3 Stocks Hitting Low Notes

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When a stock hits a fresh low, it can either signal a dirt cheap dream stock or a dreadful stock to avoid. Separating the wheat from the chaff is difficult, but finding well-run companies at bargain-basement prices is a great way to accumulate a fortune over the long run.

With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 120,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to see what the community is saying about stocks hitting 52-week lows today. The community's approval (signified by four- and five-star ratings) could indicate that further research is in order.

Here are three such stocks:

Company	Today’s Intraday Price	Industry	CAPS Rating (out of 5)	Fools Saying Outperform
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG)	$3.12	Real Estate Management and Development		237 of 274
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN (NYSE: OIL)	$27.66	Index		295 of 362
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (NYSE: EXM)	$3.71	Marine		1528 of 1593

Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of Dec. 2, 2008.

Top-rated real estate management and development companies:

• Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (NYSE: JLL): Stock price is 75% lower than last year.

Top-Rated index companies:

• CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSE: FXY): Stock price is 18% higher than last year.

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