what are the best five stocks to buy today?

Question

for a diversifyed portfolio, I think 5 of the best stocks could make one a lot of money

Answer 1

Are you really going to invest your money on an opinion of someone that may sound convincing?

My opinion of where the market will be in one year doesn't matter. The market is a living thing that does what it wants, and will go where it wants, when it wants. Nobody knows these things. Your question seems to interject that somebody has "The Answer."

If you really want to diversify, just buy the Diamonds (the DJIA ETF), or the Spyders (SPY - the S&P 500 ETF), or the Nasdaq (QQQQ), or diversify across the entire market by buying all three. There is no short-sale rule on ETF's like there is on stocks, so it's a lot easier to bet on the downside in the middle of a decline. And you don't have to know anything about earnings or products or market share or balance sheets or who's who in hot CEO's. It's a lot easier to keep track of and manage your risk.

Then there are the sector ETF's. Buy the strong ones and sell short the weak ones. And if you only buy 20 or 53 shares of an ETF, it's not considered an "odd lot" like stocks.

Anyway, something to think about. We always need more choices.

Answer 2

It really depends on how much money your willing to invest. I'll give you my example, I've got $6300 to invest and here's an idea on where I'm putting that money.

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These are just my opinions. However I do have money in all of these Company's.

Answer 3

Check out intuitive surgical (ISRG), makers of the DaVinci robotic surgical machine, which assists surgeons all around the world in surgical procedures with greater accuracy, minimal invasiveness and less healing time for the patient.

I also like Master Card (MC), this company has been around for a while but just recently went public. This company is flush with cash, as they generate revenue on every single time a MasterCard is swiped and used. Credit card usage is projected to increase over the next five years. Considering that millions of credit card transactions occur every day, that should amount to a whole lot of profits.

Canadian Energy Trusts are also something I'm keeping an eye on. They generate revenue by acquiring properties in the US and Canada which are rich in natural resources such as natural gas, coal and oil, and then sell these commodities to consumers or energy companies. They distrubute 90% of their profits back to their shareholders in the form of dividends. Most pay a dividend at or above ten percent. My favorite is Provident Energy Trust. (PVX) This can be a good source of income as the trust is projected to last another 17 years at current oil & natural gas extraction rates.

Alternative Energy is the wave of the future. I like Suntech Power (STP) in this department. It is a huge Chinese solar power cell production company. Considering that there are over 2 Billion Chinese who need cheap energy, I see high potential for future growth for this company, which ALREADY has a market cap of over $3 Billion.

Want to catch the alternative energy wave as a whole without risking capital on any paticular company? Check out the exchange traded fund, Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy Fund. (PBW) Suntech Power is included in this ETF along with 20+ other companies all racing to develop the most efficient form of alternative energy production. Someone's going to be a winner, and this ETF should snatch a portion of the profits with less risk in this highly speculative and volatile sector of the market.

American auto makers have fallen on hard times. I believe they have what it takes to turn things around, especially Ford (F) At this time, Ford has a massive debt and no one really knows if they will be able to pay the pension plan owed to all of its retirees. However, the company is in the middle of a restructuring effort, along with an image makeover. Check out the new Mustang and Ford Fusion and compare them to the products five years ago (much nicer). Ford's got a long way to go before it can seriously compete with Toyota, but with the current share price around $6.50, along with a 6% divended, this seems like too good of a deal for me to pass up. Don't bet the farm on this one, but I believe a turnaround is inevitable.

Of course, these are just my opinions, and ALWAYS do your own research before plunking down your own money on a stock. I hope this helps.

Disclosure: I own shares of Ford. I would own the others if I had the cash to buy them at the moment.

As far as the previous post goes, I'd be wary of the Winn-Dixie investment, as the company is in the midst of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has stated on their website that shares of their common stock "will most likely become worthless once the company emerges from chapter 11 bankruptcy" Maybe Chad knows something I don't, but the company is stating outright that they don't believe that any current shareholders will get their money back once the company finishes its restructuring program.

Answer 4

invest in oil companies and Apple

Answer 5

How long are you going to hold them?

Answer 6

CVTX $13.5
BSX $18.5
CAMH $1.8
EGO $4.57
EVVV$12.85