Value Investing and Other Strategies

January 17, 2014

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Value Oriented Strategy, Upside in Small-Cap Stocks, Small-Cap Investing, Sector Rotation Investing, Portfolio Diversification with Closed-End Mutual Funds, High-Quality Companies, High-Grade Fixed Income Securities, Bottom-Up Stock Selection

Companies covered: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:UPL), Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE:MRK), First Acceptance Corporation (OTCMKTS: FACO), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN), athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHN), Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ:VOD), United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), TJX Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:TJX), Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV), QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS), Coca-Cola Company (The) (NYSE:KO), J P Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Dril-Quip, Inc. (NYSE:DRQ), Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAST), World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE), Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT), Walter Investment Management Corp. (NYSE:WAC), Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Lender Processing Services, In, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG), Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV), Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC), BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE:BXS), American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL), Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS), Herbalife LTD. (NYSE:HLF)

Staffing & Outsourcing Services

January 17, 2014

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Upside Potential in Staffing Sector, Strong Demand for IT Staffing, Steady Growth in Labor Market, Secular Trend Toward Temporary Staffing, Healthy Demand in BPO Space, Growth in Temporary Staffing Demand, Cost-Cutting Measures, BPO Market Trends

Companies covered: StarTek, Inc. (NYSE:SRT), Resources Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ:RECN), On Assignment, Inc. (NYSE:ASGN), Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE:RHI), ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN), Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSII), AMN Healthcare Services Inc (NYSE:AMN), Western Union Company (The) (NYSE:WU), Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA), Kforce, Inc. (NASDAQ:KFRC), Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM), Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO), Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE:CXW), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH), WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS), Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ:VRTU), The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV), Syntel, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNT), Sapient Corporation (NASDAQ:SAPE), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Genpact Limited (NYSE:G), ExlService Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXLS)

Value Investing and Other Strategies

January 03, 2014

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Value Oriented Strategy, Small-Cap Investing, Quality of Business, Multicap Contrarian Investing, Long-Term Intrinsic Value, High-Quality Companies, Contrarian Approach to Investing, Asset-Heavy Companies

Companies covered: Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TRW), TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL), Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE:NFX), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN), State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), Sanofi (NYSE:SNY), QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS), Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC), McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV), Life Technologies Corporation, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS), Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), AmerisourceBergen Corporation (Holding Co) (NYSE:ABC), Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A)

Oil & Gas: Drilling Equipment and Services

January 03, 2014

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Unconventional Resources, Shale, Oil Price Expectations, Oil and Gas Transportation Services, Offshore and Deepwater Drilling, International Energy Opportunities, Domestic Crude Prices, Dividend Yields for Energy Investors, Bundled Oil and Gas Services

Companies covered: National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV), TransCanada Corporation (NYSE:TRP), Enbridge Inc (NYSE:ENB), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE:CP), Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI), FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI), Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR), Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (NYSE:DRC), Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW), Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), Schlumberger N.V. (NYSE:SLB), Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG), Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ:IEP), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM), Baker Hughes (NYSE:BKR), Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE), Hornbeck Offshore Services (NYSE:HOS), Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX), Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (OTCMKTS:DOFSQ), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), ENSCO plc (NYSE:ESV), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Rowan Companies plc (NYSE:RDC), Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE:OII), Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE:NBL), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Banks

January 03, 2014

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Rise of Commercial and Industrial Lending, Regulatory Outlook Gains Clarity, Regulatory Obstacles and Fee Income Replacement, Prolonged Interest Rate Environment Challenges, Pockets of Growth in Northeastern Banking, Midcap Market Share Gains, Interest Rates and Loan-Growth Strategies, Annualized Loan Growth Acceleration

Companies covered: Chicopee Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBNK), Cape Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBNJ), Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL), Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNCL), United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBNK), TFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:TFSL), The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBBK), Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUSQ), Sterling Financial Corp., SI Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIFI), Rockville Financial Inc., PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (NYSE:PNC), OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:OCFC), Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFBK), Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBVT), J P Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), Investors Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISBC), Hampden Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBNK), Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FXCB), Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI), First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE:FCF), Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBSB), Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCOM), Meta Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASH), Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF), WSFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WSFS), Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS), People's United Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBCT), M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB), First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), CIT Group Inc (NYSE:CIT), Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY), Roma Financial Corp., Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:LBAI), Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCBK), Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF), Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:NVSL)

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