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Momentum investors will scorn these stocks, and so will contrarian bargain hunters. Yet some of these stocks could be good buys.

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Guess what? The Do Nothing Club hasn done so badly. The average three year cumulative return (on 12 Do Nothing Club lists) has been 30.9 percent. That beats the Standard Poor 500 Index at 17.6 percent.

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Bear in mind that my column recommendations are theoretical and don reflect actual trades, trading costs or taxes. Their results shouldn be confused with the performance of portfolios I manage for clients. And past performance doesn predict future results.

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Now let yawn twice and take a look at a few new Do Nothing stocks that just might do something in the coming year.

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In the past four quarters, earnings without nonrecurring items grew about 30 percent. That percentage isn sustainable, but I believe growth will continue.

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Eaton Corp., based in Dublin, Ireland, makes power control equipment used by utilities and manufacturers, and electrical components for trucks and cars.

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buy moncler jackets I believe that this bank has been prudent with its reserves. It has increased salaries and plans to spend money updating its name (to Bank OZK) but I don feel it gone overboard on expenses. I think this stock is attractive at the present price of about $48, which is 14 times earnings. buy moncler jackets

Disclosure: I currently own none of the stocks discussed in today column, for myself or clients.

John Dorfman is chairman of Dorfman Value Investments moncler outlet LLC in Newton Upper Falls, Mass., and a syndicated columnist. His firm or clients may own or trade securities discussed in this column.

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