How many times have you kicked yourself for not buying an attractive investment? More than once, I've wished I had a time machine to go back and seize those opportunities. But who needs to break out the ol' flux capacitator when a stock market crash will do the job just as well? The market's strong decline over the past few weeks has made many previously attractive investments even more so.
Remember, stocks don't always fall for fundamental reasons. Sometimes they're just following the herd -- and sometimes, investors have decided to punish them way too harshly. Let's take a gander at a few companies that have earned high marks from our CAPS community of investors, yet fallen significantly in recent weeks.
Cheaper energy
Pengrowth Energy
If you don't believe that Japan's recent nuclear disaster will slow or stop the promise of nuclear energy, then you might want to revisit Denison Mines
Mining for dollars
Copper giants Southern Copper
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Many investors have been licking their chops over Elan
MAKO Surgical
Positioned to win
If you fear you've missed your chance to buy great stocks at the right price, don't lose hope. A watch list of the stocks you love can help you be ready to pounce if they fall to a better price. Check your watch list regularly, and you'll notice when a stock of interest takes a tumble into more attractive territory.
Want to start your own Fool watchlist? Let us help! Just click the links below to get going:
- Add Southern Copper to My Watchlist.
- Add Pengrowth Energy to My Watchlist.
- Add MAKO Surgical to My Watchlist.
- Add Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold to My Watchlist.
- Add Elan to My Watchlist.
- Add Denison Mines to My Watchlist.
- Add Biogen Idec to My Watchlist.
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