I have added Chiquita Brands Incorporated (CQB) to my portfolio on Jan 25th, 2007 at a price of $15.66 per share driven by the risk/reward proposition at these price levels.
Here are the main reasons I like to stock, in order of significance:- Employing acquisition strategy to diversify product portfolio into high profit margin businesses - [...]

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As I continue to scan for the next best value investment for my portfolio, I regularly visit the Stockpickr.com site to view what the pro value investors are adding to their portfolios. On my last visit to Stockpickr, the site selected the www.hiddenvaluesalert.com (a value investment newsletter) as a spotlight portfolio. This portfolio is comprised [...]

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My two main reasons for rating this microcap vineyard a hold is as follows:
#1. Waiting for more production to come on-lineHere is an excerpt from the 2006 Q3 10-Q filed with the SEC “Demand for Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris continues to exceed available inventories.”
#2 Waiting for the market reaction to cool [...]

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