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Stocks Covered Today:
McDonald’s (MCD), Baidu.com (BIDU),
Ford (F)
Target Returns: Up to 15.4% Return assigned 95.4% Annualized)*
Downside Protection: Up to 13.9%

Stocks to Watch This Week: Monsanto (MON), Mosaic Company (MOS), Family Dollar Stores (FDO), MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) and Lennar Corp. (LEN)
Target Returns: Up to 13.6% and 338% Annualized*
Protection: Up to 20.8%

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Who is Covered: Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQQ), Bank of America (BAC)
Target Returns: Up to 30.8% and 117% Annualized
Downside Protection: Up to 36.2%
Dividend rate: Up to 8%or more.

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Stocks Covered: Research in Motion (RIMM), Coca-Cola (KO), JP Morgan Chase (JPM)
Target Returns: Up to 42.4% and 115% Annualized
Downside Protection: Up to 17.2%
Dividend rate: Up to 3.0%

1) What Handy Rules Can Company CEOs Use To Set Their New Year’s Resolutions? + Lee’s take on XOM, KFT, BAC, GE, DPZ, ERTS, TTWO, ATVI, AXP, V, MA, DFS, GPS, URBN, AEO, ANF, and KKD

Lee Allen Contributor

Once a year, at our family New Year’s Day dinner, the Allen household goes through the ritual of talking about our annual resolutions. This is meant to be some quality family time for us all to bare our souls and consider ways we can become better people over the next twelve months.

As we went through this slightly painful exercise this year, I was wondering what it would be like if CEOs of companies like Exxon-Mobile (XOM), Kraft (KFT), Bank Of America (BAC) and General Electric (GE) made New Year’s resolutions?  And what if politicians made New Year’s Resolutions?  I guess that would be too much for even me to imagine, but I’m getting that tingling feeling... Click Here  for Lee’s timely insights into New Year’s resolutions…

What’s this kid smiling about anyway?  Must have just filled that diaper.

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4) Expert Articles Recap — In Case You Missed It The First Time…

5) Feature Articles

This Week:What Can Investors Expect in 2010? The Strategies, Tactics, and Insights Investors Can Use To Play Unsure Economic Times…      

• Why is this the best time of year to clean the losers out of your portfolio and what is a great set-it-and-forget-it trade for 2010? Hint: It has a 61% target return?  
• What was the biggest surprise of 2009 and what sector should be strong in 2010?
  
• Which ETFs could be used for a set-it-and-forget-it strategy with a targeted 9.3% return and over 9.5% downside protection plus a 2% dividend yield?   

Get this week’s feature articles by our portfolio analysts. Expect the options and hedge strategies, tactics, insights, and specific trade ideas that could give you an inside edge. This weeks articles are titled:

• What The Market Taught Us In 2009 And What Could Surprise Us In 2010
• Investing Into The New Year
• Are You Ready To Ride The Market Waves In 2010?
• Three Predictions For 2010
• What Three Numbers Will Determine The Market’s Fate In 2010?

Stocks Covered: Microsoft (MSFT), Exxon Mobil (XOM), SPDR S&P 500 Depository Receipts (SPY)
Target Returns: Up to 51.5% or 46.9% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 11.3%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced
Risk Level: Low to Moderate Relative Risk

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Stock Covered: Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (BBBY)
Target Return: 9.1% and 75.5% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 12.6%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced

7) Portfolio Update: MarketSmart 10% Hedged Portfolio

Our December portfolio trades will expire in about a week and at this point, all four of our positions are in good shape. The closest position of the bunch still has 6% downside protection with only seven trading days remaining. As long as these stocks don’t drop by too much, we will make a $2,110 profit and 12.9% return.
See the latest  for these special portfolios. This portfolio service points out a series of trades every month with the goal of generating a 10% return if the stock rises, stays flat, or even drops by up to 10%. Usually three to five very conservative debit spread trades. 

Stocks Covered: Marvel Technology (MRVL), First Solar (FSLR), FedEx (FDX), Mosaic (MOS)
Targeted Combined Return: $1,950, 12.5%
Average downside protection: 12.6%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced
Risk Level: Moderate Relative Risk

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Summary: 2009 turned out to be a wild year, and 2010 could be even crazier. We will take a look back at lessons from 2009 that will be crucial to success in 2010, while examining the possibility of a double-dip recession, the auto industry, consumer confidence, the housing market, gold, and more.

Stocks Covered: Wal-Mart (WMT), Newmont Mining (NEM), Research in Motion (RIMM), Boeing (BA), PepsiCo (PEP), Caterpillar (CAT), Verizon (VZ), Eli Lilly (LLY), Coca-Cola (KO), Texas Instruments (TXN), and more…
Target Returns: Up to 14.9% or 60.4% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 24.6%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced
Risk Level: Moderate Relative Risk

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