Stocks Chris Christie Would Pick

Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie is famous for many things, among them being the first Republican in 12 years to win a statewide election for governorship in 2009 (preceded by none other than Jon Corzine), delivering the keynote address at the 2012 Republican National Convention, serving as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey and for being a potential candidate to run as the Republican Presidential nominee for 2012, to name a few. But being a proud Newark-er (where he was born and raised) has afforded Christie a portfolio of prideful stocks from New Jersey based-companies that would stand to benefit from Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan winning the 2012 presidential election. Here is what would likely appear in his portfolio, should the Republican party win the 2012 presidential election. Telecommunications Cell phone tracking was an essential piece for one of Christie's most famous cases he ever prosecuted, the Hemant Lakhani terrorism case in 2005. For these purposes, Christie is a likely proponent of legal intervention in regards to cell phone data contents as he was able to use said information to achieve a conviction of Hement Lakhani for 47 years in prison. Telecom stocks would include Clearwire CLWR (down 1.79 percent year to date), Sprint Nextel S (down 0.51 percent year to date), MetroPCS PCS (down 0.82 percent year to date), Verizon VZ (down 0.56 percent year to date) and AT&T T (down 0.19 percent year to date). With Christie supporting Romney and Ryan in 2012, the legality surrounding the involvement of cell phone tracking in major lawsuits will remain protected. Business Solutions Automatic Data Processing ADP currently sits as one of four U.S. companies to have a AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's and Moody's. For FY2011, the company reported $9.8 billion in revenues (compared to its public offering in 1961 which reported approximately $400,00 in revenues) and is based in Essex County, New Jersey. Shares are up 7.5 percent year to date and are sitting near the 52-week high of $58.79 at $58.07. ADP continues to be a strong stock that continues to increase in value. After all, the company processes paychecks for ~10 percent of the U.S. workforce and has done so since 1985, and shares have increased 71.18 percent in the last 10 years. Data Tracking Moody's Corporation MCO has outperformed New Jersey-based Dun & Bradstreet DNB year to date, with shares sitting currently up 16.03 percent versus Dun & Bradstreet's 8.22 percent. Since attorneys like Christie that deal with high profile cases rely heavily on meticulously documented information, this stock would be a pick for Christie (perhaps over Dun & Bradstreet) due to the rise in share value in 2012 and ironically, Moody's has spun off in the credit reporting field since its purchase by Dun & Bradstreet in 1962. Dun & Bradstreet DNB contains a database of over 200 million companies internationally and contact information from public records, trade references, interviews and publications. Year to date shares are up 8.23 percent and over the last five years has actually decreased 17.1 percent due to risk management solutions; i.e. the company lacks in the product innovation sector, but still provides a basic, reliable service. The aspects of Dun & Bradstreet's business covers risk management, sales/marketing and supply chain management. Hospitality New Jersey-based Wyndham Worldwide WYN is the world's largest provider of travel-related products (think hotel chains) for businesses and consumers, and year to date currently sits up 36.8 percent. In early August, shares were up 40 percent (compared to S&P 500 estimates of 11 percent, and Goldman Sachs analysts believe shares still have room to grow. Should Christie decide to run for president in 2016, he will certainly be taking advantage any rewards programs offered as he will be traveling to many of the company's 6,900 hotels globally, mostly concentrated here in the United States. This diverse portfolio with well-performing stocks in 2012 and will continue their upswing as forecasted by analysts. Come November 2012, these facets of business would stand to stay strong under the Republican umbrella and undoubted political influence from Governor Chris Christie.