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I've been looking around for stocks, my friends. I haven't bought one in a while and I'm itching to do so. But I don't want to just buy for the sake of buying. No way, not in this market. One of the many stocks I've been keeping my eye on as of late is DreamWorks Animation (NYSE: DWA).

As an owner of Marvel (NYSE: MVL) stock, I recognize the potential, speculative value of buying a company that is a closer play on Hollywood than, say, a Disney (NYSE: DIS) is, ahead of the release of a big tentpole production by said co

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Population growth is the lifeblood of all civilizations and societies. It is a carried promise of further development and prosperity in a nation. The U.S. is in fact in the midst of a mini baby boom and there are long term opportunities here for the looking. A record number of babies were born in the USA in 2007, according to early federal data that some demographers say could signal an impending baby “boomlet.”

In 2007, 4.315 million births were reported by the National Center for Health Statistics, giving us a glimpse of the growing lengthening trend in the US. This number would be a new

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"I've always been a big fan of putting into the market on a regular basis regardless of what is happening in the overall market," explains Chuck Carlson, long considered one of the advisory industry's leading experts on dividend reinvestment plans.

Here, the editor of The DRIP Investor offers a 10-stock "autopilot" portfolio that is diversified among 10 high quality dividend-paying stocks and requiri

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Well, the market was in the dumps yesterday and is even worse today. So this may be a good time to check on my list of stocks for those looking for equities that are stable enough to ride out this bearish storm.

This update is a spot-check of my earlier post Serious Money: Five stable stocks for troubled times, to see how my picks are holding up so far. Closing prices are for August 12,

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The Kelly Letter bought Disney (DIS) at $15 in March 2003. It reached a high of $36 in May 2007 and is now hovering around $30.

We continue holding Disney because we think its mastery of animation makes it very hard for competitors to break into its industry. This is often called a wide moat, as in the river surrounding a castle in old times. The wider the moat, the harder it was for enemies to cross and attack. Disney, with its wide moat of animation skills, deep library of content, and powerful brand, is tough to attack.

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1) Johnson and Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) closed at

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"Companies dependent on consumer spending have been under a cloud on Wall Street," cautions Chuck Carlson, the industry's leading expert on dividend reinvestment plans.

"However, Disney (NYSE: DIS) is one of those consumer-dependent stocks where conventional wisdom may not be correct," he adds in his The DRIP Investor.

"With $4-per-gallon gasoline, one would think that the high cost of travel would take some steam out of the firm's theme park attendance. However, recent results on this front were decent, and the firm's other businesses

"Companies dependent on consumer spending have been under a cloud on Wall Street," cautions Chuck Carlson, a�top expert on high quality stocks and dividend reinvestment plans.

"However, Disney (NYSE: DIS) is one of those consumer-dependent stocks where conventional wisdom may not be correct," he adds in his The DRIP Investor. Here, he looks at what he calls a "solid value."

"With $4-per-gallon gasoline, one would think that the high cost of travel would take some steam out of the firm�s theme park attendance. However, recent results on this front were decent, and the firm�s other businesses h

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After seeing the interest in yesterday's Serious Money: Five stable stocks for troubled times, I decided to track the stocks on a quarterly basis to see how they hold up over time (otherwise, what would be the purpose of discussing them in the first place?).

I said that all five have shrewd, conservative management teams and have been in the right place,

Recap of CNBC's Fast Money, Thursday June 12.
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�Disband Quietly�: Yahoo (YHOO), Microsoft (MSFT), Google (GOOG)

Stocks were down on Thursday, partly on news of dashed hopes for a merger between Microsoft and Yahoo. While Yahoo blamed Microsoft for not accepting its terms, Finerman reminded viewers that she had said the best way to be long Microsoft is to short Yahoo. . Jeff Lindsay of Sanford Bernstein commented pressure is off Microsoft, and it will be interesting to see if Yahoo makes a deal with Google. Guy Adami thinks Yahoo might be a buy at the $22 mark, and Macke says

Recap of CNBC's Fast Money, Friday March 7. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis.
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Fed Protection

The dollar reached a 3 month high as oil pulled back and investors seemed cautious about the Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke�s remarks that he will fight inflation. Many believe this may spell rate hikes. Jeff Macke commented the Fed may raise rates even if it affects sgrowth, and thinks Friday�s consumer price index number will be very telling. Guy Adami reiterated his prediction that the dollar will continue to rise in the second half of the year.

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Oil Drops

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