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Brian Acker, CAMerrill Lynch & Co (US)MERTOP PICKAug 30, 2007

Forget banks get bank related brokers. Brokerage houses are being downgraded, which is a signal to Buy. His model price is $105.31, a 44% positive differential. Others that look good are Bear Stearns (BSC-N), Lehman Brothers (LEH-N) and Goldman Sachs (GS
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Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Nov 18, 2008
(Market Call Minute.) You don't want to touch any US financial.
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Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Sep 17, 2008
Being acquired by Bank of America (BAC-N) through shares. If you own, take the shares. In a couple of years, it will be higher and in the meantime you'll get a decent yield.
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PAST TOP PICK

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Sep 11, 2008
(A Top Pick Sept 20/07. Down 73%.) Sold his holdings on January 31st at $56.22. Not sure if this one will make it. His model price is $7.00.
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DON'T BUY

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

May 08, 2008
His model price is $35.94. That is a -26% differential. Fundamentals have deteriorated.
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TOP PICK

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Apr 07, 2008
Has a new CEO who should be a catalyst for a turnaround.
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PARTIAL SELL

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Mar 27, 2008
This whole sector is dangerous. Its saviour is eventual U.S commercial bank transition to Canadian form (Citigroup owns big brokerage firm) There is further downside.
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DON'T BUY

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Dec 20, 2007
On a price to book basis got down to the level that it bottomed to in 1998. The big question that is overhanging everybody's mind is, what is the integrity of their balance sheet like. Thinks there is going to be a bloody battle on legal grounds.
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PARTIAL BUY

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Dec 13, 2007
Got rid of their CEO who they replaced with a man that used to run the NYSE. You'll have to wait till these things bottom out. You can start buying them slowly.
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BUY

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Nov 30, 2007
A great financial at a discounted price. Made some mistakes. Got into the mortgage related businesses to deeply and are now paying the penalty. Cheap at 1.5X Book.
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TOP PICK

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Nov 20, 2007
He has a model price of $86.44, a 60.5% positive differential. They finally have a CEO, which is good news. Financial CEO’s are being replaced by Risk Managers, so going forward they will be building their balance sheets.
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DON'T BUY

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Nov 16, 2007
Will be affected like all US financials and brokerages with the subprime or asset-backed securities. The overall sector remains quite weak.
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DON'T BUY

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Nov 14, 2007
US financials are too volatile and you are just guessing. There are better places around the globe.
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DON'T BUY

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Nov 08, 2007
The sell off has probably been a little overdone, but there is still quite a bit of risk in this sector. Still not clear as to the extent of the damage.
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BUY

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Nov 01, 2007
They kicked out the CEO and he is waiting to see who the replacement is. Doesn't know why it is taking them so long. His model price is $93.54, a 46% positive differential. This is the June balance sheet so the $2 billion loss is not reflected. $61.50 would be an outright screaming Buy.
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DON'T BUY

Merrill Lynch & Co (US)(MER)

Sep 26, 2007
Only one of the investment banks to cover itself is Goldman Sachs. It’s not a time to go contrarian. Worse is still to come.
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