
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Rowe Price
FoolMart.com
Money
Cnn.com
My Dumbest Investment Fear of Flying
In a reader submission, a Dallas reader recalls rejecting a broker's pitch to buy 1,000 Southwest Airlines shares during a fare war with Braniff. The piece notes airlines struggle with fuel, weather, scheduling and labor, but cites Southwest as an exception with a 1971 IPO turning 1,000 shares into over 4 million real today. Recollection invites readers to send 100 word lessons for The Motley Fool contest, offering a Fool's cap prize.
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Southwest Airlines
Braniff
Southwest
John McCully
Dallas
Edward Johnson
Boston
America
Milion
Trilion
Secn
Magellan Fund
Fidelity Investments
FMR Corp
Fool
Fool.com
Alexandria
Selena
DuPont Restructuring Moves Highlight Cost Cutting and Asset Sales
DuPont continues a broad restructuring amid rising material costs and a weak environment. The company spins off units, including Conoco energy and Invista fabrics to Koch Industries for 4.4 billion, trims jobs to save 900 million over two years, and refocuses on five divisions and emerging markets like China and Brazil. Investors bid the shares near a 52 week high as the firm streamlines toward its most profitable core.
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DuPont
Conoco Energy
Id Utical
Bristol- Myers Squibb
Koch Industries
Invista
Stainmaster
Lycra
Chemical Company
China
Brazil
Name That Company Trivia Card
Foolish Trivia asks for a 1853 rooted firm that built the first working helicopter and created Otis Carrier Chubb Pratt & Whitney Sikorsky Hamilton Sundstrand. Its engines power half of commercial airlines and systems span 90 percent of aircraft. It earns about $30 billion annually in 180 nations.
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Otis
Carrier
Chubb
Pratt & Whitney
Sikorsky
Hamilton Sundstrand
Holiday shopping boosts gift card sales and retailers
Last minute buyers and Hanukkah opening December 20 boosted gift card activity. Chico's Sharper Image and luxury retailers Neiman Marcus Saks Fifth Avenue reported strong December sales while Wal Mart Penney and Radio Shack rose. Online sales surged with Amazon reaching a record holiday season and 2.1 million units ordered worldwide.
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Hanukkah
Ozarslan Tangun
Southwest Securities
Dallas
Chico's
Neiman Marcus Group
Saks Inc
Saks Fifth Avenue
Chico’s
Tangun
J.C. Penney Co
Wal-Mart
Radio Shack Corp
Penney
Quinton Crenshaw
Southern Methodist University
Mike Davis
Amazon.cor
Market outlook amid bear market pause in 2004
Analysts see a continuing but fragile upturn as 2003 recoveries fade into a potential 2004 pause. With the bear market still in effect since 2000 and valuations stretched, rates rising and data surprises could trigger a correction despite optimism after the Iraq war.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Iraq
Tim Hayes
Ned Davis Research
Venice
Fla
Crowley Liner Services and Maritime History Outline
Hopkins, a Florida native and Kings Point graduate, has spent over three decades in marine transportation with Crowley Liner Services, a unit of Crowley Maritime Corp. The Oakland headquartered firm, dating to 1892, once led Latin America routes before selling South American services to Hamburg Süd in 2000. It now focuses on the Caribbean Basin, Gulf of Mexico, and northern regions.
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Hopkins
Florida
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
N.Y
Crowley
Crowley Liner Services
Crowley Maritime Corp
Thomas Crowley
San Francisco Bay
the Company
Oakland
Calif
Latin America
Hamburg Sud
Caribbean Basin
Gulf of Mexico
Regulatory hurdles redefine long animal transports by air and ship
Maritime rules limit sea time for animals pushing long hauls to costly air routes via South America. The first U S carrier to win Treasury license ships food and farm goods to Cuba. Crow ley type carriers must manage insurance, customs, licenses, and health certificates. Endangered species checks also apply. Through Port Everglades circus animals move in and out several times yearly.
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South America
U.S
Treasury Department
Cuba
Crowley
Hopkins
Port Everglades
Indian Motorcycle Faces Auction If Buyer Not Found
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Indian Motorcycle Co may auction assets by mid January if a bulk sale cannot be arranged. CMA Business Credit Services hired to locate a buyer. Gilroy factory closed. January 21 auction planned if no deal. Dealers remain hopeful a purchaser will restart the brand.
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Milwaukee
Harley-Davidson
Indian Motorcycle Co
Indian
Gilroy
Calif
Wisconsin
Cattle ranchers brace for mad cow scare in Texas
In Dallas amid the first U S mad cow case ranchers and meat processors say business as usual as markets react. West Texas rancher Bob Moorhouse notes prices may fall while exporters seek outlets. Ranchers stress vigilance and science as they ride out the crisis, hoping a brief demand dip will pass.
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Dallas
Texas
West Texas
Bob Moorhouse
House
Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co
Guthrie
U.S
Washington State
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