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STOCK MARKET INVESTING

HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN THE STOCK MARKET

UNDERSTANDING THE STOCK MARKET

LEARNING THE STOCK MARKET AND ECONOMIC MOVES

One of my favorite hobbies and a daily activity for me is studying the economy, doing technical analysis and watching my favorite stock investments, ETF’s, and mutual funds gain value.

Since I am a health care recruiter and study health care companies, I feel most comfortable investing in an industry I know. The health care sector includes pharmaceutical, biotech, medical providers and retail drug companies.

I am also interested in precious metals (gold, silver) foreign markets, ETF’s and more.

Every morning I review the following links to see what is on the economic calendar, how the European/Asian markets related over night and how some of my favorite economic indicators are faring for the day. Here are some of my early morning link reviews that help me understand how the market might move that day.

Below the economic insulators are links to some of my favorite companies in the health care industry and following these a table of major stocks traded in the health care sector. Please enjoy yourself with this information.

By clicking on the various links you will gain a large amount of helpful information.

Interactive links Daily Economic Links

Econoday economic calendar

Asia-Pacific indices
European indices
$USD Index
U.S. Treasury Bond Mar. contract
NYMEX Oil Mar. contract
Gold spot chart
Silver spot chart
Platinum spot chart
Palladium spot chart
$CRB Index

DOW COMPONENT STOCKS:

Johnson & Johnson [GICS 35, Dow 30]
(JNJ: Yahoo Finance file)
(JNJ: StockChart chart)
(JNJ: Investertech chart)
(JNJ: Value Line Report Dec. 1: next one is due Mar. 2)

Merck [GICS 35, Dow 30]
(MRK: Yahoo Finance file)
(MRK: StockChart chart)
(MRK: Investertech chart)
(MRK: Value Line Report Oct. 20: next one is due Jan. 19)

Pfizer [GICS 35, Dow 30]
(PFE: Yahoo Finance file)
(PFE: StockChart chart)
(PFE: Investertech chart)
(PFE: Value Line Report Oct. 20: next one is due Jan. 19)

Procter & Gamble Co. [GICS 30, Dow 30]
(PG: Yahoo Finance file)
(PG: StockChart chart)
(PG: Investertech chart)
(PG: Value Line Report Jan. 5: next one is due Apr. 6)

Wal-Mart [GICS 30, Dow 30]
(WMT: Yahoo Finance file)
(WMT: StockChart chart)
(WMT: Investertech chart)
(WMT: Value Line Report Nov. 10: next one is due Feb. 9)

Other health care companies of interest:

Walgreen Company [GICS 30]
(WAG: Yahoo Finance file)
(WAG: StockChart chart)
(WAG: Investertech chart)

Aetna Inc [GICS 35]
(AET: Yahoo Finance file)
(AET: StockChart chart)
(AET: Investertech chart)

Biomet Inc [GICS 35]
(BMET: Yahoo Finance file)
(BMET: StockChart chart)
(BMET: Investertech chart)

Bristol Myers Squibb Co [GICS 35]
(BMY: Yahoo Finance file)
(BMY: StockChart chart)
(BMY: Investertech chart)

GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) [GICS 35]
(GSK: Yahoo Finance file)
(GSK: StockChart chart)
(GSK: Investertech chart)

Johnson & Johnson [GICS 35]
(JNJ: Yahoo Finance file)
(JNJ: StockChart chart)
(JNJ: Investertech chart)

GICS 35: Health Care Sector Stocks:

GICS 35: Health Care Sector

Company

Sub-industry id

Country

Local Ticker

US Ticker

Abbott Labs

35202010

USA

ABT

ABT

Aetna Inc. (New)

35102030

USA

AET

AET

Allergan, Inc.

35201010

USA

AGN

AGN

Altana AG

35201010

Germany

ALTG.BE

AAA

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

35201010

USA

ABC

ABC

Amgen

35201010

USA

AMGN

AMGN

Applera Corp-Applied Biosystems

35201010

USA

ABI

ABI

AstraZeneca

35202010

UK

AZN.L

AZN

Bard (C.R.) Inc.

35101010

USA

BCR

BCR

Bausch & Lomb

35101020

USA

BOL

BOL

Baxter International Inc.

35101020

USA

BAX

BAX

Becton, Dickinson

35101020

USA

BDX

BDX

BIOGEN IDEC Inc.

35201010

USA

BIIB

BIIB

Biomet, Inc.

35201010

USA

BMET

BMET

Biovail Corp.

35201010

Canada

BVF.TO

BVF

Boston Scientific

35201010

USA

BSX

BSX

Brambles Industries Limited

35202010

Australia

BIL.AX

BMBDF.PK

Bristol-Myers Squibb

35202010

USA

BMY

BMY

Cardinal Health, Inc.

35101020

USA

CAH

CAH

Chiron Corp.

35201010

USA

CHIR

CHIR

CIGNA Corp.

35102030

USA

CI

CI

CSL Limited

35101020

Australia

CSL.AX

CMXHF.PK

Daiichi Pharm Co.

35202010

Japan

4505

DAPCF.PK

Eisai Co.

35202010

Japan

4523

ESALY.PK

Elan Corporation plc

35201010

Ireland

ELN

ELN

Essilor International SA

35101020

France

ESSI.PA

ESLOY.PK

Fisher Scientific

35101010

USA

FSH

FSH

Forest Laboratories

35201010

USA

FRX

FRX

Fresenius Medical Care AG

35102015

Germany

FREG.BE

FMS-P

Fujisawa Pharmaceutical

35202010

Japan

4511

FJSPF.PK

Genzyme Corp.

35201010

USA

GENZ

GENZ

Gilead Sciences

35201010

USA

GILD

GILD

GlaxoSmithKline plc

35202010

UK

GSK.L

GSK

Guidant Corp.

35101010

USA

GDT

GDT

HCA Inc.

35102020

USA

HCA

HCA

Health Management Assoc.

35102020

USA

HMA

HMA

Hospira Inc.

35201010

USA

HSP

HSP

Humana Inc.

35102030

USA

HUM

HUM

IMS Health Inc.

35102015

USA

RX

RX

Johnson & Johnson

35202010

USA

JNJ

JNJ

King Pharmaceuticals

35201010

USA

KG

KG

Laboratory Corp of America

35102020

USA

LH

LH

Lilly (Eli) & Co.

35202010

USA

LLY

LLY

Manor Care Inc.

35102020

USA

HCR

HCR

Mayne Group Limited

35201010

Australia

MAY.AX

MAYNF.PK

McKesson Corp. (New)

35101020

USA

MCK

MCK

MDS Inc.

35102015

Canada

MDS.TO

MDZ

Medco Health Solutions Inc.

35102030

USA

MHS

MHS

MedImmune Inc.

35201010

USA

MEDI

MEDI

Medtronic Inc.

35101020

USA

MDT

MDT

Merck & Co.

35202010

USA

MRK

MRK

Millipore Corp.

35102015

USA

MIL

MIL

Mylan Laboratories

35201010

USA

MYL

MYL

Novartis AG

35202010

Switzerland

NOVN.VX

NVS

Novo Nordisk A/S - B Shares

35201010

Denmark

NOVOB.CO

NVO

PerkinElmer

35101010

USA

PKI

PKI

Pfizer, Inc.

35202010

USA

PFE

PFE

Quest Diagnostics

35202020

USA

DGX

DGX

Roche Holding AG

35202010

Switzerland

ROG.VX

RHHBY.PK

Roche Holding AG - Bearer Sh

35202010

Switzerland

RO.VX


Sankyo Co.

35202010

Japan

4501


Sanofi-Aventis

35202010

France

SASY.PA

SNY

Schering AG

35102015

Germany

SCHG.BE

SRNGF.PK

Schering-Plough

35202010

USA

SGP

SGP

Serono SA

35201010

Switzerland

SEO.VX

SRA

Shire Pharmaceuticals Gp

35201010

UK

SHP.L

SHPGY

Smith & Nephew

35101010

UK

SN.L

SNN

St Jude Medical

35101010

USA

STJ

STJ

Stryker Corp.

35101010

USA

SYK

SYK

Taisho Pharm Co.

35202010

Japan

4535

TSOPF.PK

Takeda Chemical Ind.

35202010

Japan

4502

TKPHF.PK

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

35102020

USA

THC

THC

Terumo Corp.

35101010

Japan

4543


Thermo Electron

35102015

USA

TMO

TMO

UCB SA

35201010

Belgium

UCBB.BE

UCBJF.PK

United Health Group Inc.

35102030

USA

UNH

UNH

Waters Corporation

35101010

USA

WAT

WAT

Watson Pharmaceuticals

35201010

USA

WPI

WPI

WellPoint Inc.

35102030

USA

WLP

WLP

Wyeth

35202010

USA

WYE

WYE

Yamanouchi Pharm

35202010

Japan

4503


Zimmer Holdings

35101010

USA

ZMH

ZMH

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