Welcome to the 97th edition of the Festival of Stocks! We’re happy for the chance to host a bunch of great submissions this week, and here they are…

Investing Angel presents The 2008 Election And The Stock Market - Free Stock Market Investing Tips posted at Stock Tips, saying, “Your investment decisions right now may largely depend on who you think will win the 2008 election.”

Trade in Groups presents Notes on the Interesting Times in the Options Markets, saying, “A look at unusual activity in the options arena, and applications to the equity markets.”

Bullish Dividends presents Dividend Stock Analysis: Great-West Lifeco Inc (TSE: GWO) posted at Traders Corner, saying, “A Stock analysis of Great-West Lifeco Inc (TSE: GWO) to see if it’s a good dividend based investment.”

Contrarian Profits presents Be Like Buffett: Play it Long posted at Contrarian Profits.

Tom Lydon presents An ETF Trend-Following Plan For All Seasons posted at ETF Trends, saying, “Successful and smart investors know that just because one segment of the market is down, it doesn’t mean that everything is. They know how to spot trends and be in the areas that are moving, while staying out of the not-so-hot spots. Learn how to make following trends a part of your strategy!”

A.J. Brown presents Momentum, Reversals, and Bar Patterns posted at A.J. Brown’s Options Trading Blog, saying, “Every day’s bar tells us something about what to expect the next trading day. In other words, today’s bar affects tomorrow’s bar. So how do we know what that effect will be?”

Dividend Growth Investor presents Dow Chemical (DOW) To Acquire Rohm and Haas (ROH) for $78/Share posted at Create Rising Passive Income From Dividend Paying Stocks.

Stockaholic presents Advantage Energy Income Fund (TSE: AVN.UN) posted at Traders Corner, saying, “Stock Analsyis for the Advantage Energy Income Fund”

Slackerwealth presents Procter and Gamble, A Case for Going Long posted at A Slacker’s Quest for His First Million, saying, “I make the case for starting to buy Procter & Gamble.”

George presents Special Situations Real Money Portfolio June 2008 Update posted at Fat Pitch Financials, saying, “The latest updates on the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio maintained by Fat Pitch Financials.”

I round out the submissions with Reflections on a Tough Market for Value Realization posted at College Analysts.

That is all for this week’s Festival. You can submit your blog article for the next edition of the Festival of Stocks using this submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on the Festival of Stocks homepage. Investing blog owners should also consider volunteering to host a future edition of the Festival.

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