SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2005

MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2006     BARRON'S COVER Week of January 2 Cereal Thriller by Lawrence C. Strauss Cover Story: Kellogg's commitment to building its brands -- and its profits -- has been paying off, but Wall Street isn't biting. Why there's lots of snap, crackle and pop left in these unloved shares. An Unapologetic Alarmist by Sandra Ward Welcome Home, Soldier by Jim McTague MORE THIS WEEK'S MAGAZINE THE TRADER  Kissing Your Sister by Michael Santoli That's how investors felt after the flat stock market of '05. INTERNATIONAL TRADER - ASIA Pacific Overtures by Leslie P. Norton INTERNATIONAL TRADER - EUROPE These Dogs Do Hunt by Vito J. Racanelli MORE MARKETS TECHNOLOGY TRADER  My Report Card by Bill Alpert A hypothetical portfolio of picks and pans would have gained 14% in 2005. The good calls -- and the bad. PLUGGED IN In 2005, Thin Was In, and Everyone Googled Google by Mark Veverka ELECTRONIC INVESTOR Word on the Street by Kathy Yakal MORE TECHNOLOGY King Kongs Face a Fight by Erin A Arvedlund Barclays iShares and State Street's streetTracks are the 800-pound gorillas of the ETF industry. But wannabe rivals are doing some chest-pounding of their own. FUND OF INFORMATION Betting on a Return to Normalcy by Jack Willoughby MORE FUNDS/Q&A UP AND DOWN WALL STREET  Hold the Bubbly by Alan Abelson Why the coming of 2006 may not be cause for celebration. What the four-year presidential cycle foretells for the stock market. SPEAKING OF DIVIDENDS Cashing In by Shirley A. Lazo BALANCING THE BOOKS