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  • Association of Investor Awareness - Week of 04/30/2009

    In This Issue:

    Signs Of A Better Economy? (Or At Least Not As Bad?)
    Stocks For A Weak Recovery
    The Bottom Line This Week


    Last month investors received another booster shot from Wall Street as the Dow and the Nasdaq rose an additional 1.2% and 5.5% respectively. The gains left stocks up 26% from the rally's jumping off point. With any luck, and a few encouraging numbers from the economy, the rally could continue for another few weeks.

    Lest anyone think the bear is finished, however, we must remind you that the market never moves in a straight line very long. Even if this is the start of a new bull market, we must expect to get some nasty shocks along the way. After such a strong rally, the first correction may be close at hand.

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  • Association of Investor Awareness - Week of 03/26/2009

    In This Issue:

    Banks And Auto Stocks Led The Way Down, And Now Up
    Yes, The Rebound Could Be Another Bear Trap
    If There Ever Was A Time To Use Stops, It’s Now!
    In Many Cities, Real Estate May Be Set To Rise
    The Bottom Line

    Over the past month, the stock market staged a strong reversal as the Dow and the Nasdaq rose 6.9% and 9.1% respectively. As often happens when investment optimism begins to replace a long period of pessimism, small stocks did better than their larger cousins.

    However, many blue chips also performed very well. For example, our first three picks from last month, JP Morgan Chase (JPM), Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), and Ford (F) jumped 21.5%, 5.3%, and 42.3% respectively. Our fourth pick, SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), dropped 2.4%.

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