AstroEconomics® Stock Market Newsletter

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The articles are available online at:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2012/02/20/how-one-astrologer-beats-the-market/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2012/02/20/can-planets-affect-your-portfolio/

We called the 3/9/09 bottom of the market in the January 2009 newsletter. For the last 15 years, while others called for hyper-inflation, in our books and newsletter, we said the bigger problem would probably be deflation. The Federal Reserve has announced its intention to keep interest rates low through 2013, and inflation remains low. We called the recession both in our January 2008 issue and at our 2007 workshop, when almost every economist denied the possibility. In 2010 we called the bottom July 13, 2010 with a November rise into early 2011. What do we think now? We continue to be optimistic. We also said Real Estate Values bottomed August 2009. They probably will stay flat for some time, reaching the top of this cycle in 2020. Learn much more in our book, How To Choose Stocks To Outperform The Market 2012.

GROWTH IN ECONOMY CONTINUES
The growth in the economy continues to help the stock market. Figures released 2/29/12 show the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded to a 3% annual rate, the quickest pace since the second quarter of 2010. The Chicago Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) rose to a 10-month high this February. As consumer confidence grows, investors who have long been out of the market should feel more confident.

DOW HITS 13,000, BEST HIGH SINCE 2008
AND NASDAQ REACHES 3,000

OUR RECOMMENDED STOCKS OUTPERFORM
Michael Kors (KORS), our January stock pick, was up 9 pts. 2/14/12. Nice Valentine’s gift. It is now up 41% for the month.
PRICELINE BLOWS OUT Q4 EARNINGS
Priceline (PCLN) moved up 45 pts. and Apple (AAPL) hit an all-time high 2/28/12.
This month’s Recommended Stocks are all manufacturers with high Return on Equity (ROE).

PCs ARE DEAD
This was our headline in the September 2010 issue of this newsletter. On 2/21/12 DELL failed to meet analysts’ earnings expectations; company said results were disappointing. Other PC manufacturers have expanded their products and services to include cloud storage… and Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone and iPad products. This has worked well as AAPL hits new highs.

February Top Winners

BROADCOM (BRCM) ACQUIRES NETLOGIC (NETL)
Broadcom Corp. recently completed its acquisition of NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. for $3.7 billion. We are Removing Coverage on NETL and not replacing it with BRCM as Broadcom does not fit our requirements for a Recommended Stock. Also CIGNA CORP. (CI) bought HEALTHSPRING (HS) 1/31/12. We are not replacing HS with CI.
DON’T FORGET TO PUT SATURDAY, SEPT. 15 ON YOUR CALENDAR
Join us for our next workshop, Pick The Winning Stocks for 2013, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at the Hotel InterContinental, Chicago, IL. See our website for early bird registration discounts.

Overall Top Winners