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The current Obermatt Top 10 list now covers Belgium. That’s good news because the Belgian stock market is undervalued, as Obermatt shows in its current stock index research. As a matter of fact, Belgium has the cheapest stocks in all of Europe.

A lot of important developments are happening in Europe. Some countries are shutting their doors, while others are staying open. This is very relevant for investors. It seems to me that a country that closes its borders will suffer from it. Goods become more expensive, unemployment increases and growth stagnates.

Today, Obermatt CEO Dr. Hermann J. Stern is buying RWE from the Euro Stoxx 50 Top 10 list. He likes to invest in Germany because he thinks that prices are depressed from negative news about the automobile scandal and the refugee crisis. In his mind, both are - correctly assessed - actually economic blessings for Europe’s strongest economy.

This time, picking a stock was easy. On the Obermatt Top 10 list of Ireland, Dr. Hermann Stern found a produce distributor with a presence in all of Europe. This appeals to him. He likes fruits and vegetables in his food and he thinks more and more people will do so in the future.

The Obermatt Top 10 stocks for the provided indexes didn’t inspire Dr Stern today. So he had a look at the Sound Incentives Top 10 list. Sound Incentives is a group of stocks where the executive incentive system makes sense. On January 15, we calculated the best stocks in the mid-sized European companies with sound incentive systems.

It looks like it will be a scary 2016. At least you would think so if you listen to the forecasters. They think stocks will stay flat at best. And on the first Monday of the year, it actually looked like they were right.

The Obermatt Top 10 Climate Leaders stock list from December 11, 2015, contains a number of industrial conglomerates that are all solid businesses with a worldwide presence. For this reason, they are all good picks for a long-term, passive stock portfolio like the one that Obermatt CEO Dr. Hermann J. Stern maintains for his video blog.

For once, Dr. Stern of Obermatt is not going strictly by the Obermatt method. Admittedly, the stock of Meyer Burger is ranked no. 1 on the Swiss Performance Index for December 3, 2015. However, there are also question marks, like its relatively poor stock values that only result in a good value rank when seen as a whole.

Germany currently has a number of favorable stocks, especially, those from the automobile industry. All German top brands like Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW are on the Obermatt List of Top 10 Value Stocks for November 27, 2015.

Dr. Stern bought 1500 stocks of Vodafone (UK) for his European stock portfolio using the Obermatt Top 10 List for Stocks with Sound Incentives from November 6, 2015. The Obermatt focus market Sound Incentives includes stocks where the incentive system for the executives isn't impaired.

Dr. Hermann J. Stern of Obermatt bought 100 stocks of Umicore (Belgium) for his European stock portfolio using the Obermatt Top 10 List of the Bel20 index from September 11, 2015. The rationale: The Belgian chemical conglomerate Umicore is in the business of recycling batteries, which has a good future with the world going electric.

Weapons manufacturers are highly technological companies. Boeing in the US is one of them, their stocks are near the all-time high. However, Obermatt CEO Hermann Stern opts for the English BAE Systems. He explains how and why in his weekly video.

It‘s Schneider Electric. Dr. Stern explains his weekly stock tip and shows why he chose the French industrial giant Schneider Electric.

Jeronimo Martins is a better-known company than you might think. At least in Portugal, where the retailer is based. In his weekly video, Obermatt CEO Dr. Hermann J. Stern explains why he chose the Portuguese stock for his European stock portfolio.

Dr. Stern is adding the Spanish energy giant Iberdrola to his stock portfolio. Why? There is a lot of wind and sun on the Iberian peninsula, so there should be plenty of know-how about modern methods of producing energy. In addition: They probably have close relationships with the government, which makes the Iberdrola stock feel a little bit like bonds – with higher returns.

This week Dr. Hermann J. Stern is buying Merck, a German pharma company. In his video, Obermatt CEO explains this decision and how he goes about buying the stock.

In his weekly video, Dr. Stern of Obermatt shows why and how he is buying Ray Ban mother company Luxottica.

This week, Obermatt CEO Dr. Hermann Stern is buying Swedish construction company Sandvik for his European stock portfolio.

This week, Dr. Stern of Obermatt is showing why he's buying Nestlé and how he goes about buying the stock.

In his weekly video, Obermatt CEO explains why he chose French luxury manufacturer LVMH and how he closes the deal.