Date updated:04-26-2008
I'm at the very beginning. Within a week I expect to buy 5 stocks for $4000 each to begin individual stock purchasing part of my financial life. So what's below as Favorite Stocks" is tentative and with limited information.

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ESLT
Elbit Systems Ltd - $46.69
- -0.02%
- $47.85
Company makes great products, has an outstanding R&D crew, is one of the best in its field, has a near corner on the market on at least one major product, and has appreciated 65% since I bought it under a year ago. I expect to buy more.

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BA
Boeing Co - $46.31
- +0.30%
- $46.85
It's on both Jim Cramer's list of 20 in STAY MAD For Life and on The Prudent Speculator's list of recommended stocks.

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VLO
Valero Energy Cp - $24.95
- +1.42%
- $25.36
It's in the energy sector (oil), it's a foreign company so it benefits from the dollar exchange, the country is stable, they have a yield (though only 1%) they are not heavily in debt, they're on The Prudent Speculator's list, and their P/E ratio is only 6.3
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