Below are the five companies in the Multi-line Insurance industry with the highest return on equity. The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing. Horace Mann Educators Corp. ranks highest with ROE of...

Hershey's celebrates s'mores (photo via Hershey's Twitter account ). Hershey And The Hedged Portfolio Method There's an interesting split between Seeking Alpha contributors' takes on Hershey ( HSY ) and Seeking Alpha Essential's Quant Rating on the stock. Screen capture via Seeking A...

The top-rated mid-cap sectors are financials (First Financial Bankshares ( FFIN ), LegacyTexas Financial ( LTXB ), Legg Mason ( LM ), Assured Guaranty ( AGO )), utilities (Ormat Technologies ( ORA ), Avista ( AVA )), industrials (Simpson Manufacturing ( SSD ), MasTec ( MTZ ), Trex Company ( TR...