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"Investors considering high-yield stocks should consider financial strength; in our quantitative model, Quadrix, we assess profit margins, interest coverage, and debt levels," says Richard Moroney.

In Dow Theory Forecasts, a newsletter that has been published for over 5 decades -- he looks at two stocks that score high in this area: drug manufacturer, AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) and defense industry player, General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Here, the advisor reviews the two companies.

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This post is part of a series in which TheStockAdvisors.com asked financial experts to name their top stock pick if McCain or if Obama wins the election.

"The GOP is traditionally known as the party that spends more on defense; thus, if McCain wins the election, one stock to benefit would be defense firm General Dynamics (NYSE: GD)," says John Reese, editor of Validea, which follows the strategies of "legendary" investors such as Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch.

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This post is part of a series in which TheStockAdvisors.com asked financial experts to name their top stock pick if McCain or if Obama wins the election.

My latest column is up at RealMoney.

General Dynamics operates through four business groups: aerospace, combat systems, marine systems and information systems and technology. The way I see it, the sum of these parts is greater than the whole.

Filed under: Products and services, Lockheed Martin (LMT), Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Technology, General Dynamics Corp (GD), Raytheon Company (RTN), Best Stocks for 2008

When it comes to defense spending over the last nine years, there has not been any rest. As I have reported on numerous occasions, the defense sector has beaten the market indices year after year. This year is no exception and two of my recommendations remain ahead of the market and are reporting new contracts every day.

My latest column is up at RealMoney.

TTM Technologies (TTMI) manufactures printed circuit boards for the high-end commercial and aerospace/defense markets. The company focuses on a “quick-turn” model that can provide custom-fabricated PCBs to customers within as little as 24 hours. This strategy allows TTM to charge a premium for quick-turn services (which account for 15% of total revenue) and insulates TTM from the extreme cyclicality faced by most electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers. In the last 10 years, the company reported just one year of net losses (2002).

Filed under: Chasing Value, Aluminum Corp of China ADS (ACH), Stocks to Buy, General Dynamics Corp (GD), Best Stocks for 2008

Last year, my best Chasing Value recommendation was Aluminum Corp of China ADS (NYSE: ACH), which sailed from $22 per share to a 52-week high of $90.95. I will take credit for finding a winner, but I cannot in all honesty say that I thought it would more than quadruple -- that part was luck. (The original story was Chasing Value: Aluminum Corporation of China ADS, which I still think is worth a read today.)

General Dynamics (GD) is set to annoint a new CEO this Wednesday. The Street's adoration of outgoing chief Nick Chabraja could spark a selloff of its $90 shares. Buy the dips, Barron's magazine says, because once a new CEO settles in, the markets will quickly realize he's inherited a "well-oiled machine."<!--more-->