Crossing Wall Street: Your Guide to Financial Success, Hosted by Eddy Elfenbein
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Crossing Wall Street Buy List

The Crossing Wall Street Buy List contains 20 stocks. I’ve provided each stock’s name, ticker, current price, year-to-date return and a brief company description. I change the Buy List just once a year, on January 1. After that, the Buy List is set for the next 12 months. In mid-December, I’ll unveil next year’s list.

Stock Symbol Current Price YTD % Comments
AFLAC AFL $29.43 -35.80% The duck stock. Sells supplemental life and health insurance.
Amphenol APH $31.62 31.86% One of the world's leading makers of electronic and fiber optic connectors.
Baxter International BAX $53.15 -0.82% Baxter is a diversified health care company with a global reach. The company got its start in 1931 by bringing intravenous medical treatments to the masses. Today, Baxter has 46,000 employees and yearly revenue of $12 billion.
Bed Bath & Beyond BBBY $29.66 16.68% The home furnishings retailer is one of the most efficiently run companies around.
Becton, Dickinson BDX $69.05 0.97% Becton, Dickinson is a great long-term steady grower. The company a medical technology outfit that makes and sells all sorts of medical devices. Becton, Dickinson does business in nearly 50 countries.
Cognizant Technology Solutions CTSH $26.61 47.34% Based in New Jersey, Cognizant is a major force for IT outsourcing in India.
Donaldson DCI $33.99 1.01% A worldwide leader in air and liquid filtration systems. The company has reported 19 straight years of record profits.
Danaher DHR $59.62 5.32% Probably the best-run conglomerate in America. The company is an oddball collection of dull, unloved and highly efficient companies.
Eaton Vance EV $25.50 21.37% Boston-based asset manager with over $150 billion under management. You would have done a lot better in EV than any of its funds.
FactSet Research Systems FDS $49.35 11.55% Provides Wall Street with all the numbers we love.
Fiserv FISV $45.09 23.98% The major outsourcing resource for the financial services industry.
Jos. A Bank Clothiers JOSB $32.67 24.93% 102-year-old men's fashion store.
Eli Lilly LLY $33.90 -15.82% Pharmaceutical giant best known for Prozac and Cialis. Lilly has increased its dividend for 42 straight years.
Leucadia National LUK $20.04 1.21% Broadly diversified holding company. Leucadia is often called the mini Berkshire Hathaway. Actually, LUK has beaten BRKA since 1981.
Medtronic MDT $34.26 9.04% One of the largest medical device makers in the world.
Moog MOG-A $24.87 -31.99% Moog makes flight control systems for commercial and military aircraft. Employees own about 60% of the stock.
Nicholas Financial NICK $5.24 122.98% Nicholas finances used car loans through a network of 47 branch offices.
SEI Investments SEIC $17.66 12.41% Helps banks and money managers with their technology needs.
Stryker SYK $38.46 -3.73% One of the world's leading orthopedic companies. Stryker's goal is to grow its EPS by 20% a year. What's amazing is how often they've done it.
Sysco SYY $21.80 -4.97% Servicing nearly 400,000 American eating establishments, Sysco is America's top food supplier. The stock has increased its dividend every year since it went public in 1970.
Total YTD Portfolio Performance 11.88%
Stock Prices Updated: Fri Jul 3 17:40:52 EDT 2009

Here’s a summary of the Buy List’s performance in 2008.

Here’s a summary of the Buy List’s performance in 2007.

Here’s a summary of the Buy List’s performance in 2006.

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