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Medifast: Better than Insurance?

December 1, 2009
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OK, now that I’ve got those thoughts from yesterday off my chest, I have an investment idea that’s relevant. It’s Medifast (MED), the purveyor of pre-packaged portion-controlled meals.  The primary market for its products is people who want to lose weight; a secondary and overlapping market is people who want to control Type 2 diabetes. Back on August 17, when the stock was selling at 15, it earned a spot in Cabot Top Ten Report, and here’s some of what editor Mike Cintolo wrote: “In recent weeks, we’ve twice seen nutrition supplements juggernaut NBTY in Cabot Top Ten Report...

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