You Ask, Altucher Answers

I've been responding 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 questions to which I've recently responded. (Note: You may have to scroll through several answers to see my response.)

• Jim Cramer mentioned to buy stocks in the Dow with 4%-plus yields. Does this leave out financials? What stocks from this list look enticing to hold for 12-36 months?
  Altria (MO Quote): 5.6%
  AT&T (T Quote): 4.4%
  Citigroup (C Quote): 6.1%
  GE (GE Quote): 4.3%
  JPMorgan (JPM Quote): 4.0%
  Merck (MRK Quote): 4.4%
  Pfizer (PFE Quote): 7.2%
  Verizon (VZ Quote): 4.8%
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• Energy stocks are pulling back like nicely -- Peabody Energy (BTU Quote), Apache (APA Quote), Transocean (RIG Quote) and Chesapeake (CHK Quote). Thoughts?
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• How about AeroVironment (AVAV Quote) as a wind play? It just won several patents in wind technology. It has no debt. And it's also involved in electric car technology. I would love to hear your thoughts.
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