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                       Thursday, October 18, 2001
benjamin.rogers@enron.com
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Editor's Picks:
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- Benefits of Direct Investing
- Is Rule Maker a Valid Strategy?
- TMF Select: Three Stock Ideas
- Driving Business Efficiency
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                    Close    Change  %Change

        FOOL 50   1,313.10    -7.40   -0.56%
        DJIA      9,163.22   -69.75   -0.76%
        S&P 500   1,067.84    -9.25   -0.86%
        NASDAQ    1,652.72    +6.38   +0.39%

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DRIP PORT: BENEFITS OF DIRECT INVESTING
  Direct investing plans are great vehicles for building
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RULE MAKER: IS THIS A VALID STRATEGY?
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TMF SELECT: THREE STOCK IDEAS
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FOOL ON THE HILL: DRIVING BUSINESS EFFICIENCY
  Great inventions often improve efficiency. Richard McCaffery
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NEWS: TOP STORIES
  Siebel disappoints, Apple lowers guidance, and Progressive
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