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The actions in the market this week seems to indicate that investors are uncertain as to which way to move.  Oil and Gold both finished the week lower (-5% and -3 respectfully).  The VIX moved down a point to finish under 23.  The DOW and NASDAQ finished flat at -1.5% and 0.8% for the week.  These indicators seem to point to slightly increased confidence, but are offset by the flat return in the equities markets.

AEStocks.com finished the week up 37% - Yes, another stellar week in spite of what the overall market is doing.  We have 11 stock picks for next week.

The stock market used to be a place of limited access to investors.  Accessibility to research was even more limited and restricted then access to the market.  It is most unfortunate that this has lent to the way most people see the market today.  The limited nature of this thinking has been so ingrained over the years, that many are not even looking into the field today at all.  This mentality must be shaken off, in order to experience real and solid gains that are available to everyone through the equities markets.  Online brokers make buying and selling stocks easier then setting an alarm clock.  Access to research information in order to find which stocks to buy and sell is available all over the internet.  www.aestocks.com is one of the top sites offering amazing short term stock recommendations.  The ease and accessibility of market and stock information should completely alleviate any apprehension regarding managing your own stock portfolio.  Be involved in your portfolio, and reap the rewards.

This week confidence moved back into the markets.  Oil and gold finished the week lower, as did the VIX at 25.  The VIX finished the week 2 points lower, when combined with the other indicators demonstrates a stronger look to equities. 

The DOW and NASDAQ even finished the week positive, at 2.6% AND 0.8% respectively.  www.aestocks.com finished another week with double digit gains - 10.3%.  This comes on the back of a 43% gain last week, and 16% the week before that.  AEStocks.com is up 108% for the past 30 days.

Next week is very busy, as far as earnings go.  The confidence built this week, will continue to drive the markets bullishly in the week to come.

Seven.  Having this many stocks, spread out among different sectors, is the perfect number to have on your long term side.  This allows you to benefit from growth in each of the major sectors, and still be able to track them weekly.  Many investors think that they have to have several stocks to be diversified, but this redundancy among several sectors only serves to hurt their positions because no one can devote the time needed to maintain thirty or more hours a week.  By being able to track your stocks, since there are only seven to watch, you can focus on the best in each sector.  Another point is that after a certain number of stocks, you reach a point of depreciating returns due to the fact that they all will not be top performers in their sector.  This will take away from the seven that you have as the solid gainers.  Being properly diversified across sectors is far better then being diversified within the same sector.

Most financial professionals agree that precious metals should make up around 10% of your portfolio.  The question then comes up as to which form should it take.  You could invest in a pool account, or buy physical metals but keep it with the entity you bought it from, or buy into an ETF, or buy and take physical position of it, or even buy shares of an actual gold mine.  The form you select depends on your motivation for diversifying into precious metals.  For us, we elect to buy physical gold and take position of it.  Our view is that in diversifying into gold, we are protecting ourselves against a serious market downturn.  In such a case, the other types of accounts may not be able to meet the demand of those wishing to cash out and take position of physical gold.  Plus, nothing helps ease the pain of a market bump then knowing that you have a healthy stash of a solid physical asset.