Faisel Khan Citi
After having spent last year in the runner-up position, Faisel Khan reclaims the No. 2 spot he held in 2007 and 2008, thanks in part for “sticking to his guns and focusing on the big picture,” as one fund manager puts it. The Citi researcher urged investors to buy Southwest Gas Corp. of Las Vegas in January, at $27.67, telling clients that the anemic local economy “would enable this small-cap gas utility to increase revenues and lower costs.” By late August the stock had advanced 13.7 percent, to $31.45, and bested the sector by a stunning 26 percentage points.