There were a few surprises such as Ford (312%) who was able to get out of the car industry bad reputation and survive they way through way better than its competitors Chrysler and GM. American Express (117%), Goldman Sachs (101%) and Morgan Stanley (85%) were the financials who performed the best in 2009. While several financials are still struggling (have you seen the recent loss reported by CITI Bank?), they knew how to restructure their activities and react rapidly.

Top S&P 500 Stock Picks in 2009

Ticker	Name	Last Price	Return 1Y
XL UN Equity	XL Capital Ltd	18.57	400.6%
THC UN Equity	Tenet Healthcare Corp	5.46	329.9%
GNW UN Equity	Genworth Financial Inc	12	319.6%
AMD UN Equity	Advanced Micro Devices Inc	9.86	314.3%
F UN Equity	Ford Motor Co	10.14	312.2%
WDC UN Equity	Western Digital Corp	45.52	269.0%
CBG UN Equity	CB Richard Ellis Group Inc	13.97	211.8%
FCX UN Equity	Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc	83.37	211.6%
EXPE UW Equity	Expedia Inc	25.84	194.1%
PCLN UW Equity	priceline.com Inc	224.69	192.2%
PXD UN Equity	Pioneer Natural Resources Co	50.83	182.6%
WFMI UW Equity	Whole Foods Market Inc	27.83	181.2%
MEE UN Equity	Massey Energy Co	44.32	177.0%
WYN UN Equity	Wyndham Worldwide Corp	20.42	175.2%
SNDK UW Equity	SanDisk Corp	30.05	171.2%
JWN UN Equity	Nordstrom Inc	38.06	169.4%
MWV UN Equity	MeadWestvaco Corp	28.98	167.3%
JBL UN Equity	Jabil Circuit Inc	17.65	157.5%
AMZN UW Equity	Amazon.com Inc	134.09	146.7%
CTSH UW Equity	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp	46.55	143.5%
TER UN Equity	Teradyne Inc	11.04	136.4%
SBUX UW Equity	Starbucks Corp	23.16	135.4%
FTI UN Equity	FMC Technologies Inc	59.59	135.3%
AAPL UW Equity	Apple Inc	213.17	135.0%
NTAP UW Equity	NetApp Inc	34.49	133.5%
ISRG UW Equity	Intuitive Surgical Inc	307.92	132.6%
IP UN Equity	International Paper Co	27.2	127.5%
AKS UN Equity	AK Steel Holding Corp	22.74	126.2%
GT UN Equity	Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The	14.63	124.7%
RHT UN Equity	Red Hat Inc	31.27	123.4%
JAVA UW Equity	Sun Microsystems Inc	9.37	122.0%
CRM UN Equity	Salesforce.com Inc	75.06	120.7%
AXP UN Equity	American Express Co	40.65	117.6%
LIFE UW Equity	Life Technologies Corp	51.95	114.6%
NVDA UW Equity	NVIDIA Corp	18.45	111.8%
JDSU UW Equity	JDS Uniphase Corp	8.42	104.1%
CI UN Equity	CIGNA Corp	35.85	102.1%
SHLD UW Equity	Sears Holdings Corp	83.83	102.0%
GS UN Equity	Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The	172.4	101.0%
GLW UN Equity	Corning Inc	19.63	98.4%
BIG UN Equity	Big Lots Inc	28.78	97.9%
CAM UN Equity	Cameron International Corp	43.45	97.0%
S UN Equity	Sprint Nextel Corp	3.83	96.4%
HAR UN Equity	Harman International Industries Inc	35.68	96.2%
WHR UN Equity	Whirlpool Corp	81.84	95.4%
EMN UN Equity	Eastman Chemical Co	61.65	95.3%
GOOG UW Equity	Google Inc	626.6	95.1%
A UN Equity	Agilent Technologies Inc	31.62	94.6%
TDC UN Equity	Teradata Corp	30.89	93.9%
DOW UN Equity	Dow Chemical Co/The	28.68	93.3%
BTU UN Equity	Peabody Energy Corp	47.83	92.4%
LTD UN Equity	Ltd Brands Inc	19.72	92.2%
ODP UN Equity	Office Depot Inc	6.59	88.3%
GCI UN Equity	Gannett Co Inc	15.49	86.4%
MYL UW Equity	Mylan Inc/PA	18.66	86.1%
HSP UN Equity	Hospira Inc	50.96	85.4%
MS UN Equity	Morgan Stanley	30.89	85.2%
BRCM UW Equity	Broadcom Corp	32.36	84.1%
MDP UN Equity	Meredith Corp	30.95	82.8%
NVLS UW Equity	Novellus Systems Inc	23.65	82.5%
AN UN Equity	AutoNation Inc	19.31	81.5%
APH UN Equity	Amphenol Corp	46.04	81.1%
FLS UN Equity	Flowserve Corp	97.03	78.9%
ATI UN Equity	Allegheny Technologies Inc	47.19	78.6%
TIF UN Equity	Tiffany & Co	44.27	77.5%
HOT UN Equity	Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc	36.65	77.2%
DO UN Equity	Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc	100.99	76.9%
CCE UN Equity	Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc	21.4	76.5%
PCP UN Equity	Precision Castparts Corp	111.48	76.1%
SNI UN Equity	Scripps Networks Interactive Inc	41.33	75.9%
CTXS UW Equity	Citrix Systems Inc	42.74	75.5%
NOV UN Equity	National Oilwell Varco Inc	45.77	75.0%
IPG UN Equity	Interpublic Group of Cos Inc	7.42	73.8%
DPS UN Equity	Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc	28.61	73.8%
LSI UN Equity	LSI Corp	6.2	73.4%
NBR UN Equity	Nabors Industries Ltd	22.99	73.2%
CF UN Equity	CF Industries Holdings Inc	92.09	72.7%
MA UN Equity	Mastercard Inc	257.6	72.6%
RL UN Equity	Polo Ralph Lauren Corp	81.07	71.7%
TJX UN Equity	TJX Cos Inc	36.31	71.2%
MOT UN Equity	Motorola Inc	7.97	71.1%
KLAC UW Equity	KLA-Tencor Corp	37.22	69.6%
PRU UN Equity	Prudential Financial Inc	51.4	69.5%
PBG UN Equity	Pepsi Bottling Group Inc	37.69	69.3%
GR UN Equity	Goodrich Corp	65.81	69.3%
ADI UN Equity	Analog Devices Inc	32.04	68.3%
BEN UN Equity	Franklin Resources Inc	107.67	68.0%
AMP UN Equity	Ameriprise Financial Inc	39.23	67.7%
NYT UN Equity	New York Times Co/The	12.65	66.8%
V UN Equity	Visa Inc	88.5	66.6%
CLF UN Equity	Cliffs Natural Resources Inc	48.7	66.6%
COH UN Equity	Coach Inc	36.36	66.5%
TXN UN Equity	Texas Instruments Inc	26.1	66.5%
CNX UN Equity	Consol Energy Inc	52.89	66.5%
COG UN Equity	Cabot Oil & Gas Corp	45.5	66.2%
FII UN Equity	Federated Investors Inc	27.75	65.6%
SPG UN Equity	Simon Property Group Inc	80.5	64.9%
AKAM UW Equity	Akamai Technologies Inc	25.86	64.3%
CME UW Equity	CME Group Inc	342.75	64.1%
EMC UN Equity	EMC Corp/Massachusetts	17.82	64.1%
CMI UN Equity	Cummins Inc	46.98	64.0%
MCK UN Equity	McKesson Corp	63.17	63.4%
CBS UN Equity	CBS Corp	14.1	63.0%
EBAY UW Equity	eBay Inc	23.81	62.3%
RSH UN Equity	RadioShack Corp	19.95	62.3%
WAT UN Equity	Waters Corp	61.78	62.1%
CVH UN Equity	Coventry Health Care Inc	24.75	61.8%
ADBE UW Equity	Adobe Systems Inc	37.21	61.7%
SWN UN Equity	Southwestern Energy Co	50.25	61.7%
CHK UN Equity	Chesapeake Energy Corp	27.53	61.7%
HAL UN Equity	Halliburton Co	30.85	61.2%
APD UN Equity	Air Products & Chemicals Inc	83.04	60.7%
APC UN Equity	Anadarko Petroleum Corp	64.49	60.0%
IVZ UN Equity	Invesco Ltd	23.38	60.0%
M UN Equity	Macy's Inc	17.25	59.7%
TWC UN Equity	Time Warner Cable Inc	42.27	59.3%
MCHP UW Equity	Microchip Technology Inc	29.38	59.2%
AES UN Equity	AES Corp/The	13.63	57.8%
HST UN Equity	Host Hotels & Resorts Inc	11.91	57.6%
CMS UN Equity	CMS Energy Corp	15.81	57.5%
CSC UN Equity	Computer Sciences Corp	57.97	56.3%
MSFT UW Equity	Microsoft Corp	30.99	56.1%
BDK UN Equity	Black & Decker Corp	66.5	56.1%
DFS UN Equity	Discover Financial Services	14.69	55.6%
LO UN Equity	Lorillard Inc	81.15	55.3%
ESRX UW Equity	Express Scripts Inc	88.01	55.2%
TROW UW Equity	T Rowe Price Group Inc	54.99	55.0%
BJS UN Equity	BJ Services Co	19	55.0%
IBM UN Equity	International Business Machines Corp	132.43	54.6%
IGT UN Equity	International Game Technology	19.43	54.4%
SWK UN Equity	Stanley Works/The	52.77	54.3%
JNS UN Equity	Janus Capital Group Inc	13.7	53.8%
WPI UN Equity	Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc	40.22	52.9%
DHI UN Equity	DR Horton Inc	11.05	52.9%
VIA/B UN Equity	Viacom Inc	30.12	52.6%
AGN UN Equity	Allergan Inc/United States	63.02	52.5%
MHS UN Equity	Medco Health Solutions Inc	64.87	51.8%
ABC UN Equity	AmerisourceBergen Corp	26.64	51.5%
NI UN Equity	NiSource Inc	15.63	51.4%
GPS UN Equity	Gap Inc/The	20.65	50.5%
NWL UN Equity	Newell Rubbermaid Inc	15.37	50.4%
EL UN Equity	Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The	48.44	50.0%
MOLX UW Equity	Molex Inc	21.89	49.6%
PDCO UW Equity	Patterson Cos Inc	28.96	49.1%
X UN Equity	United States Steel Corp	58.12	49.1%
SLB UN Equity	Schlumberger Ltd	66.89	48.9%
BBBY UW Equity	Bed Bath & Beyond Inc	39.44	48.9%
SEE UN Equity	Sealed Air Corp	22	48.4%
ANF UN Equity	Abercrombie & Fitch Co	35.2	48.0%
WAG UN Equity	Walgreen Co	37.17	47.8%
NWSA UW Equity	News Corp	14.02	47.2%
AVB UN Equity	AvalonBay Communities Inc	82.78	47.2%
JCI UN Equity	Johnson Controls Inc	27.6	47.2%
SJM UN Equity	JM Smucker Co/The	61.86	46.5%
VTR UN Equity	Ventas Inc	43.8	46.3%
PKI UN Equity	PerkinElmer Inc	20.35	46.2%
WMB UN Equity	Williams Cos Inc/The	21.58	45.8%
CSCO UW Equity	Cisco Systems Inc	24.69	45.8%
ROK UN Equity	Rockwell Automation Inc/DE	47.88	45.6%
CMA UN Equity	Comerica Inc	30.19	45.4%
MMM UN Equity	3M Co	83.25	45.4%
NSM UN Equity	National Semiconductor Corp	15.33	45.2%
CSX UN Equity	CSX Corp	48.97	45.2%
PPG UN Equity	PPG Industries Inc	60.26	44.9%
KSS UN Equity	Kohl's Corp	54.24	44.4%
AMT UN Equity	American Tower Corp	43.59	44.4%
RAI UN Equity	Reynolds American Inc	53.4	43.7%
XLNX UW Equity	Xilinx Inc	25.58	43.5%
CAG UN Equity	ConAgra Foods Inc	23.13	43.3%
HPQ UN Equity	Hewlett-Packard Co	52.26	43.3%
ZMH UN Equity	Zimmer Holdings Inc	59.84	43.3%
AIV UN Equity	Apartment Investment & Management Co	16.04	42.9%
EOG UN Equity	EOG Resources Inc	99.62	42.7%
INTC UW Equity	Intel Corp	20.97	42.7%
TGT UN Equity	Target Corp	48.57	42.6%
OMC UN Equity	Omnicom Group Inc	39.55	42.5%
CTL UN Equity	CenturyTel Inc	36.93	42.3%
HOG UN Equity	Harley-Davidson Inc	25.55	42.2%
LEN UN Equity	Lennar Corp	12.83	42.1%
COL UN Equity	Rockwell Collins Inc	56.59	41.9%
NBL UN Equity	Noble Energy Inc	73.35	41.8%
HIG UN Equity	Hartford Financial Services Group Inc	23.87	41.7%
RRC UN Equity	Range Resources Corp	52.36	41.6%
AA UN Equity	Alcoa Inc	16.67	41.6%
BBY UN Equity	Best Buy Co Inc	40.44	41.5%
WY UN Equity	Weyerhaeuser Co	44.26	41.4%
TIE UN Equity	Titanium Metals Corp	13.09	41.4%
MHP UN Equity	McGraw-Hill Cos Inc/The	33.64	41.2%
MWW UN Equity	Monster Worldwide Inc	17.77	41.1%
IFF UN Equity	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc	41.89	40.9%
LLTC UW Equity	Linear Technology Corp	30.95	40.7%
CEG UN Equity	Constellation Energy Group Inc	35.02	40.5%
LEG UN Equity	Leggett & Platt Inc	20.64	40.4%
MO UN Equity	Altria Group Inc	19.8	40.2%
MAR UN Equity	Marriott International Inc/DE	27.67	40.0%
DTV UW Equity	DIRECTV	33.81	39.8%
FIS UN Equity	Fidelity National Information Services I	23.6	39.7%
ETFC UW Equity	E*Trade Financial Corp	1.83	39.7%
ROST UW Equity	Ross Stores Inc	42.38	39.2%
DD UN Equity	EI du Pont de Nemours & Co	34.35	39.0%
WYNN UW Equity	Wynn Resorts Ltd	62.17	38.9%
DE UN Equity	Deere & Co	55.96	38.4%
AMAT UW Equity	Applied Materials Inc	14.45	38.2%
RDC UN Equity	Rowan Cos Inc	23.84	38.2%
QLGC UW Equity	QLogic Corp	18.96	37.9%
TWX UN Equity	Time Warner Inc	29.31	37.4%
ITW UN Equity	Illinois Tool Works Inc	48.8	37.3%
ALTR UW Equity	Altera Corp	23.19	37.2%
MIL UN Equity	Millipore Corp	72.12	37.1%
ORCL UW Equity	Oracle Corp	25.05	37.0%
TE UN Equity	TECO Energy Inc	16.34	37.0%
MDT UN Equity	Medtronic Inc	43.88	37.0%
LM UN Equity	Legg Mason Inc	30.36	36.6%
JCP UN Equity	JC Penney Co Inc	27.1	36.4%
OXY UN Equity	Occidental Petroleum Corp	83.1	36.3%
JPM UN Equity	JPMorgan Chase & Co	42.46	36.2%
TLAB UW Equity	Tellabs Inc	5.72	36.2%
DELL UW Equity	Dell Inc	14.6	35.7%
TMO UN Equity	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc	47.95	35.6%
DIS UN Equity	Walt Disney Co/The	32.08	35.5%
WLP UN Equity	WellPoint Inc	59.41	35.4%
APA UN Equity	Apache Corp	105.42	34.0%
VFC UN Equity	VF Corp	73.28	34.0%
RX UN Equity	IMS Health Inc	21.12	33.9%
UTX UN Equity	United Technologies Corp	71.31	33.6%
PX UN Equity	Praxair Inc	81.38	33.3%
SPLS UW Equity	Staples Inc	24.65	33.3%
SRE UN Equity	Sempra Energy	56.45	33.2%
EQT UN Equity	EQT Corp	45.13	33.1%
ICE UN Equity	IntercontinentalExchange Inc	112.56	33.1%
YHOO UW Equity	Yahoo! Inc	17.08	33.0%
SE UN Equity	Spectra Energy Corp	20.74	32.9%
TSN UN Equity	Tyson Foods Inc	12.23	32.7%
UNP UN Equity	Union Pacific Corp	65.05	32.6%
FDX UN Equity	FedEx Corp	84.62	32.4%
CAH UN Equity	Cardinal Health Inc	32.59	31.7%
AVP UN Equity	Avon Products Inc	31.92	31.1%
RHI UN Equity	Robert Half International Inc	27.36	31.1%
CAT UN Equity	Caterpillar Inc	58.85	31.0%
DHR UN Equity	Danaher Corp	75.49	30.9%
ETN UN Equity	Eaton Corp	65.09	30.7%
HRS UN Equity	Harris Corp	48.54	30.6%
LNC UN Equity	Lincoln National Corp	25.69	30.4%
VAR UN Equity	Varian Medical Systems Inc	47.28	30.2%
PLL UN Equity	Pall Corp	36.86	30.2%
MAS UN Equity	Masco Corp	14.11	30.1%
VNO UN Equity	Vornado Realty Trust	70.9	30.0%
FISV UW Equity	Fiserv Inc	49.42	29.5%
QCOM UW Equity	QUALCOMM Inc	47.21	29.5%
FHN UN Equity	First Horizon National Corp	13.48	29.4%
DTE UN Equity	DTE Energy Co	43.79	29.0%
KO UN Equity	Coca-Cola Co/The	57.09	28.7%
BNI UN Equity	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp	98.75	28.7%
BXP UN Equity	Boston Properties Inc	67.7	28.4%
GAS UN Equity	Nicor Inc	42.79	28.4%
ECL UN Equity	Ecolab Inc	45.27	28.2%
BA UN Equity	Boeing Co/The	55.72	27.9%
CCL UN Equity	Carnival Corp	32.68	27.8%
EQR UN Equity	Equity Residential	33.83	27.8%
STR UN Equity	Questar Corp	43.05	27.8%
SLE UN Equity	Sara Lee Corp	12.35	27.8%
ACS UN Equity	Affiliated Computer Services Inc	60.75	27.2%
XTO UN Equity	XTO Energy Inc	47.15	27.1%
OI UN Equity	Owens-Illinois Inc	34.67	27.0%
INTU UW Equity	Intuit Inc	30.97	26.9%
Q UN Equity	Qwest Communications International Inc	4.29	26.7%
SLM UN Equity	SLM Corp	11.48	26.6%
NKE UN Equity	NIKE Inc	65.8	26.4%
MRK UN Equity	Merck & Co Inc	37.16	26.4%
BMS UN Equity	Bemis Co Inc	29.99	26.2%
WU UN Equity	Western Union Co/The	19.1	26.1%
HCP UN Equity	HCP Inc	30.71	26.0%
L UN Equity	Loews Corp	37.13	26.0%
EP UN Equity	El Paso Corp	10.25	25.9%
NOC UN Equity	Northrop Grumman Corp	56.52	25.6%
SYK UN Equity	Stryker Corp	51.61	25.6%
FMC UN Equity	FMC Corp	56.19	25.2%
ADSK UW Equity	Autodesk Inc	25.81	24.8%
LUV UN Equity	Southwest Airlines Co	11.15	24.7%
MCO UN Equity	Moody's Corp	27.18	24.7%
KMB UN Equity	Kimberly-Clark Corp	64.08	24.7%
DOV UN Equity	Dover Corp	42.04	24.5%
SYMC UW Equity	Symantec Corp	18.39	24.3%
HD UN Equity	Home Depot Inc	28.87	24.2%
HRL UN Equity	Hormel Foods Corp	38.25	24.0%
GWW UN Equity	WW Grainger Inc	97.82	23.9%
TXT UN Equity	Textron Inc	18.87	23.8%
PH UN Equity	Parker Hannifin Corp	54.69	23.7%
BLL UN Equity	Ball Corp	52.4	23.6%
ED UN Equity	Consolidated Edison Inc	45.7	23.6%
FRX UN Equity	Forest Laboratories Inc	32.38	23.3%
XRAY UW Equity	DENTSPLY International Inc	35.56	23.0%
SCHW UW Equity	Charles Schwab Corp/The	19.59	22.9%
DRI UN Equity	Darden Restaurants Inc	35.23	22.7%
MTB UN Equity	M&T Bank Corp	66.56	22.6%
CA UW Equity	CA Inc	22.97	22.5%
ORLY UW Equity	O'Reilly Automotive Inc	38.48	22.4%
SYY UN Equity	Sysco Corp	28.15	22.3%
BHI UN Equity	Baker Hughes Inc	41.25	22.1%
CL UN Equity	Colgate-Palmolive Co	82.41	21.9%
NEM UN Equity	Newmont Mining Corp	48.72	21.8%
DVA UN Equity	DaVita Inc	59.72	21.5%
K UN Equity	Kellogg Co	52.93	21.2%
GIS UN Equity	General Mills Inc	70.91	21.2%
WEC UN Equity	Wisconsin Energy Corp	49.97	21.1%
CNP UN Equity	CenterPoint Energy Inc	14.61	21.1%
HUM UN Equity	Humana Inc	45.14	21.1%
ARG UN Equity	Airgas Inc	48.38	21.1%
PCAR UW Equity	PACCAR Inc	36.7	21.0%
SIAL UW Equity	Sigma-Aldrich Corp	51.57	20.8%
PCG UN Equity	PG&E Corp	44.96	20.7%
HCN UN Equity	Health Care REIT Inc	44.65	20.6%
HON UN Equity	Honeywell International Inc	40.36	20.6%
DNR UN Equity	Denbury Resources Inc	15.64	20.6%
PCL UN Equity	Plum Creek Timber Co Inc	38.44	20.5%
PAYX UW Equity	Paychex Inc	30.95	20.2%
COF UN Equity	Capital One Financial Corp	38.84	20.2%
VRSN UW Equity	VeriSign Inc	24.66	19.6%
MUR UN Equity	Murphy Oil Corp	55.65	19.5%
PNW UN Equity	Pinnacle West Capital Corp	37.02	19.5%
PGR UN Equity	Progressive Corp/The	17.98	19.2%
ROP UN Equity	Roper Industries Inc	52.91	19.0%
MFE UN Equity	McAfee Inc	41.14	18.8%
XEL UN Equity	Xcel Energy Inc	21.27	18.7%
GD UN Equity	General Dynamics Corp	68.97	18.6%
DUK UN Equity	Duke Energy Corp	17.19	18.6%
RSG UN Equity	Republic Services Inc	28.76	18.5%
FAST UW Equity	Fastenal Co	42.34	18.4%
EMR UN Equity	Emerson Electric Co	43.23	18.2%
FITB UW Equity	Fifth Third Bancorp	10.06	18.0%
TSS UN Equity	Total System Services Inc	17.18	17.8%
LLL UN Equity	L-3 Communications Holdings Inc	87.5	17.6%
PM UN Equity	Philip Morris International Inc	49.18	17.3%
KG UN Equity	King Pharmaceuticals Inc	12.61	16.8%
LH UN Equity	Laboratory Corp of America Holdings	75.53	16.3%
MKC UN Equity	McCormick & Co Inc/MD	36.22	15.7%
PEG UN Equity	Public Service Enterprise Group Inc	33.22	15.6%
DGX UN Equity	Quest Diagnostics Inc/DE	60.46	15.3%
HNZ UN Equity	HJ Heinz Co	42.86	15.1%
BSX UN Equity	Boston Scientific Corp	9.08	15.1%
CPB UN Equity	Campbell Soup Co	33.87	15.0%
AVY UN Equity	Avery Dennison Corp	36.84	14.9%
MON UN Equity	Monsanto Co	83.59	14.8%
TRV UN Equity	Travelers Cos Inc/The	50.35	14.6%
BDX UN Equity	Becton Dickinson and Co	78.39	14.4%
EFX UN Equity	Equifax Inc	31.42	14.3%
MRO UN Equity	Marathon Oil Corp	32.05	14.1%
LUK UN Equity	Leucadia National Corp	24.52	14.1%
HAS UN Equity	Hasbro Inc	32.69	13.8%
SII UN Equity	Smith International Inc	27.91	13.8%
COST UW Equity	Costco Wholesale Corp	59.79	13.6%
D UN Equity	Dominion Resources Inc/VA	39.31	13.4%
UNH UN Equity	UnitedHealth Group Inc	31.2	13.2%
BMY UN Equity	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co	25.56	13.1%
CVS UN Equity	CVS Caremark Corp	32.86	13.1%
PNC UN Equity	PNC Financial Services Group Inc	53.64	13.0%
AZO UN Equity	AutoZone Inc	158.68	12.9%
PEP UN Equity	PepsiCo Inc/NC	61.16	12.8%
DVN UN Equity	Devon Energy Corp	76.4	12.8%
YUM UN Equity	Yum! Brands Inc	35.17	12.7%
CTAS UW Equity	Cintas Corp	26.32	12.6%
CLX UN Equity	Clorox Co	61.14	12.3%
NU UN Equity	Northeast Utilities	25.95	11.3%
ADP UW Equity	Automatic Data Processing Inc	43.46	11.3%
NSC UN Equity	Norfolk Southern Corp	52.67	10.9%
BIIB UW Equity	Biogen Idec Inc	53.75	10.9%
HES UN Equity	Hess Corp	62.99	10.8%
PSA UN Equity	Public Storage	81.08	10.8%
SCG UN Equity	SCANA Corp	37.93	10.6%
JNJ UN Equity	Johnson & Johnson	64.77	10.4%
EIX UN Equity	Edison International	35.06	10.3%
AET UN Equity	Aetna Inc	32.34	10.1%
ADM UN Equity	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co	31.51	10.1%
PPL UN Equity	PPL Corp	32.7	9.5%
UNM UN Equity	Unum Group	19.74	9.1%
WPO UN Equity	Washington Post Co/The	441.82	9.1%
AEP UN Equity	American Electric Power Co Inc	35.08	8.9%
DNB UN Equity	Dun & Bradstreet Corp	83.24	8.9%
CHRW UW Equity	CH Robinson Worldwide Inc	59.57	8.7%
BAC UN Equity	Bank of America Corp	15.48	8.6%
STT UN Equity	State Street Corp	44.52	8.5%
STJ UN Equity	St Jude Medical Inc	37.2	8.5%
SNA UN Equity	Snap-On Inc	42.89	8.4%
PGN UN Equity	Progress Energy Inc	41.13	8.2%
UPS UN Equity	United Parcel Service Inc	58.53	8.0%
FDO UN Equity	Family Dollar Stores Inc	27.51	7.8%
PFE UN Equity	Pfizer Inc	18.66	7.7%
FPL UN Equity	FPL Group Inc	53.51	7.3%
BAX UN Equity	Baxter International Inc	57.92	7.3%
PLD UN Equity	ProLogis	13.94	7.2%
TSO UN Equity	Tesoro Corp/Texas	14.42	7.0%
CVX UN Equity	Chevron Corp	78.68	6.8%
R UN Equity	Ryder System Inc	41.92	6.7%
XRX UN Equity	Xerox Corp	8.67	6.1%
NOVL UW Equity	Novell Inc	4.2	5.8%
SRCL UW Equity	Stericycle Inc	55.71	5.8%
WM UN Equity	Waste Management Inc	34.25	5.7%
SHW UN Equity	Sherwin-Williams Co/The	61.57	5.3%
PFG UN Equity	Principal Financial Group Inc	24.36	5.2%
AFL UN Equity	Aflac Inc	46.94	5.0%
TEG UN Equity	Integrys Energy Group Inc	42.76	4.7%
KFT UN Equity	Kraft Foods Inc	27.35	4.7%
FO UN Equity	Fortune Brands Inc	43.59	4.7%
BF/B UN Equity	Brown-Forman Corp	53.86	4.6%
LOW UN Equity	Lowe's Cos Inc	23.27	4.6%
HRB UN Equity	H&R Block Inc	22.74	4.6%
ABT UN Equity	Abbott Laboratories	54.2	4.5%
ITT UN Equity	ITT Corp	49.98	4.5%
CPWR UW Equity	Compuware Corp	7.37	4.1%
FLIR UW Equity	FLIR Systems Inc	33.04	4.0%
ERTS UW Equity	Electronic Arts Inc	18.1	3.8%
HSY UN Equity	Hershey Co/The	35.89	3.6%
FTR UN Equity	Frontier Communications Corp	7.93	3.5%
EXPD UW Equity	Expeditors International of Washington I	35.04	3.0%
RTN UN Equity	Raytheon Co	51.99	2.8%
NUE UN Equity	Nucor Corp	48	2.6%
T UN Equity	AT&T Inc	28.31	2.6%
MET UN Equity	MetLife Inc	36.02	2.3%
GPC UN Equity	Genuine Parts Co	38.34	2.1%
BBT UN Equity	BB&T Corp	25.71	2.1%
CB UN Equity	Chubb Corp	49.71	1.9%
MCD UN Equity	McDonald's Corp	62.68	1.9%
AIZ UN Equity	Assurant Inc	30.05	1.8%
VZ UN Equity	Verizon Communications Inc	33.11	1.6%
BK UN Equity	Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The	28.37	1.6%
POM UN Equity	Pepco Holdings Inc	17.08	1.5%
ETR UN Equity	Entergy Corp	82.44	1.3%
NTRS UW Equity	Northern Trust Corp	52.5	0.8%
PG UN Equity	Procter & Gamble Co/The	61.2	0.5%
PWR UN Equity	Quanta Services Inc	21.03	0.5%
TMK UN Equity	Torchmark Corp	44.19	0.0%
DV UN Equity	DeVry Inc	56.6	-0.1%
CELG UW Equity	Celgene Corp	55.94	-1.0%
FE UN Equity	FirstEnergy Corp	46.76	-1.1%
COP UN Equity	ConocoPhillips	51.87	-1.3%
PBCT UW Equity	People's United Financial Inc	16.93	-1.3%
STZ UN Equity	Constellation Brands Inc	16.16	-1.8%
CINF UW Equity	Cincinnati Financial Corp	26.6	-2.0%
PTV UN Equity	Pactiv Corp	24.47	-2.2%
AMGN UW Equity	Amgen Inc	57.5	-2.6%
LXK UN Equity	Lexmark International Inc	26.63	-2.6%
CMCSA UW Equity	Comcast Corp	17.09	-2.8%
SAI UN Equity	SAIC Inc	19.06	-3.1%
FLR UN Equity	Fluor Corp	45.71	-3.3%
WMT UN Equity	Wal-Mart Stores Inc	54	-3.5%
GME UN Equity	GameStop Corp	22.39	-3.5%
GE UN Equity	General Electric Co	15.44	-4.7%
NYX UN Equity	NYSE Euronext	25.74	-4.8%
DF UN Equity	Dean Foods Co	18.2	-4.8%
ALL UN Equity	Allstate Corp/The	30.44	-5.2%
TAP UN Equity	Molson Coors Brewing Co	45.88	-5.3%
LLY UN Equity	Eli Lilly & Co	36.16	-5.8%
SO UN Equity	Southern Co	33.37	-5.8%
HCBK UW Equity	Hudson City Bancorp Inc	13.66	-6.1%
BCR UN Equity	CR Bard Inc	78.71	-6.6%
WFC UN Equity	Wells Fargo & Co	27.24	-6.9%
IRM UN Equity	Iron Mountain Inc	22.95	-7.4%
MMC UN Equity	Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc	22.16	-7.6%
LMT UN Equity	Lockheed Martin Corp	76.35	-8.0%
PBI UN Equity	Pitney Bowes Inc	22.81	-8.0%
SWY UN Equity	Safeway Inc	21.51	-8.8%
PHM UN Equity	Pulte Homes Inc	10.16	-9.0%
SVU UN Equity	SUPERVALU Inc	12.91	-9.2%
USB UN Equity	US Bancorp	22.68	-9.2%
EXC UN Equity	Exelon Corp	49.04	-10.6%
FSLR UW Equity	First Solar Inc	135.12	-10.9%
AIG UN Equity	American International Group Inc	30.11	-10.9%
WFR UN Equity	MEMC Electronic Materials Inc	13.78	-11.9%
AEE UN Equity	Ameren Corp	28.1	-12.2%
XOM UN Equity	Exxon Mobil Corp	68.84	-13.7%
AON UN Equity	AON Corp	38.16	-14.2%
GILD UW Equity	Gilead Sciences Inc	43.41	-16.8%
KIM UN Equity	Kimco Realty Corp	13.81	-17.9%
CEPH UW Equity	Cephalon Inc	62.74	-19.2%
KR UN Equity	Kroger Co/The	20.59	-21.1%
APOL UW Equity	Apollo Group Inc	61.67	-21.3%
VLO UN Equity	Valero Energy Corp	17.6	-22.0%
VMC UN Equity	Vulcan Materials Co	52.52	-22.1%
NDAQ UW Equity	NASDAQ OMX Group Inc/The	20.17	-22.8%
JEC UN Equity	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc	38.13	-24.4%
GENZ UW Equity	Genzyme Corp	49	-28.0%
AYE UN Equity	Allegheny Energy Inc	23.59	-29.4%
STI UN Equity	SunTrust Banks Inc	20.49	-30.4%
KEY UN Equity	KeyCorp	5.83	-33.4%
SUN UN Equity	Sunoco Inc	27.35	-35.2%
RF UN Equity	Regions Financial Corp	5.39	-35.3%
EK UN Equity	Eastman Kodak Co	4.28	-37.7%
ZION UW Equity	Zions Bancorporation	13.16	-47.0%
PCS UN Equity	MetroPCS Communications Inc	7.87	-47.0%
HBAN UW Equity	Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH	3.72	-52.6%
C UN Equity	Citigroup Inc	3.36	-52.7%
MI UN Equity	Marshall & Ilsley Corp	5.61	-59.1%

For the best performing stocks in 2010 out of the S&P 500, I would bet $2 on:

Goldman Sachs (GS)

I like the way they have handled the credit crunch crisis and how they manage through the storm. This is the perfect timing in 2010 to outperform their competitors and gain more market shares.

Walgreen (WAG)

I like pharmacy because of the population aging faster than a race car. We will obviously need more pharmacist and more medical products in the upcoming years. Recession or not, people needs to get treated. On the other side, I must admit that this is a more defensive stock pick than my other two.

Bank of America (BAC)

This would be my third stock picks when I think about the best performing stocks in 2010. After facing multiple problems and going through the purchase of Merrill Lynch, they seriously handicapped their balance sheet in 2008-2009. However, if they can show investor that they are able to integrate Merrill Lynch properly and excerpt the best of it, they will definitely be among the best performing stocks in 2010.