Gene Marcial recommends Exxom Mobil

"Exxon Mobil's broad base of shareholder ownership —with a huge market cap of $467 billion—you can't expect to see the company's stock make sharp, spectacular upward moves. But it's the company's sheer size, and predictable profitability, that make it an attractive choice in a dicey market....

the stock now trades at just 10 times 2008 estimated earnings of $9 a share...."

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Gene Marcial recommends Ford (F)

Businessweek's Gene Marcial thinks it's a compelling opportunity for long-term investors to buy Ford trading around $6.00.

"On Apr. 28 the second largest U.S. automaker surprised Wall Street by reporting a profit of $100 million for the first quarter of 2008, its first since the second quarter of 2007....

Kerkorian jumped in with an announcement that he would still honor his commitment to increase his stake, as planned, to buy 20 million more Ford shares at $8.50..."

Ford's stock is "an absolute steal, considering Ford's assets, growth prospects when the economy turns around, and the aggressive turnaround efforts of management being pursued by CEO Alan Mulally,"-Stock Article Link

Gene Marcial recommends 7 stocks for 7 years.

"You'll rarely fail if you concentrate on major big-cap stocks. Start with the 30 components of the Dow Jones industrial average, or the most widely held stocks, including IBM (IBM), Boeing (BA), AT&T (T), American Express (AXP), Coca-Cola (KO), and ExxonMobil (XOM)."

"A good example of a stock that challenged investors is Goldman Sachs (GS), the premier U.S. investment bank."

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