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<html> <head> <title>Welcome to Charles Schwab Stock Research</title> <meta name="keywords" content="stock research"> <base href="http://www.charles-schwab.com/">  </head> <body bgcolor="#004284" text="#000000"> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td><MAP NAME="FrontPageMap0"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="4, 2, 51, 15" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/Exec/gotrade" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="53, 2, 150, 15" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,532,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="154, 2, 186, 15" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/0,4414,500,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="189, 2, 247, 15" HREF="http://www.myschwab.com/" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="250, 2, 306, 15" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,778,00.html" TARGET="_top"></MAP><img src="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/topNav/brands/PersistentBrand.GIF" border="0" width="363" height="51" usemap="#FrontPageMap0"> </td> <td><a href="http://promo.schwabon.com/AR003/AR003Home.asp?SRC=CEZ" target="_top"><img src="/images/Ad57.GIF" border="0" width="237" height="51"></a> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tr> <td><MAP NAME="FrontPageMap1"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="3, 0, 102, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,506,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="105, 0, 166, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,501,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="170, 0, 295, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,502,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="299, 0, 383, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,503,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="387, 0, 474, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,504,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="478, 0, 597, 18" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/SNLibrary/SNLib122/SN122mainMiniHome/0,4525,505,00.html" TARGET="_top"></MAP><img src="/images/Nav1Inv.GIF" width="600" height="22" imageid="2372" usemap="#FrontPageMap1"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#336699" height="5"><MAP NAME="FrontPageMap2"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="3, 5, 99, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,520,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="183, 5, 292, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,522,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="294, 5, 414, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,523,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="416, 5, 474, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,524,00.html" TARGET="_top"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="476, 5, 561, 19" HREF="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,525,00.html" TARGET="_top"></MAP><img src="/images/Nav2InvShp.GIF" width="600" height="21" imageid="2395" usemap="#FrontPageMap2"> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="85%" bgcolor="#99CCCC" bordercolor="#0000A0"> <tr> <td align="center"><h2 align="center"><font size="6">Stock Research</font></h2> <blockquote> <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica">Charles Schwab brokerage Service offers you access to a dedicated team of Online stock trading Specialists who understand your special stock research investing needs as an option trader. They can: Provide prompt, efficient order execution on even your most complex orders stock research through Charles Schwab's advanced order execution technology. Help you structure strategies based on your investment objectives. Use the most advanced information retrieval systems and technology available to give you the very latest news, research and investment information concisely analyzed and tailored to your research investing needs.</font></p> </blockquote> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.charles-schwab.com/cs4/schwab/">stock market option research</a><br> <a href="http://www.charles-schwab.com/cs4/charles_schwab/">small cap stock research</a><br> <a href="http://www.charles-schwab.com/cs4/charles_schwab.com/">free stock research</a></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">For 25 years, Charles Schwab has worked hard to demystify investing and empower individual research investors, providing them with the tools, access, and information they need to become better investors. With its singular focus on customer service, Charles Schwab's mission is to provide the most useful and ethical financial services in the world.</font></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.schwab-online.com/cs5/charles_schwaab/">stock research report</a><br> <a href="http://www.schwab-online.com/cs5/charles_schwabb/">internet stock research</a></p> <p align="left">" Charles Schwab is dedicated to continually making improvements to the company's Web site to optimize our customer's experience," said Martha Deevy, senior vice president of marketing for Charles Schwab's Electronic brokerage Enterprise. "Our team focuses on providing robust content, features and functionality that our customers need."</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.schwab-online.com/cs5/online_brokerage/">penny stock research</a><br> <a href="http://www.charles-schwab.com/cs4/www.schwab.com/">stock research group</a></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">Charles Schwab has long been a leader in the discount research brokerage business. Through the outstanding execution of a single idea - low-cost stock transactions without sales pressure or conflict of interest -  Then, with the creation of the Mutual Fund Marketplace, Charles Schwab created its ground breaking mutual fund supermarket, making it easy and economical to invest in mutual funds. Next, it pioneered the delivery of financial services through multiple points of access (on the Internet, in-person at more than 300 branches, or interactively by telephone day or night).</font></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.charles-schwab.com/cs4/online_broker/">stock research site</a><br> <a href="http://www.charles-schwab.com/cs4/discount_broker/">canadian stock research</a></p> <p align="left"><font size="3"> -- Schwab & Co., Inc., the nation's largest brokerage firm, today announced the company received first place in two out of four categories of Money magazine's survey of the Best On-line brokerages.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">Money pointed out that for more wealthy investors who qualify for Schwab's three-tiered Signature Services offering, they can expect to receive benefits such as a dedicated toll-free number for phone help and free online brokerage research; access to a select team of brokerages; a special-handling desk for large block trades and options; after-hours help from personal brokerages; and unlimited free research reports via the Web, fax and mail.  Signature Services Gold and Platinum clients are also eligible to buy shares in selected IPOs.</font></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.schwab-online.com/images/HomepageLogo.gif" alt="stock research" width="162" height="28"></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">Schwab's investment forums -- part of its online Community effort, are designed to educate online investors and make the Web a more intuitive experience -- enable customers and visitors alike to participate in live, interactive discussions with renowned on-line investments experts and business leaders, who cover industry trends, investments strategies and market developments. Mr. Burnham is among many high-profile financial pundits who have participated in Schwab's on-line investments forums, including Susan Karp, investment author; Ken Shea, vice president of Standard & Poor's Equity Research & Services, among others.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Schwab on-line investors transact over $6 billion in securities through </font><a href="http://www.schwab.com"><font size="3">http://www.schwab.com</font></a><font size="3"> each week</font></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://www.schwab-online.com/cs5/stock_quote/">best stock research</a><br> <a href="http://www.charles-schwab.com/cs4/stock_market_quote/">research old stock</a><br> <a href="http://www.schwab-online.com/cs5/stock/">real time stock research</a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>A referral program for financial planning and investment services</strong></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="3">If your financial situation is becoming more complex or you no longer have the time to properly manage your portfolio, you may benefit from the <em>services</em> of an advisor who can manage your <em>investments</em> or develop a customized financial plan. 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With the creation of the Mutual Fund Marketplace, Charles Schwab created its ground breaking mutual fund supermarket, making it easy and economical to invest in mutual funds</font></p> <h4 align="center"><font size="4">for all your </font><a href="http://www.charles-schwab.com/quotes/stock_research/"><font size="4"><strong>online stock research</strong></font></a><font size="4"><strong> </strong>see </font><a href="http://www.schwab.com/"><font size="4">Charles Schwab Website</font></a></h4> <h6 align="center"><a href="http://www.schwab-online.com/cs5/stock_research/"><font size="1"><strong>stock research</strong></font></a></h6> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div> <p> </p> <hr width="70%"> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.schwab-online.com">Home</a> | <a href="http://www.myschwab.com/">MySchwab</a> | <a href="http://www.schwab.com/SchwabNOW/navigation/mainFrameSet/0,4528,778,00.html">Contact Us</a> | <a 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