S&P 500 Index

S&P 500 Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. Pentair Inc. (XS, US) ☀  Industrial Machinery
1. Pentair Inc. (XS, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	100		74		80		55
2. Altice USA (XL, US)  Cable & Satellite
2. Altice USA (XL, US)   Cable & Satellite	100		23		75		96
3. Graham Holdings (L, US)  Education Services
3. Graham Holdings (L, US)   Education Services	100		50		31		89
4. Safeway (XXL, US)  Food Retail
4. Safeway (XXL, US)   Food Retail	100		22		83		64
5. Stanley Black & Decker (XXL, US) ☀  Industrial Machinery
5. Stanley Black & Decker (XXL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	100		50		100		1
6. Transocean (XL, CH)  Oil & Gas Drilling
6. Transocean (XL, CH)   Oil & Gas Drilling	100		11		31		83
7. Entergy (XL, US) ☀  Electric Utilities
7. Entergy (XL, US) ☀   Electric Utilities	97		79		47		89
8. PerkinElmer (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
8. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	95		100		88		100
9. St. Jude Medical (XL, US)  Health Care Equipment
9. St. Jude Medical (XL, US)   Health Care Equipment	95		5		67		50
10. Valero (XXL, US) ☀  Oil & Gas Refining
10. Valero (XXL, US) ☀   Oil & Gas Refining	94		28		86		97

September 12, 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. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
1. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	95		100		88		100
2. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance
2. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance	86		100		91		100
3. Flowserve (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
3. Flowserve (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	67		100		67		100
4. SanDisk (XL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
4. SanDisk (XL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals	89		100		13		100
5. JPMorgan Chase (XXL, US) ☀   Diversified Banks
5. JPMorgan Chase (XXL, US) ☀   Diversified Banks	53		100		47		100
6. TE Connectivity (XXL, CH) ☀   Electr. Manufacturing Services
6. TE Connectivity (XXL, CH) ☀   Electr. Manufacturing Services	25		100		94		83
7. PulteGroup (XL, US)   Homebuilding
7. PulteGroup (XL, US)   Homebuilding	33		100		100		63
8. Freeport-McMoRan (XXL, US) ☀   Diversified Metals & Mining
8. Freeport-McMoRan (XXL, US) ☀   Diversified Metals & Mining	42		100		67		70
9. Aetna (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed
9. Aetna (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed	40		100		47		90
10. Southwest Airlines (XXL, US) ☀   Airlines
10. Southwest Airlines (XXL, US) ☀   Airlines	69		100		33		70

September 12, 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. Parker-Hannifin (XXL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
1. Parker-Hannifin (XXL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	67		80		100		80
2. PulteGroup (XL, US)   Homebuilding
2. PulteGroup (XL, US)   Homebuilding	33		100		100		63
3. General Motors (XXL, US) ☀   Automobile Manufacturers
3. General Motors (XXL, US) ☀   Automobile Manufacturers	71		25		100		100
4. W.W. Grainger (XL, US) ☀   Trading & Distribution
4. W.W. Grainger (XL, US) ☀   Trading & Distribution	50		67		100		67
5. Staples (XXL, US)   Specialty Stores
5. Staples (XXL, US)   Specialty Stores	44		45		100		91
6. Dun & Bradstreet (L, US)   Research & Consulting
6. Dun & Bradstreet (L, US)   Research & Consulting	69		18		100		91
7. PPG (XXL, US) ☀   Specialty Chemicals
7. PPG (XXL, US) ☀   Specialty Chemicals	33		60		100		80
8. Stanley Black & Decker (XXL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
8. Stanley Black & Decker (XXL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	100		50		100		1
9. Genuine Parts (XXL, US) ☀   Distributors
9. Genuine Parts (XXL, US) ☀   Distributors	43		50		100		42
10. BorgWarner (XL, US) ☀   Auto Parts & Equipment
10. BorgWarner (XL, US) ☀   Auto Parts & Equipment	22		50		100		63

September 12, 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. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
1. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	95		100		88		100
2. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance
2. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance	86		100		91		100
3. Pfizer (XXL, US) ☀   Pharmaceuticals
3. Pfizer (XXL, US) ☀   Pharmaceuticals	85		69		94		100
4. Flowserve (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery
4. Flowserve (XL, US) ☀   Industrial Machinery	67		100		67		100
5. Delta Air Lines (XXL, US) ☀   Airlines
5. Delta Air Lines (XXL, US) ☀   Airlines	83		50		83		100
6. SanDisk (XL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
6. SanDisk (XL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals	89		100		13		100
7. JPMorgan Chase (XXL, US) ☀   Diversified Banks
7. JPMorgan Chase (XXL, US) ☀   Diversified Banks	53		100		47		100
8. General Motors (XXL, US) ☀   Automobile Manufacturers
8. General Motors (XXL, US) ☀   Automobile Manufacturers	71		25		100		100
9. Forest Laboratories (XL, US)   Pharmaceuticals
9. Forest Laboratories (XL, US)   Pharmaceuticals	50		60		50		100
10. Marriott (XL, US) ☀   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
10. Marriott (XL, US) ☀   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	63		1		86		100

September 12, 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 September 12, 2014.