Zacks.com Announces that Tim Murray Highlights the Following Stocks: Big Lots, Drugstore.com, Sharper Image, World Wrestling Ent., and Intel.

CHICAGO -- It is always good to have a balance in investing, which is exactly what makes Tim Murray's portfolio so effective. Learn the importance of balance from this featured expert, along with several examples from the Briar Patch. Read about Big Lots (NYSE:BLI), Drugstore.com (NASDAQ:DSCM), Sharper Image (NASDAQ:SHRP), World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE:WWE), and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). Tim Murray is editor of the Briar Patch Stock Market Letter. Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=84

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Briar Patch Stock Market Daily Update from July 13

The stock market was a non-event Tuesday with nothing happing until after the close when Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) reporting a disappointing quarter and an unexpected increase in inventories. Long term readers have heard it before, but for once Tim Murray would like to hear analysts talking about Intel to point out that although their annual revenues are $31.5 billion that only comes to $4.75 per share. In Murray's way of thinking that means, no matter how good the company is, it is overpriced.

In working on the Tuesday weekly portfolio review it occurred to Murray that the current list of stocks covers a wide variety of stocks. The smaller companies offer more potential but the big ones can offer more stability. It is nice to have a balance.

Big Lots (NYSE: BLI): Big Lots, like many retailers, has a fiscal year ending Jan 30 so we will not be getting quarterly earnings from them until next month. Since the last week's slide the stock has stabilized and it is at a good buy level.

Drugstore.com (NASDAQ: DSCM): DSCM recently announced a partnership with something called WageWorks to simplify buying for individuals that are using the tax-sheltered Flexible Spending Account (FSA) program. Buyers in that system are much more price conscious. All in all it could be good for DSCM. The stock chart does not show any improvement and Murray would not be a buyer at the moment, but it is not a company that he feels he needs to run away from.

Sharper Image (NASDAQ: SHRP): Since May the chart has developed a nice uptrend. Murray would buy at this level. The Sharper Image is a specialty retailer that is nationally and internationally renowned as a leading source of new, innovative, high-quality products that make life easier and more enjoyable.

World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE): This stock chart is confusing to look at. The problem might be coming from the recent large secondary. Murray likes the company because of the chart. He is going to keep a short string on it and would not suggest new positions at this time. World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. is an integrated media and entertainment company, principally engaged in the development, production and marketing of television programming, pay-per-view programming and live events, and the licensing and sale of branded consumer products featuring its highly successful brand.

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