'Mega Millions' Investing: 3 Stocks Worth A Gamble ? BigTicks

That the chance of gain is naturally over-valued,
We may learn from the universal success of lotteries.
-Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations (1776)

After emptying your pockets this week on the record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot, we thought you might be in the mood for a little gambling in your portfolio. So we put together a list of stocks that are sure to spark your upside. They aren?t the safest investments in the market, but you?ll be hard-pressed to find another list of stocks more likely to double your money (or halve it) over the next six months. So roll the dice and watch the beta rise. It?s time to pick the top ?lottery ticket? stocks of 2012.

1. First Solar, Inc (FSLR)

Truth be told, we could have effortlessly interchanged a number of solar companies here. But First Solar ultimately stood out in its sector. Given how things have gone with the solar industry of late, that?s saying a lot. The sheer magnitude of First Solar?s rise and fall has been its special sauce. From darling of Wall Street rocket stocks to the trappiest value trap of the discount bargain bin, FSLR has undergone a bipolar transformation of erratic grandiosity, and therein lies the promise: a risk-reward profile fit for a lottery ticket. At $25 a share, it would need to gain over 1,000% to reach its ?08 high of $311. We put the odds of that happening at slim. But if January ?07 through January ?08 taught us anything, it?s that when the sun shines on First Solar, the stock makes a lot of heat.

It is a common assumption that solar power will be a material component of future global energy

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