Originally posted by: iversonyin
NVDA nowhere near VLO. There definitely some other good stocks out there that yield way more than NVDA.
My 2006 outlook would be still on energy. The global demand for energy increase, but our capacity to refine oil stay the same. (more demand, less supply).
Natural Gas and other oil exploration companies might be good choice.
Some natural gas companies:
BR- being acquire by ConocoPhilips (COP)
APC
ECA
Some other oil companies:
VLO
SLB
Related business:
GRP
CHK
Anyway, I'm not recommending those stocks to anyone. Like Jim Cramer said "do your own homework"
If you are lazy and just want to invest in the "stock market" as a whole for the long run. Just buy SPY which tracks the S&P 500. The market annualize 10% return in the long run (in short term there can be some really tough correction to live through).
Real estate is definitely cooling. Stay off stocks like TOL, BZH...