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A.G. EDWARDS 2006 NEST EGG INDEX:

STATES, MARKETS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Alabama |46 (89.63) |

|Daphne-Fairhope |276 (100.62) |

|Huntsville |371 (97.84) |

|Alaska |16 (103.80) |

|Anchorage |96(t) (107.01) |

|Fairbanks |380(t) (97.44) |

|Juneau |25 (113.36) |

|Ketchikan |158(t) (104.74) |

|Kodiak |221 (102.72) |

|Arizona |30 (98.49) |

|Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale |248 (101.82) |

|Prescott |357 (98.21) |

|Tucson |491 (94.70) |

|Arkansas |48 (87.22) |

|California |27 (99.32) |

|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana |443 (95.92) |

|Napa |55(t) (109.40) |

|Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura |20 (113.98) |

|Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge |388(t) (97.28) |

|Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario |482 (94.93) |

|Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville |374 (97.65) |

|Salinas |231(t) (102.40) |

|San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos |282 (100.50) |

|San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont |9 (116.42) |

|San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara |3 (125.93) |

|San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles |207 (103.23) |

|Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta |113 (106.55) |

|Santa Cruz-Watsonville |32 (111.48) |

|Santa Rosa-Petaluma |53 (109.55) |

|Truckee-Grass Valley |35 (111.18) |

|Vallejo-Fairfield |186(t) (103.88) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Colorado |10 (106.20) |

|Boulder |23 (113.58) |

|Canon City |453(t) (95.65) |

|Colorado Springs |171(t) (104.26) |

|Denver-Aurora |47 (109.91) |

|Durango |229 (102.52) |

|Edwards |10 (116.24) |

|Fort Collins-Loveland |75(t) (108.03) |

|Grand Junction |385(t) (97.30) |

|Greeley |286(t) (100.38) |

|Montrose |394(t) (97.15) |

|Silverthorne |26 (113.23) |

|Connecticut |2 (114.37) |

|Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |2 (126.20) |

|Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford |19 (114.07) |

|New Haven-Milford |99 (106.95) |

|Norwich-New London |21 (113.65) |

|Torrington |4 (120.85) |

|Willimantic |115 (106.44) |

|Delaware |7 (108.95) |

|Dover |285 (100.39) |

|Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington |63 (108.78) |

|Seaford |136 (105.50) |

|Florida |33 (97.47) |

|Daytona Beach-Deltona-Ormond Beach |366 (97.93) |

|Fort Myers-Cape Coral |135 (105.51) |

|Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie |213 (103.07) |

|Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin |323 (99.36) |

|Homosassa Springs |351(t) (98.51) |

|Jacksonville |356 (98.31) |

|Key West-Marathon |185 (103.89) |

|Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay |246 (101.94) |

|Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach |471 (95.20) |

|Naples-Marco Island |15 (114.76) |

|Ocala |463(t) (95.38) |

|Orlando |367 (97.91) |

|Palm Coast |83 (107.65) |

|Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent |470 (95.21) |

|Punta Gorda |121 (106.03) |

|Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice |106(t) (106.73) |

|Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater |379 (97.47) |

|The Villages |270 (101.24) |

|Vero Beach |139 (105.40) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Georgia |35(t) (96.82) |

|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta |123 (105.92) |

|Gainesville |359(t) (98.05) |

|Warner Robins |465 (95.37) |

|Hawaii |13 (104.86) |

|Hilo |435 (96.12) |

|Honolulu |93 (107.14) |

|Kahului-Wailuku |158(t) (104.74) |

|Kapaa |259 (101.40) |

|Idaho |29 (98.61) |

|Blackfoot |376 (97.58) |

|Boise City-Nampa |243 (102.05) |

|Coeur d’Alene |305 (99.87) |

|Idaho Falls |242 (102.14) |

|Lewiston |487(t) (94.81) |

|Pocatello |453(t) (95.65) |

|Illinois |11 (105.93) |

|Bloomington-Normal |101 (106.88) |

|Canton |344(t) (98.69) |

|Centralia |391 (97.25) |

|Champaign-Urbana |384 (97.31) |

|Chicago-Naperville-Joliet |62 (108.83) |

|Davenport-Moline-Rock Island |197 (103.62) |

|Decatur |325(t) (99.33) |

|Dixon |146 (105.16) |

|Effingham |149 (105.06) |

|Freeport |205(t) (103.29) |

|Galesburg |320 (99.55) |

|Jacksonville |335 (98.95) |

|Kankakee-Bradley |200 (103.51) |

|Lincoln |250 (101.80) |

|Marion-Herrin |444(t) (95.86) |

|Mount Vernon |409 (96.87) |

|Ottawa-Streator |124 (105.91) |

|Peoria |133 (105.68) |

|Pontiac |134 (105.65) |

|Quincy |306 (99.86) |

|Rochelle |55(t) (109.40) |

|Rockford |141 (105.35) |

|Springfield |108 (106.70) |

|Sterling |192 (103.79) |

|Taylorville |284 (100.42) |

|Indiana |17 (103.55) |

|Anderson |288 (100.32) |

|Angola |70 (108.22) |

|Auburn |61 (108.88) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Indiana (Cont’d) |17 (103.55) |

|Bedford |312(t) (99.70) |

|Columbus |94(t) (107.11) |

|Connersville |279 (100.53) |

|Crawfordsville |194 (103.73) |

|Decatur |157 (104.75) |

|Elkhart-Goshen |120 (106.11) |

|Evansville |261 (101.38) |

|Fort Wayne |148 (105.09) |

|Frankfort |254 (101.69) |

|Greensburg |202 (103.46) |

|Huntington |151 (104.89) |

|Indianapolis |142 (105.32) |

|Jasper |96(t) (107.01) |

|Kendallville |130(t) (105.74) |

|Kokomo |137 (105.49) |

|Lafayette |375 (97.61) |

|Logansport |216 (102.95) |

|Madison |267 (101.29) |

|Marion |344(t) (98.69) |

|Michigan City-La Porte |165 (104.64) |

|Muncie |449 (95.79) |

|New Castle |205(t) (103.29) |

|North Vernon |263 (101.35) |

|Peru |252 (101.76) |

|Plymouth |128 (105.82) |

|Richmond |417 (96.69) |

|Scottsburg |451 (95.73) |

|Seymour |256 (101.55) |

|South Bend-Mishawaka |188 (103.87) |

|Terre Haute |436(t) (96.11) |

|Wabash |174(t) (104.24) |

|Warsaw |85 (107.59) |

|Washington |317 (99.58) |

|Iowa |21 (103.00) |

|Ames |365 (97.95) |

|Boone |143 (105.30) |

|Burlington |257(t) (101.51) |

|Cedar Rapids |66 (108.44) |

|Clinton |304 (99.89) |

|Davenport-Moline-Rock Island |197 (103.62) |

|Des Moines |79 (107.93) |

|Dubuque |145 (105.17) |

|Fort Dodge |331 (99.12) |

|Iowa City |316 (99.63) |

|Keokuk-Fort Madison |319 (99.56) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Iowa (Cont’d) |21 (103.00) |

|Marshalltown |264 (101.34) |

|Mason City |280 (100.52) |

|Muscatine |154 (104.85) |

|Newton |155 (104.81) |

|Omaha-Council Bluffs |249 (101.81) |

|Oskaloosa |346(t) (98.62) |

|Ottumwa |494 (94.68) |

|Pella |138 (105.44) |

|Sioux City |308 (99.77) |

|Spencer |322 (99.38) |

|Spirit Lake |71 (108.15) |

|Storm Lake |363 (97.98) |

|Waterloo-Cedar Falls |265(t) (101.30) |

|Kansas |22 (102.80) |

|Atchison |448 (95.80) |

|Dodge City |429 (96.31) |

|Garden City |419(t) (96.63) |

|Great Bend |442 (95.95) |

|Hays |441 (95.96) |

|Hutchinson |348(t) (98.54) |

|Kansas City |91 (107.18) |

|Lawrence |477 (95.05) |

|McPherson |125 (105.88) |

|Salina |298(t) (100.07) |

|Topeka |177 (104.23) |

|Wichita |230 (102.47) |

|Winfield |444(t) (95.86) |

|Kentucky |41 (92.94) |

|Elizabethtown |472(t) (95.10) |

|Frankfort |342 (98.73) |

|Lexington-Fayette |447 (95.81) |

|Louisville |260 (101.39) |

|Owensboro |432 (96.22) |

|Paducah |478 (95.02) |

|Louisiana |49 (87.03) |

|Maine |28 (98.98) |

|Augusta-Waterville |446 (95.83) |

|Portland-South Portland-Biddeford |127 (105.84) |

|Rockland |238(t) (102.16) |

|Maryland |4 (112.28) |

|Baltimore-Towson |60 (108.93) |

|Easton |37 (110.71) |

|Hagerstown-Martinsburg |341 (98.75) |

|Lexington Park |24 (113.49) |

|Ocean Pines |114 (106.50) |

|Salisbury |436(t) (96.11) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Massachusetts |5 (111.77) |

|Barnstable Town |6 (117.73) |

|Boston-Cambridge-Quincy |13 (115.17) |

|Pittsfield |224(t) (102.67) |

|Providence-New Bedford-Fall River |169(t) (104.29) |

|Springfield |292 (100.22) |

|Worcester |51 (109.65) |

|Michigan |9 (107.13) |

|Adrian |39 (110.62) |

|Allegan |29 (112.45) |

|Alma |291 (100.23) |

|Alpena |293 (100.13) |

|Ann Arbor |41 (110.29) |

|Battle Creek |271(t) (101.13) |

|Bay City |180 (104.13) |

|Benton Harbor-Niles |245 (101.95) |

|Big Rapids |418 (96.64) |

|Cadillac |314 (99.68) |

|Coldwater |189 (103.86) |

|Detroit-Warren-Livonia |42 (110.27) |

|Escanaba |211 (103.11) |

|Flint |227 (102.59) |

|Grand Rapids-Wyoming |78 (107.94) |

|Holland-Grand Haven |7 (117.14) |

|Iron Mountain |214 (103.02) |

|Jackson |86 (107.47) |

|Kalamazoo-Portage |228 (102.55) |

|Lansing-East Lansing |156 (104.76) |

|Marquette |350 (98.53) |

|Midland |52 (109.60) |

|Monroe |22 (113.60) |

|Muskegon-Norton Shores |219 (102.77) |

|Owosso |109 (106.67) |

|Saginaw-Bay City-Midland |278 (100.55) |

|Sault Ste. Marie |458 (95.57) |

|Sturgis |217 (102.86) |

|Traverse City |43 (110.18) |

|Minnesota |3 (113.46) |

|Albert Lea |168 (104.33) |

|Alexandria |122 (105.94) |

|Austin |160(t) (104.71) |

|Bemidji |377 (97.53) |

|Brainerd |117(t) (106.22) |

|Duluth-Superior |275 (100.70) |

|Fairmont |222 (102.69) |

|Fargo-Moorhead |397(t) (97.12) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Minnesota (Cont’d) |3 (113.46) |

|Faribault-Northfield |18 (114.33) |

|Fergus Falls |160(t) (104.71) |

|Hutchinson |36 (110.89) |

|Mankato-North Mankato |162(t) (104.66) |

|Marshall |251 (101.79) |

|Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington |5 (117.83) |

|New Ulm |69 (108.28) |

|Owatonna |30 (112.01) |

|Red Wing |17 (114.58) |

|Rochester |12 (115.39) |

|St. Cloud |112 (106.57) |

|Willmar |89 (107.36) |

|Winona |231(t) (102.40) |

|Worthington |269 (101.26) |

|Mississippi |50 (85.94) |

|Missouri |24 (100.70) |

|Branson |414 (96.73) |

|Cape Girardeau-Jackson |410 (96.85) |

|Columbia |461 (95.48) |

|Hannibal |406 (96.96) |

|Jefferson City |199 (103.53) |

|Joplin |499 (94.60) |

|Kansas City |91 (107.18) |

|Mexico |475(t) (95.08) |

|Sedalia |497(t) (94.61) |

|Springfield |434 (96.13) |

|St. Joseph |388(t) (97.28) |

|St. Louis |100 (106.92) |

|Montana |39 (94.30) |

|Billings |362 (98.02) |

|Bozeman |358 (98.14) |

|Helena |301(t) (100.02) |

|Kalispell |372 (97.80) |

|Nebraska |34 (96.99) |

|Beatrice |496 (94.62) |

|Columbus |332 (99.11) |

|Fremont |483 (94.88) |

|Grand Island |497(t) (94.61) |

|Hastings |475(t) (95.08) |

|Lincoln |388(t) (97.28) |

|Omaha-Council Bluffs |249 (101.81) |

|Nevada |26 (99.56) |

|Elko |294(t) (100.12) |

|Carson City |277 (100.61) |

|Fallon |394(t) (97.15) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Nevada (Cont’d) |26 (99.56) |

|Gardnerville Ranchos |14 (115.04) |

|Las Vegas-Paradise |339(t) (98.76) |

|Pahrump |452 (95.72) |

|Reno-Sparks |226 (102.59) |

|New Hampshire |6 (110.78) |

|Claremont |166 (104.63) |

|Concord |57 (109.39) |

|Keene |169(t) (104.29) |

|Laconia |72 (108.14) |

|Lebanon |174(t) (104.24) |

|Manchester-Nashua |31 (111.56) |

|New Jersey |1 (114.55) |

|Atlantic City |271(t) (101.13) |

|Ocean City |81 (107.86) |

|Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington |63 (108.78) |

|Trenton-Ewing |11 (115.60) |

|Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton |484 (94.87) |

|New Mexico |43 (91.94) |

|Albuquerque |422(t) (96.53) |

|Los Alamos |1 (134.31) |

|Santa Fe |183 (103.91) |

|New York |38 (95.65) |

|Albany-Schenectady-Troy |208 (103.20) |

|Auburn |289 (100.30) |

|Batavia |203 (103.39) |

|Binghamton |430 (96.24) |

|Buffalo-Niagara Falls |268 (101.28) |

|Corning |403 (97.08) |

|Elmira |422(t) (96.53) |

|Glens Falls |247 (101.90) |

|Hudson |147 (105.11) |

|Ithaca |489 (94.80) |

|Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia |463(t) (95.38) |

|Kingston |110 (106.65) |

|New York |255 (101.64) |

|Olean |436(t) (96.11) |

|Oneonta |480(t) (94.94) |

|Plattsburgh |373 (97.74) |

|Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown |45 (109.99) |

|Rochester |117(t) (106.22) |

|Seneca Falls |333 (99.06) |

|Syracuse |286(t) (100.38) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|North Carolina |31 (97.72) |

|Albemarle |393 (97.17) |

|Asheville |348(t) (98.54) |

|Brevard |209 (103.16) |

|Burlington |412 (96.80) |

|Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord |173 (104.25) |

|Durham |351(t) (98.51) |

|Greensboro-High Point |361 (98.04) |

|Hickory-Lenoir- Morganton |396 (97.13) |

|Kill Devil Hills |111 (106.63) |

|Lincolnton |253 (101.72) |

|Morehead City |236 (102.28) |

|Raleigh-Cary |77 (107.99) |

|Salisbury |416 (96.70) |

|Sanford |354 (98.45) |

|Southern Pines-Pinehurst |132 (105.70) |

|Statesville-Mooresville |223 (102.68) |

|Thomasville-Lexington |402 (97.10) |

|Wilmington |294(t) (100.12) |

|Winston-Salem |301(t) (100.02) |

|North Dakota |37 (96.26) |

|Bismarck |212 (103.08) |

|Dickinson |472(t) (95.10) |

|Fargo-Moorhead |397(t) (97.12) |

|Grand Forks |480(t) (94.94) |

|Jamestown |456 (95.60) |

|Minot |492(t) (94.69) |

|Wahpeton |324 (99.34) |

|Ohio |23 (101.75) |

|Akron |162(t) (104.66) |

|Ashland |237 (102.26) |

|Ashtabula |378 (97.52) |

|Bellefontaine |220 (102.74) |

|Bucyrus |397(t) (97.12) |

|Canton-Massillon |231(t) (102.40) |

|Celina |75(t) (108.03) |

|Chillicothe |400(t) (97.11) |

|Cincinnati-Middletown |152 (104.87) |

|Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor |182 (103.98) |

|Columbus |238(t) (102.16) |

|Coshocton |424 (96.51) |

|Dayton |244 (101.99) |

|Defiance |104 (106.82) |

|East Liverpool-Salem |392 (97.20) |

|Findlay |140 (105.38) |

|Fremont |190 (103.81) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Ohio (Cont’d) |23 (101.75) |

|Greenville |215 (102.98) |

|Lima |370 (97.85) |

|Mansfield |309(t) (99.75) |

|Marion |318 (99.57) |

|Mount Vernon |238(t) (102.16) |

|New Philadelphia-Dover |368(t) (97.88) |

|Norwalk |273 (101.08) |

|Parkersburg-Marietta |436(t) (96.11) |

|Sandusky |144 (105.20) |

|Sidney |105 (106.77) |

|Springfield |274 (100.92) |

|Tiffin |297 (100.08) |

|Toledo |330 (99.15) |

|Urbana |179 (104.16) |

|Van Wert |204 (103.38) |

|Wapakoneta |90 (107.35) |

|Washington |397(t) (97.12) |

|Wilmington |328 (99.29) |

|Wooster |186(t) (103.88) |

|Youngstown-Warren-Boardman |327 (99.31) |

|Zanesville |407 (96.92) |

|Oklahoma |47 (87.91) |

|Oregon |25 (100.05) |

|Albany-Lebanon |411 (96.82) |

|Astoria |440 (95.99) |

|Bend |167 (104.61) |

|Brookings |490 (94.79) |

|Corvallis |309(t) (99.75) |

|Eugene-Springfield |467 (95.34) |

|Hood River |315 (99.64) |

|Medford |329 (99.20) |

|Pendleton-Hermiston |495 (94.66) |

|Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton |153 (104.86) |

|Prineville |462 (95.39) |

|Roseburg |492(t) (94.69) |

|Salem |325(t) (99.33) |

|Pennsylvania |20 (103.19) |

|Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton |67 (108.33) |

|Bloomsberg-Berwick |321 (99.39) |

|Bradford |469 (95.27) |

|Chambersburg |171(t) (104.26) |

|DuBois |479 (94.96) |

|East Stroudsburg |46 (109.97) |

|Erie |382 (97.39) |

|Gettysburg |68 (108.30) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Pennsylvania (Cont’d) |20 (103.19) |

|Harrisburg-Carlisle |102 (106.87) |

|Huntingdon |433 (96.20) |

|Lancaster |48 (109.76) |

|Lebanon |106(t) (106.73) |

|Lewisburg |191 (103.80 ) |

|Lewiston |485(t) (94.84) |

|Meadville |404 (97.07) |

|New Castle |353 (98.49) |

|Oil City |466 (95.35) |

|Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington |63 (108.78) |

|Pittsburgh |234 (102.38) |

|Pottsville |380(t) (97.44) |

|Reading |82 (107.72) |

|Sayre |364 (97.96) |

|Scranton-Wilkes-Barre |383 (97.33) |

|Selinsgrove |283 (100.44) |

|Somerset |485(t) (94.84) |

|St. Marys |196 (103.66) |

|Sunbury |487(t) (94.81) |

|Warren |311 (99.73) |

|Williamsport |385(t) (97.30) |

|York-Hanover |58 (109.35) |

|Rhode Island |18 (103.49) |

|Providence-New Bedford-Fall River |169 (104.29) |

|South Carolina |40 (94.16) |

|Anderson |474 (95.09) |

|Charleston-North Charleston |460 (95.50) |

|Columbia |427 (96.34) |

|Georgetown |355 (98.43) |

|Greenville |419(t) (96.63) |

|Hilton Head Island-Beaufort |103 (106.83) |

|Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach |431 (96.23) |

|Seneca |408 (96.90) |

|Spartanburg |500 (94.58) |

|South Dakota |35(t) (96.82) |

|Aberdeen |413 (96.79) |

|Pierre |201 (103.48) |

|Rapid City |359(t) (98.05) |

|Sioux Falls |178 (104.20) |

|Watertown |338 (98.81) |

|Yankton |385(t) (97.30) |

|Tennessee |42 (92.50) |

|Columbia |428 (96.32) |

|Knoxville |405 (96.97) |

|Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro |303 (99.94) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|Texas |44 (91.85) |

|Austin-Round Rock |415 (96.72) |

|Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington |343 (98.72) |

|Granbury |257(t) (101.51) |

|Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land |455 (95.63) |

|Utah |14 (104.32) |

|Brigham City |150 (104.93) |

|Heber |28 (112.78) |

|Logan |425(t) (96.45) |

|Ogden-Clearfield |65 (108.45) |

|Provo-Orem |224(t) (102.67) |

|Salt Lake City |116 (106.43) |

|St. George |307 (99.84) |

|Vermont |19 (103.38) |

|Barre |210 (103.14) |

|Bennington |241 (102.15) |

|Burlington-South Burlington |80 (107.92) |

|Rutland |334 (98.99) |

|Virginia |12 (105.42) |

|Charlottesville |184 (103.90) |

|Harrisonburg |457 (95.58) |

|Lynchburg |368(t) (97.88) |

|Richmond |181 (104.05) |

|Roanoke |312(t) (99.70) |

|Staunton-Waynesboro |294(t) (100.12) |

|Winchester |300 (100.04) |

|Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News |337 (98.85) |

|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria |8 (117.11) |

|Washington |15 (108.84) |

|Bellingham |336 (98.89) |

|Bremerton-Silverdale |119 (106.12) |

|Centralia |468 (95.30) |

|Longview |425(t) (96.45) |

|Mount Vernon-Anacortes |174(t) (104.24) |

|Oak Harbor |94(t) (107.11) |

|Olympia |130(t) (105.74) |

|Port Angeles |281 (100.51) |

|Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton |153 (104.86) |

|Richland-Kennewick-Pasco |193 (103.77) |

|Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue |73(t) (108.60) |

|Shelton |262 (101.37) |

|Spokane |450 (95.75) |

|Walla Walla |459 (95.52) |

|Wenatchee |346(t) (98.62) |

|Washington, D.C. |8 (117.11) |

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|States, Markets in Alphabetical Order |2006 Nest Egg Index Rank (Rating)|

|West Virginia |45 (90.33) |

|Hagerstown-Martinsburg |341 (98.75) |

|Parkersburg-Marietta |436(t) (96.11) |

|Wisconsin |8 (107.29) |

|Appleton |16 (114.66) |

|Baraboo |88 (107.44) |

|Beaver Dam |50 (109.68) |

|Duluth-Superior |275 (100.70) |

|Eau Claire |218 (102.79) |

|Fond du Lac |44 (110.13) |

|Green Bay |59 (109.01) |

|Janesville |92 (107.16) |

|La Crosse |198 (103.54) |

|Madison |64 (108.67) |

|Manitowoc |49 (109.70) |

|Marinette |265(t) (101.30) |

|Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis |98 (106.99) |

|Menomonie |298(t) (100.07) |

|Merrill |164 (104.65) |

|Monroe |73(t) (108.06) |

|Oshkosh-Neenah |87 (107.45) |

|Platteville |290 (100.26) |

|Racine |40 (110.40) |

|Sheboygan |38 (110.70) |

|Stevens Point |84 (107.64) |

|Watertown-Fort Atkinson |34 (111.32) |

|Wausau |33 (111.40) |

|Whitewater |54 (109.53) |

|Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield |126 (105.86) |

|Wyoming |32 (97.68) |

|Casper |421 (96.62) |

|Cheyenne |339(t) (98.76) |

|Evanston |235 (102.36) |

|Gillette |129 (105.75) |

|Jackson |27 (112.86) |

|Rock Springs |195 (103.68) |

|Sheridan |400(t) (97.11) |

How We Do Business

A.G. Edwards generally acts as a broker-dealer but may act as an investment advisor on designated accounts, and the firm’s obligations will vary with the role it plays. When working with clients, the firm generally acts as a broker-dealer unless specifically indicated in writing. To better understand the differences between brokerage and advisory services, please consult “Important Information About Your Relationship With A.G. Edwards” on disclosures.

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A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.

Member SIPC

September 2006

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