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Finding Quality Companies Presented by: Lynn Ostrem, President Crow River Investment Club www.bivio.com/crowriver www.bivio.com/crowriver
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The Business Cycle of a Company
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Stages of a Company: Start-up (just an idea) Speculative (no earnings yet) Explosive Grower (small cap & mid cap) Moderate Grower (large cap) Mature (income stock)
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Graph from Take Stock by Ellis Traub, Investware, Inc.
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What Makes a Quality Company?
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Easy-to-understand business model? Are its products or services unique? Is there a demand for its products and services? Does its industry have a future? Do its products and services have room to expand?
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Where do we find companies to study?
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Buy what you know! Food Appliances Toiletries (shampoo, shaving cream) Clothes, shoes Linens, throws & towels Electronics (TVs, Stereos, Computers, alarm clocks) Furniture Décor (candles, knickknacks, etc.) Lawnmower, garden hoses Golf clubs, baseball bats, etc. Where do you shop? Where do you eat? What are your hobbies? Where do you buy your children’s clothes & toys? Where do you buy your own clothes? Where do you go on vacation? How do you get there? Who insures your car? Where do you bank? Where do you buy your prescriptions?
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Online Newspapers: New York Times www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com Wall Street Journal www.wsj.com www.wsj.com Investor’s Business Daily www.investors.com www.investors.com USA Today www.usatoday.com www.usatoday.com
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Financial Magazines: Money Smart Money Fortune Forbes Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Worth
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Find ‘em online! Money www.money.comwww.money.com Smart Money www.smartmoney.comwww.smartmoney.com Fortune www.fortune.comwww.fortune.com Forbes www.forbes.comwww.forbes.com Kiplinger’s www.kiplinger.comwww.kiplinger.com Worth www.worth.comwww.worth.com
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Want MORE Magazine?? http://dir.yahoo.com/ Click on News & Media Click on Magazines 3,800 to choose from!
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Daily News – Online: http://finance.yahoo.com (Financial News) http://finance.yahoo.com www.moneycentral.com (Investing/Articles) www.moneycentral.com www.cbsmarketwatch.com (quick updates) www.cbsmarketwatch.com www.fool.com (Today’s Headlines) www.fool.com www.businessweek.com (Daily Briefing) www.businessweek.com
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Good Old Standbys: Value Line Investment Survey At the library Selections & Opinions Guide has Portfolios Standard & Poor’s Stock Reports Also at the Library Don’t forget S&P Outlook Review Weekly newsletter full of ideas
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More Sources for Stock Ideas? CEO Express www.ceoexpress.com www.ceoexpress.com Wall Street Executive Library www.executivelibrary.com www.executivelibrary.com Trader’s World www.tradersworld.com/links www.tradersworld.com/links The Online Investor www.theonlineinvestor.com www.theonlineinvestor.com
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CEOExpress.com
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ExecutiveLibrary.com
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Tradersworld.com
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TheOnlineInvestor.com
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas: BI Magazine – Stock to Study BI Magazine – Undervalued Stock to Study BI Website – BI Most Active (Stocks page) I-Club-List – NAIC’s discussion board NAIC Forum on CompuServe
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas: NAIC Top 100 – (Every April – see BI Archives) Roster of Quality www.iclub.com $www.iclub.com Investor Advisory Service www.iclub.com $www.iclub.com Tin Cup Portfolio www.manifestinvesting.com $www.manifestinvesting.com Motley Fool Hidden Gems www.fool.com $www.fool.com
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas: Top 100 Stocks to study Discussion boards/articles Most Active Articles
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas:
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So, when someone tells you they can’t find a stock to study… Tell ‘em…”You just aren’t trying!”
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Show ‘em these resources! Your club will think you’re a genius!
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Questions?? Presentation written by: Lynn Ostrem, President Crow River Investment Club www.bivio.com/crowriver www.bivio.com/crowriver
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