You Ask, Altucher Answers

I've been reponding to a new batch of questions posed by members of the Stockpickr community on Stockpickr Answers.

Anybody can ask, respond or comment at Stockpickr Answers; the top responders get ranked in our "Top Analysts" section. Here are a few of the questions to which I've recently responded. (Note: You may have to scroll through several answers to see my response.)

• Are any of you starting long-term (6-18 month) positions in the hard hit banks like Citigroup (C) or Wachovia (WB)? Or is it too soon to tread in those waters just yet?
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• Per Jim Cramer's playbook response to the Fed rate cuts, I'm looking to increase my retail exposure. Anyone else fishing in this hole? What do you like and why?
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• How are you guys playing the writers' strike? Internet stocks? Movie rentals?
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• Thousands came into New York Tuesday to watch the Giants parade right down Wall Street. Anybody think that had an effect on the volume of trading?
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• Is there a list of the 100 highest-paying dividend stocks that have a history of making continuous dividend payments for the last 20 years?
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• I've noticed a lot of pros saying that this is the hardest period they have ever seen for trading. Do you think this is true?
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