Best Stocks To Invest In 2012

Charles Dickens authored the famous masterpiece “A Tale of Two Cities”. In the novel, he immediately captured my attention by poignantly setting the tone with “It was the best of times and it was the worst of times”. I love writing about stocks and there are not three companies that I follow more closely than American Inc (RAI), Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC), Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC). I’ll tell you why in a minute.

Charles Dickens talked about a tale of two cities, but monitoring the weekly activity of these three firms is equally as compelling; at least to me. By looking at the chart below, one can easily see that this week, all three companies have taken separate routes to tell their story; “A Tale of Three Cities”.

 

Best Stocks To Invest In 2012:Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT)

 Allegiant Travel Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a leisure travel company in the United States. It focuses on transporting travelers in small cities to leisure destinations, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Los Angeles, and Ft. Lauderdale in the continental United States. The company sells air travel on a stand-alone basis, as well as bundled with hotel rooms, rental cars, and other travel related services. As of March 31, 2011, it offered scheduled services from 62 small cities on 162 routes primarily into 6 leisure destinations. As of July 6, 2011, the company operated a fleet of 51 MD-80 aircrafts and 1 Boeing 757-200 aircraft, as well as owned and leased 3 Boeing 757-200 aircrafts. It also provides charter air services under long-term contracts, as well as on a seasonal and ad-hoc basis. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Best Stocks To Invest In 2012:DCT Industrial Trust Inc (DCT)

 DCT Industrial Trust Inc. operates as a publicly owned real estate investment trust. The firm provides its services to companies. Through its fund, it engages in the ownership, operation, and development of real estate properties. The firm specializes in the ownership, acquisition, development, and management of institutional capital management program. It invests in the real estate markets of United States and Mexico. The firm is also invests in selected international markets. It primarily invests in commercial real estate properties, including generic distribution warehouses and light industrial properties. The firm was formerly known as Dividend Capital Trust Inc. DCT Industrial Trust was founded in 2002 and is based in Denver, Colorado with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas, Texas.

Best Stocks To Invest In 2012:j2 Global Communications Inc (JCOM)

 j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced, value-added communication, messaging, and data backup services to businesses of all sizes, from individuals to enterprises worldwide. It offers online fax, virtual phone systems, hosted email, email marketing, online backup, and bundled suites of these services. The company delivers its services through its global network from approximately 4,300 cities in 49 countries on 6 continents. It markets its services principally under the brand names of eFax, eVoice, Electric Mail, Campaigner, KeepItSafe, and Onebox. The company also provides software-as-a-service communication services and solutions to the business market. It markets its services to a range of prospective customers, including individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, large enterprises, and government organizations. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Best Stocks To Invest In 2012:Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. (WASH)

 Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for The Washington Trust Company that offers various financial products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management Services. The Commercial Banking segment offers deposit accounts, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, and retirement deposit accounts. It also provides various commercial and retail lending products, which include commercial real estate loans consisting of commercial mortgages, and construction and development loans; commercial and industrial loans; residential real estate mortgages; and consumer loans comprising home equity loans and lines of credit, personal installment loans, and loans to individuals secured by general aviation aircraft and automobiles. In addition, this segment offers debit card, automated teller machine, telephone banking, Internet banking, remote deposit capture, cash management, and merchant credit card processing services. The Wealth Management Services segment provides asset management services for individuals, institutions, and mutual funds; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian, and guardian; institutional trust services, such as services as trustee for pension and profit sharing plans; and other financial planning and advisory services. As of May 31, 2011, it operates 17 banking offices and 4 wealth management offices located in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The company was founded in 1800 and is headquartered in Westerly, Rhode Island.

Best Stocks To Invest In 2012:Gentiva Health Services Inc. (GTIV)

 Gentiva Health Services, Inc. provides home health services and hospice care in the United States. The company offers skilled nursing and therapy services, paraprofessional nursing services, and homemaker services primarily to adult and elderly patients through licensed and Medicare-certified agencies. It also provides its services through specialty programs comprising Gentiva Orthopedics, which offers individualized home orthopedic rehabilitation services to patients recovering from joint replacement or other major orthopedic surgery; Gentiva Safe Strides that provides therapies for patients with balance issues; and Gentiva Cardiopulmonary, which helps patients and their physicians manage heart and lung health in a home-based environment. In addition, the company offers services through Gentiva Neurorehabilitation, which helps patients who have experienced a neurological injury or condition by removing the obstacles to healing in the patient?s home; Gentiva Senior Health that addresses the needs of patients with age-related diseases and issues; and Rehab Without Walls unit, which provides neurorehabilitation therapies for patients with traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular accident injury, and acquired brain injury. Further, it offers consulting services to home health agencies, which include operational support, billing and collection activities, and on-site agency support and consulting. Additionally, the company provides hospice services primarily in the patient?s home or other residence, such as an assisted living residence or nursing home, as well as in a hospital. Gentiva Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.