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Stocks Covered Today:
MasterCard (MA), Hewlet-Packard (HPQ), Best Buy (BBY)
Target Returns: Up to 11.9% Return assigned 66.5% annualized)*
Downside Protection: Up to 14.4%

Stocks to Watch This Week: Ford (F), Visa Inc. (V), US Steel (X),
Potash Corp. (POT) and AstraZeneca (AZN)
Target Returns: Up to 17.6% and 191.4% Annualized*
Protection: Up to 15.6%

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Who is Covered:  S&P 500 Depository Receipts (SPY), Morgan Stanley (MS)
Target Returns: Up to 92.3% and 317% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 37.0%
Annual Dividend Rate: Up to 8% or more

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Stocks Covered: Google (GOOG), Research in Motion (RIMM), Chevron (CVX)
Target Return: Up to 32.2% and 179% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 9.1%
Annual Dividend Rate:
Up to 2.0% and more.

1) Will This Spinoff Spin Out? + Vic Wisemann’s Thoughts on: ZQK, TWX, AOL, BRK.A, GOOG, YHOO

Vic Wisemann Contributor

There are two ways to build a business. Either you grow organically or you do it through acquisitions. Most companies use a combination of both. It's easy for investors to analyze organic growth. It's a lot tougher when acquisitions are involved because success or failure often takes years to assess. Understanding the difference between good deals and bad ones is a key factor to making money on your investments. Knowing when to walk away is critical to your success. Two excellent examples of spectacularly poor judgment are Quiksilver (ZQK), which bought ski brand Rossignol in 2005 and three years later sold it for a pre-tax loss of $212.3 million, and Time Warner (TWX), which sold itself 10 years ago to AOL (AOL) for $164 billion in ridiculously expensive stock.

Back in 2005 I had a relatively small holding in Quiksilver stock and, even though everything I read indicated merging a hard goods business with a soft goods business was incredibly difficult, I hung in there for another year until it was painfully obvious the deal was a disaster. This experience taught me a very valuable lesson: logic should always win over emotion.

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3) 26 Cheap Stocks to Sell

Cheap stocks have been on a tear recently, but nine out of 10 cheap stocks are circling the drain! Get the names of 26 cheap stocks to sell right now, plus the five red flags for buying cheap stocks - click here to learn more! * See Disclaimer Below

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

5) Feature Articles

This Week: What Do Investors Need To Know About Earnings Season Story Stocks? Strategies, Insights, And Trade Ideas For Stocks and ETFs Like, AOL, V, ADP, & EEM…                                    

• Does an independent AOL have a better chance than one tied up inside Time-Warner and what bearish strategy can investors use play AOL for up to a 114% annualized target return with over 8% downside protection?
• What recent trends could indicate a stable or rising price for Visa’s (V) stock and what bullish strategy can investors use play V for up to a 94.7% annualized target return with over 9% downside protection?
  
• Which ETF should be on your radar right now? HINT: It offers a low-cost trade targeting up to a 71% annualized return with over 10% 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 Could Be The Biggest Earnings Season Story Stock?
• Which Stocks Are Earning This Season?
• Will This Spinoff Spin Out?
• Will Visa Be An Earnings Superstar?
• Where Can Investors Find Growth This Earnings Season?

Stocks Covered: Visa (V), AOL (AOL), Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Target Returns: Up to 12.4% or 80.6% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 10.4%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced
Risk Level: Low to Moderate Relative Risk

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Stock Covered: Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
Target Return: 13.6% and 91.9% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 12.0%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced

7) Portfolio Update Conservative Covered Call Plus portfolio

Last week, we posted a new set of positions on GE and JCI for the May portfolio month, plus we also brought in $2,000 cash by placing follow-on trades for MRK and GIS positions from previous months whose sold calls expired in Apirl. This service points out a series of covered call trades along with a companion series of hedged trades using the same underlying stocks requiring much less capital. These are hedged investments so returns are protected even if the stock drops in price. Get a rebate if you sign up for this service today.

Stocks Covered Recently: General Electric (GE), Johnson Controls (JCI)
Target Returns:  $1,816  or 7.5%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced
Risk Level: Moderate Relative Risk

8) Exclusive Special Report! Where Is The Safest Place To Invest In The Market Today?

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Summary: Over the past year, the market has gone from being one of the scariest markets ever to one of the most boring ever. After hitting multiyear lows then going on a historic ten-month rally, it looks like we could be headed for an extended period of market stagnation coupled with one of the weakest economic recoveries in American history. Where can investors turn for a safe investment with modest but reliable returns? We may have found an answer to that question in the utility industry. With a stable business model, steady dividend payments, and a promising future, this oft forgotten industry could be a new source of profits for savvy investors.

Stocks Covered: Xcel Energy (XEL), Dominion (D), Wisconsin Energy (WEC), FPL Group (FPL),Center Point (CNP), Duke Energy (DUK), and more…
Target Returns: Up to 12.4% or 43.8% Annualized*
Downside Protection: Up to 15.7%
Investor Level: Beginner to Advanced
Risk Level: Moderate Relative Risk

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