So I’m just going to break it down on investing in the current market from the macro side.  I just spoke to a close friend who returned from Columbia.  Basically everything laid out from an economic analysis of their observations regarding the country further strengthens the stock market trends that we have been observing and reporting in our various stock newsletters.  The fact is that the strongest economies currently are those of exporters.

More specifically exporters of non durables where the country has limited exposure to the primary tidal wave of bank debacles associated with mortgage backed securities and the coming tidal wave of potentially devastating exposure of banks that own the debt from the commercial real estate market.  In the US, the regional banks have been falling like dominos and are either taken over by the FDIC or absorbed by investing groups that plan on creating the next round of debt related exotic securities.  This time the notes are from the billions of bad debt related to commercial property.

It is a simple pattern in the US that has been repeated a number of times.  This is perhaps the most devastating economic crisis the country has ever faced.  Basically the dollar is weak.  Companies in the US laid people off. This in combination with a huge number of loans on residential property handed out like hot cakes to non qualified investors.  Then the trading of this d and f or Omega in reality as my economist friend likes to liken it too, the last letter in a dead language quality wise.  Companies are no longer able to pay their rent.  Retail space has also been built out too quickly and even those buildings and strip malls once considered sure bets for high occupancy rates instead have record rates of available space.  This creates another phenomenon of commercial notes becoming non-performing and the banks are forced to rate it as bad debt.

Now the big four banks are decently positioned with their (our) TARP bailout money and other revenue streams to handle the bad debt on their books.  They have just stopped loaning and are pushing towards opening new accounts and fee based money management.  The huge problem is the billions of commercial real estate debt owned by the regional banks that did not receive any bailout money.  In Southern California, there are many regional banks that fit into this sad reality.  In fact, we’ve had a chance to look over many opportunities for investing in notes from various regional banks.  So investing tip number one, and this is difficult for us to admit as my life has been surrounded by stock picks for more than 15 years, BUY debt on commercial properties.  There are amazing opportunities out there to pick up the debt on commercial properties that are still performing.  Often the debt can be purchased for a 50%-70% discount to face value.  Further negotiations with the current owners of the property can increase that margin significantly as eventual failure and non-performance on the debt is likely and complete ownership will ensue.

SpeculatingStocks.com has released penny stocks NSU, EMKR and DNN as its three latest stock picks.

December 3, 2008: 12:01 AM — SpeculatingStocks.com has released three stock picks. All three are penny stocks in different sectors. The first penny stock pick discussed below operates in the gold sector in Africa, the second of the penny stock picks is on the cutting edge of the solar power market, while the third stock pick released by SpeculatingStocks.com operates in the uranium production space.

Russ Urban, founder of SpeculatingStocks.com commented, “SpeculatingStocks.com releases these three stock picks on the heels of several recent stock pick successes.”

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NSU)

Stock Price: $0.41

Nevsun Resources, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily focuses on properties with gold, as well as base metal, such as copper and zinc resources/reserves in Africa.

NSU is a small cap gold company trading at a market cap of less than $55 million. It has received a lot of attention in the past and has now pulled back. We believe gold stocks will continue to shine now that gold prices are back in an uptrend. Small cap gold stocks could provide the biggest gains for investors in the gold mining sector.

NSU is trading significantly off of its highs of $2.50+ from earlier this year and off its short-term high of $0.74 in a recent uptrend. Gold moved off its sideways pattern and reached a high above $820 and has now corrected down to around $780 where it has begun to stabilize. We expect gold prices to move back above $800 and challenge $900 in the short-term and in the long-term we believe we will see gold up over $1,000 per ounce as inflation attracts investors to gold mining stocks.

NSU received approval on October 30th for an $89 million commitment to the development of the company’s Bisha Project. The development of this project places NSU in a favorable position to take advantage of rising gold prices. The company has commented that the project has low site operating costs throughout the projected mine life and high returns. Production is expected to start on this project is during Q2 2010. We expect this project to be priced into NSU shares moving forward.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: EMCORE Corporation (EMKR)

Stock Price: $1.62

EMCORE Corporation is a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and solar power markets.

The solar sector has suffered and EMKR has suffered along with it, but we expect the solar sector to rise and become hot again. We believe EMKR is a real bargain right now trading at a market cap of only around $125 million.

EMKR is trading significantly below its book value of $3.74. EMKR has created a new concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology that holds a more efficient solar cell than those created by FSLR’s thin-film technology. EMKR could win a lot of new solar business with their new technology. FSLR has been a leader in the CPV space moving from under $50 to over $300 at one point.

If EMKR’s solar technology catches on, we could see EMKR become a major play from its current level. In the past, EMKR moved from the $4.00 level to close to $16.00.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Denison Mines Corporation (DNN)

Stock Price: $0.79

Denison Mines Corporation is a premier intermediate uranium producer in North America, with mining assets in the Athabasca Basin region of Saskatchewan, Canada and the southwest United States including Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Further, the Company has ownership interests in two of the four conventional uranium mills operating in North America today.

For the third quarter, DNN sold 517,000 pounds of uranium at an average price of approximately $64.75 per pound. DNN expects uranium production in 2009 to increase by approximately between 25% and 50%.

Several nuclear reactors are being constructed around the world and several more are in the planning stage. Uranium demand will surge as these nuclear reactors start to come online. We believe uranium prices will surge from where they’re at now and investors will look back wishing they had invested in a uranium producer like DNN.

DNN is working off of its lows right now and is a real value at its current price with short-term potential to move higher as well significant long-term potential. General Electric has been investing huge in nuclear related projects. DNN is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunity in the nuclear wave.

SpeculatingStocks.com searches for great companies and stocks in the right point in their stock chart and in the right sector. We believe the stock picks above will become hot stocks in the short term.

If you have little money to spare on investing in stocks a good idea would be to spend your money buying undervalued stocks. Strange but true the undervalued stocks are a genre of stocks which often turn into bargain stocks, that are bought at a low price but yield good profits. Now while you might be thinking how that is possible, one can never totally undermine the value of investments which have till date been thought of as undervalued stocks. When your investment experts advise you about buying bargain stocks, you should ask him what he means by them. Most of the time undervalued stocks are those which are low priced, since the market has not realized their potential. But often in the long run these so called undervalued stocks turn into bargain stocks.

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Stock charts may be defined as a useful tool that are used to understand the movement of various stocks and also the market trends that govern stock highs and lows.  A stock chart is mostly used by stock brokers and those who are actively into day to day stock trading.

Used well, a stock chart may be a store house of information. There are of course various types of stock charts each related to different aspects of stock trading. For the general investor, stock charts are available in various forms and styles too. Generally, a stock chart offers information on the volume of trading on particular stocks, the high and low values of certain stocks in a given period and also indicates the opening and closing prices of overall stocks.

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When in search of investment opportunities, many of those who do not know much about the stock market refer to the investment newsletters. All investors should take full advantage of the unlimited investment opportunities that the stock market has to offer and for doing this investors have understood the importance of being informed and well researched. Investment newsletters are basically sources of information for those seeking investment opportunities. They come in various formats and offer different knowledge base information regarding particular companies and their financial health, stock profile, tips on the hot picks of the season, etc. These investment newsletters can be a boon especially for people new to stock market investment opportunities.

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A bulletin board stock is basically an OTC stock which is issued by startup companies which are not yet fully developed enough to meet the requirements necessary for registering on the larger stock exchanges. The bulletin board stocks are traded through broker-dealers, who in turn interact with the market makers on a one to one basis.

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Anyone who wants to indulge in stock market investing is often baffled by the amount of market analysis, research and the options that are to be considered before your money can be put in the right place. Stock market investing involves risking your money and often even the experts are baffled about the right decision to be made. In these types of situations and others, market analysis becomes all the more important.

Market analysis is even more important for those individuals who have no support in terms of an investment advisor.

Those who are not fully adept with the techniques and methods regarding stock market investing and trading can make costly mistakes if they are not well prepared. However, there are various online websites and guides which will show you how to go about doing market analysis so that you can become familiar with the details of stock market investing.

Market analysis is necessary for gaining an in-depth knowledge about the current market trend, fluctuations within the market, correct timing for investment as well as how to gauge which companies to invest in and many other details.

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Most people are of the opinion that, buying value stock is equivalent to less expensive stocks. Though the adage may be true for most of those who invest in value stocks, there are also many such buyers who have made profit by buying cheap stock that has turned out to be value stocks.

Many might think that making profit from a cheap stock may be a matter of luck. But apart from the luck factor there are other methods that may be utilized to convert a cheap stock into a value stock.

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All of us who invest in the stock market want to make some good money, and your odds increase if you find the best stock at a certain time. However, there arises the problem of knowing or identifying the top stocks which could be converted to the best stock for you. There are plenty of software, newsletters, TV and radio stock pickers as well as sites that will tell you which top stocks you could invest in. But in spite of all of this one needs to do their own homework in order to guarantee better profits from the best stock at a certain time.

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Stock research for in-depth and futuristic stock market information is an obligatory element of a planned and profitable stock management process. Without proper research and analysis one can neither understand the market conditions or company situations nor apprehend the possible changes that can leave a deep impact on profit and investment plans.
There are two types of stock research that help one to gather correct stock market information.

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