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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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  • Association of Investor Awareness - Week of 01/22/2009

    In This Issue:

    Credit Rebound Coming From Unexpected Sources
    Signs Of Life Are Returning To Some Real Estate Markets
    A Home Town Advantage With Stocks
    Forget The Bottom, Focus On Value
    Two Leading Stocks Look Especially Good Right Now
    The Bottom Line This Week

    As the inauguration of the new American president approached, many analysts expected the market would have an "Obama bounce." Alas, that happy event did not occur. On the contrary, as further economic and banking industry worries continued to mount last week, the Dow and the Nasdaq dropped another 3.7% and 2.7% respectively.

    The market fell another 332 points on Tuesday, when our new president took office. (Nothing personal, Mr. Obama. As the Godfather used to say, "it's just business.")

    On Wednesday, however, the mood brightened and the market rebounded 279 points.

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