Medical Devices

August 02, 2013

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Orthopedics and Cardiovascular Medical Devices, Medical Device Innovation and Consolidation Trends, Health Care, Continued Pricing Pressure, Cardiac, Aging U.S. Population, Affordable Care Act

Companies covered: Endologix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ELGX), BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:BSDM), PhotoMedex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHMD), CAS Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASM), STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA), NxStage Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTM), DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM), Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZMH), Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK), St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD), Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW), Covidien Ltd. (NYSE:COV), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBIO)

Deep Value Investing and Other Strategies

August 02, 2013

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Value Oriented Strategy, Value Investing, Small-Cap Investing, Deep-Value, Bottom-Up Stock Selection

Companies covered: International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL), Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO), V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW), Home Depot, Inc. (The) (NYSE:HD), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFSI), Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS), Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MHK), Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASNA), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO), Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX), Life Technologies Corporation, Conagra Brands Inc. (NYSE:CAG), ANN INC. (NYSE:ANN), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Willis Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:WSH), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Radian Group Inc. (NYSE:RDN), Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), Freeport-McMoran, Inc. (NYSE:FCX), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE:AEL), Procter & Gamble Company (The) (NYSE:PG), Pepsico, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP), Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), Liberty Property Trust, Coca-Cola Company (The) (NYSE:KO), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc (NYSE:DPS)

Medical Real Estate

July 25, 2013

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Skilled Nursing and Acute Care, Senior Housing, REIT Access to Capital, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursements, Hospitals, Health Care REITs, Consolidation Activity, Affordable Care Act and Reimbursements

Companies covered: Emeritus Corp., Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR), Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH), Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR), Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD), National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI), Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC), Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Hanger, Inc. (NYSE:HGR), The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG), Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE:CSU), Biomed Realty Trust (NYSE:BMR)

Agricultural & Specialty Chemicals

July 19, 2013

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: U.S. Corn Crop, Specialty Chemicals and Fertilizer Pricing Power, Paints and Coatings, Fertilizers, Emerging Market Demand, Crop Yield Management, Chemicals Companies Pricing Power, and Petrochemicals

Companies covered: Polypore International Inc (NYSE:PPO), OM Group, Inc. (NYSE:OMG), Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL), W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA), Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY), American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB), Valspar Corporation (The) (NYSE:VAL), Sherwin-Williams Company (The) (NYSE:SHW), RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM), PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG), PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL), NewMarket Corporation (NYSE:NEU), Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), Intrepid Potash, Inc (NYSE:IPI), Innospec Inc. (NASDAQ:IOSP), Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN), Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE:CYT), Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL), Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP), Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT), OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OMN), Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX), Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE:KWR), H. B. Fuller Company (NYSE:FUL), Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEIX), Cyanotech Corporation (NASDAQ:CYAN), ADA-ES Inc.

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