AT&T Inc (T)- AT&T Inc. provides telecommunication products and services to consumers, businesses, and other telecommunication service providers under the AT&T brand worldwide. The company’S Wireless segment offers wireless voice communications services, including local wireless communications, long-distance, and roaming services with various postpaid and prepaid service plans. This segment also supplies various handsets, wirelessly enabled computers, personal computer wireless data cards, and accessories. Its Wireline segment offers voice services, including local and long-distance services, calling card, 1-800 services, conference calling, wholesale switched access service, caller ID, call waiting, and voice mail services.
This segment also provides data services, such as switched and dedicated transport, Internet access and network integration, and data equipment; high-speed connections comprising private lines, packet, dedicated Internet, and enterprise networking services, as well as DSL/broadband, dial-up Internet access, and WiFi products; businesses voice applications over IP-based networks; and local, interstate, and international wholesale networking capacity to other service providers. In addition, Wireline segment offers Web hosting, application management, security service, integration services, customer premises equipment, outsourcing, government-related services, satellite video, and U-verse television services.
Semiconductor HOLDRs (SMH)- The investment to diversify your investment in the semiconductor industry through a single, exchange-listed instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities. The trust holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the semiconductor business. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change. There are currently 20 companies included in the Semiconductor HOLDRS.
MGM Resorts International (MGM)- MGM Resorts International, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates casino resorts in the United States. The company’s resorts offer gaming, hotel, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR representing Five Ord (TSM)- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited engages in the computer-aided designing, manufacturing, packaging, testing, and selling integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices; and manufacturing masks.
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx (VWO)- The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets index. The fund employs a passively managed investment approach by investing all or substantially all of assets in a representative sample of the common stocks included in the MSCI Emerging Markets index. This index includes approximately 748 common stocks of companies located in emerging markets around the world.
Texas Instruments Inc (TXN)- Texas Instruments Incorporated engages in the design and sale of semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers worldwide. Its Analog segment offers high-performance analog products comprising standard analog semiconductors, such as amplifiers, data converters, and interface semiconductors; high-volume analog, and standard linear and logic products; and power management semiconductors and line-powered systems.
US Bancorp (USB)- U.S. Bancorp, a financial bank holding company, provides various banking and financial services in the United States. It generates various deposit products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, money market savings, and time certificates of deposit accounts.
The company originates a portfolio of loans comprising commercial loans and lease financing; commercial real estate; residential mortgage; and retail loans, including credit card, retail leasing, home equity and second mortgages, and other retail loans. It also offers wholesale lending, equipment finance, small-ticket leasing, depository, treasury management, capital markets, foreign exchange, and international trade services to middle market, large corporate, commercial real estate, and public sector clients.
Merck & Co Inc (MRK)- Merck & Co., Inc., a global health care company, discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer and animal products.
Synovus Financial Corp (SNV)- Synovus Financial Corp., a diversified financial services and bank holding company, provides commercial and retail banking, financial management, insurance, and mortgage services in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee.
MetLife Inc (MET)- MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides insurance, employee benefits, and financial services in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and India.
