In this Issue:
• Shopping Weather?- We don't underestimate the ability of the American consumer to
shop, but home heating bills could affect sales this season.
• In the Limelight
• STARS Status - Changes in S&P analysts' STARS rankings for November 21 through November 23.
• Four Recent Upgrades- Our analysts now rank these stocks four STARS for expected
above-average performance in the coming 12 months.
• 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.
• Stock Screening Isn't Just for Pros- We recently sat down with one of our expert screeners to discuss methods that individual investors can use to select stocks.

Some of the Companies Featured:
Alvarion Ltd.
American Tower Corp.
Aon Corp.
AT&T Inc.
Barrick Gold Corp.
Brown-Forman Corp.
Chattem Inc.
Commerce Bancorp
Computer Sciences
Cooper Cos.
Eaton Vance
Fred's Inc.
Hormel Foods
Landstar Systems Inc.
Legg Mason Inc.
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.
Mentor Corp.
Odyssey HealthCare
Smith International
Sprint Nextel Corp
TXU Corp.
Vail Resorts
Yahoo

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