| TOP PICK | | Ameren Corp | AEE-N | 48.570 | Quality companies is very important when the Fed is tightening. Defensive pick. Dividend yield of almost 5.3%. Some dividend growth. | 2004-12-10 | |
| TOP PICK | | Dominion Resources Inc | D-N | 67.500 | Quality companies is very important when the Fed is tightening. Defensive pick. Over 4% dividend yield. Expects energy prices to remain high. | 2004-12-10 | |
| TOP PICK | | General Mills | GIS-N | 47.060 | Quality companies is very important when the Fed is tightening. Defensive pick. Under appreciated. when the economy slows, we still have to eat. | 2004-12-10 | |
| TOP PICK | | Monsanto Company | MON-N | 35.420 | Will really benefit if oil prices come down. | 2004-09-17 | |
| TOP PICK | | Biomet Inc | BMET-Q | 47.470 | Health care looks very attractive. | 2004-09-17 | |
| TOP PICK | | Progress Energy Inc. | PGN-N | 43.710 | Yields about 5.3%. Has a dividend growth rate of about 5%. | 2004-06-25 | |
| TOP PICK | | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ-N | 55.710 | With the feds tightening and profit growths slowing, the market is going ahead for higher quality stocks. A well-run company and is not expensive. | 2004-05-28 | |
| TOP PICK | | Exxon Mobil | XOM-N | 43.250 | With the feds tightening and profit growths slowing, the market is going ahead for higher quality stocks. Still fan of long-term energy but it's time to look at the better companies. | 2004-05-28 | |
| TOP PICK | | Microsoft | MSFT-Q | 26.350 | With the feds tightening and profit growths slowing, the market is going ahead for higher quality stocks. Has severely lagged the rest of the technology sector. Very strong balance sheet. | 2004-05-28 | |
| TOP PICK | | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ-N | 54.130 | Very high-quality stock. | 2004-04-16 | |
| TOP PICK | | Eli Lilly & Co. | LLY-N | 72.450 | | 2004-04-16 | |
| TOP PICK | | TXU Corp | TXU-N | 28.220 | A turnaround situation. | 2004-04-16 | |
| TOP PICK | | Avon Products Inc | AVP-N | 70.600 | Good play for the dollar (US). Consumer staples stocks have been among the best performers when the profit cycle decelerates. Most under weighted sector by most mutual funds despite they are the best-performing sector when profits decelerate. | 2004-02-27 | |
| TOP PICK | | Cinergy Corp | CIN-N | 39.200 | A secure, stable, dividend paying utility. | 2004-02-27 | |
| TOP PICK | | Liz Clairborne Inc | LIZ-N | 36.900 | Not optimistic on the consumer, but if you want to play this sector, this is one that will play very attractively. | 2004-02-27 | |
| TOP PICK | | Exxon Mobil | XOM-N | 42.230 | Getting into the energy right now, you probably want to play more of the bigger, higher quality names. | 2004-02-27 | |