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Why Now is the Best Time
to Buy Stocks

If you listen to all the pundits, you would sell all your stocks in anticipation for the historically poor performing month of September. But not me.

Instead, I'd make the contrarian play by owning stocks. Buy on the dips, and get yourself invested in a market that is only now beginning a new up-cycle.

The only real question should be what stocks should I own now?

We have had an impressive run off the bottoms. Leading the way have been the so-called junk stocks. Those stocks that fared the worst during the crisis and rebounded from near-death experiences have seen the biggest gains since March.

Indeed, short covering provided rocket fuel to these struggling companies propelling shares to heights that may or may not be sustainable.

We are now moving to a new phase of the recovery process. The companies that will do the best going forward are those companies with real business models that are generating real profits.

More importantly, investors will likely pay a premium for growth. That means you need to do your buying before prices are bid higher.

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