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More than 300,000 pros will tell you where to put your money — but often at a steep price.

While Bill Ackman’s big bet against Herbalife Ltd. grabbed headlines, Wall Street quietly amassed a giant short trade on Coinstar Inc., making the Netflix Inc. rival the most heavily shorted stock on the S&P 1500.

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Commentary: Prospects are good for further gains.

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known loosely as Obamacare, was passed in 2010 to completely reform our current health-care system. The majority of those reforms were targeted at minimizing the rising costs of health care, requiring insurance companies to accept patients with pre-existing conditions, and protecting our hospitals and citizens by giving them access to broader forms of health coverage…

By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the Lightning Round session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV Program, Monday April 1. Bullish Calls:Priceline (PCLN): “It is going higher. PCLN is an inexpensive stock. We like the acquisition.”Progenics Pharmaceutical (PGNX): “It is a $5 stock. It is a speculative stock…

Strong second quarter for stocks hinges on improved U.S., global growth.

Investors can play a host of conventional stocks if they want to be in “cyclical” investments. Railroad stocks like Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP), Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) and CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX), as I recently highlighted, are a great cyclical investment. As more freight moves around the tracks, these companies naturally benefit…