5 Best Performing Stocks To Invest In 2014

U.K. stocks advanced after Janet Yellen, nominated to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, said the U.S. economy must improve before the central bank pares monetary stimulus.

Prudential Plc, Britain�� biggest insurer by market value, climbed 1.6 percent after saying nine-month sales rose 6 percent. Burberry (BRBY) Group Plc rose 0.6 percent after reporting first-half earnings.

The FTSE 100 Index (UKX) gained 53.93 points, or 0.8 percent, to 6,683.93 at 8:58 a.m. in London, rebounding from a 1.4 percent loss yesterday. The benchmark has rallied 13 percent this year as central banks around the world commit to maintain monetary stimulus to nurture economic growth. The broader FTSE All-Share Index (ASX) increased 0.8 percent today, while Ireland�� ISEQ Index advanced 0.5 percent.

In testimony prepared for her nomination hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Yellen said the economy and labor market are performing ��ar short of their potential��and must improve before the central bank can begin reducing its bond purchases.

5 Best Performing Stocks To Invest In 2014: Fiat SpA (FIAT)

Fiat SpA is an Italy-based company engaged in the automobile sector that designs, produces and sells cars for the mass market under the Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Jeep, Abarth, Ferrari and Maserati brands. In addition, it also operates in the car components sector through Magneti Marelli, Teksid and Mopar and in the production systems sector through Comau. The Company is active in the Publishing and Communications sector and its activities are carried out through Editrice La Stampa SpA and reselling of advertising space through Publikompass SpA. As of December 31, 2012, the Company carried out industrial and financial services activities in the automotive sector through companies located in approximately 40 countries and a commercial presence in around 140 countries, such as France, Italy, Russia, Japan, the United States, Germany, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, China, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Singapore, Netherlands and Belgium, among others.

5 Best Performing Stocks To Invest In 2014: Pure Cycle Corporation(PCYO)

Pure Cycle Corporation, a vertically integrated water and wastewater service provider, engages in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water and wastewater systems in the Denver metropolitan area. The company contracts with landowners, developers, home builders, cities, and municipalities using a water portfolio consisting of surface and ground water supplies, surface and aquifer storage, and reclaimed water supplies. It withdraws, treats, stores, and delivers water to customers; collects, treats, stores, and reuses wastewater; and treats and delivers reclaimed water for irrigation use by customers. The company offers water services to approximately 258 single family equivalent (SFE) water connections, as well as 157 SFE wastewater connections located in southeastern metropolitan area of Denver. It has water assets in the Denver metropolitan area, Colorado; Arkansas River Valley in southern Colorado; and on the western slope of Colorado. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Hot Growth Companies To Watch In Right Now: Aegon NV (AEV)

AEGON N.V. provides life insurance, pension, and asset management products and services primarily in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company offers a range of life and protection products, including traditional, universal, endowment, term, employer, and whole life insurance products; and accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, cancer treatment, disability, income protection, and long term care insurance. It also offers individual savings and retirement products, including fixed and variable annuity products, retail mutual funds, and mortgages; employer solutions and pensions comprising individual and group pensions, as well as 401(k) plans and similar products sponsored by or obtained through an employer; and general insurance products, including automotive, liability, fire protection, and household insurance. AEGON N.V. markets its products directly, as well as through various sales and distribution channels, including independent and career agents, fina ncial planners, registered representatives, independent marketing organizations, banks, broker-dealers, benefit consulting firms, wirehouses, affinity groups, institutional partners, independent managing general agencies, specialized financial advisors, and the Internet. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.

5 Best Performing Stocks To Invest In 2014: Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC)

Henry Schein, Inc. distributes healthcare products and services primarily to office-based healthcare practitioners. It operates in two segments, Healthcare Distribution and Technology. The Healthcare Distribution segment offers consumable dental products, dental laboratory products, and small equipment, including X-ray products, infection-control products, handpieces, preventatives, impression materials, composites, anesthetics, teeth, dental implants, gypsum, acrylics, articulators, and abrasives; and large dental equipment comprising dental chairs, delivery units and lights, X-ray equipment, equipment repair, and high-tech equipment. It also provides medical products, including branded and generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products, and vitamins; and animal health products, such as branded and generic pharmaceuticals, surgical and consumable products and services, and equipment. The Technology segment offers softwar e and related products, and value-added products that primarily include practice management software systems for dental and medical practitioners, and animal health clinics. Its services also consist of financial services and continuing education services for practitioners. Henry Schein, Inc. primarily serves dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices, and animal health clinics, as well as government and other institutions. It operates in the United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Charles Mizrahi]

  Several stocks in our portfolio will benefit from this trend: Drugstore chain Walgreens (WAG), healthcare products distributor Henry Schein (HSIC), and pharmaceutical maker AstraZeneca (AZN)

5 Best Performing Stocks To Invest In 2014: Exfo Electro-Optic Com Npv(EXF.TO)

EXFO Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets test and service assurance solutions in the telecommunications industry worldwide. The company?s wireline test equipment includes FTB-1 platform, a single-slot modular platform to fiber-to-the-home and Ethernet testing applications; FTB-200 compact platform, which include a range of singlemode and multimode optical time-domain reflectometers, automated optical loss test sets, and SONET/SDH analyzers up to 10 Gbit/s, as well as gigabit Ethernet and 10 gigabit Ethernet testers; and FTB-500, a third-generation field-testing platform for datacom testing, OTDR analysis, optical loss, and Ethernet testing. Its wireless test equipment comprises 2G, 3G, and 4G/LTE protocol analyzers for network operators, which allows engineers to troubleshoot networks in order to find the source of errors and fix them. The company also provides wireline/wireless service assurance systems, including Brix System, an integrated hardware and software solu tion that delivers end-to-end quality of service and quality of experience visibility, as well as real-time Internet protocol service monitoring and verification for next-generation networks. In addition, it offers IQS-600 platform to support single-button operation for automated testing. Further, the company provides protocol and distributed analyzers bridging to service assurance for protocol analysis to verify correct network behavior; network simulators for regression and load testing applications; and mobile communications intelligence tools for police, armed forces, and other governmental organizations to fight organized crime and terrorists. It serves wireless and wireline network operators, equipment manufacturers, cable television companies, public utilities, private network operators, third-party installers, equipment rental companies, large enterprises, component vendors, and laboratory researchers. EXFO Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Quebec, Can ada.