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Stocks Covered Today:
ExxonMobil (XOM), Kraft (KFT), Chevron (CVX)
Target Returns: Up to 12.5% Return assigned (30.9% Annualized)*
Downside Protection: Up to 15.0%

Stocks to Watch This Week: American Express (AXP), State Street (STT), CSX Corporation (CSX), Precision Castparts Corp. (PCP) and Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG)
Target Returns: Up to 114.3% and 162.9% Annualized*
Protection: Up to 12.5%

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Stocks Covered: Best Buy (BBY, Target (TGT), Netflix (NFLX)
Target Returns: Up to 15.2% and 96% Annualized
Downside Protection: Up to 8.4%
Dividend rate: Up to 1.7%

1) Could Apple’s (AAPL) Earnings Report Surprise Us in Unexpected Ways? + Lee’s take on AAPL, HPQ, DELL, MSFT, NYT, WPO, NWS, GOOG, CSCO, RIMM, ORCL, SHLD, JCP, WMT, and LZB.

Lee Allen Contributor

What happens when you mix the excitement of earnings season with the anticipation of a potential major product release from the company formerly known as Apple Computer (AAPL)? One of the things you might expect is companies like Hewlett Packard (HPQ), Dell (DELL), and Microsoft (MSFT) will get very little attention no matter how much they whine and throw tantrums.

Sure, Apple has cornered the market on cool gadgets we all must own no matter what they cost, but how can a rumored new product release from one company all but obliterate the very life force of these other leading technology companies?  At the recent Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, all these big-time gadget companies showed actual new products complete with armies of well-dressed trade show personnel sporting the usual big smiles, but no one else seemed to care since Apple was about to release something really big.

Could this be Apple’s next big thing?

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5) Feature Articles

IBM, GOOG, GE, MCD & EBAY - What You Need To Know About Stocks Reporting Earnings This Week – Insights, Strategies And Trade Ideas…   

• Why should IBM, MCD, and DVY be a part of most investors’ portfolios?  
• eBay is scheduled to report earnings on January 20th, why could this stock be about to drop in price?
  
• What strategy can investors use play one of these stocks with up to 53% annualized target returns and over 15% downside protection?     

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 Important Story Has Been Buried By Earnings Season Noise?
• How Can You Super-Size Your Portfolio This Earnings Season?
• Can IBM Lead The Way This Earnings Season?
• How Can Investors Profit From eBay Even If The Stock Takes A Dive?
• Which ETF Play Could Keep Paying Off Long After Earnings Season Is Over?

Stocks Covered: eBay (EBAY), McDonald's (MCD), Alcoa (AA)
Target Returns: Up to 14.3% or 57.9% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 13.4%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced
Risk Level: Low to Moderate Relative Risk

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Stock Covered: Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)
Target Return: 8.7% and 54.8% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 10.7%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced

7) Portfolio Update: MarketSmart 10% Hedged Portfolio

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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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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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