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Upgrades
Clear Channel (CCU)- CL King Neutral » Strong Buy
Chartered Semi (CHRT)- HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral
Dionex (DNEX)- Wedbush Morgan Hold » Buy $74 » $83
PetroChina (PTR)- Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral
GSI Technology (GSIT)- Stanford Research Hold » Buy
Capitol Bancorp (CBC)- FTN Midwest Sell » Neutral
Garmin (GRMN)- Needham & Co Hold » Buy
Getty Images (GYI)- William Blair Mkt Perform » Outperform
MFA Mortgage (MFA)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy
Anworth Mortgage (ANH)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy
Bristol-Myers (BMY)- Cowen & Co Neutral » Outperform
CA Inc (CA)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform
DIRECTV (DTV)- Bernstein Mkt Perform » Outperform
Frontier Oil (FTO)- Soleil Hold » Buy
Valero Energy (VLO)- Soleil Hold » Buy
Flowserve (FLS)- Bear Stearns Peer Perform » Outperform
Maxim Integrated (MXIM)- Bear Stearns Peer Perform » Outperform
Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO)- Bear Stearns Peer Perform » Outperform
Celestica (CLS) Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral
Motorola (MOT) Citigroup Hold » Buy
Affiliated Computer (ACS)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform
PepsiAmericas (PAS)- Bear Stearns Underperform » Peer Perform
Electronic Arts (ERTS)- Broadpoint Capital Neutral » Buy
Autoliv (ALV)- Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy
Owens-Illinois (OI)- Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)- HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral
Medarex (MEDX)- Banc of America Sec Sell » Neutral
Infinera (INFN)- Jefferies & Co Hold » Buy
Walt Disney (DIS)- Oppenheimer Perform » Outperform

Downgrades
Cerner (CERN)- Canaccord Adams Buy » Hold
AmericanWest Banc (AWBC)- DA Davidson Buy » Neutral
Maxim Integrated (MXIM)- UBS Buy » Neutral
Maxim Integrated (MXIM)- Deutsche Securities Buy » Hold
Yahoo! (YHOO)- Susquehanna Financial Positive » Neutral
RF Micro Device (RFMD)- Needham & Co Strong Buy » Buy
Maxim Integrated (MXIM)- William Blair Mkt Perform » Underperform
TiVo (TIVO)- William Blair Mkt Perform » Underperform
Newell Rubbermaid (NWL)- BMO Capital Markets Outperform » Market Perform
Landstar System (LSTR)- Stifel Nicolaus Buy » Hold
Avid Tech (AVID)- Kaufman Bros Hold » Sell
American Express (AXP)- Sandler O'Neill Buy » Hold
Maxim Integrated (MXIM)- Citigroup Buy » Sell
Exar (EXAR)- Piper Jaffray Buy » Neutral
St. Mary Lnd/Expl (SM )- KeyBanc Capital Mkts Buy » Hold
Trident Microsystems (TRID)- Roth Capital Hold » Sell
Maxim Integrated (MXIM)- Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold
Google (GOOG)- Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold
FNB Corp. (NC) (FNBN)- Keefe Bruyette Outperform » Mkt Perform
United Dominion (UDR)- Keefe Bruyette Outperform » Mkt Perform
Audible (ADBL)- Citigroup Buy » Hold
Syngenta (SYT)- UBS Neutral » Sell
Lowe's (LOW )-Citigroup Buy » Hold
AstraZeneca (AZN)- HSBC Securities Overweight » Neutral
Mentor Corp (MNT)- Merriman Curhan Ford Buy » Neutral
TiVo (TIVO)- Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Underperform

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ToddSullivan

A Massachusetts based value investor, I look for companies whose current valuation is at a discount to their true value. When I purchase a stock, my typical holding period is several years. I consider buying a stock purchasing a piece of a business. I am confident once I make a decision to buy that eventually the market as a whole will recognize the true value of the business and value it accordingly. It may take 1 month, 6 months or a year, but if I buy it at enough of a discount to its true value my results will be (and have been) superior to the market as a whole. Of all the disparate investing disciplines, value investing has stood the test of time. The great investors of have all been value investors. Warren Buffett, Ben Graham, Bill Ruane (Sequoia Fund), Bill Miller and Wally Weitz, all have consistently outperformed the market for decades by using various forms of value investing. Currently I am a contributing writer to Seeking Alpha, Vinvesting.com, The Stock Masters and Value Investing News. Posts have been reprinted in The Wall St. Journal, Yahoo Finance, Google Alerts, Google Finance, TheStreet.com. 24/7 Wall St. and Topix.net.