In This Issue: •Mid-Caps: The Undiscovered Country: They're growing faster than large-caps and are more attractively valued than small-caps. •STARS Status: Changes in S&P analysts' STARS rankings for January 15 through January 19. •Seven Media Predictions for 2007: The media industry is undergoing revolutionary change. Here's what to expect this year. •Meet Our Favorite Dividend Aristocrats: These companies have long-term records of stable and rising dividends. •A Plethora of Possibilities: Whether you prefer mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, or individual stocks, S&P has identified the best investments in the mid-cap space. •Master List Stocks Update: Our three supervised Master List groups of stocks, recommended as core holdings for long-term investors, are regularly featured on these two pages. The High-Quality Capital Appreciation Portfolio, highlighted this week, consists mainly of large-cap stocks. •S&P's Platinum Portfolio: This portfolio offers the best of both worlds: S&P's STARS ranking system, based on fundamental analysis, and Fair Value, S&P's proprietary quantitative model. Some of the Companies Featured: Abercrombie & Fitch
Applied Materials
Cheesecake Factory
Chevron
Cimarex Energy
Computer Sciences
E*Trade Financial
Franklin Resources
Goldman Sachs
Hartford Financial Svcs.
Home Depot
Johnson & Johnson
McAfee
Quiksilver
UnitedHealth Group | 
