Monday's Long Term Power Rating Upgrades

Stocks across a diverse variety of industries hit the Long Term Power Ratings upgrade list today. Industries as wide ranging as drug stores to publishers to telecom made the cut jumping one or more notches higher.

The key to successful long term stock investing is to choose stocks that have the potential for aggressive gains, over time, yet very little of the risky volatility that so often plagues the latest hot stock. Our Long Term Power Ratings find stocks that exhibited the characteristics most likely to result in steady and strong performance over the long haul.

In fact, our statistically relevant testing over the last 12 years has clearly shown that those stocks that have earned a 10 rating have a 81% greater chance to be higher one year later. Those with a 9 rating have proven to possess a 79.1% chance of being higher one year later. Low rated stocks have shown time and time again that they are simply too volatile and risky for your long term portfolio.

These stocks may make extreme moves in the short term, however, these move can easily be in the opposite direction of your position thus the stocks are not prudent long term investments. What is most powerful about these ratings is that the testing has been done across most market conditions and has proven itself again and again despite wildly diverse economic environments. Let’s take a closer look at several of the upgrades today:

John Wiley & Sons (JWA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) - This 200-year-old publishing house was just upgraded from a 7 to an 8 Long Term Power Rating. Most investors are likely familiar with this company as they publish many of the popular trading/financial books available today. Recent news includes signing famed value investor John Bogle of Vanguard to a multi-book deal and providing their famous Frommer Travel Guides to Apple’s iPhone and iPod. They recently raised their dividend 18% and are very active in cutting edge publishing/communication processes. The stock has been in an uptrend since the March lows. The Power Ratings combined with the fundamental and technical picture makes JWa a strong candidate for your long term portfolio.

Verizon Communications (VZ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) - The Basking Ridge new Jersey based communication company was just upgraded from a 7 to an 8 Long Term Power Rating. They serve 68.7 million customers and make the claim of being United State’s most reliable voice and data wireless network. They are well known for investing huge amounts of money to improve their networks and are constantly innovating. Technically, the stock appears to be basing around the 34 level and may be poised to advance soon.

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David Goodboy is Vice President of Marketing for a New York City based multi-strategy fund.