In This Issue:
• Inflation Fears - Near term, we don't expect inflation to be a problem, but the U.S. budget deficit must be addressed to prevent long-term price escalation.
• In the Limelight
• STARS Status - Changes in S&P analysts' STARS rankings for March 21 through April 1.
• Self-Storage REITs Hold Promise - As the U.S. economy continues to grow, these real estate investment trusts should see higher revenues and earnings.
• Recently Upgraded Financial Services Stocks - Although S&P recently lowered its financial services sector recommendation to underweight from market-weight, our analysts believe these stocks will outperform in the coming 12 months.
• Questions and Answers - Explaining gold's appeal, same-store sales, and fiscal years.
Cost-Conscious Devon Beats Out Cabot - In this side-by-side comparison, we explain why we favor one of these independent oil & gas producers over the other.
• 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. Group 3, highlighted this week, consists of small- and mid-cap stocks.
• March Dividend Increases Best Since 1999

Some of the Companies Featured:
Altiris Inc.
Applied Materials
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
Commerce Bancorp
Conseco Inc.
Devon Energy Corp.
Gamestop
Lennar Corp.
Nucor Corp.
Oracle Corp.
Principal Financial Group
Public Storage Inc.
Sei Investments Co.
Sovran Self Storage

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