Traits of a good stock

This is an excerpt from Motley Fool Hidden Gems by Tom Gardner:

Essentially, my strategy is a twist on the fundamental criteria used by some of the world's great value investors. For starters, consider these seven traits of a hidden gem:

1. Predictable growth in free cash flow
2. Rich in assets, with little or no debt
3. Low multiple of price to free cash flow
4. Generous returns on equity, coupled with a reasonable cash flow multiple
5. Insider ownership and shareholder-friendly management
6. Insider buying, especially by executive officers
7. Leadership of an important niche

It reminded me of the things Rebecca's friend Amy was talking about in last nights meeting...

So, which one should we buy?

Meeting Change!

October's meeting will be held on Monday, October 9. What say ye to moving all future meetings to the second Monday of the month?

Go Anne!

www.investopedia.com tip is excellent! Thanks Anne.

One of our questions last night was regarding the Operating Margin (OM). Here's investopedia's definition:

Operating margin gives analysts an idea of how much a
company makes (before interest and taxes) on each dollar of sales. When looking at operating margin to determine the quality of a company, it is best to look at the change in operating margin over time and to compare the company's yearly or quarterly figures to those of its competitors. If a company's margin is increasing, it is earning more per dollar of sales. The higher the margin, the better.

Also on investopedia, Net Worth is defined as Total Assets - Total Liabilities.

Web Site

The web site is back in business. Sorry for the delay in updating. Check out the SSG in the club documents area. See you tonight.

September Meeting

So Leslie and Rebekah are working on Target (TGT) and Aimee and I are investigating Barnes and Noble (BKS). Kenna and Sarah what is your stock? We'll compare our findings to Coach (COH) at the next meeting...

Ugh

Sorry that the web page hasn't been updated yet. Serious computer woes on my end. Sarah was faster than a speeding bullet in emailing me the minutes, so the delay is all me.

Financial Sector Stock

Great meeting last night!

Which stock are you studying this month? Please leave a comment indicating the stock name and symbol.

July Meeting

The July meeting will be held on the second Monday - July 10. Leslie is hosting.

Here's the SSG we will use - http://www.bivio.com/megabuck/files/pressg.htm. Remember to complete an analysis of the Bank of America Corp. (BAC) for the next meeting.

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When is our next meeting?

What's the difference?

From InvestorWords.com
bollinger bands
A technical analysis technique in which lines are plotted two standard deviations above and below a moving average, and at the moving average itself. Because standard deviation measures volatility, these bands will be wider during increased volatility and narrower during decreased volatility. Some technical analysts consider a market which approaches the upper band to be overbought, and a market which approaches the lower band to be oversold.

So, what is the difference between something being overbought and oversold?

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