Expected Returns, October 2006 -- Manifest Investing

Money Ball reminds all of us to carefully consider our growth, profitability and valuation forecasts.

Money Ball reminds all of us to carefully consider our growth, profitability and valuation forecasts.

MSFT is a quality company and an example of natural slowing of growth as companies mature.

LMGTX's broad diversification across industries makes it a good core holding for all but the most risk averse portfolios.

T. Rowe Price Science & Technology tops the list this month.

The highest rated companies are Medtronic, Microsoft, Walgreen and Williams-Sonoma.

Accumulate more shares of this month's Solomon Selection, Microsoft.

Tracking Solomon and the Fool's CAPS.

Quality Legend:
Blue	Excellent with quality greater than 80.
Green	Good with quality between 60 and 80.
Neutral	Average or below average with quality between 20 and 60.
Red	Poor with quality less than 20.
Companies with less than 10 years of history are penalized by 5 points per year.
PAR Legend:
Green	PAR is within the target range of MIPAR +5-10%, currently 5.1%-10.1%
Yellow	PAR is above the target range of MIPAR +10%, currently 10.1%
PAR	Projected Annual Return
MIPAR	The Manifest Investing Median PAR of all stocks in the database.
Company Name Legend:
*	Not covered by Value Line Standard Edition.
b	Uses price-to-book value for valuation purposes.
P/CF	Uses price-to-cash flow for valuation.