So what are good stocks to buy?

[busymom]

Hey....might as well jump right in, right? Any suggestions....

[nyhuskyfan]

1. Ramen Noodles

Who owns those?

[gauguin57]

13. I was going to say Ramen ... and add Campbell's soup (that went up on the day of the 777-point drop!

And maybe liquor. We're all gonna need a LOT of that!

[AllieB]

2. Right now, I'd sit tight. This isn't even the bottom I bet.

[demokatgurrl]

3. Netflix. And I'm serious. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

4. I'd buy stock in Obama

he's going up fast

[Justyce]

5. Campbell's soup, Spam.... bet everyone's stocking up on canned goods about now. nt

[leftofcool]

6. Melamine

[iiibbb]

7. Get into an indexed mutal fund.

Just ride the market.


Surprisingly my health care investments have held pretty steady... but assuming I can get some money together to invest I'm just going to drop it into a indexed IRA.

[dipsydoodle]

8. These would be best by far

for all of the financial hooligans who have created this mess.

[sharp_stick]

9. Personally

I'm staying out of financials for a bit, that's a little too volatile for my tastes right now. I'm looking a bit more at some pharmaceuticals and staying out of defense. I know it's crass but I bought a bunch of defense related stocks right after shrubbo was appointed by the Supreme Court in 2000 and unfortunately did pretty well with them.

I also think this is a good time to put some money into alternative energy corps.

[RoadRage]

15. Ding Ding Ding.. Alternative Energy...

Definitely the way to go. Anything where both candidates agree is a good bet.. and this is one of them.

And most mutual funds that are diversified.. with some small & large cap, international as well as domestic and small & large sized companies are good. You won't make the most with them because they're safer.. but your portfolio also won't pull an Enron (or a Lehman.. or a Worldcom.. etc.)

[plcdude]

10. Alternative energy

companies. This will be big in the Obama administration. Check out this I am invested. http://www.valcent.net/s/Home.asp

[Snarkoleptic]

11. Jim Cramer did a bit on MSNBC where he said...

"Whatever money you may need for the next 5-years, please take it out of the stock market right now....".

I realize he's light on credibility, but he's not usually spooked like this.

[Hoyt]

12. Another Cramer Recommendation.

I think it was last week, Cramer was saying that he had been looking for "good stocks" to buy/recommend in this sinking market.

He said there weren't many he would even consider. He ended up recommending one (can't remember the name) -- a company that specializes in managing foreclosures, bad debt collections like credit cards, repossessions, etc., for banks and others. That ain't a good sign when those are the only companies a Wall Streeter can find worth pushing.

[olkaz]

14. he's running interference.

The smart guys are buying the whole damn world right now.

If I had more resources, I'd be doing the same. I'm taking what I have and dumping it in.

I'm expecting a 3x-5x return in a few years. Maybe more, especially if Obama is elected.

[lapislzi]

16. I'm going with cookware and Vaseline

cookware so I'll have a pot to piss in.

Vaseline, well...you figure it out.

[hogwyld]

17. Alcohol and Tobacco

And maybe some food companies like Campbell's, Hormel. People will need to eat cheap, and drown their sorrows with a smoke and a shot.