Marcial: Gabelli's Top Five Bets

At the beginning of every quarter since 2006, investor Mario Gabelli's stockpicking team has gone out on a limb to highlight five stocks as its top choices for the next three-month period. Incredible as it may seem, the picks invariably outperform the market.

Here's the score: Since starting its "Focus Five" stock picks on Jan. 31, 2006, Gabelli's choices have posted an average gain of 133.8%, vs. a loss of 14.6% for the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index over the same period. And for this year's third quarter, Gabelli's picks again smartly outperformed the market, advancing an average 9.48%, vs. the S&P's 4.93%.