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Filed under: International markets, Press releases, Products and services, Competitive strategy, Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Technology

Yesterday, in response to Chasing Value: ISRG is falling and I'm buying I received the following comment from Beltway Greg, "You're a brave dude. Why? I've watched this stock for awhile and I worry about possible entry by other folks into the market."

Brave perhaps, even foolish on occasion, but I still think this is the time to be selectively buying equities.

To those that might be concerned about co

ETFI Health Innovators Index: Does R&D Lead to Higher Stock Prices?

The accompanying table includes statistics and the top five rated companies in the ETFI Global Health Innovators Index of companies with market caps over $100M which received FDA approval in the trailing 12-month period for either an original new drug or medical device product. The index includes companies which get approvals for drugs or biological agents classified as new chemical entities (i.e. excluding reformulations of existing drugs, generic drugs, and label extensions for existing produc

Expanding Defensive Growth Index into Europe

The accompanying table presents an updated version of the ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex, which is expanded to 40 companies with market caps of at least $10B from the industry groups listed below. This defensive growth index is heavily weighted in consumer staples and healthcare and is now structured to include companies based in Europe, in addition to the United States and Canada.

Compared to the previous version, this index has a lower beta and higher average market cap and adds European companie

Filed under: Earnings reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Boston Scientific (BSX), Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) is a medical technology company, specializing in a variety of implantable biomedical devices. Leading products include pacemakers, stents, catheters, glucose monitoring systems and insulin pumps. The firm's Cardiac Surgery segment offers products for the repair and replacement of heart valves, surgical accessories, and surgical ablation products. A Physio-Control unit provides external defibrillation and emergency response