Today's Bargains Are Right Under Your Nose By Sham Gad About this article: If there is one thing that can be said rather confidently about the 2009 market rally, it's that Mr. Market hasn't been equally generous across all equity categories. In fact, the rally has been more favorable toward smaller, inferior stocks. What follows next is my argument that today's best investment opportunities exist within the larger blue-chip-type businesses. These names trade at significant discounts to the overall S&P 500 index and at an even greater discount to smaller comparable businesses that are in much weaker financial positions. Grandpa's Stocks Are Back I make my argument because I define investing as making bets that offer me the greatest reward with the least amount of risk. My belief flies in the face of the often-perceived notion that assuming greater risk is the only path to potentially higher returns. To me, risk is simply the probability of suffering a permanent loss of capital,... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200.

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