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Where To Invest 2006
 
 Where To Invest Prospects are basically positive: Growth is brisk, corporate profits are climbing, and the Fed hikes are nearly over
 
THE BIG PICTURE
 The Bulls: Pawing And Snorting Rate hikes and oil prices are easing, and profits remain healthy. That bodes well for many stocks
 Fearless Forecaster: The Sage Of Kansas City In calling 2005's equity markets, UMB's William Greiner took the gold
 Fearless Forecasts From The Pros Pooling the insights of 76 investment strategists
 Star Stockpickers Share Their Secrets Whether the Fed overshoots or the broadband revolution moves into full swing, these pros have a way to play it
 Entering The New Year With A Head Of Steam Expect continued economic strength in 2006, unless the housing or oil markets jump the rails
 Guessing Right: A Dogged Dismal Scientist Verizon economist Constantine Soras took home the honors
 What The Seers See What 54 forecasters project for the economy in 2006
 
THE BEST PLAYS
 Online: Where The Growth Is New Media are luring eyeballs and ads -- and the market is betting big on Google and Yahoo!
 Biotech Bets For risk-takers, these companies could bring big payoffs
 Lots of Oomph In Oil And Gas Robust energy demand worldwide should keep profits pumped
 A Pipeline To Profits America's aging infrastructure could be a boon for plenty of companies
 Cashing In On Life Extension Companies that cater to aging Americans face a healthy future
 ETFs: A Better Way To Go Abroad Why savvy global investors are flocking to exchange-traded funds
 Emerging Markets: Beyond The Big Four Egypt, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey are investor-friendly and boast strong growth, too
 
SMART STRATEGIES
 How To Build Your Own Hedge Fund It's surprisingly easy to set up, you can keep costs down, and you won't have to share the profits
 Income Investing: Don't Come Up Empty-Handed It's hard to find fat yields in this arena, but here's a clutch of ideas
 Set A Course For Higher Returns Letting your portfolio drift too far off target can cost you
 All Aboard The Growth Train Mutual funds play up emerging markets, natural resources, and tech
 Mining The Vein Of Great Ideas Patents can clue smart investors in to the Next Big Thing from innovative companies
 Sweet Times For Dealmakers Mergers should accelerate in 2006, with lots of action coming from the financial, energy, and tech industries
 After The Housing Runup Most of the big gains are behind us, but there are still pockets of value
 Hedging Against Inflation Check out gold, commodities, and more
 The Art Of Buying Art Today's market looks awfully inflated. Tread carefully
 
DRILLING INTO THE NUMBERS
 Drilling Into The Numbers Our eight stock screens suit any investment style
 Outlook Scoreboard 2005 (.pdf) The data and projections you need to make informed choices
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What's ahead? Here's the collective wisdom of 54 economists on indicators ranging from growth and profits to oil prices and interest rates
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