Wall Street to Main Street: News, Views and Commentary: April 18, 2006

It's Tuesday April 18, 2006, and the big news on thecollege.
geopolitical front is the arrival of Chinese President HuTom thank you for the email, here are three
Jintao.companies that you may want to look at they are
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We introduced thousands of Wall Street to Mainto high school students that are applying for college,
Street subscribers to the Elder Statesman ofthey take them from the beginning to the end of
Emerging Growth Investment Writers, Larry Oakleythe process to help them realize their goals. Now the
of as he touched on Peru Copper (AMEX: CUP). Youreason that we mention this is because according to
will find Larry Oakley's take on various growtha company press release, they are re-launching their
companies every Monday on Wall Street to Maindirect marketing campaign at the level that they
Street.were at during their height when the stock traded in
Political Frontthe mid $2 range and was doing $18 million a year in
Chinese President Hu Jintao is set to arrive in therevenue, the stock is trading at just 8 cents. The last
United States today and part of his journey includeson the list would be Educate, Inc (NASDAQ: EEEE)
a meeting will billionaire and founder of Microsoftthe company with well known brands such as the
(NASDAQ: MSFT) Bill Gates as well as with theSylvan Learning Center and Hooked on Phonics, the
powers that be at Boeing (NYSE: BA). China juststock closed at $8.19 on Monday and has a 52-week
made a substantial purchase from Boeing, whichhigh of $17.11.
raised their sales projections by a large margin.The bottom line is that colleges are getting a lot
The meeting with Bill Gates may entail both softwarepickier in regards to the number of admissions they
piracy and the growth of Lenovo here in the Unitedaccept, even the smaller colleges are turning away
States.applicants, so these three companies stand to benefit
Now President Hu's visit has not come without itsfrom the children of the Boomer Nation applying to
controversy as protest surround his visit to Seattle,colleges in record numbers and being turned down in
Washington. Taiwanese-Americans are calling on Chinarecord numbers.
to let the island of Taiwan make its own decisionWe cannot stress enough that investors need to do
about whether to rejoin the mainland while Tibetanstheir due diligence, call the companies, get the
are seeking independence for their homeland.information, consult with your investment advisor and
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We received an email from one of our readerssubject to change without notice. NAMC may at
listeners Tom from Seattle, Washington, he wantedtimes hold a position in the companies that it
to ask what plays may be in the educational field asfeatures, in these cases appropriate disclosure is
the class of 2006 high school students set off tomade.