These are shares of companies with a history of sound financial performance. These companies display a high level of corporate governance by timely disclosure of their financial statements, regular communication with shareholders and meet minimum requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

These are shares of companies that do not comply with the minimum disclosure and reporting requirements of SEC and NASD. Companies in this category may not have current information available to the public.

These are shares of companies that fail to provide NASD with information.

> 65% Score - NASD BLUE

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< 65% Score - NASD PINK

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< 20% Score - NASD RED

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