Showcasing the collective "best ideas" in their respective coverage areas by 40 members of Standard and Poor's U.S. analytical team, the S&P PowerPicks Portfolio 2006 offers you:

• Access to Standard & Poor's select list of top stock recommendations for the coming 12 months, made by S&P's highly regarded team of independent equity analysts
• A portfolio that includes stocks from a variety of industries across all 10 S&P economic sectors comprising the S&P 500 Index

The S&P PowerPicks Portfolio 2006 is a "frozen" model portfolio which will undergo no changes in 2006. The portfolio's objective is to exceed the total return (capital returns plus dividends paid) generated by the S&P 500 Index over the next 12 months.

The S&P PowerPicks Portfolio 2005 posted a +10.1% total return versus +4.9% for the S&P 500 Index during the period January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 -- approximately twice that of the S&P 500 total return. On an annualized basis through December 31, 2005, S&P PowerPicks Portfolio total return since inception on January 1, 1997 is +11.1% vs. +7.6% for the S&P 500.*

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