S&P 500 Index

S&P 500 Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. Copart (L, US) ☀  Diversified Support Services
1. Copart (L, US) ☀   Diversified Support Services	100		50		25		100
2. Vertex (XL, US) ☀  Biotechnology
2. Vertex (XL, US) ☀   Biotechnology	100		1		20		1
3. Deere & Company (XXL, US) ☀  Agricultural Machinery
3. Deere & Company (XXL, US) ☀   Agricultural Machinery	100		1		20		50
4. Agilent (XL, US) ☀  Life Sciences Tools & Services
4. Agilent (XL, US) ☀   Life Sciences Tools & Services	100		1		1		50
5. Altice USA (XL, US)  Cable & Satellite
5. Altice USA (XL, US)   Cable & Satellite	96		1		73		94
6. PNC (XXL, US) ☀  Regional Banks
6. PNC (XXL, US) ☀   Regional Banks	95		38		37		51
7. L3 Technologies (XL, US)  Aerospace & Defense
7. L3 Technologies (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense	92		32		47		81
8. Cleveland-Cliffs (L, US)  Steel
8. Cleveland-Cliffs (L, US)   Steel	90		18		10		47
9. Thermo Fisher Scientific (XXL, US) ☀  Life Sciences Tools & Services
9. Thermo Fisher Scientific (XXL, US) ☀   Life Sciences Tools & Services	90		51		43		89
10. Kohl's (XXL, US) ☀  Department Stores
10. Kohl's (XXL, US) ☀   Department Stores	88		41		71		93

March 28, 2014. 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. Seagate Technology (XL, IE)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
1. Seagate Technology (XL, IE)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals	77		100		54		50
2. Goldman Sachs (XXL, US) ☀   Investment Banking & Brokerage
2. Goldman Sachs (XXL, US) ☀   Investment Banking & Brokerage	58		100		52		87
3. Flavors & Fragrances (XL, US) ☀   Specialty Chemicals
3. Flavors & Fragrances (XL, US) ☀   Specialty Chemicals	33		100		67		71
4. Vulcan Materials (XL, US) ☀   Construction Materials
4. Vulcan Materials (XL, US) ☀   Construction Materials	67		100		25		1
5. Archer-Daniels-Midland (XXL, US) ☀   Agricultural Products
5. Archer-Daniels-Midland (XXL, US) ☀   Agricultural Products	60		100		31		67
6. Visa (XXL, US) ☀   Data Processing & Outsourcing
6. Visa (XXL, US) ☀   Data Processing & Outsourcing	17		100		66		83
7. Whole Foods Market (XXL, US)   Food Retail
7. Whole Foods Market (XXL, US)   Food Retail	13		100		67		18
8. Freeport-McMoRan (XXL, US) ☀   Diversified Metals & Mining
8. Freeport-McMoRan (XXL, US) ☀   Diversified Metals & Mining	43		100		38		27
9. Akamai Technologies (L, US)   Internet Software & Services
9. Akamai Technologies (L, US)   Internet Software & Services	23		100		44		14
10. E*TRADE (L, US)   Investment Banking & Brokerage
10. E*TRADE (L, US)   Investment Banking & Brokerage	12		100		56		23

March 28, 2014. 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. PulteGroup (XL, US)   Homebuilding
1. PulteGroup (XL, US)   Homebuilding	50		82		100		82
2. Brown-Forman (XL, US)   Distillers & Vintners
2. Brown-Forman (XL, US)   Distillers & Vintners	17		83		100		33
3. Hasbro (XL, US) ☀   Leisure Products
3. Hasbro (XL, US) ☀   Leisure Products	54		43		100		40
4. Biogen Idec (XXL, US) ☀   Biotechnology
4. Biogen Idec (XXL, US) ☀   Biotechnology	1		92		100		42
5. Estee Lauder (XXL, US) ☀   Personal Products
5. Estee Lauder (XXL, US) ☀   Personal Products	33		60		100		60
6. Aetna (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed
6. Aetna (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed	34		53		100		67
7. General Motors (XXL, US) ☀   Automobile Manufacturers
7. General Motors (XXL, US) ☀   Automobile Manufacturers	60		25		100		100
8. Carnival plc (XXL, GB)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
8. Carnival plc (XXL, GB)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	50		33		100		50
9. Cameron (XL, US)   Oil & Gas Equipment
9. Cameron (XL, US)   Oil & Gas Equipment	19		62		100		54
10. Public Storage (L, US) ☀   REITs: Specialized
10. Public Storage (L, US) ☀   REITs: Specialized	1		78		100		56

March 28, 2014. 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. Whirlpool (XXL, US) ☀   Household Appliances
1. Whirlpool (XXL, US) ☀   Household Appliances	67		90		90		100
2. General Motors (XXL, US) ☀   Automobile Manufacturers
2. General Motors (XXL, US) ☀   Automobile Manufacturers	60		25		100		100
3. Copart (L, US) ☀   Diversified Support Services
3. Copart (L, US) ☀   Diversified Support Services	100		50		25		100
4. Marriott (XL, US) ☀   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
4. Marriott (XL, US) ☀   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	75		1		100		100
5. Life Technologies (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
5. Life Technologies (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	20		1		100		100
6. Hospira (XL, US)   Pharmaceuticals
6. Hospira (XL, US)   Pharmaceuticals	20		1		100		100
7. Forest Laboratories (XL, US)   Pharmaceuticals
7. Forest Laboratories (XL, US)   Pharmaceuticals	30		1		50		100
8. Alexion (XL, US)   Biotechnology
8. Alexion (XL, US)   Biotechnology	3		1		1		100
9. L Brands (XXL, US)   Apparel Retail
9. L Brands (XXL, US)   Apparel Retail	71		64		97		97
10. Valero (XXL, US) ☀   Oil & Gas Refining
10. Valero (XXL, US) ☀   Oil & Gas Refining	86		38		94		96

March 28, 2014. 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 March 28, 2014.