In this Issue:
• Alternating Currents- Are these the best of times or the worst of times? Probably neither, but we believe stocks will have a decent year.
• In The Limelight
• STARS Status: Changes in S&P analysts' STARS rankings for January 9 through January 13.
• Some Choice Meat Companies- Although meat producers still face some challenges,
we think the environment is getting better..
• Stock Market History Since 1928
• Investment Rankings of STARS Issues
• 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
• Neural Fair Value 25 Portfolio- We believe this portfolio of 25 stocks that we deem undervalued will significantly outperform the S&P 500.

Some of the Companies Featured:
Albert-Culver
Allianz
AmerisourceBergen
Apache Corp.
Apollo Group
Archstone-Smith Trust
ATMI Inc.
Citrix Systems
Fairmont Hotels
Forest Laboratories Inc.
Genzyme Corp.
Marathon Oil
Marvell Technology Group
Media General
Mills Corp.
Nalco Holdings
Oracle Corp.
Serono
Sunoco Inc.
Superior Energy Services
U.S. Bancorp
Wachovia Corp.
WD-40 Co.
Wyeth

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