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08/20/2004 --- Two Most Recent Blue-Chip Picks Already Beating the Market, Making Profit In Down Market
Eaton Vance Corp. (EV) and Claire's Stores, Inc. (CLE), our two most recent recommendations for our High-Dividend Blue Chip Stock Portfolio are already showing an average gain of 14.1%. The S&P 500 has fallen over the same time span. Both companies reported quarterly earnings this week and both beat analyst estimates, causing the stocks to rise 10.46% & 11.99%, respectively, this week alone.

Making a profit in a down market usually isn't easy, but this portfolio's returns have almost doubled that of the S&P 500 (26.1% per year versus 14.7% for the S&P 500).

08/13/2004 --- Takeover Bid Pushes Stock Up 36.7% In One Day
First National Bankshares of Florida (ticker: FLB) was an attractive takeover candidate when we recommended the stock. On August 2, Fifth Third Bancorp agreed to acquire FLB, sending FLB's stock up 36.7%. To discover other takeover candidates in our Primary Stock Portfolio, subscribe today.

08/07/2004 --- Cimarex Net Income Up 74%, Stock Up 72.6%
On Wednesday, Cimarex Energy Co. reported that net income increased 74% over year-ago net income of $21 million. The company's stock has risen 72.6% after we recommended the company, including a 45.1% increase in the last twelve months. Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with operations focused in Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast areas of the U.S.

06/25/2004 --- Gen-Probe Up 8.1% This Week and Up 275.2% Overall
How Gen-Probe (GPRO) has done for us: +275.2% in the 17 months since our buy signal. Positive things seem to be brewing for this firm. Today's trading volume for Gen-Probe was 4 times above normal, and after-hours trading exceeded a typical full day's worth of trading. Including the after hours trading, the price rose 4.7%. Despite the steady price rise this week (+8.1%), there was no major news story concerning Gen-Probe. Definitely keep an eye on this stock come Monday.

06/25/2004 --- Nearly Half-Way Through the Year, We're Quadrupling the S&P 500's Return
Nearly half-way through the year, our Primary Stock Portfolio is quadrupling the S&P 500's return (12.6% versus 2.4% for the S&P 500). Over the last twelve months, our Primary Stock Portfolio is up 49.9% while the S&P 500 is up only 15.9%. In 2003, our Primary Stock Portfolio was up 55.8%.

05/29/2004 --- S&P Revises Zimmer Outlook from Stable to Positive
On Friday, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook for Zimmer Holdings from "stable" to "positive." Zimmer Holdings Inc. is an orthopedic implant manufacturer that we recommended buying in late 2001. The stock has since risen 168.6% and has helped the Primary Stock Portfolio achieve its 35.2% annual return.

05/29/2004 --- Marine Products Corp. Rises 22.3% this Week & is Up 542.9% Overall
Marine Products Corporation, a boat manufacturer that we recommended buying in the heart of the recession, saw its stock rise 22.3% this week, despite the lack of any major news about the company. Since our "buy" recommendation in 2001, the stock has risen 542.9%.

05/21/2004 --- Zimmer Holdings Inc. Referred to as "Head of the Medical Supplier Class" by IBD
Zimmer Holdings Inc., a company whose stock has risen 163.2% since we released our buy signal for the company, is referred to as the head of the medical supplier class by Investor's Business Daily (IBD). Some of the reasons include a 90% increase in sales, 37% first-quarter earnings growth, and the smooth acquisition of Centerpulse AG. The IBD article about Zimmer can be found here.

04/16/2004 --- Escalon Update: 9.2% Gain This Week Pushes Overall Gain to 62.1% in Less Than a Month
We recommended buying Escalon Medical Corp. (ESMC) less than a month ago and the stock has since gained 62.1% versus the S&P 500's gain of only 1.9%. On the same day that we recommended Escalon, we also recommended Greg Manning Auctions Inc. (GMAI). GMAI has risen 57.5%. That's equivalent to an annualized rate of 31,819.4%.

04/03/2004 --- Annualized Gains: 319.6% versus 41.2%
In only ten trading days, our new Short Term Portfolio is up 6.8% versus 2.6% for the S&P 500. Annualized, those numbers equate to 319.6% and 41.2% respectively. The portfolio is being lead by stocks like Greg Manning Auctions Inc. and Escalon Medical Corp. The stocks of these two companies are up 42.9% and 34.8% in ten trading days.

03/29/2004 --- 33% Gain in Six Trading Days
Updating our note from Saturday, Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. is now up 33.1% in the six trading days after we recommended the stock. Today the firm's stock moved up an additional 15.8%. Escalon Medical has done almost nearly as well. Their stock rose 10.2% today and is now up 31.6% after we recommended the stock on March 19.

03/27/2004 --- 14.9% Gain in Five Trading Days
Two of the stocks in our Short Term Portfolio have already made solid gains in the five trading days since we introduced the portfolio. The first of the two stocks, Greg Manning Auctions, Inc., revised its earnings guidance upwards in anticipation of record breaking third quarter results. The stock is up 14.9% since March 19. The second stock, Escalon Medical, has performed even better (+19.4%).

03/16/2004 --- Zimmer Sold For 697% Gain in Seven and a Half Months.
Today we sold options in Zimmer Holdings for a gain of 697% in seven and a half months. This is the equivalent of a 2,619.8% return per year. Over the same time span, the S&P 500 rose only 11.7%.

03/16/2004 --- Cimarex Sold For 253% Gain in Seven and a Half Months.
Today we sold options in Cimarex Energy for a gain of 253.2% in seven and a half months. This is the equivalent of a 644.8% return per year. Over the same time span, the S&P 500 rose only 11.7%.

03/13/2004 --- Are You Saving Enough? Worksheets for Retirement Calculations
Continuing our series of best investing and personal finance research sites on the Internet, today we've added links to three great tools to assist in retirement planning.

Worksheet 1 (developed by T. Rowe Price) gives a quick estimate of the total amount of money you're likely to need for retirement.

Worksheet 2 (developed by ING.com) also calculates retirement needs. It's a good idea to try out both worksheet 1 and 2 as each has their own methodology and may provide different answers with seemingly equal inputs.

Worksheet 3 (also developed by T. Rowe Price) determines if your retirement assets will last your lifetime.

Click here to see the full list of Internet investment research sites that we recommend.

03/08/2004 --- We've Found the Needle In the Haystack
In today's Wall Street Journal, they listed the companies whose stock prices have increased the most in the last three years and the last twelve months. Of the thousands of U.S. stocks available to invest in, we were able to have the foresight to recommend what would become the 7th best stock in the three year category: CarMax Group.

In the twelve-month category, the 24th best stock was Gen-Probe, a stock that we recommended 14 months ago. The stock has returned 209% for subscribers who invested in the company when we emailed our buy signal.

02/28/2004 --- Marine Products Update: Stock Now Up 413% Since Our Buy Signal.
Marine Products stock rose another 12% this week, increasing the total gain to 413% since our buy signal. On February 17, Marine Products Corp. released their 2003 fourth quarter and full year results. Earnings per share for the quarter increased 51.1 percent over the prior year's fourth quarter.

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