Don’t we all wish that we had bought Apple Computers (NASDAQ:AAPL) in 2003 for $7/share (currently touching $400/share) or my all time favorite, Hansen Natural (NASDAQ:HANS) that could be bought for 50 cents/share just 8 years ago and now currently sells for $80/share!
These stocks were bargains in the hindsight but if you were investing then you would have not known just by looking at them. Of course, no one knows the future and it would not have been possible to predict the launch and success of iPhone and iPads back then. And if, in 2003, someone had told you that a maker of fruit juice drinks is going to be the hottest stock of the decade, you would have just laughed.
There are many such stocks today that are selling at a bargain price. Some of these stocks will go on to deliver spectacular performance for the investors who have done their due diligence today and patiently hold on for a long time. The question is how we find them. Let’s see if we can answer the question “what should I look for in bargain stocks?” [Read more…] about What Should I Look For in Bargain Stocks?
