3 Reasons To Own Loews

www.investopedia.com May 12, 2011- In this issue... Add Investopedia to safe sender list Find Investopedia on  3 Reasons To Own Loews  Alcatel-Lucent Still In The Fight 5 Hot Brazilian Stocks  Great Stocks For Cheap Feature - Real Estate: From Crash To Cash   A depressed real estate market can provide the pick-me-up investors and home buyers need. Check out our Real Estate Special Feature to learn how you can profit. More: Income Tax, Economic Recovery, View All » 3 Reasons To Own Loews Twenty-six months ago I recommended that investors buy Loews (NYSE:L), the holding company run by the Tisch family. Since then the stock is up 112% compared to 84% for the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index. You might think that the strong performance of its stock over the last two years would make me hesitant to recommend it once again; you'd be mistaken. Even trading above $42, there are at least three reasons why you should buy Loews stock. (For more on growth stock, check out Steady Growth Stocks Win The Race.)   Related Reading : Dear Jones Group: Ditch The Retail Stores , 4 Quality Names To Keep An Eye On Alcatel-Lucent Still In The Fight Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) has had a long, difficult run. Created through the combination of two once well-respected, but struggling, telecom equipment vendors, Alcatel-Lucent has itself struggled to drive efficiencies from the merger. Making matters worse, the company has had to cope with a challenging capital equipment market while dealing with the rise of Chinese rivals Huawei and ZTE.  Related Reading : ON Semiconductor Getting Bigger And Better , Eagle Bulk Shipping Dealing with Choppy Waters THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY: Can't Wait Until Thursday? Get Stock Watch Weekly Instantly! 5 Hot Brazilian Stocks Brazil, just like other emerging BRIC markets, seems to be well positioned for new growth opportunities. Brazil, Russia, India and China will likely have years, if not decades, of tremendous growth in their futures when compared with the developed markets. (For background reading, see Investing In Brazil 101.) The Brazilian economy is the 10th largest economy in the world. Despite losing half its value at the end of 2008, Brazil's stock market index, the Bovespa, has already recovered back to its pre-recessionary highs.  Related Reading : OM Group Looks Too Cheap , TravelCenters Still Stuck In The Red Great Stocks For Cheap The goal in investing is to pay less than what a business is worth. One way investors attempt to do that is investing in stocks trading below book value. Strictly speaking, book value is defined as the net worth of a company. Deduct a company's liabilities from its assets and what you are left with is "net assets" also referred to as equity or book value. While such an investment approach is simplistic and not a guaranteed recipe for investment success, it does offer a lot of promise.  Related Reading :Global X Food ETF, Atmel Getting Closer To A Sweet Spot   Find Stock Watch Weekly Useful? Check out our other FREE newsletters! • Investing Basics • Forex Weekly • Term of the Day • Warren Buffett Watch • News To Use • The Chart Advisor Report • Professionals in the Money Thank you for reading Stock Watch Weekly on May 12, 2011 Stock Watch Weekly Admin Center You are receiving Stock Watch Weekly as a registered member of Investopedia.com - you joined on 20110412 10:05 Currently, you are subscribed to investopedia-advisor-free as: duitlumbung@gmail.com To unsubscribe or change your email settings, click here. Ensure Delivery: Please add webmaster@investopedia.com to your email address book or safe-senders list. Copyright © 2009 Investopedia ULC. All Rights Reserved