Welcome to the 110th 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…

Matthew Paulson presents Forget Citigroup - Wachovia Acquired by Wells Fargo posted at American Consumer News.

Nurseb911 presents My Short-term Plan VIII posted at Triaging My Way To Financial Success, saying, “Part 8 of my Short-term Plan - Why an investor should focus on a competitive advantage”

Chaudhry and Cole offer Market Bottoms Are a Process via College Analysts.

ChristianPF presents The Recession Cycles posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “an encouraging look at the history of US recessions”

Investing Angel presents Is Trading For You? » Free Stock Market Investing Tips posted at Stock Tips.

CheapLee presents Is now the right time to buy into the stock market? posted at Cheap Lee Dot Com, saying, “Considering the mega bailout that has recently passed and people are anxious to see light at the end of the tunnel, it sounds smart to ask, “Is now the right time to buy into the stock market?” But before you spring into action, this may be the wrong question to ask for several reasons.”

Andy presents Economic Indicators signal major collapse ahead posted at Saving to Invest, saying, “The world has caught up to the US, and the domestic credit crisis has officially become a Global one. Who knew that struggling home owners in Flint, Michigan facing foreclosure due to ARM’s resets could impact the financial well being of people living in Seoul, South Korea, so heavily and so quickly.”

A.J. Brown presents Emotional Aspects of Option Trading posted at A.J. Brown’s Options Trading Blog, saying, “Too many people underestimate the emotional component of option trading. They think it will be easy to pull out when they’re losing money… and ride a winner when it’s making money. But what we often imagine is easy (in theory) is harder (in practice) than we think.”

Dividends4Life presents Stock Analysis: Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW) In The Buy Zone posted at Dividends 4 Life, saying, “Illinois Tool Works Inc. is a diversified manufacturer operates a portfolio of about 750 industrial and consumer businesses located throughout the world. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.”

Steve Alexander presents Magic Formula Stock Review: Darling International (DAR) posted at MagicDiligence - Optimizing Joel Greenblatts Value Stock Strategy, saying, “Darling International operates in a revolting business with no competitors of comparable scale. Increasing environmental concern and growing demand for bio-fuels are strong tailwinds for their rendering and grease trap services.”

Declan Fallon presents What kind of crash have we? posted at Zignals blog.

Jim presents Where To Invest Outside the Stock Market posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Raymond presents Where Is The Safest Place To Save Or Invest Your Money? posted at Money Blue Book.

Enoch Ko presents Security Analysis: Introduction posted at The Wealth Accumulator.

Super Saver presents Municipal Bonds Funds Yielding Over 4% posted at My Wealth Builder, saying, “Last week I learned the value of asset allocation, once again. While the market was falling precipitously, I found the yield on my Municipal Bond funds had INCREASED to 4.1%, about double what money market funds were paying.”

Leon Gettler presents Markets and the destruction of wealth posted at Sox First, saying, “Fear and panic have gripped the world’s markets. On Friday, Wall Street continued its plunge, with losses for the year reaching an amazing $8.3 trillion. But if you look at the data closely, you will see we are now seeing a decade of wealth destruction.”

Dorian Wales presents The Credit Crisis Presents a Rare Opportunity for Learning and Experience posted at The Personal Financier, saying, “For those of us who weren’t here to witness a crisis up close the current credit crunch offers a rare opportunity to learn”

TradeInGroups presents Stock Trading in a Minefield: A New Mentality.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Failed Financial Bailout Leads To Worst Point Drop In Stock Market History posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Events have transpired very quickly over the last few weeks in the financial industry and stock market, but here was one of those turning points that marked the start of the recent, precipitous stock market drop.”

Livingalmostlarge presents Bailout? | LivingAlmostLarge posted at LivingAlmostLarge.

George presents Bill Ackman on Wachovia, Shorting, and More posted at Fat Pitch Financials, saying, “Notes on Bill Ackman’s presentation at this year’s Value Investing Congress. Ackman laid out why he saw value in Wachovia (WB).”

Lazy Man and Money presents Getting Ready to Buy Some Stock posted at Lazy Man and Money.

Qovax presents Valuing a Business - Seth Klarman’s 3 Methods posted at Value Investing and Entrepreneurship by Qovax, a Software Startup, saying, ““Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” says Buffett. Valuing a business is, therefore, a fundamental skill that every value investor must master to be able to discern the intrinsic value of a business from publicly available information.”

Praveen presents Taking out the DOG… posted at My Simple Trading System.

I’ll round out this Festival by offering Two Pairs Trades to Capitalize on Distress posted at College Analysts by James Cullen.

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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