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Number of 5-Star Stocks Way, Way Up

With the market down, we've seen a lot more attractively priced stocks.

Haywood Kelly, CFA

Jun 2, 2006

Mentioned: Directv (DTV) , Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (WWY) , Mastercard Inc (MA) , McDonald's Corp (MCD) , Whole Foods Market Inc (WFM) , TJX Companies Inc (TJX) , CDW Corporation (CDWC) , Fastenal Co (FAST) , MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM) , Golden West Financial (GDW)

If you have signed up to receive our 5-Star Stock Updates, you'll have noticed a steady stream of stocks hitting 5-star Morningstar Ratings over the past two weeks.

For most of 2006, we've hovered right around 70 5-star stocks, but as of Thursday, we were up to 135. These include the stocks of some truly outstanding businesses: Wrigley (WWY), Whole Foods (WFMI), Fastenal (FAST), McDonald's (MCD), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), and many others.

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Haywood Kelly, CFA has a position in the following securities mentioned above: MA. Find out about Morningstar’s editorial policies.

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