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InvestorPlace Experts’ Big Winners of 2011 and Top Trades for 2012

By InvestorPlace Experts
When the "smart money" is on, it's on. Here's a look at some of our experts' best calls of 2011 -- and the stocks they think will boom in 2012.

Vanguard: An Energy Stock Leading the Way

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
Vanguard Natural Resource's oil and gas reserves and output are leaping, it has sharp management -- and it yields over 8%.

Hard-to-Find Bargain Stock Buys

By Richard Band
The stock market's brisk fourth-quarter rally (which has since begun to stall) has made bargains more difficult to find, but here's a few.

9 Software Stocks to Buy

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Despite Nasdaq's overall decline year-to-date, some tech stocks providing in-demand products are making a successful push into 2012.

7 Biotech and Health Care Stocks to Buy

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Biotechnology and health care companies are growing at an alarming rate. Do not miss the boat on some of fastest-growing companies among them.

FedEx Delivers Holiday Cheer for Shareholders

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
Booming e-commerce and wider margins are paying off now. A rate hike next year and new, fuel-efficient planes on order will help in the future.

How to Profit From Oil’s Likely Rise in 2012

By James Mack, InvestorPlace Contributor
Forecasting oil prices is a crapshoot, but one company -- Brazil's Petrobras -- could do well no matter happens in Europe and the global economy.

6 Retailers on the Ups

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Picking retail stocks during a recession is a difficult prospect. Here's six retailers from all walks of business that have performed well and could go further.

4 Trucking Stocks That Will Keep Rolling

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
Next year won't be perfect, but two trends -- a pickup in manufacturing and lean inventories at retailers -- offer promise for the right stocks.

5 Aerospace and Defense Stocks to Buy

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Even as the troops have officially left Iraq, companies like Boeing and Lockheed are still receiving contracts and adding muscle.

6 Clothing and Accessories Stocks to Buy

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
The retail sector moves at the slightest hint of market volatility. However, 2011 has been forgiving for clothing and accessory stocks like Coach.

Pair of Asset Managers Poised for a Rebound

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Asset managers' stocks have been whittled away this past year, but Invesco and Ameriprise are setting themselves up to reverse the trend.

‘Well Recycling’ Works Well at Evolution

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
This energy small-cap uses a low-cost model of taking abandoned onshore projects, adding its own technology and wringing as much oil out as possible.

2 S&P 500 Losers Worth a Shot Next Year

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
These two stocks were decimated in 2011, but one has fantastic buyout prospects, and the other is shaping up its financial house.

5 Dogs of 2011 With Hope for Better in 2012

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
All is not lost for these five poor performers of 2011. These dogs may finally have their day next year.

10 Experts Pick the 10 Best Stocks for 2012

By Jeff Reeves
We've enlisted 10 industry experts to each share with us their best stock pick for 2012. See what the smart money recommends for the coming year.

Short Europe and BRICs, Buy Hershey for New Year

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
The euro zone debt crisis will hurt Europe stocks and emerging markets that export to the continent. But consumer staples stocks like Hershey will soar.

Capital One: Top Bank Stock Pick for 2012

By Philip van Doorn, Senior Analyst, TheStreet
In a financial sector populated by ugly picks like Bank of America and Citigroup, Capital One is a great bank stock. Here's why.

Alcoa: Limited Downside, Big Upside in ’12

By Jeff Reeves
Aluminum isn't sexy, but Alcoa's improving earnings, dividend potential and streamlining have made it a stronghold against further economic turmoil.
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