GPM Stocks - February 2012                                                                                         

GPM client accounts currently hold the following stocks:

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Company Ticker  
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. AFSI News
Apple Inc. AAPL News
Associated Estates Realty Corp. AEC News
Cabela's, Inc. CAB News
Celgene Corp. CELG News
Chart Industries GTLS News

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

CHKP News
Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK News
Chico's FAS, Inc. CHS News
Covidien PLC COV News
Devon Energy Corp. DVN News
Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM News
First Industrial Realty Trust FR News
General Mills, Inc. GIS News
GIII Apparel Group GIII News
Guess, Inc. GES News
H.B. Fuller Co. FUL News
Kimco Realty Co. KIM News
Maiden Holdings, Ltd. MHLD News
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. MRVL News
Nike, Inc. NKE News
Robbins & Myers, Inc. RBN News
Skyworks Solutions Inc. SWKS News
Tower Group Companies TWGP News
UDR, Inc. UDR News
UFP Technologies, Inc. UFPT News
Waste Management, Inc. WM News

 

GPM stock portfolios seek long-term growth in portfolio value using a flexible strategy that blends concentrated risk with broader market diversificationClient accounts are actively managed on a discretionary basis and typically invested in 20-30 individual stocks for concentrated risk in businesses that we think are attractive.  We add ETFs and mutual funds to broaden diversification in the market generally or among sectors, regions and countries that we like. This strategy is straightforward and effective.  Our stock buy list is comprised of companies that are thoroughly researched by GPM and perceived to be substantially undervalued relative to their growth prospects, profits and cash flow.  Stock mutual funds and ETFs are selected by GPM after careful, independent research. Among other factors, we evaluate the manager’s investment philosophy, distinct style of stock investing and performance.  For defensive reasons, classic growth accounts may also own corporate and government bonds.

Our analysts follow securities and companies on their assignment lists closely and provide timely updates and recommendations to other GPM team members.   GPMStock, our proprietary database, tracks about 5,500 stocks, ETF's, closed-end funds and indices.  We monitor markets, screen our data and evaluate opportunities in an efficient and disciplined manner.  Our stock focus list is normally comprised of 150 to 200 companies.

The stocks listed above are broadly owned in GPM's Long-Term Growth and Balanced Accounts.  It should not be implied or assumed however, that every client account will own every stock on this list.  Most accounts do own every stock, while other accounts own some or most stocks shown.  Factors that affect inclusion are inception date, size, objective and other variables specific to a particular account.

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