CSFB's highly ranked research product gives our correspondents an edge over their competition.

This is not the condensed research many e-brokers offer to their online customers. We offer full-scale analysis and reports on the industry's late-breaking news and opinions from one of Wall Street's most preeminent investment banking firms.

The combination of CSFB's and DLJ's top-ranked analysts equates to one of the most powerful research products in the industry:

• Ranked #1 (weighted for asset size) in the Greenwich Associates Research Survey released May 1, 2001
• More Institutional Investor All-America Research Team Members than any other Wall Street firm
• Ranked #1 in the European Institutional Investor Survey released February 8, 2001
• Ranked within the top 3 in Reuters Survey of Fund Managers and Corporations

AllStarView Research Reports

Each subscriber enjoys online access to AllStarView, a comprehensive inventory of late-breaking updates and archived reports.

Click on the thumbnails to view sample reports.

• First Edition - U.S. equities morning meeting highlights
• Focus List - U.S. equities core recommendations. Key criteria for inclusion are: undervalued strategic franchises, longer-term potential, appropriate macroeconomic exposure, and significant overall undervaluation
• Industry/Sector Reports - Traditional industry/sector full-text reports
• Equity Strategy Daily - Daily U.S. equities highlights
• Health Care Daily Rounds - Late-breaking events and news in the health care sector
• Tech Daily - Late-breaking events and news in the technology sector
• Environmental Week in Review - News and highlights in the environment sector
• Investment Strategy by Tom Galvin - U.S. equities portfolio strategy and market commentary
• U.S. Economics by Neal Soss - Comments and opinion based on leading economic indicators
• Canadian First Edition - Canadian equities morning meeting highlights
• Coverage List - Complete list of all covered securities

Dedicated Ridge Clearing Research Liaison Group

• Distribution of First Edition morning meeting highlights, via fax or e-mail before the market opens
• Distribution of intraday research reports
• Alerts of upcoming conference calls conducted by CSFB analysts and companies' senior management
• Announcements of Focus List changes
• Addressing specific stock-/industry-related questions from subscribers by interacting with CSFB's Research Liaisons
• Administering subscription process and subscriber database (sign-ups, forgotten passwords, etc.)
• Assisting subscribers with AllStarView web site navigation

Conferences

• Invitation to industry conferences and Annual Research Subscriber Conference