For People who have been in the market for 1-5 years?

Very generally speaking, I am bullish on stocks with low P/E ratios. Not all stocks with low P/E ratios are a good buy of course. I also look for companies whose products or services I believe will be in demand in the future, e.g. tattoo removal.

Insofar as Jim Cramer is concerned: I have watched his show in the past but not recently. I have nothing against the man but I think his show should be taken as entertainment only.

Stocks that I look to to be bullish on have to have solid financial behind them. Yes there are plenty of them out there. One that sticks out is Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) Their business scope is so far reaching that they are nowhere nearly as volatile a company than one that focuses on a specific industry.

The stocks YOU need to be bullish on are for companies that supply key products for everyday life. A simple motto is to focus on the three T's, Toothpaste, Tampons and Toilet paper. No matter how rough the economy gets people still need these Products as necessities. Other companies besides JNJ that are good are, Proctor and Gamble (PG), and Abbot Laboratories (ABT). Look at their earnings and you will see that these companies have weathered this downturn well compared to most other companies.

As far as being bearish, besides auto's I don't care for stocks within the tech sector as well energy. Both have been beaten down especially energy from their highs from last July but I think there are better companies and safer companies to invest your money in (see above)

For investing for fun look at ISP it is a debenture note stock that is a group of notes at 6% with no specific call date. Think of it being like a mutual fund but trades throughout the day like a stock. It is going for about 11 a share right now but if the underlying securities do get called the the call price is 24 a share currently it is yielding about 12% so either way you will make money.

On to Jim Cramer. Watch him for fun and that is it. Yes he has valid points on some of his stock picks. But he is so wishy washy that one week he will say one thing and another week he will say the opposite. So either way he will be right. Just stick with solid companies that supply products that people need in good times and in bad and you will be ok in the long run.

As for my creditability in answering this question I am a registered principal for an investment firm. Series 7, 24, 53, & 66 licensed. I have noticed the companies that I am bullish on stand the test of time.

I definitely don't listen to Jim Cramer.

Bullish: GE, DD, JPM, BIDU, MMM, MS, NKE, RHT, TUP

Bearish: BAC, LIZ, JNY, EK, MGM, AMD, MU, WYNN, DAL

Almost Junk Status: AIG, C

Bankrupt: GM

List goes on and on.

I agree very much with Imagek2 with everything he said except he left out one other stock that is very good and pays good dividends as well and that Unilever (UN). They make lots of products that no one can live without like personal hygiene products and food etc.

Boo-ya

I love his show