Energy: Electric Utilities 2010 Third

Steven Fleishman, whose ten-year run in the top spot ended in 2006, when he left Merrill Lynch for Catapult Capital Management, returns to the ranking in third place after having been rehired by his former employer in September 2009.

Steven Fleishman BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

Steven Fleishman, whose ten-year run in the top spot ended in 2006, when he left Merrill Lynch for Catapult Capital Management, returns to the ranking in third place after having been rehired by his former employer in September 2009. Fleishman offers “the best combination of stock picking, industry knowledge and respect for the client’s knowledge — or lack thereof,” declares one portfolio manager. The analyst believed that Wisconsin Energy Corp.’s earnings and dividend growth potential were well above those of its peers and advised investors to buy the stock in December, at $46.98. By late August shares of the Milwaukee-based electricity distributor had surged 18.6 percent, to $55.74.

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