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Anxiety over Hurricane Gustav is fading, oil prices are falling, and Brent Wilsey of Wilsey Asset Management says it's time for stock-market investors to get into the action.
"This market is moving forward, and people sitting on the sidelines, they're missing some great opportunities here," he told CNBC.
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So where does he find the opportunities?
"An insurance company that's a re-insurer for property and casualty...is Transatlantic Holdings [TRH
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He had praise for Holly [HOC
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"Holly Corporation is a refiner," he explained. "Their earnings are going to increase 100 percent in December 2009."
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Also on his list is transportation holding company Arkansas Best [ABFS
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"Down 25 percent from their 52-week high...and the mean of nine analysts are looking for earnings to increase 20 percent in 2009; the deficit's going to be very low," he said.
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Disclosure information for Brent Wilsey was not immediately available.
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