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Filed under: Market matters, Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Money and Finance Today, Novartis AG ADS (NVS), Tiffany and Co (TIF), NYSE Euronext (NYX), Serious Money, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI), Boardwalk Partners (BWP)

There is a lot of money sitting on the sidelines waiting for the right time to get back into the stock market. Maybe that time will be after the Dow Jones Industrial Average tests 7000, or even 6000. Maybe it will be after quarterly reports start turning positive. I'm sure many people will not do anything until the housing market turns around. Then there are those that have sworn off the stock market or at least individual stocks entirely.

These and a multitude of other issues may be keeping you from investing for now and no one could blame you, but if it is your intention to get back in when the coast is clear then you should be making some preparations by putting together your watch list.

Here are some of the stocks on my watch list. I usually have about 20 stocks that I am interested in. Some of them I own already and I am interested in acquiring more. Some have appeared in my Chasing Value column, and some or all might appear there again.

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) is one the stocks mentioned in Fortune Magazines "Ten Promising Stocks for 2009" and is currently paying almost a 15% yield at Fridays closing price of $14.92. The company borrows money at short term rates and only invests in long-term Federally backed mortgages. They have avoided subprime loans and derivatives entirely.

Boardwalk Partners (NYSE: BWP) is expanding and was highlighted today as another high yield value stock Chasing Value: High yield thru Boardwalk's pipes that you can acquire for less than the price the general partners paid in October.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI) can claim Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) as it's largest shareholder and you can buy shares for less than 'my pal Warren' did.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) is one of my top holdings and favorite companies. I have owned it for years and only selling some shares at $192. I recently started building a new position in a new portfolio in the past few months and I am interested in buying more. It closed at 134.38 on Friday.

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Serious Money: What's on your watch list? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sometimes you can't tell what a market is really doing until it's all over. But I can tell you that it really was different in this bear market. Deflation reared its head at the end. Hard to imagine given rising food, tuition, gas, heating and healthcare costs. I'll give you a story to show the difference. Back in late 2001, a pretty severe bear market, and right after the World Trade Center attack, I recommended Tiffany's (TIF). It seemed outrageously wrong–bear market, fear... Even some of my most loyal readers skipped that one. A couple later wrote to say they felt like kicking themselves. That bear market would run on till spring of 2003. But while the indexes were falling, Tiffany went from $21 in October 2001 to $35 by July 2002. The indexes were still in bear markets. By last[More...]

The big three begged for money in DC today (Thursday) and it did not have much of an affect on stocks until the last hour of trading. The market was back its old tricks and sold off during the last 60 minutes of trading, turning a basically flat day into a triple-digit ...

Filed under: Earnings reports, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Starbucks (SBUX), Campbell Soup (CPB), Tiffany and Co (TIF), Xerox Corp (XRX), Deere and Co (DE), salesforce.com inc (CRM)

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

• American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) saw lower Q3 results in the tough retail envirnoment.
• Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Q4 profit surged but it lowered its Q1 forecast due to slowing orders.
• Borders Group Inc. (NYSE: BGP) had dismal Q3 results and said it had ceased its quest to sell itself.
• Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) solid Q1 results beat estimates but shares fell despite a market rally.
• Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) fell short of Q4 profit expectations and guidance was below estimates.
• Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) had a bigger-than-expected Q3 profit and raised its full-year outlook.
• D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) reported a wider Q4 loss as home sales revenue declined by 50%.
• Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) posted strong Q4 numbers that didn't quite match the preliminary results.
• Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) had strong results and an optimistic forecast despite economic conditions.
• Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) lowered its fiscal 2009 forecast and warned of further restructuring.
• Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) Q3 earnings declined but topped expectations, and it announced staff reductions.
• Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) Q4 earnings beat expectations though revenues fell slightly.
• Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) forecast a full-year profit in line with estimates and said it is confident in its liquidity.

Upcoming earnings releases include Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD), Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS), Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO), Del Monte Foods (NYSE: DLM), Guess (NYSE: GES), Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL), Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY).

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Earnings highlights: HP, Campbell, Deere, Tiffany, Xerox, Borders and others originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Schaeffer's analyst Colleen S. King takes a look at the major news of the day on Wall Street.

Schaeffer's analyst Colleen S. King takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.

Two Veteran Wall Street Analysts Review the November 7, 2008 Edition of the Value Line Investment Survey

Schaeffer's Colleen S. King takes a look at activity on the Street after the market close

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