![]() Zacks Investment Research, Inc., an independent research source for Barron’s, tracks the stock recommendations of 12 major brokerage firms. The Group selects stocks that they believe have the best potential from the firm’s coverage universe. ![]() The Focus Group includes representatives from equity research, institutional sales, equity strategy and private client group. In 1988, Morgan Keegan created the Focus Group to make the firm’s equity research more accessible for the individual investor. “We also have increased our weighting in technology.” “As we begin 2006, the Focus Group has reduced our exposure to energy after a strong run up, while maintaining our position in the transportation sector,” added Scheidt. “Its strength comes from our equity research analysts’ in-depth knowledge of the industry sectors and companies, which definitely gives us a competitive edge.” “Our Focus List benefited from the strong performance of several of our stock picks in the energy and transportation sectors in the second half of 2005,” said Elkan Scheidt, chairman of Morgan Keegan’s Focus Group and director of the firm’s equity strategy group. In addition, Morgan Keegan’s Focus List performance placed third among this group with a 15.51 percent return in the one-year ranking. 31, 2005, outperforming the other brokerage firms and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite for the same period. ![]() In “Picking the Top Stockpickers,” an article published in Barron’s, Morgan Keegan’s Focus List posted an 11.72 percent return for the six months ended Dec.
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