Festival of Stocks #139

Welcome to the May 4, 2009 edition of festival of stocks. For new readers, Old School Value is a value stock investing blog focused on stock analysis and finding the fair value of companies through fundamental analysis and investing spreadsheets and tools.

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Stock Investment Related

Dividends4Life presents McDonald?s Corp. (MCD) Dividend Stock Analysis posted at Dividends Value, saying, “McDonald’s Corporation is the largest fast-food restaurant company in the world. Its restaurants serve a varied, yet limited, value-priced menu in more than 110 countries around the world. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.”

Wealth-Ed presents General Growth Files for Bankruptcy; Fine by Me posted at Wealth Education – Investment Ideas Personal Financial Advice, saying, “Dialogue on Global Markets, Investment Ideas and the Personal Financial World”

Dividend Growth Investor presents Johnson & Johnson – a solid dividend aristocrat to own posted at Dividend Growth Investor.

sajal presents Apple: Stuck in a trading range? posted at Fundamental insights and ideas.

Steve Alexander presents Top 10 Magic Formula Stocks by Dividend Yield, P/S, and P/B Ratios posted at MagicDiligence, saying, “Magic Formula stocks sorted by highest dividend yield, lowest price-to-sales ratio, and lowest price-to-book ratio.”

GeekMBA360 presents The master strikes again ? Quick thoughts on Oracle?s Acquisition of Sun Microsystems posted at GeekMBA360.

General Investing Related

George presents Ultimate 2009 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Guide posted at Fat Pitch Financials, saying, “Get all the news from this year’s 2009 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. Read the words of wisdom Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger share with their shareholders.”

ChristianPF presents Diversification strategy from the Bible posted at Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “The Bible actually has a general strategy for diversifying investments”

Dividend Tree presents Good Performers in My Dividend Portfolio posted at Dividend Tree, saying, “Beneath every rose lies a thorn. My portfolio resembles this proverb. Above holdings were the roses, while the thorns have been BAC, GE, WFC, WL, and C. While I sold C and WL, I continue to hold BAC, GE, and WFC. These stocks have not only suspended their dividends, but their stock prices also have gone for a toss.”

Darwin presents Swine Flu Investment Ideas posted at Darwin’s Finance, saying, “This article highlights a whole array of investment strategies and companies for the bizarre new “swine flu trade” while cautioning investors to separate the fundamentals from the hype.”

Investing School presents Investor Mistakes – Constant Refresh posted at Investing School, saying, “Most of us love the real time information provided by our stock brokers but it really doesn’t help us much to look at it every day (or worst yet, several times a day). This article explains why.”

jim presents Buying Municipal or State Bonds posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity

Praveen presents Combining Fundamental and Technical Analysis in Stock Trading posted at My Simple Trading System.

Manshu presents Gold ETF: iShares Comex Gold Trust (IAU) posted at OneMint.

Steve Patterson presents Chinese Internet Companies Climbing posted at FastSwings.com, saying, “These four internet stocks are booming and their not from the US, they are all from China.”

Trading

The Smarter Wallet presents Technical Trading Indicators Predict That The Stock Market Rally Won’t Last posted at The Smarter Wallet

Economy

Super Saver presents The Stock Market is due for a Correction posted at My Wealth Builder.

Others

Four Pillars presents Transfer In Kind posted at ABCs of Investing, saying, “Learn about the “transfer in kind” option if you are transferring an investment account to save taxes and money.”

Jack Schmidt presents Sign of the Times: “Going Out Of Business – Eat Fast!” posted at SectorMatic Money Journal, saying, “Personal Finance – Everything for the Big Spender on a Budget. Now you can live like a fat cat, even if you’re on a money diet. Laugh all the way to the bank with Jack Schmidt and SectorMatic. It’s for you!”

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