July 2001 Stock Picks

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JULY 2001 STOCK PICKS
Stock Name	SYM	Exch.	Sector	Industry	Date Picked	Pick Price (per share)
Port Financial Corp.	PORT	NASD	Financial	S&Ls\Savings Bank	7/13/01	$21.0000
Novastar Financial Inc.	NFI	NYSE	Services	Real Estate Operations	7/20/01	$8.39

Port Financial Corp. is a stock holding company that owns all of the capital stock of Cambridgeport Bank. (Ticker: PORT; Exch: NASD; 7/13/01 Price: $21.00/shr.)

STOCK'S CORE STRENGTHS

Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.) . . . Return on Equity: 5.48%

Profitability (12 Mo.) . . . Profit Margin: 11.40%

Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.) . . . Revenue: 24.87%

. . . EPS: 34.16%

. . . Price: 63.04%

PE & EPS (12 Mo.) . . . Price/Earnings: 21.39

. . . Earnings/Share: 1.23

STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 07/13/01 - 07/12/02: 85.99%

STOCK'S 48-MONTH GAIN (07/13/01 - 07/13/05) GAIN: N.A. (DELISTED PRIOR TO 07/13/05)

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Novastar Financial Inc. is an investor in mortgage assets, with a focus on non-conforming mortgage loans. (Ticker: NFI; Exch: NYSE; 7/20/01 Price: $8.39/shr.)

STOCK'S CORE STRENGTHS

Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.) . . . Return on Equity: 22.91%

Profitability (12 Mo.) . . . Profit Margin: 56.49%

Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.) . . . Revenue: -32.64%

. . . EPS: NA

. . . Price: 325.45%

PE & EPS (12 Mo.) . . . Price/Earnings: 7.02

. . . Earnings/Share: 2.50

STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 07/20/01 - 07/19/02: 182.81%

STOCK'S 48-MONTH GAIN (07/20/01 - 07/20/05) GAIN: 1,712.10%
($6.86 sh. - $124.31 sh.)

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