However, it will be wise to diversify the investment portfolio using the combination of short-term and long-term investments. The investor could increase the investment option to 30% if there is increase in the investment returns.
List of Reference
Trading Economics (2013). United States Market (Dow Jones)
Appendix: Stocks Worth Considered
Annual Sales
Annual Profit
Profit Margin
(Profit/Sales)
52-week range
Price/Earnings Ratio
Analyst Consensus Opinion
Condition 1: Buy Price
Condition 2: Blue over Red?
Drug Sector
Pfizer Inc.
13,500,000,000
2,750,000,000
20%
22.00-31.15
19.92
2.2
Eli&Lily Company
5,602,000,000
1,548,000,000
28%
49.22-49.90
11.94
2.5
Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc.
135,129,000
39,064,000
29%
17.25-58.91
13.94
1.7
o
27.665
Yes
Amgen, Inc.
4,238,000,000
1,434,000,000
34%
70.88-114.95
16.24
2.4
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
3,831,000,000
609,000,000
16%
0.64-49.57
51.82
2.3
Celgene Corporation
1,464,600,000
384,900,000
26%
59.50-131.82
33.98
1.7
77.98
Yes
USANA Health
169,082,000
17,779,000
10%
30.51-76.31
14.75
3
Herbalife Ltd.
1,123,647,000
118,856,000
11%
24.24-56.39
10.08
08
2
Social Media
Facebook Inc.
5,089,000,000
32,000,000
0.6%
17.55-33.45
1994.53
2.1
Google Inc.
13,969,000,000
3,346,000,000
24%
557.21-920.60
25.89
2.1
Microsoft Corporation
20,489,000,000
6,055,000,000
30%
26.26-35.78
17.37
2.5
28.64
Yes
Consumer Goods
Mead Johnson Nutrition
1,037,900,000
172,500,000
17%
61.27-87.68
25.73
2.5
Delphi Automotive PLC
4,024,000,000
276,000,000
7%
24.86-52.46
15.54
1.9
Toyota Mortor Corp.
225,818,000,000
3,446,000,000
2%
72.04-130.99
18.86
1
86.78
Yes
International paper company
7,090,000,000
318,000,000
4%
27.40-49.10
22.35
1.7
The Procter & Gamble Company
20,598,000,000
2,566,000,000
12%
59.07-82.54
19.21
2.2
64.94
Yes
Knoll Inc.
200,586,000
6,074,000
3%
12.01 -18.69
13.58
2.3
PepsiCo Inc.
12,581,000,000
1,075,000,000
9%
67.39-84.78
20.48
2.3
The Coca-Cola Company
11,035,000,000
1,751,000,000
16%
35.58 -43.43
20.65
2.1
37.54
Yes
The Clorox Co
