S&P 500 Index

S&P 500 Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value	VALUEVVV		GROWTHVV		SAFETYVV		COMBINED
1. Carnival Corp (XXL, US) ☀  Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
1. Carnival Corp (XXL, US) ☀   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	100		85		100		97
2. Mead Johnson (XL, US)  Packaged Foods & Meats
2. Mead Johnson (XL, US)   Packaged Foods & Meats	100		24		100		93
3. Archer-Daniels-Midland (XXL, US)  Agricultural Products
3. Archer-Daniels-Midland (XXL, US)   Agricultural Products	100		1		100		100
4. DowDuPont (XXL, US) ☀  Diversified Chemicals
4. DowDuPont (XXL, US) ☀   Diversified Chemicals	100		42		78		100
5. St. Jude Medical (XL, US)  Health Care Equipment
5. St. Jude Medical (XL, US)   Health Care Equipment	100		22		5		57
6. Caterpillar (XXL, US)  Heavy Machinery
6. Caterpillar (XXL, US)   Heavy Machinery	28		25		14		50
7. Mosaic (XL, US)  Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
7. Mosaic (XL, US)   Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals	100		13		82		79
8. Citigroup (XXL, US)  Diversified Banks
8. Citigroup (XXL, US)   Diversified Banks	100		33		22		75
9. Norfolk Southern (XL, US)  Railroads
9. Norfolk Southern (XL, US)   Railroads	100		1		39		75
10. General Motors (XXL, US)  Automobile Manufacturers
10. General Motors (XXL, US)   Automobile Manufacturers	100		41		13		48

May 13, 2016. 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. Valero (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining
1. Valero (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining	87		56		97		100
2. Medtronic (XXL, IE)   Health Care Equipment
2. Medtronic (XXL, IE)   Health Care Equipment	67		100		74		100
3. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
3. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	90		14		27		25
4. Harris (XL, US)   Communications Equipment
4. Harris (XL, US)   Communications Equipment	100		100		33		100
5. Skyworks (XL, US)   Semiconductors
5. Skyworks (XL, US)   Semiconductors	82		100		54		93
6. VeriSign (L, US)   Internet Software & Services
6. VeriSign (L, US)   Internet Software & Services	90		100		1		67
7. Principal Financial (XXL, US)   Life & Health Insurance
7. Principal Financial (XXL, US)   Life & Health Insurance	100		100		100		100
8. Danaher (XXL, US) ☀   Industrial Conglomerates
8. Danaher (XXL, US) ☀   Industrial Conglomerates	100		100		33		67
9. Cerner (XL, US)   Health Care Technology
9. Cerner (XL, US)   Health Care Technology	27		67		89		100
10. L3 Technologies (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense
10. L3 Technologies (XL, US)   Aerospace & Defense	86		100		18		100

May 13, 2016. 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. Carnival Corp (XXL, US) ☀   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
1. Carnival Corp (XXL, US) ☀   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	100		85		100		97
2. Harman Industries (XL, US)   Consumer Electronics
2. Harman Industries (XL, US)   Consumer Electronics	91		85		38		93
3. Masco (XL, US)   Building Products
3. Masco (XL, US)   Building Products	75		73		100		97
4. FedEx (XXL, US)   Air Freight & Logistics
4. FedEx (XXL, US)   Air Freight & Logistics	18		80		55		100
5. Harris (XL, US)   Communications Equipment
5. Harris (XL, US)   Communications Equipment	100		100		33		100
6. VeriSign (L, US)   Internet Software & Services
6. VeriSign (L, US)   Internet Software & Services	90		100		1		67
7. Dun & Bradstreet (L, US)   Research & Consulting
7. Dun & Bradstreet (L, US)   Research & Consulting	91		31		100		97
8. W.W. Grainger (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution
8. W.W. Grainger (XL, US)   Trading & Distribution	68		48		62		71
9. Mead Johnson (XL, US)   Packaged Foods & Meats
9. Mead Johnson (XL, US)   Packaged Foods & Meats	100		24		100		93
10. Danaher (XXL, US) ☀   Industrial Conglomerates
10. Danaher (XXL, US) ☀   Industrial Conglomerates	100		100		33		67

May 13, 2016. 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. Valero (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining
1. Valero (XXL, US)   Oil & Gas Refining	87		56		97		100
2. Jacobs Engineering (XXL, US)   Construction & Engineering
2. Jacobs Engineering (XXL, US)   Construction & Engineering	49		89		27		100
3. Medtronic (XXL, IE)   Health Care Equipment
3. Medtronic (XXL, IE)   Health Care Equipment	67		100		74		100
4. Colgate-Palmolive (XXL, US)   Household Products
4. Colgate-Palmolive (XXL, US)   Household Products	91		56		91		100
5. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services
5. PerkinElmer (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services	90		14		27		25
6. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
6. Marriott (XL, US)   Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	97		39		97		100
7. FedEx (XXL, US)   Air Freight & Logistics
7. FedEx (XXL, US)   Air Freight & Logistics	18		80		55		100
8. Altice USA (XL, US)   Cable & Satellite
8. Altice USA (XL, US)   Cable & Satellite	59		48		68		100
9. Cerner (XL, US)   Health Care Technology
9. Cerner (XL, US)   Health Care Technology	27		67		89		100
10. Seagate Technology (XL, IE) ☀   Technology Hardware & Peripherals
10. Seagate Technology (XL, IE) ☀   Technology Hardware & Peripherals	62		58		25		100

May 13, 2016. 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 May 13, 2016.