Even though most of the stock investment research recently has urged caution, there are surprising pockets of good news, including a stronger-than-expected final quarter report that revealed that TD Ameritrade grew a surprising 65% in the first quarter of 2008. According to an article posted today (1/17/08) on the Marketwatch.com website, "TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. on Thursday reported first-quarter net income jumped a stronger-than-expected 65%, as volatile markets contributed to higher client trading, and lifted its profit outlook.
But shares of the Omaha online broker closed the session off more than 8% as credit fears roiled financial stocks Thursday. And analysts noted that the company got a boost from a lower tax rate." Even with this qualifying bad news, this means that TD Ameritrade is among the hot stocks to watch when doing stock investment research. Even some of the best tech stocks, like Apple closed lower at the end of 2008, though recent releases of new products like their new ultra-slim laptop, which premiered this week, make Apple one of the hot stocks to watch in 2008.
