Hot Long Term Companies To Watch In Right Now

LONDON --�The last five years have been tough for those in retirement. Portfolio valuations have been hammered and annuity rates have plunged. There's no sign of things improving anytime soon, either, as the eurozone and the U.K. economy look set to muddle through at best for some years to come.

A great way of protecting yourself from the downturn, however, is by building your retirement fund with shares of large, well-run companies that should grow their earnings steadily over the coming decades. Over time, such investments ought to result in rising dividends and inflation-beating capital growth.

In this series, I'm tracking down the U.K. large-caps that have the potential to beat the FTSE 100 over the long term and support a lower-risk income-generating retirement fund (you can see the companies I've covered so far�on this page).

Hot Long Term Companies To Watch In Right Now: Nat Express Grp(NEX.L)

National Express Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides mass passenger transport services in the United Kingdom, North America, and Spain. The company provides long distance, regional, and urban bus and coach services in Spain and in Morocco; student transportation through buses in 30 States in the United States and 2 Canadian provinces; and tram services. It also operates scheduled coach services in the United Kingdom; runs bus services in Coventry and Dundee; operates the Midland Metro light rail service between Birmingham and Wolverhampton; and runs two rail franchises in the United Kingdom. In addition, the company operates service areas and other transport- related businesses, such as fuel distribution. National Express Group operates approximately 21,000 vehicles. The company is based in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

Hot Long Term Companies To Watch In Right Now: Rada Electronics Industries Limited(RADA)

Rada Electronic Industries Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of defense electronics to government agencies and authorities, government-owned companies, and integrators in Israel, Asia, North America, South America, Latin America, and Europe. Its products include data/video recording and management systems, such as mission data and digital video recorders, airborne data servers, post-mission debriefing solutions, and head-up display video cameras for aerial and land platforms; inertial navigation systems for aerial and land platforms; avionics solutions, including avionics for unmanned aerial vehicles; and radar sensors for anti-terrorism/force protection systems. The company also sells and supports legacy commercial aviation test stations, as well as offers test and repair services. It has strategic relationships with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, GE Aviation, Israel Military Industries, Israel Aerospace Industries, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., and Embra er and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. Rada Electronic Industries Ltd. was founded in 1970 and is based in Netanya, Israel.

Top Chemical Companies To Invest In Right Now: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (the Bank) is engaged in the provision of a range of banking and financial products and services to retail, small business, corporate and institutional clients. The Bank is a provider of integrated financial services, including retail, business and institutional banking, superannuation, life insurance, general insurance, funds management, broking services and finance company activities. Its operating segments include Retail Banking Services, Business and Private Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets, Wealth Management, New Zealand, Bankwest and Other. Its retail banking services include home loans, consumer finance, retail deposits and distribution. Its business and private banking include corporate financial services, regional and agribusiness banking, local business banking, private bank and equities and margin lending. The Bank and its subsidiaries ceased to be a substantial holder in Ten Network Holdings Limited, as of September 12, 2012. Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Dale Gillham]

  CBA has held up better relative to the 2009 low and has been less volatile than ANZ. Also, the retracement in 2011 was just under 50 per cent ($42.02) of the range from the 2009 low to the high at $60.00, whereas the other banks broke this level.

  Over recent months CBA has rebounded and is currently close to strong resistance around $49.50. Like ANZ, the overhead resistance may hold the stock back in the short term. However, if CBA jumps the immediate hurdle it also has the potential to move up over the coming months by around 10 per cent to between $53.00 and $56.50.

Hot Long Term Companies To Watch In Right Now: Calmena Energy Services Inc. (CEZ.TO)

Calmena Energy Services Inc., a diversified energy services company, provides well construction services for the exploration and development of oil and gas reserves in Canada, the United States, Latin America, the Middle East, and north Africa. The company�s services include well construction engineering and planning, contract drilling, directional drilling, microseismic, frac fluids management, and equipment rental services, as well as drilling and wireline technology solutions. It also offers project management solutions to its clients; and various commercial applications, including day rate, turnkey, and fixed price projects. The company was formerly known as BlackWatch Energy Services Corp. and changed its name to Calmena Energy Services Inc. in June 2010. Calmena Energy Services Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Hot Long Term Companies To Watch In Right Now: Boardroom Limited (B10.SI)

Boardroom Limited, an investment holding company, provides various professional business and corporate services in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. The company offers corporate secretarial services, including acting as company secretary and providing corporate secretarial consultancy, advisory, assistance, and support services primarily to private limited companies and public listed corporations. It also provides share registration services comprising acting as share registrar, share transfer agent, warrant agent, employee equity plan administration, voting, shareholder analytics, investor solicitation, and executive remuneration services primarily for public listed corporations. In addition, the company offers accounting and payroll services consisting of book-keeping, preparation of financial statements, payroll and payment processing, goods and services tax accounting, tax advisory, human resource, risk management, and internal auditing for enterprises; investor r elations services; and business advisory and consultancy services. Further, it provides human resource services, such as consulting; executive search; onboarding and outboarding administration and processes; employee handbook review, preparation, and updating; and payroll services. Additionally, the company offers taxation services, including compliance, consulting, and incentive application, as well as general tax consultancy services. Boardroom Limited was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Singapore.