Group 1 - Half of the Barron's Better Bets (BBB) collection is considered too expensive or has low dividends, but nine of the twelve highest yield "Dogs" with the safest dividends are recommended for purchase [1] - Altria is highlighted as a potential buy within the BBB collection [1] Group 2 - A live video series on Facebook, hosted by Fredrik Arnold, features daily portfolio candidates and encourages audience interaction regarding stock preferences [2]

Group 1 - Fortune collaborated with Korn Ferry on a survey of corporate reputations, starting with approximately 1,500 candidates [1] - The candidates included the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue and non-U.S. companies from Fortune's Global 500 database [1]