100 best money moves you can make
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Applied Materials: Paul Larson, an equities strategist at Morningstar, pegs sales of semiconductor equipment (which suffered mightily during the recession) to get a major boost soon.
Brown & Brown: This insurance broker has "an excellent niche" serving smaller businesses, says Brad Hinton, a portfolio anager at Weitz Funds. It's positioned to buy competitors on the cheap.
Lowe's: The stock of the big home-supply chain is priced as though today's anemic housing market will last forever. "That's highly unlikely," Larson says.
WMS Industries: Robert Stimpson, a portfolio manager at Oak Associates, expects spending on gaming equipment (WMS makes it) to pick up as casinos expand and replace old machines.
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