In this Issue:
• A Fearless Market- In the face of two potentially frightening numbers, Wall Street
proved that it really isn't superstitious.
• In the Limelight
• STARS Status- Changes in S&P analysts' STARS rankings for December 5 through December 16.
• Airlines Ride Out the Turbulence- We recently raised our opinion of the airline industry because we think the worst is probably over.
• Selected Stocks from the Highest-Quality Sectors- These three economic sectors - consumer staples, financials, and industrials - have relatively high proportions of stocks with above-average quality rankings. Here we profile one stock from each of those sectors.
• 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 1, highlighted this week, consists mainly of large-cap stocks.
• Neural Fair Value 25 Portfolio- We expect this portfolio of 25 stocks that we deem undervalued to significantly outperform the S&P 500.

Some of the Companies Featured:
Adobe Systems
Altria Group
ArvinMeritor
AutoNation
Burlington Resources
Casey's General Stores
Conocophillips
Coventry Health Care
Eli Lilly
FactSet Research Systems
Healthcare Reality Trust
Holly Energy Partners
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
Kohl's
LaSalle Hotel Properties
MetLife Inc.
Myriad Genetics
NEC Corp.
Nortel Networks
Pinnacle Airlines Corp.
Procter & Gamble
Quicksilver
Telefonos De Mexico
Teppco Partners
Texas Instruments
Vista Care
Vulcan Materials

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