What are Cramer's favorite long-term stock picks?
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He seems to like Hansen (HANS) a lot lately.
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I like Legg Mason Partners Funds (formerly called Smith Barney) because they have a long history of success. In the past 25 years, the aggressive growth fund has perform an average rate of 14%.\n\nIf you prefer companies that has perform pretty well in the past 5 years, I would pick Fidelity Funds, but they are pretty young and they seem to heading in the right direction. Only reason they are not in my portfolio because they have no 10 year past performance.
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www.thestreet.com\nwww.barrons.com\nwww.money.cnn.com/\nwww.marketwatch.com\nwww.bloomberg.com\nwww.cnbc.com\nwww.ft.com
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I'm buying carefully chosen stocks that appear to be very undervalued with big moats.  \n\nI sold out a lot of positions just before the fall so have plenty of cash - planning on putting about half of it back in the market between now and mid July.
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> Is there a good website/source that predicts the stock market outlook in 2006 (e.g., 3% or 7%)? \n\nThere are some timing services with good track records, but they don't give out their predictions for free.  The good ones don't make predictions a year out--too many things can happen.\n\n> Is the US currency likely to depreciate in 2006?\n\nI can't put a time on it, but eventually the holders of dollars will tire of US financial mismanagement and trade them for yen, euros, or other currencies.  The editor of Barron's had a scary opinion piece on that topic last week.  \n\n> Which sector will perform better than others (e.g., healthcare, consumer staples, financial, energy)?\n\nI've put my money on alternative energy and organic/health foods.  Alternative energy will take a dive if oil goes to $30 a barrel, but steady oil prices will support them for a while.  I admit they're frothy now so this may not be the time to buy.  Whole Foods Market is in a slump but I'm looking for a bottom to buy.  Wild Oats is coming back from the dead.  Hain and United Natural Foods are doing well.  I think this sector will outperform in almost any economic scenario, while alternative energy needs scarcity to thrive.  The potential reward in alternative energy is higher than food, however.  For the very long term, worldwide water shortage is going to mean incredible profits for a few companies.  Start researching now, before the financial press latches onto this story.\n\n> Or, are large-cap stocks expected to outperform small-caps? \n\nLarge-cap vs. small-cap outperformance is a very slow cycle.  I expect small-caps to keep the lead for some time. Right now I'm holding IWM (Russell 2000 fund) and trading the Diamonds (Dow Jones Industrials fund)--buy on pullbacks and sell rises for a small profit.
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MOT is a great pick for 2006. Cell phones are still hot, and MOT continues to over deliver and under promise. There is a whole new wave of cell phone technology coming, hence, smart phones with music t.v. and God knows what else etc. Motorola is aware and doing everything they can to stay ahead. Furthermore, the stock is at a perfect technical level to buy right now. It is flirting with its 50 day moving average. I would buy it with a 10% stop loss and let it ride. HOGS GET SLAUGHTERD
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Per, Jim Cramer, you should invest in Mutual Fund managers.  He recommends Willian Danoff, the manager of the Fidelity Contrafund.  It has done so well, it is closing the doors to new invesors in a couple of weeks.  Better Hurry up if you want to get in on the action.
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I highly recommend Jim Cramer's book called Real Money - Sane Investing in an Insane World. It's written so that anyone can understand it. The knowledge in there is worth way more than the $15 it costed me on Amazon.
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There are three I use when doing some practice on an idea: businessweek, wall street journal, and virtual stock exchange.  The WSJ even keeps track of dividends.
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If you are new to investing, I say you get yourself Jim Cramer's book called "Real Money - Sane Investing in an Insane World"\n\nIt's a very good book and easy to read. Those systems you are looking for are not going to do you any good. I'll tell you from experience. They revolve around analyzing a chart through technical analysis. No one ever made any real money, or consistent for that matter, that way. Of course, technical systems are worth looking at once you've done the fundamental research on a company. \n\nThe key is selecting a best of breed stock, buying weakness and selling strength. Get that book, that'll be the first great investment you make.
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Best Investment(s): Aquarius Platinum (AQP.L) - bought £5 worth last July via Halifax SHAREBUILDER (franchised from sharebuilder.com for the UK market)..... got as high as about 114% in profit before crashing back down to about 79% in profit.\nWOLFSON Microelectronics (WLF.L) - makes things like the sound chips used in the SONY PSP, XBOX360 + Video iPod. Stuck a tenner on them at the end of November '05. Currently +56.82% in profit, but that's only after they took a couple of big drops on Friday & Monday (28.00 on Monday).\n\nWorst Investment: Goshawk Insurance Holdings (GOS.L) - bought earlier this year as a bit of a dabble in "bottom fishing", appears they have de-listed. Bought 67.253522 in them for £5 (sharebuilder again)\n\nTinsley (Eliza) - TNL.L  Shares suspended since end of january due to company being put in administration (so much for making a huge profit on their low valued shares: 20.95123 for £5.\n\nD1 Oils (DOO.L) - one of my first investments early last year. The first I sold 'cos the value was going up & down like a prostitute's knickers on a good night. Was £5.12 in profit at the time, but only got 12p back after the commission fee was deducted.
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Here is a link to Yahoo's finance message boards:\n\nhttp://messages.yahoo.com/yahoo/Business___Finance/Investments/\n\nHappy hunting for J.C. Cramer!
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You can never go wrong with investing in an index fund for the long-term. I recommend a total US stock market index that will give you exposure to Large, Mid and Small cap funds. This is the best option for long term investing. You'd be hard pressed to really find something that has a better risk/reward payoff.
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Wanna make a long term bet.
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I will not bore you with all the names, just a few.\n\nThe ones likely to be in your town.\nyour bank\nA G Edwards\nEdward Jones\nlook in the yellow pages for others under "stock brokers"\n\nNational firms  each of these will provide you with a list of recommended stocks. \n\nMerrill Lynch\nBear Sterns\nMorgan Stanly\nAmerican Express\nSmith Barney\n\n\nOn line discount brokers\n\nSharebuilder\nCharles Swab\nTD Waterhouse\nFidelity\nETrade
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His recommendations take stock prices up in after hours trading where volume is low, however his recommendations have minimal influence in market hour trading. As Cramer says, never trade after hours, wait a few days, do your homework and then go in. All in all he has very good recommendations, just need to get in at the right time. So wait a few days after his recommendations for a pull back and then go in. PLEASE don't go in after hours, you'll get eaten up by the pros!!
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I'm a long-term investor and believe in holding stocks... for decades.  If your gut, however, is telling you to take a profit... there's no harm in it.  And if you think some other stocks show more potential, no reason to hold off reinvesting in those.  As for me, I'm keeping my oil stocks... indefinitely.