GE: A Value Trap or A Bargain?/Add of Adobe

I hope that General Electric is not my next Bank of America.  I did just add 30 shares in a Roth IRA at 11.80.  I also bought 30 shares of Adobe at 19.45. I am moving at a glacier pace into cash rich Tech Titans selling at depressed valuations.  I would caution that I do not consider myself a tech investor, but maybe I am okay at it considering I did avoid the 2000-2002 Nasdaq swoon. My thinking now on the subject is discussed in earlier posts. 

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I have already expressed my negative comments about GE.  I was just stunned by the deal that GE struck with Uncle Warren, a mini Black Swan event for me.  For Adobe, I will discuss it in more detail when my position grows into something serious.  Suffice it to say,  Adobe has a dominant position in its niche.  It has over 2 billion in cash.  ADBE: Balance Sheet for Adobe Systems Incorporated - Yahoo! Finance   Earnings are estimated at 1.8 for the fiscal year ending November 2009 which is just over 10 times earnings for this high quality Tech name.   I did read the most recent analyst reports on Adobe that I have access to.  Morningstar did recently reduce its fair value to 30 but still has ADBE rated five stars.  Barclay's has it as an overweight with a 40 target.  S & P is more negative with a hold and a $27 target.  VL gives it an average timeliness rank with a lot of potential upside.  Microsoft is trying to edge into Adobe's domain with its introduction of XPS.  

I am adding to my meager positions in the Tech Titans at an extremely slow pace in terms of time and money. It is hard to see any reason to rush into anything at the moment. 

I am still just investing cash flow.  I also changed the distribution option on several more funds this morning to the payment in cash option. 

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