<!--StartFragment --> Buy Barrick, Akamai Potential seen in gold miners, recovering tech sharesE-mail | Print | | Disable live quotes By MarketWatchLast Update: 4:40 PM ET May 10, 2006 BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Chuck Carlson, editor of The DRIP Investor newsletter, notes that investors looking for the glitter of gold are better off in shares of big names like Barrick Gold Corp. than in smaller, speculative stocks.Speaking during a Personal MarketWatch interview with senior columnist Chuck Jaffe, Carlson noted that speculative gold mining stocks, such as Liberty Star Gold or Centurion Gold Holdings, "can sometimes provide you with bigger gains, but you have to be very nimble and very right on your timing." During his interview with Jaffe, Carlson also highlighted several energy-sector stocks, and advised investors to look beyond the beatings that many technology stocks took when the dot-com bubble burst. Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM : akamai technologies inc comNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 35.96-0.43-1.18% 6:40pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: AKAM35.96, -0.43, -1.2% ) could inspire investor confidence now, he noted. JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU : jds uniphase corp comNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 3.39-0.04-1.17% 6:40pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: JDSU3.39, -0.04, -1.2% ) , however, doesn't show enough potential to be worth a fresh look, he said. Click here to listen to interview with Chuck Carlson. Carlson discussed the following stocks, in order of appearance: Barrick Gold (ABX : Barrick Gold CorporationNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 35.23+0.36+1.03% 6:40pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: ABX35.23, +0.36, +1.0% ) ; Liberty Star Gold Corp. (LBTS : liberty star gold corp comNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 1.20-0.08-6.25% 6:41pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: LBTS1.20, -0.08, -6.2% ) ; Centurion Gold Holdings Inc. (CGHI : centurion gold hldgs inc comNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 0.080.00-2.38% 6:40pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: CGHI0.08, 0.00, -2.4% ) ; Penn National Gaming (PENN : Penn National Gaming IncNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 41.84+0.11+0.26% 6:40pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: PENN41.84, +0.11, +0.3% ) ; Puget Energy Inc. (PSD : puget energy inc new comNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 21.07+0.02+0.10% 6:49pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: PSD21.07, +0.02, +0.1% ) ; US Energy Systems Inc. (USEY : US Energy Systems IncNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 3.83-0.01-0.26% 6:40pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: USEY3.83, -0.01, -0.3% ) ; Vaalco Energy Inc. (EGY : vaalco energy inc com newNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 7.56+0.14+1.89% 6:43pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: EGY7.56, +0.14, +1.9% ) ; Abraxas Petroleum Corp. (ABP : Abraxas Petroleum CorpNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 5.55+0.02+0.36% 6:40pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: ABP5.55, +0.02, +0.4% ) Akamai Technologies, JDS Uniphase, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A : berkshire hathaway inc del cl aNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 89,800.00-99.00-0.11% 6:41pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: BRK.A89,800.00, -99.00, -0.1% ) (BRK.B : berkshire hathaway inc del cl bNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 2,981.00-4.00-0.13% 6:41pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: BRK.B2,981.00, -4.00, -0.1% ) ; Service Corp. International (SCI : Service Corporation InternationalNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 8.13-0.12-1.45% 6:50pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: SCI8.13, -0.12, -1.5% ) ; Thornburg Mortgage Inc. (TMA : Thornburg Mortgage Asset Corp.News , chart, profile, moreLast: 27.85-0.15-0.54% 6:51pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: TMA27.85, -0.15, -0.5% ) and Wild Oats Markets Inc. (OATS : Wild Oats Markets IncNews , chart, profile, moreLast: 18.62+0.02+0.11% 6:40pm 05/10/2006 Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: OATS18.62, +0.02, +0.1% ) Personal MarketWatch interviews highlight stocks or mutual funds that MarketWatch readers put up for review. By setting MarketWatch alerts on those issues, readers can be notified whenever their favorite securities come up for discussion, allowing them to never miss an interview on the issues they consider most important. Sign up for alerts here. To request a stock or mutual fund for review in a future Personal MarketWatch interview, send your name, hometown and the ticker symbols that interest you to Chuck Jaffe. Personal MarketWatch interviews are available only at the MarketWatch site or via podcast using iTunes. |