Serious Money: Choose these 5 stocks over CDs -- DEO, GE, HNP, JPM, MRK - Sheldon Liber

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1 pt	Serious Money: Choose these 5 stocks over CDs -- DEO, GE, HNP, JPM, MRK
	Aug 25, 2008 12:30 PM UTC

Sheldon Liber

Return	Risk
-14.39%	LOW

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Symbol	Sentiment	Start	Return	Closed
DEO		08/25/08	-26.39%	10/26/08
MRK		08/25/08	-19.55%	10/13/08
JPM		08/25/08	-32.46%	--
BRK.A		08/25/08	+19.69%	10/03/08
GE		08/25/08	-24.24%	10/03/08
HNP		08/25/08	-14.18%	--

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Filed under: General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), China, Diageo plc (DEO), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Merck and Co (MRK), Huaneng Power Intl ADS (HNP), Serious Money, Stocks to Buy

The following two-part article puts forth ten stock ideas that I believe would be better off in your investment portfolio than one comprised primarily of Certificates of Deposits (CDs) or bonds, or even government treasuries. This is not to say that these do not have value or offer some level of security, but they are long term losers.

A basket of high yielding-high quality stocks can offer a higher return, better tax advantages, and the potential of significant appreciation for those with a long time horizon. Five year CD earning 4%, or a utility stock? I pick the utility every time.

My wife sent me the following quote from Ambrose Redman that I thought would be worth sharing wit

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