Just the other night, Chris Hubinsky, my friend and co-founder of H&L Ventures, and I laid out our first quarter stock investments.  I wanted to share our stocks and re-iterate our investment strategy.  Also, I am going to talk about a stock from our last strategy meeting. We started this very small investment company in January of 2007.  H&L Ventures, Ltd. has been blessed with a 20% profit margin in the first two years.  We believe the credit can be awarded to our strategy, "free money".  The majority of stock we purchase is high dividend yielding stocks or giant corporations.  We chase after...

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It is coming up on the summer months, and there are two great stocks to help earn you some lemonade money for the upcoming heat.  There is a great one to watch and another great one to pounce on right now for almost instant returns.  I am talking about General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Harvest Energy Trust (NYSE: HTE). The stock to watch is GE.  General Electric is currently much lower than their usual range in the $30's sitting at $10.94.  Just looking at the technical, I expect them to drop in between $8-9 range in a month or two.  However, even...

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Everyday as you watch the news or even check your email, you hear or see something about the stock market, whether it's how the Dow is doing for the day or a great stock tip for some company.  Whatever the case, the stock market is making big news for a good reason, people are making money! To understand stocks better we'll need to go over what some of the numbers mean and two of the biggest strategies for buying.  First, the number you see on the ticker when you look up the symbol isn't necessarily what you'll buy it for.  That...

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This economic slow down is very scary for everyone.  Daily we are hearing about companies going under and watching our portfolios dwindle.  Those with the spare cash have an extremely unique opportunity, though. Why do people go to Wal-Mart or dollar stores?  To buy things more cheaply than in other places.  This is a very smart shopping policy.  If you went in to your favorite clothing store and saw jeans for $0.50 when they are normally $75.00, would you panic and sell all the clothes in your closet?  Heck, no!  You would clear the racks. Why do we all panic now when...

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Don’t you love it when you get that order of French fries and find an onion ring in the container? What about getting an extra soda from the vending machine? Free things tend to make your day or at least make the moment. Why not keep the spirit alive in your investment strategy?

My friend Chris Hubinsky and I recently formed an investing company called H&L Ventures, Ltd. Our goal for the first few years is to build a strong portfolio with a...

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