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Old 09-26-2008, 09:35 AM
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Picking stocks

I say its a good time to buy stocks. On a good friends advice I bought some freddiemac and fanniemae and they are doing well. Does anyone know of a program that lists stocks that have taken a huge dive in the last year. The 52 week high for fannie and freddi is almost $70 buying at .50 seems like a good deal to me.

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Old 09-26-2008, 09:39 AM
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I might be a good deal, but a cheap price does not always equal a good value. As long as you do your reseach very carefully, it is probably a great time to be a buyer. This is usually when the value investors are busiest.
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Old 09-26-2008, 09:55 AM
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Fannie & Freddie are tanking again.
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Washington Mutual?
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Old 09-26-2008, 10:05 AM
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There have been some bargain basement prices in the last 30 days. Bought some UAUA for $3, some CAL for $8, OSK is a steal right now. BDCO is one of two gulf pipelines that didn't get damaged easy double on short - mid hold.
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Old 09-26-2008, 08:36 PM
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Fannie & Freddie are tanking again.
Loog good now one is at 1.86 the other is at 2.00 I bought both at below a dollar.
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I talked to an investor today and he said that WAMU shares will most likely convert to JP Morgan shares after the deal is complete.
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I talked to an investor today and he said that WAMU shares will most likely convert to JP Morgan shares after the deal is complete.
But at what ratio?
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I have no idea. he was just guessing as to what might happen maybe the stock will remain and has a chance to grow. countrywide stock converted to Bank of america after the deal was finalized.
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Wamu is at .16 right now. Couple hundred dollars could buy a lot of shares
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Wamu is at .16 right now. Couple hundred dollars could buy a lot of shares
Yes, that sounds cheap, but if .16 goes to .08 you have still lost 50%. It sounds more dramatic when a $100 stock drops to $50, but it is the same loss of your dollars invested.

What is important is whether the company has good fundamentals and has a product of service that can turn a profit and therefore generate earnings, which determines the value of a stock.
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Ever hear of a reverse split? I had some Erickson stock once upon a time, everal thousand shares. I ended up with several hundred. I don't think I lost any money when all was said and done, but I had to hold it for a long time.
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I'm all over Fannie and Freddie and have been in and out all week which may have been my biggest week in the stock market, started out with a $1000 hail mary and ended up with healthy chuck of change. If I wasn't married I'd be proposing to Fannie. My original thought was wtf I don't care if I lose it and if Fannie pulls through (which they will) it will be a hellicious chunk of change in 10 years. With good management and a slight uptick in RE values FRE and FNM will be rocking again.

Wamu OTOH, reminds me of Tyco, MCI and CW.
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Old 09-26-2008, 10:58 PM
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I was thinking the same way. A complete brake job on your car can cost $1000. This has the potential to actually earn money
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I'm all over Fannie and Freddie and have been in and out all week which may have been my biggest week in the stock market, started out with a $1000 hail mary and ended up with healthy chuck of change. If I wasn't married I'd be proposing to Fannie. My original thought was wtf I don't care if I lose it and if Fannie pulls through (which they will) it will be a hellicious chunk of change in 10 years. With good management and a slight uptick in RE values FRE and FNM will be rocking again.....
Getting in now is probably a good bet. F & F are going to be backed by the full faith & credit of the US gov (that's you and me). Getting in cheap, now is going to avoid the rush after the deal in Congress is done and people start trying to sort it out.

I'll bet if you can hold it for a year you'll triple your money.

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