DIS - 3 Top Oktoberfest Stocks to Consider Buying Now -- or at Any Time of the Year
Oktoberfest, the German festival that celebrates Bavarian culture, began on Saturday, Sept. 21. The event -- which originated in the southern German city of Munich in 1810 and is now a worldwide phenomenon -- runs through Oct. 6.
Along with visions of flowing beer, with aromas of pretzels and sausages seemingly wafting around me and accordion-heavy sounds of German folk music virtually streaming to my brain, I had this thought when I saw an image of an Oktoberfest pretzel: Pretzels aren't only tasty but also have been a giant moneymaker for a certain snack food company. So in the spirit of the annual celebration, I thought it would be fun to write about some top stocks that owe a particularly big debt to Germany.
Putting proverbial pen to virtual paper (and without Germany's Johannes Gutenberg, who invented the printing press, who knows how the written word would now be widely disseminated?), here we go...