Top 10 Stock Picks For 2011 "go 4 cheap-bucks 2 reap"

Here are BUCKzology's TOP TEN STOCK PICKS FOR 2011 & there are four rules I follow when trading on-line or on paper trades...First, pick stocks under $10 a share; this allows you to purchase a substantial number of stocks at an affordable price with upside potential where small moves can translate into big profit.

Second, remove your ego from the equation every time you place a trade. The stock market doesn't respond well to an ego. When trading stocks online, you need veins of ice and hell with a sense of humor thrown in for good measure. Just laugh it off and relax when you make a bad trade. The markets will force it to happen, so cut your losses and move on to your next trade.

Third, read as much as you can and study every successful trader you can find. This means going to the library and reading up constantly on every single great trader and getting all the information in your head as possible. I spent the first couple months trading doing just this before placing a single trade, and even to this day still read up on it to improve my knowledge of the stock exchange.

Fourth, develop a great system/strategy to trade on. This can be in the form of a newsletter, a series of videos, trading indicators and signals, or a mentor; form some combination of each. When trading stocks online, you need a specific game plan in order to take home profits. Lacking one pretty much guarantees failure. A good strategy relies on good insight!

According to financial reporter Robert Holmes of "The Street", he states: "The following 10 U.S. stocks trade at less than $5 and have garnered the most "buy" ratings from analysts, which could lead to high returns over the next 12 months." ( http://www.stockpickr.com/thestreet-portfolios/portfolio/top-stock-picks-under-5-for-2011/ ) I whole-heartedly agree! Click on the names for analysis by Google Financials:

10. Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN)
Company Profile: Achillion Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative treatments for infectious diseases.
Share Price: $3.03 (Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: -2.6%
Current Target Price:
High Target Price Estimate 12.00
Low Target Price Estimate 4.00
Mean Target Price Estimate 5.83
Standard Deviation 3.06
Date of Most Recent Estimate 12/9/10

9. General Maritime (GMR)
Company Profile: General Maritime is a provider of international seaborne crude-oil transportation services.
Share Price: $3.18 (Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: -54%
Current Target Price:
High Target Price Estimate 8.00
Low Target Price Estimate 3.50
Mean Target Price Estimate 5.11
Standard Deviation 1.41
Date of Most Recent Estimate 12/22/10

8. Allos Therapeutics (ALTH)
Company Profile: Allos Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative small-molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer. The company's Folotyn (pralatrexate) is designed to treat T-cell lymphoma.
Share Price: $4.35(Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: -34%
Current Target Price:
High Target Price Estimate 10.00
Low Target Price Estimate 3.00
Mean Target Price Estimate 7.28
Standard Deviation 2.53
Date of Most Recent Estimate 11/8/10

7. Vantage Drilling (VTG)
Company Profile: Vantage Drilling contracts drilling units, related equipment and work crews to drill oil and natural gas wells.
Share Price: $2.20 (Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: 37%
Current Target Price:
Vantage Drilling Company has the 7th highest upside potential in this segment of the market. Its upside is 116.2%. Its consensus target price is $2.98 based on the average of all estimates.
High Target Price Estimate 2.75
Low Target Price Estimate 0.75
Mean Target Price Estimate 1.98
Median Target Price Estimate 2.18

6. Quantum Corp. (QTM)
Company Profile: Quantum is a global storage company specializing in backup, recovery and archive services. It provides a range of disk, tape and software services.
Share Price: $3.72 (Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: 27%
Current Target Price:
Possible acquisition by Dell, Oracle or NetApp
High Target Price Estimate 5.00
Low Target Price Estimate 4.00
Mean Target Price Estimate 4.48
Median Target Price Estimate 4.50

5. Synovus Financial (SNV)
Company Profile: Synovus is a financial-services company that provides commercial and retail banking services, financial management, insurance, mortgage and leasing services.
Share Price: $2.54 (Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: 24%
Current Target Price:
High Target Price Estimate 4.00
Low Target Price Estimate 2.50
Mean Target Price Estimate 3.02
Standard Deviation 0.46
Date of Most Recent Estimate 12/15/10

4. SatCon Technology (SATC)
Company Profile: SatCon delivers power-conditioning services for large renewable-energy installations.
Share Price: $4.27 (Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: 51%
Current Target Price:
High Target Price Estimate 7.25
Low Target Price Estimate 4.50
Mean Target Price Estimate 5.70
Standard Deviation 0.83
Date of Most Recent Estimate 12/20/10

3. Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA)
Company Profile: Ariad Pharmaceuticals develops cancer treatments by regulating cell signaling with small molecules.
Share Price: $4.57 (Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: 100%
Current Target Price:
High Target Price Estimate 7.00
Low Target Price Estimate 5.00
Mean Target Price Estimate 6.00
Median Target Price Estimate 6.00

2. Sprint Nextel (S)
Company Profile: Sprint Nextel offers a range of wireless and wireline products and services.
Share Price: $4.16 (Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: 14%
Current Target Price:
High Target Price Estimate 8.00
Low Target Price Estimate 3.00
Mean Target Price Estimate 5.15
Standard Deviation 1.32
Date of Most Recent Estimate 12/20/10

1. Citigroup (C)
Company Profile: Citigroup provides a range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit cards.
Share Price: $4.70 (Dec. 17)
2010 Stock Performance: 42%
Current Target Price:
High Target Price Estimate 6.90
Low Target Price Estimate 4.00
Mean Target Price Estimate 5.37
Median Target Price Estimate 5.50

(sources: yahoo.com, google.com, hotstocked.com, thestreet.com)

Top 10 Stock Picks For 2010 (and then some)

According to The Motley Fool, here are some stocks to consider for investment in 2010...this is based on readership suggestions that these particular companies will do well this year. So try these out if you dare. This year's selections will do well as companies, and hopefully as stocks, in 2010; CAPS, the Fool's investor intelligence database will help you rate them as either outperform or underperform in the year going forward. Click on each company link below to get The Motley Fool's take on the particular stock:

• Akamai Technologies
  


• Apple
  


• ATP Oil & Gas
  


• Berkshire Hathaway (optional)
  


• Costco
  


• Exelon
  


• Google
  


• Intel (optional)
  


• Intuitive Surgical
  


• NVIDIA
  


• Silver Wheaton
  


• Smart Balance (optional)
  


• UPS
  

Wallstreet Brokers And Their Fabulous Lives

Some people seem to be insulated from the financial crisis...here is a look into "The Fabulous Life of Wallstreet Brokers". Ever thought about how those Wallstreet Brokers lived, while speculating with your money and burning it in the financial crisis? In this 44 minute documentary you see the homes of Billionaires and multi Millionaires who earned their money on Wallstreet. But they don’t only have huge apartments and residences, they have their own private jets, luxury yachts and so on. Not even thinking about the small investors they made billions of dollars off of and enjoying their lives. And you - what are you doing now??? (source: documentary24.com

Is More Money Really The Answer?

"Joque Du Jour":

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Madoff Investor List Gets Longer

Here is the list of Bernard Madoff investors as of 31DEC2008...PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE MOST CURRENT LIST: On 15DEC2008 it was announced that Madoff, possibly the person behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history, is set to release a more accurate list of investors today, but it supposedly will not be disclosed publicly as of yet. Madoff's number is $50 billion according to Madoff...at this point when totaled by others it comes to about $30 billion at this point. Those on this originally issued list (compiled by Bloomberg.com on 15DEC2008) read it and weep, most experts agree that investors will be lucky to recover 1 to 5 cents on the dollar:

Client                                         Total                      Source

Access International     $1.4 billion   Company statement,
Advisors                                Bloomberg Data

Banco Santander SA       2.33 billion   Company statement
             euros ($3.1
             billion)

Banque Benedict Hentsch  $48 million    Company statement
& Cie. SA

BBVA                     300 mln euros  Company Statement
             ($404 mln)

Benbassat & Cie.         $935 million   Reuters,
                             citing Le Temps

BNP Paribas SA           Up to 350      Company statement
             million euros
             ($478.2 mln)

Boston philanthropist    $145 million   Boston Globe
Carl Shapiro’s
charitable foundation

Bramdean Alternatives    9.5 percent    Company statement
Ltd.                     of assets

Clal Insurance           3 mln shekels  Company statement
             ($778,800)

CNP Assurances           3 mln euros    Company statement
             ($4.1 million)

Dexia SA                 78 million     Company statement
             euros ($106.9
             million)

EIM Group                $230 million   Reuters,
                             citing Le Temps

Elie Wiesel Foundation   Undetermined   Wall Street Journal
For Humanity

Fairfield Greenwich      $7.5 billion   Bloomberg News,
Group                                   Company Statement

Fix Asset Management     $400 million   Company Statement

Fortis Bank Netherlands  1 bln euros
             ($1.4 bln)

GMAC LLC Chairman        Most of its    Wall Street Journal
Jacob Ezra Merkin’s      $1.8 billion
Ascot Partners LLC       of assets

Groupama                 10 mln euros   Company Statement
             ($13.6 mln)

Harel Insurance          $14.2 million  Company statement
Investments & Financial
Services Ltd.

HSBC Holdings Plc        $1 billion     Company statement


JEHT Foundation          Undetermined;  Company Statement
             Will close.

Julian J. Levitt         $6 million     Washington Post
Foundation

Kingate Management Ltd.  $3.5 billion   Bloomberg News,
                             Bloomberg Data

Korea Life Insurance Co. $50 million    Yonhap News

Korea Teachers Pension   $9.1 million   Company statement

Leonard Litwin           Undetermined   Spokesman

Madoff Family Foundation $19 million    Washington Post

Man Group Plc            $360 million   Company statement

Maxam Capital            $280 million   Wall Street Journal
Management LLC

M&B Capital Partners     137.4          El Mundo newspaper
             million euros
             ($187.9 mln)

Mediobanca               $671,000       Company statement

Mirabaud & Cie.          A few million  Reuters,Le Temps
             Swiss Francs

Mort Zuckerman’s         $30 million    CNBC Interview
charitable trust

Natixis                  Up to 450      Company statement
             million euros
             ($614 mln)

Neue Privat Bank         $5 Million     Bloomberg News

New York Mets            Undetermined   Company statement
owner Fred Wilpon’s
Sterling Equities Inc.

Nomura Holdings Inc.     $302 Million   Company statement

Nordea Bank AB           48 mln euros   Company statement
             ($65.6 mln)

Norman Braman,           Undetermined   Wall Street Journal
Former owner of the
Philadelphia Eagles
Football Team

North Shore-Long Island  $5 million     Company statement
Jewish Health System

Notz, Stucki & Cie       Undetermined   Reuters,
                             citing Le Temps

Phoenix Holdings         48 mln shekels Company Statement
             ($12.42 mln)

Pioneer Alternative      Almost all     Bloomberg News
Investments              of its $280
             million of
             assets

Robert I. Lappin         $8 million     Washington Post
Charitable Foundation

Royal Bank of Canada     Less than      Globe and Mail
             C$50 million
             ($40 million)

Royal Bank of            $360 million   Company statement
Scotland Group Plc

Reichmuth & Co.’s        $330 million   Letter to clients
Reichmuth Matterhorn
fund

Societe Generale SA      Less than 10   Company statement
             million euros
             ($13.7 mln)

Technion                 25 mln shekels Company Statement
             ($6.5 mln)

Tremont Capital          $3.3 billion   Bloomberg News
Management

U.S. Senator Frank       Undetermined   Bergen Record,
Lautenberg’s                            Bloomberg News
Charitable Foundation

UniCredit SpA            75 mln euros   Company statement
             ($102.5 mln)

Union Bancaire Privee    # Less than    Company statement
             1.26 billion
             Swiss francs
             ($1.08 billion)

Steven Spielberg’s
Wunderkinder Foundation  Undetermined   Wall Street Journal

Yeshiva University       Undetermined   Washington Post
                             and statement

Total (approximate)      $29.9 billion

NOTE:
# Based on 1 percent of assets under management 
as of June 30, 2008.

Best Stock Picks For 2009 Investing

According to The Motley Fool newsletter that just came out, here are stocks to invest in for the long term in 2009...this is based on their assessment that these particular companies will do well in 2009 and beyond. So try these out if you dare. This year's selections will do well as companies, and hopefully as stocks, in 2009 and beyond;CAPS, the Fool's investor intelligence database will help you rate them as either outperform or underperform in the year going forward. Click on each company link below to get The Motley Fool's take on the particular stock:

The Best Stock picks for 2009:

• Agnico-Eagle Mines
• Altria Group
• Amazon.com
• Cisco
• Core Laboratories
• Costco
• ExxonMobil
• General Electric
• Google
• Johnson & Johnson
• Netflix
• Pfizer
• Somanetics
• Starbucks