Top 5 High Tech Companies To Buy For 2014

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Top 5 High Tech Companies To Buy For 2014: The Fresh Market Inc.(TFM)

The Fresh Market, Inc. operates as a specialty grocery retailer. The company offers various perishable product categories, including meat, seafood, produce, deli, bakery, floral, sushi, and prepared foods; and non-perishable product categories, such as traditional grocery and dairy products, as well as specialty foods, which include bulk, coffee and candy, and beer and wine. As of March 20, 2012, it operated 115 stores in 21 states located in the southeast, midwest, mid-Atlantic, and northeast of United States. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Zachary Silver]

  Whole Foods continues to demonstrate profitability as a natural foods grocer. With an impressive expansion plan over the next several years and substantial investments in pricing discounts and promotions, the company will be able to cater to more customers than ever before and capitalize on the estimated 12-percent growth in the organic food industry over the next two years. While competition will certainly intensify as bigger-name retailers shift their focus toward natural foods, Whole Foods has built strong brand equity and a loyal customer base. There is certainly some downside risk if the macroeconomic picture darkens: Some customers will inevitably find cheaper substitutes to Whole Foods. However, because of the grocer�� strong history of profitability and impressive growth prospects, Whole Foods is an OUTPERFORM.

• [By Greg Harmon]

  The Fresh Market (TFM), has been rising off of a bottom in March. It recently went through a 'W' consolidation and jumped higher, but is now retesting the top of the 'W'. The relative strength index (RSI) has held the mid line during the pullback and remains bullish while the moving average convergence divergence indicator (MACD) is not as positive. A turn higher, back over 53.50 could be a catalyst for a long entry, but a fall under 52 sets a target for a measured move (MM) lower to 50. This stock does not report earnings until late August.

Top 5 High Tech Companies To Buy For 2014: Virtutone Networks Inc (VFX.V)

Virtutone Networks Inc. provides voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), fax over Internet protocol (FOIP), and related phone services to business and residential customers in North America, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The company offers various products and services, including managed voice lines, managed fax lines, hosted PBX systems, analog phone lines, calling cards, hosted exchange and BEZ solutions, wholesale VoIP, Internet, and analog line management. It also provides hardware, including IP phones, wireless conference phones, phone adapter with router, 8-port IP telephony gateway, and fax/voice adapters. The company serves oil and gas exploration companies, forestry and fire fighting departments, and other businesses/organizations. Virtutone Networks Inc. is headquartered in Sherwood Park, Canada.

Top 10 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2014: Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company (KED)

Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company is a principal investment firm specializing in energy investments. The firm prefers to invest in midstream energy companies. It seeks to invest between $10 million and $75 million. The firm typically invests in non-traded companies through equity and debt instruments. Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company is based in Houston, Texas.

Top 5 High Tech Companies To Buy For 2014: Cavan Ventures Inc (CVN.V)

Cavan Ventures Inc., a junior mining company, engages in the acquisition, development, and exploration of mineral properties in Canada and the United States. It focuses on exploration for gold, silver, iron ore, and rare earths deposits. The company holds an option agreements to acquire a 100% interests in the Kaslo Property and the Kisgegas (KM Claims) Property located in British Columbia. It also has option agreements to acquire a 65% interest in the Crown King Property in Arizona; and a 100% interest in the Pythonga Property in Maniwaki region in the province of Quebec. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 5 High Tech Companies To Buy For 2014: Med Biogene Inc. (MBI.V)

Med BioGene Inc., a life science company, engages in the development and commercialization of genomic-based clinical laboratory diagnostic tests. The company�s products include LungExpress Dx, a gene expression-based test for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer that analyzes the molecular profile of a patient�s tumor to provide information to assist in tailoring treatment for that specific patient; and LymphExpress Dx, a gene expression-based microarray diagnostic test for common subtypes of lymphoma. It has collaboration agreement with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute for gene expression-based blood tests for cardiovascular disease. The company also has collaboration agreements with the University Health Network and Duke University. Med BioGene Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.