Long Position on FISV @ $72.00 on 7/7/2012 (Rumor)

Fiserv (FISV) provides various financial services technology solutions. Its solutions include electronic commerce systems and services, such as transaction processing, electronic bill payment and presentment, business process outsourcing, document distribution services, and software and systems solutions. The company operates in two segments, Payments and Industry Products, and Financial Institution Services. The Payments and Industry Products segment provides electronic bill payment and presentment services, and debit and other card-based payment products and services to meet the electronic transaction processing needs of the financial services industry. It also offers Internet banking, investment account processing services for separately managed accounts, card and print personalization services, and fraud and risk management products and services. The Financial Institution Services segment provides account processing services, item processing services, loan origination and servicing products, cash management and consulting services, and other products and services that support various types of financial transactions. The company serves banks, thrifts, credit unions, investment management firms, leasing and finance companies, retailers, merchants, and government agencies. It has operations in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, India, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Poland, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. We are now hearing rumors of good news for this company. One of the rumors states that this stock will be named by the leading stock advisory service as one of its "top picks." This service is widely followed by mutual funds and institutional money managers. These investors have portfolios that mimic recommendations of this service. Their naming of the stock should lead to additional demand for the shares. Shares are heading higher in a bullish "flag" and are expected to move higher in this formation. The stock has a 52-week trading range of $48.75 - $72.93. Shares last traded at $72.79. Should you decide to take a position, wait for the morning volatility to wear off and use a stop-loss of $69.15 (five percentage points below your purchase price.) Be sure to use a limit order and not a market order. Keep in mind that our price target is 10% higher than your purchase price.

Position closed on 8/10/2012 at price of $70.03 with a -2.74% loss in 34 days.

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