Earnings Exposed

I am going to be starting a new section on the blog and try to expose some more secrets when it comes to making money, but this time, in regards to the stock market. It’s going to be a once a week series that I will post on Fridays (it’s Friday evening now) to give you something to look into and think about over the weekend before the coming week.

I’ll post one stock or ten stocks or any number of stocks; the number isn’t important. What I will be posting are stocks that I suggest looking into and if you have the money, investing in. But, please understand that I am not a stock broker and I don’t have any trade secrets. I’d go to jail if I did. But, I spend a lot of time looking at stocks and reading some papers on the stocks. And, I look at trends and try to see what looks good and what doesn’t.

So, without further ado, here are three stocks for this upcoming week that you might want to look into. See what you think and maybe you’ll find yourself investing some money into the market to try and make some more money. Here they are:

1. Intel: I own shares of Intel and have for a while. Intel (INTC) opened this previous week at $22.24 and closed this Friday at $24.23. That’s a sizeable increase in the cost per share in one week. But, more importantly is the trend of Intel. The first half of the year, they appear weaker. But, as the second half of the year comes along, they suddenly buckle down and that’s where the shares start to increase fast. My prediction is that it will be over $30, if not higher, by the end of 2008. Buy now and sell at $32 or $33 and the profit could be nice.
2. Microsoft: This is a company that I don’t own anything in, but am looking into investing in. In this one week, the stock (MSFT) has risen over $2. Like Intel, it is having a very strong drive, but there are some rumors about Microsoft looking to buy up their shares. When a company does this, it is their way of saying, “We think our company is worth more than the current share suggests.” But, by doing this, the cost per share increases. There are rumors that it could pass $40 by the end of the year. If you bought Monday morning, that’d be over a $10 a share profit.
3. Freddie Mac: Now, this is one that people are probably thinking, “Alright, this guy is stupid.” But, hear me out. Freddie Mac (FRE) is in a mess right now because of the housing and mortgage crisis. Their shares have dropped a ton in the previous year and they are really low right now. Really low. If you were to pick up this stock in a big bulk and hold onto it for a year or two before selling, by then, the market would have recovered and the profit you’d make would be tremendous.

They’re not short term investments. I am keeping my Intel until it hits about $35 a share. It’s a lot more than what a lot of people would do, but I think that if it gets there, I will dump and then reinvest in something cheaper to get more bulk. I’d love if Intel got to $35 in the next two weeks. I’d dump and then buy up FRE. But…That’s just what I’d do. Regardless, I suggest looking into those three stocks for the coming week. Stay tuned for next week’s edition of “Stocks to Look Into.”