“The title is well organized and easy to follow... each listing includes the companies' name, ticker symbol, stock exchange, market sector, ratings, recommendation on whether to buy, sell, or hold, and several numbers for stock and financials. This allows users to get a better view of the company.” –ARBA Investing in the stock market is complex and consumers need unbiased, independent guidance to help them find a path to investing that is focused on their needs. Weiss Ratings Investment Research Guide to Stocks gives investors and consumers independent, unbiased data on which stocks to consider and those that should be avoided. • Updated quarterly in print and daily online with the most current data • Index of Stocks - contains key rating factors, and summary financial data for 11,000 U.S. traded stocks. Over 30 data points are displayed for each stock, including data on Market, Overall Rating, Risk Rating, Reward Rating, Stock Prices, Beta, Ratings Factors, Total Returns, Dividend & Yield, Asset Size, Revenue & Income, Earnings, Effectiveness and Price/Earnings, Price/Sales, Price/Book Valuations. • Best Performing Stocks - for those who want to achieve the highest return, balanced with the amount of risk. • High Yield BUYs - identifies the highest rated stocks that pay dividends. • Stocks with High Volatility - for those who want to trade their stocks often with a possibility of making a profit from wide swings in price. • Undervalued Stocks by Sector - if users are looking to find a hidden gem, then this list is the place to turn. • BUY Rated Stocks by Sector - makes locating highly rated stocks within a particular sector quick and easy. • Expanded Analysis of all A Rated Stocks - with additional data points and informative performance charts that plot a stock’s price over the course of the last year, this section provides the user with additional data on stocks with our highest investment rating. • Available in print and online database formats Weiss Ratings Investment Research Guide to Stocks represents a completely independent, unbiased opinion of stocks—now, and in the future. The stocks are analyzed using the latest daily data available and the quarterly filings with the SEC. Weiss takes thousands of pieces of stock data and, based on its own model, balances reward against the amount of risk to assign a rating. The results provide a simple and understandable opinion as to whether we think the stock is a BUY, SELL, or HOLD. EASY-TO-USE BUY, HOLD, SELL RATINGS OF 11,000 U.S. TRADED STOCKS 600 pages | Softcover | $279 Single Issue $549 Annual Subscription (4 issues) Fall 2018: 978-1-68217-792-1 Winter 2018/19: 978-1-64265-171-3 Spring 2019: 978-1-64265-172-0 Summer 2019: 978-1-64265-173-7 Fall 2019: 978-1-64265-174-4 Also available for subscription online Sample Pages: Research Guide to Stocks Research Guide to Stock Mutual Funds Weiss Ratings Investment Research Guide to Stocks Investment Research Guide to STOCKS G R E Y H O U S E P U B L I S H I N G SPRING 2019 Financial Ratings Series III: High Yield BUYs Summer 2018 Company Name Stock Ticker Symbol Traded On Overall Rating Recommendation Reward Rating Risk Rating Recent Up/ Downgrade Stock Price as of 6/30/2018 1-Year Total Return (%) 3-Year Total Return (%) Dividend Yield TTM Earnings/ Share $ EPS Growth (%) Earnings (P/E) TTM Sales (P/S) TTM New Residential Investment Corp. NRZ NYSE B- Buy B+ C Down 17.49 26.20 68.32 11.4 4.52 123.0 3.9 2.8 Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. ABR NYSE B+ Buy B+ B+ Up 10.43 37.66 102.69 8.0 1.23 34.5 8.5 2.7 Brookfield Real Estate Services Inc. BRE.TO TSX A- Buy A- B+ Up 19.50 27.93 66.38 6.9 0.88 159.1 22.1 5.4 Cedar Fair, L.P. FUN NYSE B Buy B+ C Up 63.01 -7.90 35.98 5.6 3.45 21.0 18.3 2.7 Granite Real Estate Investment Trust GRTUN.TO TSX B Buy A B- Down 53.62 10.22 47.99 5.0 6.71 54.4 8.0 13.9 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM.TO TSX B Buy A- B 114.36 13.59 42.85 4.6 8.64 -5.3 13.2 4.0 American Financial Group, Inc. AFG NYSE B Buy B B+ Down 107.33 13.02 85.63 4.5 5.17 -34.6 20.8 1.4 TELUS Corporation T.TO TSX B Buy B B- Up 46.70 8.98 23.65 4.3 1.88 16.2 24.8 2.7 The Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.TO TSX B Buy B+ B- 74.44 -1.68 31.09 4.3 5.38 12.6 13.9 4.5 Six Flags Entertainment Corporation SIX NYSE B Buy B+ C+ Up 70.05 23.19 79.01 4.1 3.09 177.4 22.6 4.3 Fortis Inc. FTS.TO TSX B- Buy B C Down 42.02 -4.22 34.26 4.0 1.83 18.7 22.9 2.8 CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP NYSE B- Buy B+ C Down 27.71 5.28 66.64 3.9 4.07 278.8 6.8 1.2 Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS NYSE B+ Buy A+ C+ Up 76.36 24.50 68.49 3.9 4.78 107.6 16.0 4.5 People's United Financial, Inc. PBCT NAS GS B Buy A- C+ 18.09 6.34 25.90 3.8 1.05 13.6 17.3 4.2 National Bank of Canada NA.TO TSX B Buy B+ B- 63.12 20.34 53.43 3.8 4.43 24.1 14.2 4.2 Royal Bank of Canada RY.TO TSX B Buy B B 98.99 9.02 45.73 3.7 6.11 9.7 16.2 4.5 Pfizer Inc. PFE NYSE B Buy A- B- Up 36.28 12.16 20.84 3.6 3.60 201.4 10.1 4.2 International Paper Company IP NYSE B- Buy B+ C Down 52.08 -4.78 22.66 3.6 6.38 239.7 8.2 1.0 Bank of Montreal BMO.TO TSX B Buy B B+ 101.62 10.75 54.57 3.6 5.59 -6.6 18.2 3.9 Consolidated Edison, Inc. ED NYSE B- Buy B+ C Down 77.98 -0.09 50.31 3.6 5.05 16.6 15.5 2.0 American Electric Power Company, Inc. AEP NYSE B Buy B+ C Up 69.25 3.28 45.65 3.5 3.59 152.6 19.3 2.2 Domtar Corporation UFS NYSE B Buy B+ C Up 47.74 27.81 29.51 3.5 -3.58 -255.8 -13.3 0.6 LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB NYSE B Buy A- C Up 109.85 35.00 19.16 3.5 13.37 53.6 8.2 1.2 Provident Financial Services, Inc. PFS NYSE B+ Buy A- B Up 27.53 12.50 60.61 3.5 1.52 7.4 18.1 5.4 Southside Bancshares, Inc. SBSI NAS GS B Buy A- C+ Up 33.68 -0.28 37.36 3.4 1.77 -3.2 19.0 6.5 Eaton Corporation plc ETN NYSE B Buy A- C+ Up 74.74 -0.78 22.98 3.4 6.84 59.5 10.9 1.6 DTE Energy Company DTE NYSE B Buy B+ C+ Down 103.63 1.25 53.45 3.4 6.09 7.7 17.0 1.4 Eversource Energy ES NYSE B- Buy B C Down 58.61 -0.26 42.46 3.3 3.14 4.3 18.7 2.4 The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. IPG NYSE B- Buy B C Up 23.44 -1.20 32.88 3.3 1.38 -10.9 17.0 1.1 Brown-Forman Corporation BFA NYSE B- Buy B C+ Up 48.86 27.85 16.17 3.3 1.48 8.5 33.0 7.3 WEC Energy Group, Inc. WEC NYSE B Buy A- B- Down 64.65 8.94 58.66 3.3 3.90 30.8 16.6 2.7 Brown-Forman Corporation BFB NYSE B- Buy B C+ Down 49.01 30.03 29.75 3.3 1.48 8.5 33.1 7.3 MARKET RATINGS PRICE TOTAL RETURNS DIVIDEND & EARNINGS VALUATION American Funds The Growth Fund of America® Class A B BUY Ticker Traded On NAV Total Assets ($) Dividend Yield (TTM) Turnover Ratio Expense Ratio AGTHX NAS CM 54.01 $187,893,683,779 0.44 25 0.64 Ratings Reward B Risk B+ Fund Information Fund Type Open End Category US Equity Large Cap Growth Sub-Category Large Growth Prospectus Objective Growth Inception Date Nov-73 Open to New Investments Y Minimum Initial Investment 250 Minimum Subsequent Investment 50 Front End Fee 5.75 Back End Fee Total Returns (%) 3-Month 6-Month 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 5.90 9.02 22.40 49.94 105.24 Last Bull Market 24.15 Last Bear Market -19.01 3-Year Standard Deviation 11.37 3-Year Beta 1.04 Company Information Provider American Funds Manager/Tenure Donald D. O'Neal (24), Michael T. Kerr (19), J. Blair Frank (16), 9 others Website http://www.americanfunds.com Address American Funds 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles CA 90071-1406 United States Phone Number 800-421-4225 Ratings History Asset & Performance History Total Assets: $187,893,683,779 Overall Risk Reward 1-Year Asset Allocation Date Rating Rating Rating Date NAV Total Return Asset % Q2-18 B B+ B 2017 49.54 26.13 Cash 6% Q4-17 B B B 2016 42.04 8.45 Stocks 91% Q2-17 B B- B 2015 41.29 5.36 US Stocks 77% Q4-16 B B B 2014 42.68 9.3 Bonds 2% Q4-15 C+ C+ C+ 2013 43 33.79 US Bonds 2% 2012 34.35 20.54 Other 0% Services Offered: Systematic Withdrawal Plan, Automatic Investment Plan, Phone Exchange, Retirement Investment Investment Strategy: The investment seeks growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in common stocks and seeks to invest in companies that appear to offer superior opportunities for growth of capital. It may invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States. The investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing the fund's assets. Under this approach, the portfolio of the fund is divided into segments managed by individual managers who decide how their respective segments will be invested. Top Holdings: Amazon.com Inc Netflix Inc Alphabet Inc C Microsoft Corp UnitedHealth Group Inc American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund® Class R-1 C HOLD Ticker Traded On NAV Total Assets ($) Dividend Yield (TTM) Turnover Ratio Expense Ratio RERAX NAS CM 51.31 $167,521,644,902 0.16 29 1.59 Summer 2018 II. Analysis of 100 Largest Funds CALL (800) 562-2139 TO GET A PRICE QUOTE FOR ONLINE ACCESS