Date updated:08-09-2008
The top-ranked mutual-fund managers in our latest Barron's/Value Line survey say it's a great time to load up on shares of fast-growing companies selling at hefty markdowns.

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SCHW
The Charles Schwa - $18.255
- +0.58%
- $18.04
The manager of No.3-ranked John Hancock Large Cap Equity is taking his own advice, having recently snapped up shares of Bovespa Holding (ticker: BOVH3.Brazil), parent of the Brazilian Stock Exchange, and discount broker Charles Schwab (SCHW).

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MDR
Mcdermott Int Pan - $21.58
- -0.05%
- $21.75
Manu Daftary of Quaker Strategic Growth (No. 9) is the leader in Aggressive Growth this year. Nowadays, Daftary thinks engineering concerns McDermott International (MDR) and ABB (ABB) are attractive.

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ABB
Abb Ltd - $19.21
- +1.05%
- $19.11
Manu Daftary of Quaker Strategic Growth (No. 9) is the leader in Aggressive Growth this year. Nowadays, Daftary thinks engineering concerns McDermott International (MDR) and ABB (ABB) are attractive.

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SPSN
Spsn - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Another notable absentee is Scott Barbee, last year's winner, whose Aegis Value Fund (AVALX) celebrated its 10-year anniversary in May. It has returned more than 12% a year in the decade, but is down 12% over the past year, hurt by selloffs in small-caps and Spansion (SPSN), a maker of flash-memory chips whose shares have fallen 76% in the past 12 months

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MOS
Mosaic Company (t - $55.98
- +3.48%
- $54.41
While the fund world ponders Bill Miller's fall from grace, some in the media now dub Ken Heebner the nation's best fund manager. CGM Focus Fund's 35% five-year return trails only ING Russia's in our survey. Heebner, No. 3 last year, has been a fan of fertilizer companies such as Mosaic (MOS) and Potash (POT), which have sprouted huge gains. Steel-producers United States Steel (X) and Nucor (NUE) recently were the fund's two biggest holdings.

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POT
Potash Cp Saskatc - $114.18
- +1.85%
- $113.13
While the fund world ponders Bill Miller's fall from grace, some in the media now dub Ken Heebner the nation's best fund manager. CGM Focus Fund's 35% five-year return trails only ING Russia's in our survey. Heebner, No. 3 last year, has been a fan of fertilizer companies such as Mosaic (MOS) and Potash (POT), which have sprouted huge gains. Steel-producers United States Steel (X) and Nucor (NUE) recently were the fund's two biggest holdings.

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X
United States Ste - $43.67
- +3.88%
- $42.51
While the fund world ponders Bill Miller's fall from grace, some in the media now dub Ken Heebner the nation's best fund manager. CGM Focus Fund's 35% five-year return trails only ING Russia's in our survey. Heebner, No. 3 last year, has been a fan of fertilizer companies such as Mosaic (MOS) and Potash (POT), which have sprouted huge gains. Steel-producers United States Steel (X) and Nucor (NUE) recently were the fund's two biggest holdings.

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NUE
Nucor Cp - $43.08
- +2.64%
- $42.13
While the fund world ponders Bill Miller's fall from grace, some in the media now dub Ken Heebner the nation's best fund manager. CGM Focus Fund's 35% five-year return trails only ING Russia's in our survey. Heebner, No. 3 last year, has been a fan of fertilizer companies such as Mosaic (MOS) and Potash (POT), which have sprouted huge gains. Steel-producers United States Steel (X) and Nucor (NUE) recently were the fund's two biggest holdings.
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A. blurp, you're looking at the last sale
which i have no idea why it would be
that. what you do need to look at is
bid/ask for what it'll cost you. mike
A. The only one I own : SLX,
too hard pick a winner out all of them
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