Each year Steven Halpern, editor of TheStockAdvisors.com, surveys the leading financial newsletter advisors asking for their favorite stocks for the coming year. This article is part of his 24th annual Top Picks Report.

America Movil (NYSE: AMX) is the top conservative idea for 2007 from Nick Vardy, editor of The Global Bull Market Alert. He notes, "Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim vies with India's Lakshi Mittal as the world's third-wealthiest man, just behind Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

"Slim made his fortune through his Latin American telecommunications empire that includes American Movil. Spun out from Telefonos de Mexico five years ago, America Movil is Latin America's cell phone goliath with close to 110 million subscribers.

"Holding a 70% share of the Mexican market, its wireless network reaches about two-thirds of Latin America's population, and the firm continues to grow its already expansive footprint.

"Squeezed out of Venezuela by Hugo Chavez's anti-American campaign, U.S. operator Verizon is not only exiting that market, but also selling its assets in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. But Verizon's loss is America Movil's gain.

Each year Steven Halpern, editor of TheStockAdvisors.com, surveys the leading financial newsletter advisors asking for their favorite stocks for the coming year. This article is part of his 24th annual Top Picks Report.

iShares Sweden ETF (NYSE: EWD) is the top speculative idea for 2007 from Nick Vardy, editor of The Global Bull Market Alert.

He explains, "Political revolutions can mean big stock market gains. The Reagan revolution unleashed an era of strong economic growth; ditto for the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia, where economic reforms were followed quickly by big bull markets and big profits for investors who got in on the game early.

"Such a political revolution just happened in Sweden, where the Social Democrats were voted out of office. After holding power for 65 of the past 74 years, Swedish voters opted for an economic model that looks a lot more like Maggie Thatcher than Scarlett Johansson.

"The agenda of the winning center-right alliance is to lower taxes, deregulate the economy, and sell state shareholdings in listed companies, which will clear the way for cross-border mergers or acquisitions of listed companies. Investment bankers already have descended on Stockholm.

Each year Steven Halpern, editor of TheStockAdvisors.com, surveys the leading financial newsletter advisors asking for their favorite stocks for the coming year. This article is part of his 24th annual Top Picks Report.

Millennium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MLNM) is the top speculative idea for 2007 from Ryan Detrick, editor of Players Performer. He says, "Millennium is one of the top performing stocks in the biotechnology field, as the equity has gained more than 44% since May 2006.

"The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based firm focuses on treatments for cancer and inflammatory diseases. The company also has drugs in the pipeline for multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, and various cancers. The biotech sector as a whole is positioned very nicely for a move higher.

"The overwhelming sentiment from investors toward this technical outperformer is one of doubt and skepticism, which parlays perfectly into a contrarian outlook. Specifically, heavy skepticism levied against a stock that is attractive from a technical perspective, not to mention a security from a solidly performing sector as a whole, suggests that there is ample sideline money to help usher the shares even higher.

Each year Steven Halpern, editor of TheStockAdvisors.com, surveys the leading financial newsletter advisors asking for their favorite stocks for the coming year. This article is part of his 24th annual Top Picks Report.

MSCI EAFE Value (NYSE: EFV), an exchange-traded fund, is the top speculative selection for 2007 from Leonard Goodall, editor of No-Load Portfolios.

"More aggressive investors should give international exposure to their portfolios, and this exchange-traded fund tracks the value sector of Morgan Stanley's Europe, Australia, and Far East benchmark. Every investor today, from very conservative to very aggressive, should have an international component in their portfolio.

"This fund will enable the investor to profit from worldwide growth patterns, but the fact that it emphasizes the value stocks in the index means that it should also provide some protection against market downturns.

"Because the fund is new, it has no long-term record, but it has a one-year return of 29.9%. Investors should not buy this fund to "chase performance," nor should they expect that return in the future. Rather they would do well to add ETFs to their holdings if they want to build a balanced, well-diversified portfolio."

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Each year Steven Halpern, editor of TheStockAdvisors.com, surveys the leading financial newsletter advisors asking for their favorite stocks for the coming year. This article is part of his 24th annual Top Picks Report.

Aluminum Corp. of China ADS (NYSE: ACH) is the favorite speculative investment idea for 2007 from Dr. Mark Skousen, editor of Forecasts & Strategies and the host of the annual FreedomFest investor think tank.

He explains, "The company, commonly known as Chalco, is the world's second-largest aluminum maker. Lighter than steel and resistant to corrosion, and high in electrical conductivity, alumina is widely used in applications such as construction, power, packaging, and autos.

"However, commodity prices have cooled off lately and alumina has been no exception. Prices have fallen during the past year -- and that retreat has begun to affect the company's profitability. But Chalco is mitigating the negative impact of declining prices by snapping up smelters in China to expand its aluminum output.

"The company has also just announced a restructuring of its assets after buying two Chinese aluminum firms. Chalco announced that it plans to offer a stock swap involving Shandong Aluminium Industry Co. and Lanzhou Aluminium Co. Most analysts I've talked to think that this move is positive. Chalco's CFO told investors that the company would hold a shareholder meeting around January 15 to vote on the share swap.