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S&P's The Outlook - March 15, 2006
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Publication Date: 15-MAR-06
Pages: 12
Format: PDF
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    In this Issue:
    • Crisis in the Making-A survey by the Federal Reserve shows that Americans are not saving enough for a comfortable retirement.
    • STARS Status: Changes in S&P analysts' STARS rankings for March 6 through March 10.
    • Three Favored ADRs of Chinese Companies- To get a piece of China, S&P analysts recommend purchase of these issues in the oil & gas and telecom areas.
    • High-Yielding Dividend Aristocrats- We recently launched an index that tracks the performance of 50 long-term dividend payers. Some of these stocks are also attractive for capital gains, in our opinion.
    • AT&T/BellSouth Merger Dials Wrong Number- After these two telecommunications giants announced merger plans, S&P downgraded AT&T to sell.
    • Funds with Consistently Good Performance- S&P's semiannual scorecard spotlights mutual funds that remain in the top half of their class over rolling five-year periods.
    • 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 Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio is highlighted this week.
    • The Case for Movado- We think this watch retailer is well positioned to gain market share with its strategy of offering a spectrum of mostly upscale brands.

    Some of the Companies Featured:
    Accenture Ltd.
    Affordable Residential Communities
    Aflac Inc.
    Ameriprise Financial
    AT&T Inc.
    Ballard Power Systems
    Bayer AG
    CarrAmerica Realty
    Centex Corp.
    Chubb Corp.
    CNOOC Ltd.
    Commerce Bancorp
    Cree Inc.
    DreamWorks Animation
    Federated Investors
    NRG Energy Inc.
    Pain Therapeutics
    Phelps Dodge
    SanDisk Corp.
    Take-Two Interactive Software
    The Children's Place

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