Wednesday - March 19, 2008
 Dear Subscriber, Yesterday, the Fed voted to lower its target for the fed funds rate by 75 basis points, rather than the 100 basis points that many had hoped for. The vote was not unanimous, as Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher and Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser wanted a less aggressive cut. The Committee gave a more negative assessment of the economy, but also continued to express worries about inflationary pressures. The discount rate was also cut by 75 basis points. With Sunday's 25-basis point cut, this resulted in a three-day, 100 basis-point cut in the overnight rate. The statement can be read at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20080318a.htm The markets were volatile following the rate cut announcement, but rebounded to close with substantial gains. Key to the positive day was earnings from Goldman Sachs (GS) and Lehman Brothers (LEH). Profits from both brokerage firms were above expectations that had been significantly lowered. I was happy to see the strong upward move in the markets, but would caution about getting overly excited. Fundamentally, the credit crunch continues, the trend in aggregate earnings estimate revisions remains negative and there are near-term double-top formations that the Dow and S&P 500 need to beat. Therefore, it is important to continue focusing on attractive valuations and rising earnings estimates. Wishing you prosperity, 1. ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS The Zacks Rank is a powerful short term stock ranking system that has generated a 32% average annual return. Every day on Zacks.com we highlight four new Zacks Rank Buy stocks based on the main schools of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum and Value. FLIR Systems (FLIR) is attractively valued at 18.6x next year's estimates. Earnings estimates for this year have risen seven cents to $1.17 per share over the past 90 days. Read the full analysis on FLIR now! Corning (GLW) recently reaffirmed its first-quarter sales and earnings per share guidance. Analysts raised earnings estimates, bringing them in line with the company's outlook. Read the full analysis on GLW now! Netflix's (NFLX) price has advanced behind excellent full-year and Q4 results. NFLX also received permission from its Board to execute a $250 million common stock re-purchase program. Read the full analysis on NFLX now! Trina Solar (TSL) is now trading at an attractive valuation. It has a 2008 P/E of only 11.19. Covering analysts forecast year-over-year growth of 87.77% for 2008. Read the full analysis on TSL now!
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