Investment Banks and Asset Management

April 01, 2013

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Private Middle Market Funding, Increase In Investor Risk Tolerance, Fixed Income Bonds, Exchanges Trading Volumes and Cash Flow, Decreased Bank Loan Competition, Consistent BDC Dividend Yield, Capital Flow Into Equities, Asset Growth

Companies covered: Gamco Investors, Inc. (NYSE:GBL), Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC), Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (NYSE:WDR), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW), Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM), Janus Capital Group, Inc (NYSE:JNS), Epoch Holding Corporation, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN), Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE:FII), Eaton Vance Corporation (NYSE:EV), Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX), Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE:TCAP), Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE:GHL), CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), UBS AG (NYSE:UBS), State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW), Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ), Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GS), Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation (The) (NYSE:BK), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE:AMTD), GFI Group Inc. (NYSE:GFIG), Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (AMEX:FTF)

Investing in Gold and Value for Downside Protection

April 01, 2013

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Value Investing, Precious Metals, Longer-Term Investing, Long-Term Value Conservation, Long-Term Investing, Large-Cap Investing, Investment Strategies, Investing in Gold, High-Quality Companies, Global Investing

Companies covered: Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), Altria Group (NYSE:MO), Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT), Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HE), U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ:GROW), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Pepsico, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP), Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY), Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE:LUK), Coca-Cola Company (The) (NYSE:KO), Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD), Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM), CA Inc. (NASDAQ:CA), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSII), International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM), H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GS), BMC Software Inc.

Oil & Gas: Master Limited Partnerships

March 21, 2013

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: U.S. Energy Infrastructure Build Out, Outlook for Natural Gas Liquids, Oil and Gas Transportation Infrastructure Demand, Master Limited Partnerships Distribution Growth, Low Treasury Yields and MLP Dividends, Increasing Demand for Midstream Assets, Emerging Shale Plays

Companies covered: Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN), Walt Disney Company (The) (NYSE:DIS), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), Boeing Company (The) (NYSE:BA), American Tower Corporation (REIT) (NYSE:AMT), Crosstex Energy LP, BreitBurn Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:BBEP), Sandridge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD), Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Enbridge Energy, L.P. (NYSE:EEP), Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P. (NYSE:BWP), Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE:WES), Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE:MMP), DCP Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:DPM), Copano Energy LLC, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC), Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EROC), Williams Partners LP (NYSE:WPZ), Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB), Vanguard Natural Resources LLC (NASDAQ:VNR), Spectra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE:SEP), ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE:OKS), ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE), Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), Legacy Reserves LP (NASDAQ:LGCY), El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P, Berry Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:BRY), AmeriGas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:APU), Targa Resources Partners LP (NYSE:NGLS-A), Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE:GEL), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD), Sunoco Logistics Partners LP (NYSE:SXL), EV Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EVEP), ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS (NYSE:ETP), Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW), Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE:APL)

Medical Devices

March 15, 2013

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Orthopedics and Cardiovascular Medical Devices, Medical Device Innovation and Consolidation Trends, Health Care, Cardiac, Affordable Care Act

Companies covered: Atossa Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ:ATOS), NeuroMetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NURO), Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ:THOR), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), MAKO Surgical Corp., Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:IART), Heartware International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTWR), Endologix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ELGX), Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZMH), Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WMGI), Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK), Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. (NYSE:SNN), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG), Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), Covidien Ltd. (NYSE:COV), Cooper Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:COO), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

Investing Strategies

March 12, 2013

Buy ($175)

Topics covered: Value Investing, Longer-Term Investing, Long-Term Investing, Investment Strategies, High-Quality Companies, Global Investing, Bottom-Up Investing

Companies covered: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR), Macy's Inc (NYSE:M), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (OTCMKTS:JCPNQ), Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE:DKS), Walt Disney Company (The) (NYSE:DIS), Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), Rackspace Hosting, Inc (NYSE:RAX), Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT), HJ Heinz Co., eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF), US Airways Group, Inc., Coach, Inc. (NYSE:COH), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK), Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS), Timken Company (The) (NYSE:TKR), The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW), QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE:POT), Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX), New York Times Company (The) (NYSE:NYT), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM), Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE:MSO), Mosaic Company (The) (NYSE:MOS), Coca-Cola Company (The) (NYSE:KO), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX), Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO), Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD), Dupont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE:DFT), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC), Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX)

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