Group Report

We initiated a new position in the Tobacco group, which is currently exhibiting strength across all categories of the GS Scores

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Introducing “Green Wave”…A New Leuthold Thematic Group which focuses on companies offering products, services, and technologies aimed at providing a cleaner environment.

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Many stocks had outperformed in October and were retained in the Select Industries Portfolio, but there were enough sales to build new holding in Reinsurance.

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Proceeds from the sales of the Rails were used to establish a new 8.1% position in “Deep Value” stocks.

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So why do we still hold a position in Airlines? Short answer is: “Opinions are for show,but the numbers are for dough.”   GS Score still rates group high in Attractive zone.

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New group holding established in Life Sciences Tools & Services, a relatively new S&P group that provides products and services to the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries.

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Group deactivations allowed for purchase of two new equity groups: Undervalued & Unloved and Industrial Gases.

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Establishing new Select Industries Equity Portfolio position in Homeland Security, which replaces the deactivated Home Entertainment Software.

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Industrial Metal equities far outpaced both the S&P 500 (up 3.5%) and our Leuthold Materials Sector Index (up 7.0%).

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Group has rated Attractive for the past two months, after bouncing between Neutral and Attractive throughout 2005.

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The weakness in metal equities this month was, in our opinion, mainly driven by a healthy dose of profit taking.

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Reducing exposure to Independent Power Producers in the all equity Select Industries Portfolio. GS Scores still rank group Attractive, but we are concerned about the “spark spread”.

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Proceeds from group reductions were used to establish a new position in Application Software, which is currently one of four Attractively rated Tech groups.

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The Industrial Metals equity group was up a whopping 11.7% in September versus a 0.7% gain for the S&P 500 and a 4.0% gain for the Leuthold Materials Sector.

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Adding new 6% holding in Biotech stocks, replacing holdings from Distillers & Vintners as well as Fertilizers & Ag Chemicals (both groups deactivated).

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Taking off with a flight on the Airlines. Added this contrarian play as a 5% portfolio holding. Group Selection Scores moved this group to Attractive in September, and most Airlines have made real progress reducing operating costs.

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The YTD performance of the Industrial Metals equity group is particularly impressive when you consider that the group was down 13.7% through mid-May.

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Metal equities broke out above their trendline near the end of May, and have continued to rally since.

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We may be nearing a crossroads with our long-term holding in the Industrial Metals equities group.

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Buying new position in Railroad stocks, to replace deactivated Steel and Agricultural Product groups.

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