JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), BofA (NYSE:BAC), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), AmEx (NYSE:AXP) Top Banking Picks of Morgan Stanley in 2011

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) released its list of top banking picks in the U.S., Europe and Canada for 2011. In the U.S., the top four picks are JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and American Express (NYSE:AXP). Following them in fifth and sixth place in the u.S. were PNC Bank (NYSE:PNC) and Zions Bancorp. (Nasdaq:ZION).

Top banking picks in Europe by Morgan Stanley are Societe Generale SA, UBS (NYSE:UBS), Julius Baer Gruppe AG, Danske Bank A/S, DnB NOR ASA, Barclays (NYSE:BCS) and Mediobanca Group.

In Canada, Morgan's top picks were Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD)
and Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS).

Bank of America closed Friday at $11.86, up by $0.18, or 1.54 percent. JP Morgan Chase closed at $39.61, up by $0.30, or 0.76 percent. Wells Fargo was at $29.05, gaining $0.27, or 0.94 percent. American Express closed at $44.88, dropping 0.10, or 0.22 percent. PNC ended the week at $57.26, up by $0.69 on Friday, or 1.22 percent. Zions Bancorp ended at $21.29, up by $0.20, or 0.95 percent.

Where You Can Get Small Quantities of Gold Right Now!

Anyone buying physical gold knows how expensive it is, and also how difficult it is to find it at this time. Especially when you want to buy it in smaller quantities.

Daily Wealth mentions a couple places in Canada you can get it immediately, and at decent premiums.

Here's what they say:

"The Bank of Nova Scotia is one of the world's largest precious-metals dealers. If you go to the Hollis Street branch in Halifax, Nova Scotia, or the King Street West branch in Toronto, they'll sell you Canadian Maple Leaf coins at a 3.7% premium to spot and one-ounce wafers at a 2.6% premium to spot."