Happy 2007 From the Editors of StockUpTicks

Dear Reader,

As we prepare to make the annual crossover of one year to another, those of us embroiled in the stock market find ourselves giddy with optimism. It’s been some time since we looked forward to a year as we do lucky number 2007.

There are lots of reasons for this of course as we will assuredly explain in great detail as the year goes on. One rationale that we will mention is that historically speaking, the large cap gains we’ve seen of late usually leads to increased small cap investment.  Clearly, this bodes well for the breed of small cap stories we cover in StockUpTicks.com and SmallCap Sentinel, our primary couriers.

We also think that the smart fellas at CNN put together a pretty good piece this past week in which they forecast the Top Sectors for 2007. Out of deference to their copyright and fear of a fancy lawsuit we’ll simply provide you with the link below.

Take a look at the article below. CNN Money has done a fine job of pointing out lucrative areas of the market and substantiating their opinion in short order.

HERE’S A DIRECT LINK TO THE CNN Money PIECE

Of course, use this information to further your knowledge base and prepare for what could be a fantastic year for small caps. We’ve got some exciting profiles ready for January and we’ll be hitting the road again looking for strong stories to bring your way.

And of course, it wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve if we didn’t implore you not to drink & drive or even ride with someone who has been drinking. On New Year’s Eve, the best investment you can make is often a simple cab ride.

All our best,

The Editors of StockUpTicks 
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From CNN Money.com - Click on this LINK to view the article directly from its source

December 25 2006: 10:33 AM EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The best stock sector bets in 2007 will have promising overseas prospects or be beneficiaries of the corporate takeover boom, allowing them to avoid the pitfalls of slowing U.S. growth.

Analysts say oil companies, mining, metals and multinational corporations with good prospects beyond U.S. borders will benefit from global growth, while the boom in private equity deal making is set to push financials - and investment banks in particular - higher in 2007.

Finally, analysts also named technology shares, which have been the second-worst-performing sector this year, as a top pick for 2007.
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Analysts agree U.S. growth will decelerate, but many are not recommending simply loading up on classic safe harbors such as utilities and consumer staples.

"I like energy and materials because emerging economies like China and India just have such demand to grow, and they need materials and energy to do it," said Peter Dunay, investment strategist at Leeb Capital Management in New York.

The bigger players in these sectors include energy major Exxon Mobil Corp., copper miner Phelps Dodge Corp. and specialty chemicals company Hercules Inc. 

Such demand may be further encouraged by recent sharp declines in the U.S. dollar, which make imports from the United States such as aerospace parts and heavy industrial equipment cheaper for countries that are trying to expand their infrastructure, said Michael Sheldon, chief market strategist at Spencer Clarke in New York.

Even if emerging-market countries don't deliver blockbuster economic growth, investors may not want to turn their back on oil-related shares and other commodities while geopolitical tensions are running high.

"We're one pipeline explosion away from a tumultuous scenario developing and oil stocks provide defensiveness," said Andre Bakhos, president of Princeton Financial Group in Princeton, New Jersey. "Even if we were to encounter an economic slowdown, investors can hide in oil.

"It is not an expensive sector, and the shares still provide value. It's almost like buying a put on a geopolitical event," he added.
Riding the M&A boom, again

Despite a frenzy of takeover activity in the last weeks of 2006 that capped about $4 trillion of deals, corporations still have cash on their balance sheets, and private equity firms still have funds aplenty to keep the shopping spree going into 2007.

"Financials will have a lot of money sloshing through them," Dunay said. "There's a flood of money. Corporations have cash and this is going to continue the M&A activity participation in the first couple of quarters." 

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Investment banks had a record 2006 on fees in large part owing to advising on mergers and acquisitions and putting together deal-related stock and bond sales.

However, one factor that could foil the expected outperformance of the financial sector is the uncertain outlook on the interest rate yield curve. Because the curve is now inverted, and shorter-maturity Treasury securities are now yielding more than longer-dated securities, it is more difficult for banks to profit from lending.

"Net margins [are] likely to continue to deteriorate given little or no positive move in the yield curve in 2007," wrote Brian Belski, U.S. sector strategist at Merrill Lynch in New York.

For technology, the bigger, the better

The expectation that growth stocks will finally gain favor over value shares in 2007 has many analysts calling for the technology sector to pull ahead.

This year, technology bulls are still betting on strong corporate spending - especially since Microsoft (Charts) has finally released its much-anticipated Vista operating system - but are hedging their bets by advising investors stick with some of the biggest names in the sector with the most international exposure.

"We're bullish on tech," said Richard Skaggs, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Loomis Sayles in Boston.

"Corporate spending for tech projects is strong worldwide. We're favoring the largest companies, service providers, Oracle Corp., Cisco Systems Inc.   We also think Microsoft Corp. could be a solid performer."

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