New Best Stocks to Buy List Focuses on Booming Tech

By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 • January 15, 2015

Each week, our Money Morning experts dish out the best stocks to buy now to build the strongest portfolio - all for free. Last week our experts delivered 14 new picks that are set to gain from 2015's most profitable trends.

Money Morning Executive Editor Bill Patalon and Defense & Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson have several companies that will play off the growing Silicon Valley landscape.

And Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald shared three stocks that will rise as the market sell-off cools down.

You can find all of last week's recommendations here in our newest list of the best stocks to buy now.

Money Morning's New Best Stocks to Buy List

• The early stages of a "virtuous cycle" in technology have started in Silicon Valley. It's a cycle that will generate more capital investments, jobs, and research. Corporate decision-makers say they're going to increase spending on everything from mobile storage to security technologies. And Money Morning Defense & Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson knows it. He collaborated with Money Morning Executive Editor Bill Patalon to show you the tech-related investments that are sure to deliver stock benefits for years. One involves the wearable tech market that will make one semiconductor producer grow 25%. Our two experts discuss six more companies poised for huge gains from Silicon Valley investments...

• Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald says understanding sentiment is one of the best tools to use to identify when the biggest gains are available. (But note, this is NOT market timing - which is always a losing proposition). The best way to determine sentiment is the "Put/Call Ratio." It's a proportion suggesting when traders anticipate high prices. Last week, he found that sellers are starting to run out of gas. That means it's time to start buying. And Fitz-Gerald has three distinct picks set to gain handsomely this year. One of them just received a $491 million production contract. Here is an exchange-traded fund, a defense contractor, and an energy (yes, energy) company to jump on now as the sell-off slows down...

• Oil prices have dropped a massive 59%. WTI could soon fall below $41, the lowest price in 10 years. Oil giants across the board have taken a beating. Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) has fallen 12.6% since June while Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) is down 18%. While big oil refiners get slammed, another section of the energy market is largely unaffected by prices. It's called the midstream. Two producers operating here have rallied even as oil continues to fall, while another unlikely company is ready to take off...

• One of our favorite 2015 stock picks combines two booming industries: automobiles and e-commerce. The automobile industry is moving into a new age where cars and technology start to intersect in exciting ways. Integrated features like GPS, Bluetooth, and advanced sensors will launch auto sales to over 17 million this year. Meanwhile, e-commerce in China is expected to hit $540 billion this year. The industry just delivered the largest IPO in history with the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) debut in September 2014. Our pick in these two growth areas soared 129% last year. It's a Beijing-based company that's guaranteed to continue its winning streak in 2015...

Bonus Content: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 showcased some of the hottest technology on and off the market. Defense & Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson discusses some of his favorite gadgets there - and the companies guaranteed to profit from them...