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Positive outlook for U.S. diversified banks

Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services (ERS) recently raised its 12-month fundamental outlook on U.S. diversified banks to positive, citing improved prospects for loan growth in 2011.

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Steady growth in tobacco profits likely in 2011

Standard & Poor's has a positive fundamental outlook for tobacco for the next 12 months

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Wal-Mart: A retail behemoth positioned for growth

Standard and Poor's Equity Research Services (ERS) has a positive fundamental outlook for hypermarkets and super centers

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Vanguard European Stock Index ETF

S&P is positive on VGK because the security has above-average yield of 3.75% and its holdings are made up of what S&P considers attractive companies that historically have strong cash flows to support dividend growth

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Mairs & Power Growth Fund

S&P five-star ranked Mairs & Power Growth Fund has, over the past year, consistently been top-ranked within S&P's coverage universe, and garners positive performance analytics, risk considerations, and cost factors scores

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WisdomTree large-cap dividend ETF

So Cisco plans to pay a dividend, making good on the tech company's CEO John Chambers' promise that it would do so before he retired.

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S&P: Getting healthy, wealthy and wise

Standard & Poor's Equity Research's fundamental outlook for the health care services industry for the next 12 months is positive.

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S&P picks: Aston/Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund

This large-cap growth fund's investment approach, seeking high-quality companies that are growing their near-term earnings faster than the market and trading at a discount to their intrinsic value, has been well executed.

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Looking Sharpe: Funds rated by return per unit risk

(see publication for tables) All-Caps (Top 10, Bottom 5) This catch-all category captured first place in Sharpe ratio,…

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Looking Sharpe: Funds rated by return per unit risk

(see publication for tables) All-Caps (Top 10, Bottom 5) This catch-all category captured first place in Sharpe ratio,…