finding quality companies presented by: lynn ostrem, president crow river investment club
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Finding Quality Companies
Presented by:
Lynn Ostrem, President Crow River Investment Clubwww.bivio.com/crowriver
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The Business Cycle of a Company
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Stages of a Company:
Start-up (just an idea)
Speculative (no earnings yet)
Explosive Grower (small cap & mid cap)
Moderate Grower (large cap)
Mature (income stock)
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Break Even Point
BestInvestmentOpportunity
Speculation
Life Cycle ofA Successful
Company
Graph from Take Stock by Ellis Traub, Investware, Inc.
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What Makes a Quality Company?
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What Makes a Quality Company?
Easy-to-understand business model?
Are its products or services unique?
Is there a demand for its products and services?
Does its industry have a future?
Do its products and services have room to expand?
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Where do we find companies to study?
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Buy what you know! Food
Appliances
Toiletries (shampoo, shaving cream)
Clothes, shoes
Linens, throws & towels
Electronics (TVs, Stereos, Computers, alarm clocks)
Furniture
Décor (candles, knickknacks, etc.)
Lawnmower, garden hoses
Golf clubs, baseball bats, etc.
Where do you shop?
Where do you eat?
What are your hobbies?
Where do you buy your children’s clothes & toys?
Where do you buy your own clothes?
Where do you go on vacation? How do you get there?
Who insures your car?
Where do you bank?
Where do you buy your prescriptions?
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Online Newspapers:New York Times
www.nytimes.com
Wall Street Journalwww.wsj.com
Investor’s Business Dailywww.investors.com
USA Todaywww.usatoday.com
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Financial Magazines:Money
Smart Money
Fortune
Forbes
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Worth
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Find ‘em online!
Money www.money.com
Smart Money www.smartmoney.com
Fortune www.fortune.com
Forbes www.forbes.com
Kiplinger’s www.kiplinger.com
Worth www.worth.com
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Want MORE Magazine??
http://dir.yahoo.com/
Click on News & Media
Click on Magazines
3,800 to choose from!
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Daily News – Online:
http://finance.yahoo.com (Financial News)
www.moneycentral.com (Investing/Articles)
www.cbsmarketwatch.com (quick updates)
www.fool.com (Today’s Headlines)
www.businessweek.com (Daily Briefing)
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Good Old Standbys:
Value Line Investment Survey
At the library
Selections & Opinions Guide has Portfolios
Standard & Poor’s Stock Reports
Also at the Library
Don’t forget S&P Outlook Review Weekly newsletter full of ideas
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More Sources for Stock Ideas?
CEO Express www.ceoexpress.com
Wall Street Executive Librarywww.executivelibrary.com
Trader’s Worldwww.tradersworld.com/links
The Online Investorwww.theonlineinvestor.com
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CEOExpress.com
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ExecutiveLibrary.com
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Tradersworld.com
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TheOnlineInvestor.com
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas:
BI Magazine – Stock to Study
BI Magazine – Undervalued Stock to Study
BI Website – BI Most Active (Stocks page)
I-Club-List – NAIC’s discussion board
NAIC Forum on CompuServe
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas:
NAIC Top 100 – (Every April – see BI Archives)
Roster of Quality www.iclub.com $
Investor Advisory Service www.iclub.com $
Tin Cup Portfolio www.manifestinvesting.com $
Motley Fool Hidden Gems www.fool.com $
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas:
Top 100Stocks to study
Discussionboards/articles
Most Active Articles
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas:
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NAIC-Type Stock Ideas:
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So, when someone tells you they can’t find a stock to study…
Tell ‘em…”You just aren’t trying!”
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Show ‘em these resources!
Your club will think you’re a genius!
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Questions??
Presentation written by:
Lynn Ostrem, PresidentCrow River Investment Clubwww.bivio.com/crowriver