You Ask, Peltier Answers

Throughout the trading week on Stockpickr Answers, investing professionals answer questions posed by members of the Stockpickr community (which anyone can join for free).

TheStreet.com's David Peltier, manager of the Dividend Stock Advisor and Value Investor portfolios, answered questions on Stockpickr Answers on Monday.

Recently on TheStreet.com, Peltier has discussed dividends he doesn't think are safe, including Caterpillar's(CAT Quote), and whether Sysco(SYY Quote) is a buy.

Here are some questions and comments from the Stockpickr community that Peltier responded to on Monday. You might have to scroll through to find his answers.

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Will this be the week that investors finally come to their senses and realize that a GM(GM Quote) bankruptcy would be "catastrophic"?
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Is anyone going short if the S&P hits 875 resistance?
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What do you think about buying E*Trade(ETFC Quote) ahead of earnings?
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General Dynamics(GD Quote) has been hot lately. How far can this go? Should I take profits sooner rather than later?
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Took profits in Baidu(BIDU Quote), been adding this morning to Sohu(SOHU Quote). What is your view on these China internet stocks, including Sina(SINA Quote) and the gaming stocks?
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What was the low for natural gas in the 2000 bear market? I cannot find a long-term chart. I think i will start a very small position in the U.S. Natural Gas(UNG Quote).
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1. What trading monitor/screens do you use? 2. What homepage do you recommend for active traders? What aggregator for financial news and blog sites? 3. What are the most common investing tools? Do you use alerts? 4. In addition to RealMoney, what trading blogs do you follow?
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My brother is a financial advisor. Does that mean I can't buy IPOs even though he is not my financial advisor?
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