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Alligator Investor

"An alligator investor relaxes at the bottom of his pond waiting for good things to swim by or fall in. He disdains crocodile investors, who charge out of the water to seize their prey."

I am a successful investor with more than 30 years experience in the financial markets. I work from my home in rural New England. I am looking for stocks which are outperforming the S&P, yet have lower volatility and higher dividend yield than the index. I also wait for those stocks to be on sale before I buy them. Once I own a stock I tend to hold it for the long haul. The purpose of this journal is to clarify my investment strategy by putting it in writing, and to record important information for future reference. I don't give investment advice. If I have an open position in a security being discussed I will disclose it.

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Applied Materials: Here Comes the Sun
on Feb 20, 2007 about AMAT
Technical Tool: 17 and 43 Week EMA Crossovers
on Feb 20, 2007
Why I Disagree With Bernanke
on Feb 16, 2007 about QQQQ, DIA, IVV
Lessons Learned From John Dorfman
on Feb 14, 2007
Closed-End Funds Premium Value Not A Precedent
on Feb 12, 2007
Whole Foods: How Many Health Nuts In Boise?
on Feb 09, 2007 about WFMI
PowerShares Progressive Energy ETF: Awaiting An Entry Point
on Feb 09, 2007 about PBW, PUW
Cullen Frost Bankers Poised for Mexico Growth
on Feb 08, 2007 about CFR
Archer Daniels Midland: A Great Company - Makes Ethanol Too
on Feb 07, 2007 about ADM
Zions Bankcorp: Cheap Stock, But Not Buying Here
on Feb 06, 2007 about ZION
The Right Moment to Buy Chubb?
on Feb 05, 2007 about CB
MMM Looks Cheap
on Jan 31, 2007 about MMM
Eye On Calumet Specialty Products Partners
on Jan 31, 2007 about CLMT
Wisconsin Energy Looking Weak
on Jan 29, 2007 about WEC
Another Indicator Says Market Correction Is Due
on Jan 29, 2007 about XLK, QQQQ, FDN
Avista Corp. Appears Overvalued
on Jan 29, 2007 about AVA
Should Individual Investors Stop Picking Stocks?
on Jan 26, 2007
Central Vermont Public Service Almost Flunks Value Screen Test
on Jan 26, 2007 about CVPS
Value Screen of South Jersey Industries
on Jan 25, 2007 about SJI
Value Screen: C & F Financial
on Jan 23, 2007 about CFFI
Commerce Group Comes Up Short On Value Screen
on Jan 22, 2007 about CGI
Putting Fair Point Communications Through The Value Screen
on Jan 22, 2007 about VZ, FRP
Eye On Kenneth Cole Productions
on Jan 18, 2007 about KCP
Selling JP Morgan Chase
on Jan 18, 2007 about JPM
A Review Of Hawaiian Electric Industries
on Jan 17, 2007 about HE
Eye On Pengrowth Energy Trust
on Jan 15, 2007 about PGH
The Dollar Will Rise
on Jan 14, 2007
NYSE Bullish Percent Index Saying The Party's Over
on Jan 11, 2007
A Value Investor's Checklist Before Buying Stocks
on Jan 11, 2007
Eastman Kodak: Out With The Old
on Jan 10, 2007 about EK
Rolling Correction May Foreshadow General Correction
on Jan 08, 2007 about SPY
A Contrarian Strategy For Quick Capital Gains
on Jan 03, 2007 about GM, CQB, CAG

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by SA Editor Rachael Granby

Stocks discussed in the lightning round session of Jim Cramers Mad Money TV program,
Wednesday, October 15.

Bullish Calls:

Continental Resources (CLR) -- "This is a remarkable decline. All of the high quality ones are down so much, I can't go against it. This is where you pull the trigger.
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