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Best Trades Now: Retail, Financials, Pharma & More

Topics:Earnings | Nasdaq | NYSE | Stock Picks | Stock Market

Companies:COCA COLA HELLENIC BOTTLING CO | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | Target Corporation

By: Brooke Sopelsa,, Video Producer | 28 Jul 2008 | 04:24 PM ET

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To give investors an edge, CNBC asked the market experts for their best trades now.

Up Stocks in a Down Market

[On Forest Laboratories [FRX Loading... () ]] "It's a statistically-cheap stock that's undervalued with a positive catalyst...The pipeline looks like we'll have some good catalysts later this year, with developments out of Phase III trials."

- Mary Jane Matts, Fifth Third Disciplined Large Cap Value Fund

Matts also likes: Viacom Class B [VIA.B Loading... () ].

Stocks in Out-of-Favor Sectors

“We thought Target [TGT Loading... () ] was a buy at $65. We certainly think it’s a buy at $45, where it is today…We like Berkshire Hathaway [BRK Loading... () ]…As value guys we look at out-of-favor sectors, like financials, like retail, and try to find the babies that have been thrown out with the bathwater.”

- Whitney Tilson, T2 Partners
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Going Global: Coca-Cola HBC

“We like it [Coca-Cola HBC [CCH Loading... () ]], not just because it’s Greek, but it covers all of Eastern Europe… Central Europe. We find it a good backdoor way to invest in the growth in that area without having direct investments… The company’s stock is down... But, we think it’s a good value."

- James Moffett, Scout Investment Advisors

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