A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order

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A.G. EDWARDS 2006 NEST EGG INDEX: STATES, MARKETS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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) A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order Page 4

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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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) A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order Page 5

Keokuk-Fort Madison 319 (99.56)

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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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) A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order Page 6

Ocean Pines 114 (106.50) Salisbury 436(t) (96.11)

–more– 2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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) A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order Page 7

Fargo-Moorhead 397(t) (97.12)

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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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) A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order Page 8

Fallon 394(t) (97.15)

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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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) A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order Page 10

Fremont 190 (103.81)

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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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) A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order Page 11

Gettysburg 68 (108.30)

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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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) A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order Page 12

Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro 303 (99.94)

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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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) A.G. Edwards Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order Page 13

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2006 Nest Egg Index States, Markets in Alphabetical Order 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)

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