S&P 500 Index

S&P 500 Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. Medtronic (XXL, IE)  Health Care Equipment
1. Medtronic (XXL, IE)   Health Care Equipment	100		39		33		81
2. Pepco (XL, US)  Electric Utilities
2. Pepco (XL, US)   Electric Utilities	100		29		23		68
3. Agilent (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
3. Agilent (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	98		1		20		100
4. Entergy (XL, US)  Electric Utilities
4. Entergy (XL, US)   Electric Utilities	97		5		28		58
5. Xerox (XL, US)  Data Processing & Outsourcing
5. Xerox (XL, US)   Data Processing & Outsourcing	96		9		48		68
6. SunTrust (XL, US)  Regional Banks
6. SunTrust (XL, US)   Regional Banks	95		100		59		100
7. Delta Air Lines (XXL, US)  Airlines
7. Delta Air Lines (XXL, US)   Airlines	95		55		95		100
8. Exelon (XXL, US)  Electric Utilities
8. Exelon (XXL, US)   Electric Utilities	94		42		88		97
9. Kohl's (XXL, US)  Department Stores
9. Kohl's (XXL, US)   Department Stores	93		37		84		98
10. Molson Coors Brewing (XL, US)  Brewers
10. Molson Coors Brewing (XL, US)   Brewers	93		13		33		59

January 1, 2013. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Free Stock Update)

S&P 500 Top 10: Growth Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Growth	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. SunTrust (XL, US)   Regional Banks
1. SunTrust (XL, US)   Regional Banks	95		100		59		100
2. Walt Disney (XXL, US)   Movies & Entertainment
2. Walt Disney (XXL, US)   Movies & Entertainment	48		100		83		57
3. Seagate Technology (XL, IE) ☀   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
3. Seagate Technology (XL, IE) ☀   Technology Hardware & Peripherals	77		100		54		50
4. Eversource Energy (XL, US)   Electric Utilities
4. Eversource Energy (XL, US)   Electric Utilities	61		100		55		78
5. Regeneron (XL, US)   Biotechnology
5. Regeneron (XL, US)   Biotechnology	22		100		78		57
6. Deere & Company (XXL, US)   Agricultural Machinery
6. Deere & Company (XXL, US)   Agricultural Machinery	65		100		33		1
7. Whole Foods Market (XXL, US)   Food Retail
7. Whole Foods Market (XXL, US)   Food Retail	13		100		67		18
8. Visa (XXL, US)   Data Processing & Outsourcing
8. Visa (XXL, US)   Data Processing & Outsourcing	10		100		66		83
9. Apple (XXL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
9. Apple (XXL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals	11		100		53		33
10. Cabot Oil & Gas (L, US)   Oil & Gas Production
10. Cabot Oil & Gas (L, US)   Oil & Gas Production	18		100		47		33

January 1, 2013. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Free Stock Update)

S&P 500 Top 10: Safety Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Safety	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. Estee Lauder (XXL, US)   Personal Products
1. Estee Lauder (XXL, US)   Personal Products	50		78		100		89
2. Cincinnati Financial (XL, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance
2. Cincinnati Financial (XL, US)   Property & Casualty Insurance	18		93		100		67
3. C.H. Robinson (XXL, US)   Air Freight & Logistics
3. C.H. Robinson (XXL, US)   Air Freight & Logistics	31		70		100		72
4. Genuine Parts (XXL, US)   Distributors
4. Genuine Parts (XXL, US)   Distributors	48		49		100		65
5. 3M (XXL, US)   Industrial Conglomerates
5. 3M (XXL, US)   Industrial Conglomerates	29		58		100		67
6. Exxon Mobil (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Integrated
6. Exxon Mobil (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Integrated	33		48		100		69
7. Brown-Forman (XL, US)   Distillers & Vintners
7. Brown-Forman (XL, US)   Distillers & Vintners	79		1		100		33
8. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance
8. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance	84		3		98		93
9. W.W. Grainger (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution
9. W.W. Grainger (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution	21		56		98		55
10. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
10. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	70		77		97		100

January 1, 2013. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Free Stock Update)

S&P 500 Top 10: Combined Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Combined	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. SunTrust (XL, US)   Regional Banks
1. SunTrust (XL, US)   Regional Banks	95		100		59		100
2. Delta Air Lines (XXL, US)   Airlines
2. Delta Air Lines (XXL, US)   Airlines	95		55		95		100
3. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
3. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	70		77		97		100
4. BlackRock (XXL, US)   Asset Management & Custody
4. BlackRock (XXL, US)   Asset Management & Custody	68		68		83		100
5. Agilent (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
5. Agilent (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	98		1		20		100
6. Forest Laboratories (XL, US)   Pharmaceuticals
6. Forest Laboratories (XL, US)   Pharmaceuticals	26		1		63		100
7. Kohl's (XXL, US)   Department Stores
7. Kohl's (XXL, US)   Department Stores	93		37		84		98
8. Northrop Grumman (XXL, US)   Aerospace & Defense
8. Northrop Grumman (XXL, US)   Aerospace & Defense	88		30		96		98
9. Whirlpool (XXL, US)   Household Appliances
9. Whirlpool (XXL, US)   Household Appliances	80		70		86		97
10. Exelon (XXL, US)   Electric Utilities
10. Exelon (XXL, US)   Electric Utilities	94		42		88		97

January 1, 2013. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Free Stock Update)

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Top 10 Stocks from the purely finance fact-based Obermatt Method for the investment strategies Value, Growth and Safety in the stock index S&P 500 Index from January 1, 2013.