Be it a relaxing of Dodd-Frank, an increase in inflation, fewer corporate taxes or a better market for energy producers (which can make default on loans to those companies far less likely), a number of potential tailwinds could boost Zions Bancorp to first place in 2017. 10 Best Stocks to Buy for 2017: Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Investor:Matt McCall Matthew McCall is an author, is founder and president of Penn Financial Group - an investment advisory firm - and does his fair share of TV appearances as well. And that led him to Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB ).