Anyone know of any good stocks to invest in?

[ginkgo]

Many want you to pay money for this advice. How about sharing some tips with us for free. I came across pitches for newsletters where they talked about good stocks but would not tell you what the stock was since they want you to buy the newsletter. But I was able to figure it out with searches. Here is one that I figured out but I am looking for other ones. Got any?

Here is one that looks really good. Amerilithium Corp with it being around $1.60 a share now. Symbol-- AMEL.

ABOUT LITHIUM: Lithium is a the lightest metal. It is used in a wide range of consumer products the world over: the medical industry uses lithium as an anti-depressant; industrial uses include glass, ceramic and porcelain enamel manufacture; the aviation industry uses lithium in alloys. Of particular interest is the use of lithium for battery production, which has expanded significantly in recent years due to rechargeable lithium batteries being used increasingly in electrical tools and in the rapidly expanding portable electronics market. Furthermore, the next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles are being designed to use high-capacity lithium-ion batteries as environmentally-friendly fuel alternatives while the Obama administration has introduced $5 billion in funding and incentives for the development of a secure, domestic battery industry with special focus on lithium-ion batteries.

ABOUT AMERILITHIUM: AmeriLithium is a publicly traded (NASD OTC BB: AMEL), mining company committed to progressively developing into one of the leading American players in the global lithium industry. The Company is primarily engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mining properties. The Company is headquartered in Lake Tahoe, NV. AmeriLithium has amassed a lithium portfolio consisting of ~724,000 acres, including three Nevada-based projects nearby the only lithium producing plant in the US, a large project in Alberta, Canada, and a project in Western Australia.

They have not started mining yet but they now have more lithium in their mines than any other company. A lot of this land aquisition is very recent. May 10, 2010 AmeriLithium (AMEL) is pleased to announce the strategic appointment of its fourth Advisory Board member, Nevada-based Robert Craig, P.E., who represents a career of 35+ years with ever-growing engineering and executive experience in the mining, energy, and Lithium industries, as well as an established personal network within the local Nevada Lithium and mining industry.

May 3, 2010 AmeriLithium (AMEL) is pleased to announce it has recently executed a definitive agreement thereby acquiring 100% of the assets of the 5,280-acre (8.25 square mile) Clayton Deep Lithium brine project, covering the entire Southwest Gravity Low in Clayton Valley, NV.

April 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AmeriLithium (AMEL) is pleased to announce it has recently executed a definitive agreement thereby acquiring 100% of the assets of the 5,760-acre (9 square mile) Full Monty project in Nye County, NV. As stated above the only lithium producing mine in the US is in this area of NV.

April 8, 2010 AmeriLithium is pleased to underscore that the Company's recently acquired Western Australia project is ideally situated to take advantage of the growing demand for Lithium in China's emerging market.

On March 22, 2010, AmeriLithium announced it had recently executed a definitive agreement thereby acquiring a 100% NRI (Net Revenue Interest) in the assets of the Wagin Salt Lakes Property in Wagin, Western Australia.

On March 17, 2010, AmeriLithium announced it had recently executed a definitive agreement thereby acquiring a 100% NRI (Net revenue Interest) in the assets of the Americana Property in Alberta, Canada.

Ford Motor May Have Its Takeover Sights Zeroed In On, AmeriLithium! With the just-announced acquisition of 43,000 lithium-rich Australian acres added to its $3.7 billion Canadian reserve, AmeriLithium (AMEL.OB) has suddenly emerged as the future supplier of America's lithium needs.

Ford came to the realization that the carbon-burning internal combustion engine is being replaced by efficient, emission-free, electric motors powered by a new generation of powerful, quick-charging, long-lasting lithium-ion batteries.

[SatvikBeri]

This is not really a great place for peer stock advice. Better to look at Motley Fool CAPS-there you can see peoples' recommendations AND their record, so you know whether their advice is good or not.

[SnerpGoodWord]

CAPS has something going for it.

The stock in the OP would be impossible to value correctly unless you were an expert in mining. That's true of most stock for companies that have not, as of yet, turned a profit.

[SnerpGoodWord]

FYI, that AMEL stock looks like a classic pink sheets pump-n-dump target.

[ginkgo]

So I guess your answer is that you do not know of any good stocks out there. Also how about a link or 2 to where you suggest that I go for good stocks? I would think that somone on this site has a good stock.

[SnerpGoodWord]

People already aimed you at CAPS.

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by SnerpGoodWord

People already aimed you at CAPS.

What is CAPS? Is there a website for it or a link to it?

[SnerpGoodWord]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

What is CAPS? Is there a website for it or a link to it?

Oh, sorry. It's the Motley Fool stock picking forum/rating system/whatever.

Stock Research | Stock Picks - Motley Fool CAPS

It rates the people making the picks based on how successful they've been, which makes it more useful than random tips.

[Manomanman]

LOL, I wrote about this exact issue in a blog post this morning.

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by SnerpGoodWord

FYI, that AMEL stock looks like a classic pink sheets pump-n-dump target.

I found this online:

Amerilithium Corp. (OTC:AMEL) stock price is going flat as the effect of its stock promotion wears off and its financial position remains questionable.

Fact is, the company has paid for one lithium property acquisition in restricted stock and the most recent one will cost them $440.5 thousand, which AMEL doesn’t officially have. Their latest financial statements depict no assets at all, and there were no financing deals announced after the last 10-Q was filed.

This was in March 18 and a lot has changed since then as shown above with 2 more NV properties and in Canada and Australia.

Cohen Independent Research* Group, Inc. - Stock Research*, Stock Market, Stock Investing, Stock Investment, Financial Advisor, Equity

The above says "Wall Street's #1 Independent Research Firm: Powerful Distribution."

The report, [April 26, 2010] which was prepared by Cohen Independent Research (CIR), included an official Cohen Target Price of $3.63 per share, which is significantly higher (175.3%) than the $1.32 share price at the time the report was authored (information on the report's calculations is included below).

"We expect robust revenue growth on the back of favorable industry outlook," the CIR report stated, "coupled with AMEL's excellent property locations and management's significant industry experience."

The CIR report also pointed out that, "[the] Company has also acquired necessary capital to sustain exploration activities in the coming year which highlights the management's capabilities to take the Company forward," and that AmeriLithium's "business model is scalable and will create revenues from various industry verticals distributing the risk."

The CIR report's calculations made use of forecasts for Sales, Margins and Earnings as well as Revenue generation from 2010 to 2014. Based on the forecasts, the report concluded that "operating margins are expected to be healthy." The report's revenue forecasts for AmeriLithium included:

2011 - Production: 1,200 tons Lithium; Total Revenue: $7.92 million

2012 - Production: 3,400 tons Lithium; Total Revenue: $25.84 million

2013 - Production: 8,600 tons Lithium; Total Revenue: $74.82 million

2014 - Production: 19,200 tons Lithium; Total Revenue: $174.72 million

In addition to using these forecasts, the CIR report calculated its Cohen Price Target share price as outlined below:

[luckyJTF7s]

my friend Ian is ex-Bay St equities analyst, sell side: his specialty was small cap, tech and special sits. his fave pick personally this year is BEV. we are canucks up here so it is listed on Toronto.

BEV - TSE - Bennett Environmental.
NB Ian's bias is VALUE. hi is not a momentum guy and not into technical analysis (except as an adjunct to fundamental bottoms-up). He concentrates on cash flow growth, low multiples, solid management and a compelling service and defendable niche is pretty much how he rolls...

BEV - it is a small cap that does contaminated soil reclamation. high risk play in that it is way off the radar still. there is zero institutional coverage. no mutual funds or portfolio managers are onto it. QEW it is vulnerable to a market pullback and then some as there will be no support floor of keen astute buyers. having sed that, it doesnt get more ground floor than this and its growth profile relative to its sikly low multiples = stiffy.

Ian's looking for around 100% cash flow per share growth this year (did I mention they were small?) and their trailing P:CF multiple is silly cheap like <4x or something. Their technology is not beta, it is out there and real. They are already free cash flow positive. They are green capital G so that will play well with governments and massive multiple inflation if/when green gets hott.

haven't cranked the numbers much myself but I trust ian, i've known him long long, dude has endless screens and this is his top name this year. ian says buy in the low $2s and hold on for $5-7 exit price in a year. he really sees it as a solid longer term holding too. He thinks it has 10 bagger potential.

Another stock he likes in the green area is AquaPure. they do alot of oil company work, and are concentrated in Texas as far as client base, I believe. Not sure what the numbers look like now, this recco is a few months old, and dunno if US or CDN listed or what. Good one to put thru your own personal metrics though...

*invest at own risk, kick tires pleeze, thx*

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by Manomanman

LOL, I wrote about this exact issue in a blog post this morning.

I already read that on your other post. If I read between the lines, you are saying that you are angry and explain why. Note there is nothing written between the lines. Profanity is an expression of anger.

I already have a full time income from Google Adsense. If I died tomorrow that income would not be affected meaning that it is a passive income. You can see the ads on my site under signature. If you want to see a high paying ad, see the cancer page and look at the display ad for prostate pills while it is still up there.

I also have another income from a network mktg company that I have been in for 12 years. It is enhanced by my websites. With that I am in business with Olivia Newton-John who is half owner of it. See the Good Morning Show on this website. She starred in the biggest grossing musical ever-- Grease. Recently she was on the hit show Glee.

I have a suggestion for your writing. It has become commonly accepted that underlined words are links so you should not use underlining for emphasis. Of course angry people will probably love your site with that introduction. If I were to write it I would just address that there good ways to make money online and ways to lose money online and list them.

If I give a hate speech I will always attract some people that are miserble and full of hate.

[luckyJTF7s]

useful site here in canada (dunno if you have anything like this in the states) is Stockchase.
StockChase

it is a compendium of all the public newspaper, radio, TV, business TV, etc etc appearances of the mutual fund, hedge fund, pension fund portfolio managers, and what they said - short concise and sorted by stock.

if you like a particular canadian dude, like say our version of warren b or whathave you, you can search the site by portfolio manager name. otherwise by stock name.

looking under American Barrick for example would give you "expert opinions" going back as far as you want to go ... "our top name in the gold sector is X because of reasons ABC. we really like Barrick because,..." joe dude, globe and mail, may 3

etc etc.

it can be quite a useful site for researching names to look into further. please remember that while the *vast* majority of PMs (portfolio managers) are giving you the *straight goods*,

- BUT some of them, a very small %ge, will use the public for their own agendas. Frank Mersch is one of these, from my days in the biz...(not sure where frank is at these days, but he used to be so notorious, he was his own verb. there would be talk of "getting Mersched" on a name): eg he will say "my top pick is X! JUMP IN!" meanwhile he is looking to dump his position in X and will use generated retail buying demand to get the hell out. he had other nifty tricks he played on market makers and agency traders. oy. OK moving on...

- and some of the PMs are just dim bulbs, as in any profession.

so do be careful and try to find consensus WOW or SUCK opinions and/or use the site as a taking-off point to do more research after IDing some names. likely few of you are into Canadian names anyway but thot I wd mention the site just in case. there will be some US names mentioned by the PMs that have north american portfolios of course...

[Ryan OLoughlin]

I love investing, and I used some logic for this stock: I own Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) because it is well diversified and it is run by Warren Buffet and Company. Who wouldn't want their money under his control? Plus with one share you get to go to see him at his shareholder meeting in Omaha, which is an amazing experience. I went last year.

Also, there are ton's of good books out there. I would recommend "The Intelligent Investor" by Ben Graham and "Stocks for the Long Run" be Jeremy Siegel. I also use yahoo finance for research and articles.

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by luckyJTF7s

my friend Ian is ex-Bay St equities analyst, sell side: his specialty was small cap, tech and special sits. his fave pick personally this year is BEV. we are canucks up here so it is listed on Toronto.


*invest at own risk, kick tires pleeze, thx*

Thanks. BEV is not on the exchange in the USA unless it is under a different symbol.

[luckyJTF7s]

wat ryan sed ^^ nothing wrong with berkshire hathaway. those bks are solid. ian concurrs on yahoo finance and it is his preferred go-to portal for numbers.

NB if you are rich, Thomson Reuters has alot of sell-side research available for download, catch is the price is steep. around $10/page as I recall. it is far better to cultivate a buy- or sell-side connection on the Street as all these firms subscribe to Bloomberg and T-R and can get you yer stock reports for free. (within reason; dont burn your connect asking for 1 a week...)

many of the discount brokers here in canada give you access to their bank's brokerage arm's research for free once you have an account with them. that gives you the opinions of at least one house, which is a start.

[givejonadollar]

Gold.

The only real money.

Stocks are not the place to be right now.

[ginkgo]

Originally Posted by givejonadollar

Gold.

The only real money.

Stocks are not the place to be right now.

Yes I agree. I have stock in the biggest silver mining company in China [SVM] and will be getting stock in a gold mining company [BGBR]. Also I believe in having some real money. But I do not think think that I have to choose one or the other like with a wife. I believe that diversification is best. At one time all paper money in the U.S. was backed by gold and silver. China is telling their citizens to buy gold and silver. I also like platinum, palladium and gold pressed latinum.

[givejonadollar]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Yes I agree. I have stock in the biggest silver mining company in China [SVM] and will be getting stock in a gold mining company [BGBR]. Also I believe in having some real money. But I do not think think that I have to choose one or the other like with a wife. I believe that diversification is best. At one time all paper money in the U.S. was backed by gold and silver. China is telling their citizens to buy gold and silver. I also like platinum, palladium and gold pressed latinum.

Glad you are paying attention.

I'm considering investing in wheat at the end of the year if it's not too late.

[MW11]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Thanks. BEV is not on the exchange in the USA unless it is under a different symbol.

BEV is a Canadian stock, listed only on the TSX.
View Bennett Environmental Inc.: TSE:BEV quotes & news - Google Finance

When you cannot short a stock at $2, why would anyone take a long position in it when the markets in general are going south, and when the BEV bid and ask spread is up to 10 cents?

One answer is speculation... IMO whatever money BEV has collected is speculative because of the low price (of approx. 2.00 USD) and because of the low market cap (of approx. 60 Million USD).

Also, if price history means anything, let's remember since the open of 5/12/10 BEV has lost approx. 20 per cent of its value.

Guys, be careful!

[luckyJTF7s]

I did note in my original post that BEV is high-beta, small-cap, with no institutional base, and therefore has a high vulnerability to a general market pullback.

FYI it has roughly tripled since last Nov.

I'm unable to comment much further since it really isn't my tip; it is my friend's. If you have any questions in particular, I'd be happy to pass them onto him. Cheers.

[ar81]

Stock market is a casino where you bet on stock price.

It is driven by people's emotions (herd emotions) and moves by speculators.
Unless you plan to invest in a company in the long term, and only if you know the company is doing fine, using people's advise is not a good way to go. Advise only makes you part of the herd.

You need to have a mind of your own if you play in this casino.

[MW11]

Based on my 22 year experience in the stock market...

Those who ALWAYS benefit are the brokers (e.g. Scottrade, Ameritrade, Schwab), the so called exchanges (e.g. NYSE, NASDAQ, TSE), and the public corporations (e.g. Microsoft, Exxon, Haliburton).

Those who MUST PAY for all that activity are us, the investors. When we play the market, we play against Billion dollar computers that see all of our cards. And they're programmed to take from us as much money as possible!

The stock market is a crazy casino where we bet on a stock price, and where the odds keep changing. At least in a regular casino we do know in advance what the odds are.

There are many young men who believe that there is a magic bullet. The truth is that there is no magic bullet.

The market is a giant money-suction device, and if we put our retirement money into it, we will have to work till we're 80... 90... or 100 years old, because the stock market keeps sucking up all of our money, and never give any of it back.

Gamblor is the demon that takes over your the soul when you're about to buy or sell a stock. Gamblor action usually results in frivolous betting and the loss of untold amounts of money.

Here is a phrase you can repeat just before you're about to buy or sell a stock: "I was in the hole for $5,000.00. Gamblor made me think I could win it back. Boy, was I wrong!"

[MW11]

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Many want you to pay money for this advice. How about sharing some tips with us for free. Here is one that I figured out but I am looking for other ones. Got any?

Careful! Stock market tips are hazardous to your wealth.

Originally Posted by luckyJTF7s

BEV......... has a high vulnerability to a general market pullback.

That's right.

Originally Posted by luckyJTF7s

FYI it has roughly tripled since last Nov.

This is the way many of us, "investors", are sucked in. We buy a high-beta stock because it appears to be a big winner (as to cash flow, other fundamentals and tremendous price action).

And when we buy it, or shortly thereafter, the price of it starts going south.

Why? No one really knows. The media blames it market pullbacks. And, in turn, the market pullbacks are blamed on Europe and Asia. And, in turn, Europe and Asia blame us, and our markets. But what's the truth? If you were a specialist/market maker/dealer with a million dollar computer (that is able to see all the cards of all investors of the stock in question), what would you do? Would you program it to LOSE money to us, investors? Or to WIN money from us, investors?

Looking at the price action of BEV.TO...
Last 6 weeks? -35%.
Last 6 hours? -9%.
Last 1 hour? -1%.

Originally Posted by ginkgo

Here is one that looks really good. Amerilithium Corp with it being around $1.60 a share now. Symbol-- AMEL.

Looking at the price action of AMEL.OB
Last 4 weeks? -50%.
Last 6 hours? -10%.
Last 1 hour? -5%.

Guys, be careful!