STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

lsubatgirl · Gucci

Invest $100K for me in some stocks!

bumblebee · Dooney & Bourke

Limited Group is good, Chico's FAS, Williams-Sonoma Group, K-Mart is pricey now and may not go up anymore but they are doing well at the moment.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

won't be much help now but when I had to do a project like that a few years ago I invested in all of the chocolate companies a month before Valentines day and then "sold" on the 14th. I made a killing and was the only one in the class that ended up not losing money in the end.

lsubatgirl · Gucci

hmm choo... since it starts on the 15th i couldn't do chocolate but I wonder if seafood places would be good with lent. I thought fashion since it was fashion week this week and theme parks since the spring is coming and people go for spring breaks... What else is out there? I missed the weight loss stocks (since ny's resolutions are being broken by now)

Pepper · Kenneth Cole

What about satellite(sp?) radio? It is new and believe it will only go up and up. XM is already pretty high - I think and Sirius I believe has a lot of room to increase in business. It is around 6ish right now and I'm pretty sure will increase from there.

Elle · Hermes

I would go for some healthcare/drug company stocks - maybe one that's recently come out with new a technology/treatment?

rocky · Coach

I think HP and Compaq merged recently, don't know how it affects their stock though..

Tara · Dooney & Bourke

quote:
Originally posted by: LMonet
"I would go for some healthcare/drug company stocks - maybe one that's recently come out with new a technology/treatment?"

you can use www.biospace.com - great resource for biotech companies with good products in the pipeline, awaiting FDA approval, etc.

kealoha · Kate Spade

Tiffany & Co. b/c that's a timeless brand. How about Time/Warner?

Escrime · Kate Spade

quote:
Originally posted by: kealoha
"Tiffany & Co. b/c that's a timeless brand. How about Time/Warner?"

I would say NO on the Time/Warner (not that I am bitter or anything).

How about some tech companies like Google?

The bio company is a good idea, I think, like Pfizer and Bayer.

honey · Gucci

if you go the fashion/dept. stores invest in luxury brands. there have been a ton of articles about how well they're doing. also liz claiborne. they just bought c & c so there is potential for their profit to go up. i probably wouldn't do disney since they have all this drama with harvey weinstein/miramax and their stock probably won't go up until that is settled.

monica · Kenneth Cole

yes!! invest in liz claiborne i am a bit bias to this investment :) honey is right, they just acquired c&c california and own about 36 brands including juicy, lucky, laundry,mexx, ellen tracy, enyce, etc.

there are a lot of these retail powerhouses that have a large portfolio of brands.. proctor and gamble is one off the top of my head.

i haven't read all of the other posters suggestions, but target is doing well from what i've read.

also, if you are looking for gucci group or lvmh (louis v monet hennessey) they aren't listed under the NYSE (not sure if your project is limited to NYSE or not)

i actually had a similar project in school last sememster (but i was limited to companies in the fashion world) and i picked coach -- they are (or were) doing exremely well -- might be worth checking out. good luck!!

Collette · Chanel

Ebay

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Whole Foods