The Key to Successful Investing: Stay in the Green - 9/13/07

For long-term capital appreciation, you ideally want to invest in well established companies which are both safe and have the potential to increase in value. These two features have been the cornerstone of PowerRatings (for Investors). One of the easiest ways of achieving this is to make sure all the stocks in your portfolio are rated 8-10.

PowerRatings are color coded, stocks rated 1-3 in red, 4-7 in blue and 8-10 in green. So, a simple way of remembering what type of stocks you should own is to always "Stay in the Green".

When a stock you own moves from green to blue, replace it with a stock that has just made the opposite move, from blue to green. Our research shows that investors can outperform the market by a significant margin with this simple strategy.

Here's are some of today's stocks that moved from blue to green:

And here are some of today's stocks that moved from green to blue:

Stocks of Note

These are the stocks with PowerRatings (for Investors) of 9 or 10. The highest rated stocks have, on average, had annual returns of double the average stock in the S&P 500.

JPMorgan Chase is a financial holding company whose activities are organized into six business segments: Investment Bank, Retail Financial Services, Card Services, Commercial Banking, Treasury & Securities Services and Asset Management. The company's share price has been suffering from the fallout in the credit markets and JPM shares have been underperforming the market, with a -5.9% year-to-date return.

Actuant is a manufacturer of a range of industrial products and systems organized under two groups, Tools & Supplies and Engineered Solutions. ATU shares have been outperforming versus both its industry group and the S&P 500, with a 21.1% YTD return.

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