CSTR? ETFC?

Well...here we go again...I am reco-ing two stocks for the next 3 months of the year. Our good old friend Coinstar and a heavy hitter E-trade...Now some background information about our two companies.

Coinstar- Leader in grocery store counting systems and the redbox kiosks you will see at your local grocery store or Wal-Mart. Coinstar establishes the kiosks at their own discretion which are placed at high traffic department stores and grocery stores. Essentially these machines have taken over for what Blockbuster provided. Basically you can look at them as a vending machine for movies. A great platform that seems to be working.

Etrade- One of the leaders of online discount brokerages and own one of the most infamous campaigns of baby talkers making trades using Etrade. Now Etrade was one of the few companies to dispel huge losses due to the credit crisis. Especially in distressed Heloc loans, so bad that instead of a 7 cent loss in their 3rd quarter earnings led to a 63 cent loss in earnings due to an increase in loan loss provisions. Regardless they are one of the fastest growing online traders as far as subscriber growth. As well as transactions with their account holders.

So why should you invest in these two companies, well there are two seperate reasons for each company. In regards to Coinstar they are high cash and high customer loyal. Granted Netflix has an incredibly huge inventory and a recurring customer base, Coinstar hits a different demographic that cannot afford a monthly subscription that Netflix institutes or $4.95 that comcast requires for a rental. $1.00 for a one night rental is an incredible value and not only does coinstar make money off the rentals but they also make money off the kiosks which they sell to the Targets, QFCs, and Wal-marts. The one thing that may get in Coinstar's way is management and licensing as of right now though it seems okay...Buy and hold for six months.

Now Etrade, an incredible obvious take over opportunity here. Etrade is trading at about $1.53 a share and is looking to have increasing profits quarter after quarter. The stock has been battered as of late believing that no one will acquire the company. Well, management looks to believe this is possible and Etrade's CEO is stepping down at the end of the year. There are rumors that Ameritrade may be acquiring the company which would be great for Ameritrade's market share in the financial services industry. The reason I like the stock is our friends at Goldman Sachs are offering a buy rating on the stock and a price target of $2.30 in qtr 1 2010. I believe in a buy and hold until first quarter 2010 and pray for a takeover soon...

The Essentials for Fall

Fall is just around the corner (yeah I know this sucks dude) no more bbqs, no more shorts, no more whites, so that means to bold up your wardrobe. I decided this year to go with a lot of grey/brown combos, I dunno brown just speaks to to the more significant urban gentleman. Grey is just a great color that compliments it and combined you will look sharp, sharp like a knife? That was stupid...anyways here you go...

Let's start from the bottom to the top...first the shoe...

Here we have a slip on brown shoe...this shoe will look sharp with a pair of slacks (grey or blue or brown) and can also look fashionable with a pair of dark denim washed jeans. Plus I know how we like to get up late in the morning and not tie our shoes making slip ons a great way to get up and go to the office/bar/what ever for a quick dres up...

Next we go the pant, as I stated before I'm going with a grey pant reco this fall. Something about grey makes fall for me, grey goes welll with just about anything and it's a nice fall color. I see a lot of grey suits (which really are not my favorite) but I figured a grey pant is good enough for this fall. Pair up the grey pant with either a black/brown shoe and you are good to go.

Follow this up with a heavy fall shirt, I went with an easy white shirt and easy patterened design. Simple squares seem a relaxed look to me but make sure you find a heavier one for the cooler fall months. Who knows it might snow this October, please don't...You can either pair this up with jacket or not it depends on what you feel like.

Last but not least I'm going with something new this fall...a sport jacket to go along with our outfit. Now this brown casual one can enable your ipod to be listened to on those boring dates with out the other knowing. Haha...pretty clever, pair up this bad boy with some jeans and the brown shoes I showed you and you are ready for surfing on the internet at Starbucks or drinking martinis at our local oyster bar!!!