Given the current robust market performance, it is difficult for retail investors to choose stocks independently and generate solid returns. For this, one has to understand the fundamentals of the company and try to place them against the current economic background to figure out how the stock may fare as an investment. One way to cut short this task is to follow brokers’ recommendations. Stocks like Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) , Itron, Inc. (ITRI) and Owens Corning (OC) are worth considering.As brokers d ...