The Motley Fool's CAPS investing service is a great way for investors to work together to beat the market -- and maybe get famous while they're at it. Among its features, CAPS lets users blog about their stock picks, investing strategy, market view, yesterday's lunch, or whatever shakes their martini.
As the CAPS blogosphere continues to grow, players are adding more great content on a daily basis. To make it easier to find some of the gems out there, I've dug through the past week's posts to find some of CAPS' best insights. Of course, with room for only seven posts here I can't possibly cover all of the great stuff in the CAPS blogosphere. So when you're done here I highly recommend heading over to CAPS and checking out what some of the other investors have to say.
Re-analyzing Starbucks
OK, so what is the deal with Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX ) ? It's the king of coffee, right? The captain of caffeine! The emperor of espresso even! So why has its stock been more bitter than burned Folgers? On CAPS, more than 5,200 players think that Starbucks will reignite, and CAPS All-Star hondo928 is one of them. Click over to hondo's blog to watch as he picks apart this java giant.
Lehman Brothers doing a Bear Stearns reprise?
Now that JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM ) has gone through with the bargain-basement takeout of Bear Stearns, there are some pessimistic investors asking which financial institution could be next. Could it be Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH ) ? Check out the blog from CAPS All-Star mandrake66 to see what this player thinks.
Why does everybody hate Big Lots?
Closeout retailer Big Lots (NYSE: BIG ) has had quite a run -- up more than 100% -- since the beginning of the year, but many investors have been naysayers all along. Why is this? In a recent blog post, CAPS All-Star goldminingXpert takes a look at Big Lots and mulls this very question. Hop over to his blog to get the scoop.
Why does everyone hate lululemon?
Continuing on the same theme (sort of), CAPS blogger TMFSarahGen takes a look at specialty retailer lululemon athletica's (Nasdaq: LULU ) short interest -- more than 60% as of the middle of May -- and wonders why everyone seems to have it in for this company. Are the analysts crazy? Or are the executives crazy? Scoot over to her blog to get her thoughts.
CAPS helped me get a job!
Think CAPS is just a game? Don't try to tell that to CAPS All-Star odmonk. CAPS helped him score a job. Click through to his blog to find out what happened.
Investing in Ambac: Am I crazy?
Over the past year, Ambac (NYSE: ABK ) might as well have been a four-letter word. The crashing credit markets have led to huge losses for Ambac, and many investors have been betting that it and other financial guarantors like MBIA could go under. So why is SpaceMonkey01 bullish on Ambac? Click here to find out!
End the siege on Fortress!
After a much heralded IPO, the stock of Fortress Investment Group (NYSE: FIG ) has been a punching bag for the stock market. But CAPS blogger XMFMarathonMan thinks it's time to reconsider this hedge fund manager. Swoop in on his blog to get the lowdown.
And that's our round-up for this week. Be sure to check back next week for more great blogging action. In the meantime, why not head over to CAPS and add your two cents to the community pool?
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