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. Flowserve (XL, US)  Industrial Machinery
2. Flowserve (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery	100		50		50		100
3. Safeway (XXL, US)  Food Retail
3. Safeway (XXL, US)   Food Retail	100		22		83		64
4. Stanley Black & Decker (XXL, US)  Industrial Machinery
4. Stanley Black & Decker (XXL, US)   Industrial Machinery	100		50		100		1
5. Archer-Daniels-Midland (XXL, US)  Agricultural Products
5. Archer-Daniels-Midland (XXL, US)   Agricultural Products	100		33		30		83
6. Altice USA (XL, US)  Cable & Satellite
6. Altice USA (XL, US)   Cable & Satellite	98		63		75		100
7. Exelon (XXL, US)  Electric Utilities
7. Exelon (XXL, US)   Electric Utilities	97		56		83		100
8. Jabil (XXL, US)  Electr. Manufacturing Services
8. Jabil (XXL, US)   Electr. Manufacturing Services	97		14		43		50
9. PerkinElmer (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
9. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	95		100		88		100
10. Fifth Third Bancorp (XL, US)  Regional Banks
10. Fifth Third Bancorp (XL, US)   Regional Banks	95		56		38		64

January 23, 2015. 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. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
2. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	92		100		91		100
3. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance
3. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance	84		100		91		100
4. SanDisk (XL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
4. SanDisk (XL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals	89		100		13		100
5. Alphabet (XXL, US) ☀   Internet Software & Services
5. Alphabet (XXL, US) ☀   Internet Software & Services	47		100		71		78
6. Hasbro (XL, US)   Leisure Products
6. Hasbro (XL, US)   Leisure Products	33		100		67		75
7. Expedia (XL, US)   Internet Retail
7. Expedia (XL, US)   Internet Retail	50		100		17		100
8. Pepco (XL, US)   Electric Utilities
8. Pepco (XL, US)   Electric Utilities	71		100		14		59
9. Microsoft (XXL, US) ☀   Systems Software
9. Microsoft (XXL, US) ☀   Systems Software	51		100		31		47
10. Facebook (XXL, US) ☀   Internet Software & Services
10. Facebook (XXL, US) ☀   Internet Software & Services	1		100		84		47

January 23, 2015. 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. Jacobs Engineering (XXL, US)   Construction & Engineering
1. Jacobs Engineering (XXL, US)   Construction & Engineering	67		56		100		100
2. Regions Financial (XL, US)   Regional Banks
2. Regions Financial (XL, US)   Regional Banks	89		15		100		100
3. Staples (XXL, US)   Specialty Stores
3. Staples (XXL, US)   Specialty Stores	44		45		100		91
4. Apple (XXL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
4. Apple (XXL, US)   Technology Hardware & Peripherals	11		92		100		70
5. General Motors (XXL, US)   Automobile Manufacturers
5. General Motors (XXL, US)   Automobile Manufacturers	33		25		100		100
6. Stanley Black & Decker (XXL, US)   Industrial Machinery
6. Stanley Black & Decker (XXL, US)   Industrial Machinery	100		50		100		1
7. Genuine Parts (XXL, US)   Distributors
7. Genuine Parts (XXL, US)   Distributors	60		50		100		42
8. Lorillard (XL, US)   Tobacco
8. Lorillard (XL, US)   Tobacco	50		40		100		56
9. PulteGroup (XL, US)   Homebuilding
9. PulteGroup (XL, US)   Homebuilding	22		80		100		40
10. W.W. Grainger (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution
10. W.W. Grainger (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution	1		67		100		67

January 23, 2015. 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. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
2. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	92		100		91		100
3. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance
3. Assurant (XL, US)   Multi-line Insurance	84		100		91		100
4. Comerica (XL, US)   Diversified Banks
4. Comerica (XL, US)   Diversified Banks	59		92		90		100
5. Altice USA (XL, US)   Cable & Satellite
5. Altice USA (XL, US)   Cable & Satellite	98		63		75		100
6. Exelon (XXL, US)   Electric Utilities
6. Exelon (XXL, US)   Electric Utilities	97		56		83		100
7. Pfizer (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals
7. Pfizer (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals	75		69		85		100
8. Jacobs Engineering (XXL, US)   Construction & Engineering
8. Jacobs Engineering (XXL, US)   Construction & Engineering	67		56		100		100
9. Delta Air Lines (XXL, US)   Airlines
9. Delta Air Lines (XXL, US)   Airlines	83		50		86		100
10. Valero (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining
10. Valero (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining	85		44		86		100

January 23, 2015. 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 23, 2015.