What are some good stock investments?

I'm playing a stock market game call "Stock Quest" for the next 3 months for my economics class. I'm looking for suggestions on "good" U.S. stocks/companies to invest in, when to buy and sell stock, how many shares to buy at one time, etc...I just need some tips/information and any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you.

I think the 1st responder is entirely out of line. He does not consider that in 3 months time class will likely be over with. I support the class project 100%. It is a way to teach about investing and to have some fun also.

Here are some to consider.

BAC It will not make you rich but it will most likely not loose you money either.

GGG A smaller company with an excellent track record

CHL This is a Chinese company that is the world's largest cell phone company in the world's largest country that has the world's fastest growing economy. It did very well last year.

VWSYF This is a Danish company traded on the pink sheets. To get a stock quote key in VWSYF.PK It is the world's largest manufacturer of wind turbines. It is a play on high energy prices. It has gone gang busters in the last 3 months.

PETM Petsmart. A play that people love to pamper their pets.

MET A blue chip that is doing very well technically.

COP Better to bet on the price of oil going up than down.

CAJ The best camera manufacturer in the world.

BEBE A play that women love to go shopping for clothes.

Hate to burst you bubble..but if you are looking for big gains in three months they should change the course name to Gambling 101. The teacher is really getting you on the wrong foot about investing. I'll bet the teacher dosen't have a pot to pee in. Buy the Total Stock market index or put all your chips on 6 RED at the table.

I agree with the above. 3 months teaches you to churn/day trade and how to go broke in 2 years (the average day trader).

I would cheat and go EWW and EWZ (ETFs that trade foriegn stocks). If I couldn't do that, I would try DIA (tracks the Down Jones) and SPY (tracks the SP 500).

You could go here too.
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DEO, NOC, LOW, CROX, CBQ, & DST are all stocks i've heard good things about. I found these stocks one CNBC's show Mad Money. Hope they help.

You might want to see what the best investors are buying and selling at a similar site called http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money. Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors. You can read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas. There is a charting feature, so you can see how your portfolio performs compared to the S&P 500. Also, you can create your own "group" so that you can see how you are doing compared to your friends.

Here are this month's best traders:

http://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standin...

Hope this helps.

Buy (new) and (msft) u will make a ton of money.