re: investment grade stocks - merry xmas ok - first of all -...

re: investment grade stocks - merry xmas ok - first of all - BEWARE as in the past couple of months companies are starting to profit warn (ie FUN, AVV, GUD, BDS etc...) or sector slowing down (ie property) - so ensure you check that as a lot are fully priced for perfection! Here are a 'few' - not a recommendation to buy any, but a STARTING point to research (Industry order).

CYG Coventry Group Limited
SNL Supply Network Limited
FWD Fleetwood Corporation Limited
BBG Billabong International Limited
GZL Gazal Corporation Limited
AVR Avatar Industries Limited
WAT Waterco Limited
GAP Gale Pacific Limited
AGI Ainsworth Game Technology Limited
ALL Aristocrat Leisure Limited
RCT Reef Casino Trust
SGS Stargames Limited
TAH Tabcorp Holdings Limited
UTB UNiTAB Limited
BRK BreakFree Limited
CCH Club Crocodile Holdings Limited
FLT Flight Centre Limited
HWT Harvey World Travel Limited
JET Jetset Travelworld Ltd
SAQ Sydney Aquarium Limited
ALH Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group
AAU Adcorp Australia Ltd
EMI emitch Limited
BSA Broadcast Services Australia Limited
PBL Publishing and Broadcasting Limited
SBC Southern Cross Broadcasting Ltd
BKR Becker Group Limited
MPH Magna Pacific (Holdings) Limited
NCP News Corporation Ltd (The)
APN APN News and Media Ltd
FXJ John Fairfax Holdings Limited
RUP Rural Press Limited
WAN West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd
CDO Colorado Group Limited
NBL Noni B Limited
JBH JB Hi Fi Limited
DJS David Jones Limited
HWI Housewares International Limited
RCL Repco Corporation Limited
HVN Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd
ANC Angus & Coote (Holdings) Limited
APE AP Eagers Limited
ARP ARB Corporation Limited
CCV Cash Converters International
FAN Fantastic Holdings Limited
REB Rebel Sport Limited
ABB ABB Grain Ltd
AWB AWB Limited
WOW Woolworths Limited
CML Coles Myer Limited
FCL Futuris Corporation Limited
SHV Select Harvests Limited
LNN Lion Nathan Limited
ETW Evans and Tate Limited
MGW McGuigan Simeon Wines Limited
SRP Southcorp Limited
AAC Australian Agricultural Company Limited
FRM Farm Pride Foods Limited
GFD Green's Foods Limited
NFD National Foods Limited
CCL Coca-Cola Amatil Limited
ORG Origin Energy Limited
WOR Worley Group Limited
AMU Amadeus Energy Limited
ARQ Arc Energy Limited
BPT Beach Petroleum Limited
NZO New Zealand Oil & Gas Limited
OSH Oil Search Limited
STU Stuart Petroleum Limited
WPL Woodside Petroleum Limited
CTX Caltex Australia Limited
NAB National Australia Bank Limited
SGB St. George Bank Limited
WBC Westpac Banking Corporation
ADB Adelaide Bank Limited
BEN Bendigo Bank Limited
BOQ Bank of Queensland Limited
ALR Aberdeen Leaders Limited
CDF Commonwealth Diversified Share Fund
CFI Colonial First Private Capital Limited
CIY City Pacific Limited
CVC CVC Limited
EQT Equity Trustees Limited
HHL Hunter Hall International Limited
IFL IOOF Holdings Limited
IWI International Wine Investment Fund (The)
OFM OFM Investment Group Limted
PPT Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd
PSI Pacific Strategic Investments Limited
TGG Templeton Global Growth Fund Ltd
TPX Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited
TRG Treasury Group Limited
RCD Record Investments Limited
ETR Etrade Australia Limited
EZL Euroz Limited
HSC Hudson Securities Corporation Limited
MBL Macquarie Bank Limited
TNL Tolhurst Noall Group Ltd
AFI Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd
AUI Australian United Investment Company Limited
CHO Choiseul Investments Limited
CIN Carlton Investments Limited
DUI Diversified United Investment Limited
HIC Huntley Investment Company Limited
LCP Loftus Capital Partners Limited
MIR Mirrabooka Investments Limited
MLT Milton Corporation Limited
SOL Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. Ltd
WAM WAM Capital Limited
WHF Whitefield Limited
COU Count Financial Limited
DKN Deakin Financial Services Group Limited
SUN Suncorp- Metway Limited
ASX Australian Stock Exchange Limited
IGP Investor Group Limited
SFE SFE Corporation Limited
PMN Promina Group Limited
QBE QBE Insurance Group Limited
RAC Reinsurance Australia Corporation Ltd
APZ Aspen Group Limited
ARA Ariadne Australia Limited
AVJ AVJennings Homes Limited
CPK CP1 Limited
CWP Cedar Woods Properties Limited
FKP FKP Limited
FRI Finbar International Limited
MGM Macquarie Goodman Management Ltd
PAY Payce Consolidated Limited
PBD Port Bouvard Limited
SDG Sunland Group Limited
SRV Servcorp Limited
VWD Villa World Limited
SIG Sigma Company Limited
CMP Compumedics Limited
RMD ResMed Inc.
HSP Healthscope Limited
IVC InvoCare Limited
MAY Mayne Group Limited
RHC Ramsay Health Care Limited
HCN Health Communication Network Limited
PRY Primary Health Care Limited
SHL Sonic Healthcare Limited
ANN Ansell Limited
BKL Blackmores Limited
CLV Clover Corporation Limited
SDI SDI Limited
GRO GroPep Limited
IDT Institute of Drug Technology Aust. Ltd
GWT GWA International Limited
HIL Hills Industries Limited
KOV Korvest Limited
REH Reece Australia Limited
BOL Boom Logistics Limited
CLO Clough Limited
CSH Concept Hire Limited
HWE Henry Walker Eltin Group Limited
MAH Macmahon Holdings Limited
MND Monadelphous Group Limited
PCG PCH Group Limited
RCR RCR Tomlinson Limited
UGL United Group Limited
WTP Watpac Limited
ASB Austal Limited
ICE ICE Corporation Limited
HNG HGL Limited
JYC Joyce Corporation Limited
LMC Lemarne Corporation Limited
WES Wesfarmers Limited
AET Ausmelt Limited
CDX CDS Technologies Limited
CMI CMI Limited
LDW Ludowici Limited
MXI Maxitrans Industries Limited
SDS SDS Corporation Limited
AHS Atlas Group Holdings Limited
ALS Alesco Corporation Limited
COS Cool or Cosy Limited
LCL Lighting Corporation Limited
TAG Tag Pacific Limited
MCP McPherson's Limited
PPR Penfold Buscombe Limited
BCA Baycorp Advantage Limited
CPU Computershare Limited
ABS A.B.C. Learning Centres Limited
CAB Cabcharge Australia Limited
CCP Credit Corp Group Limited
CLH Collection House Limited
COA Coates Hire Limited
DOW Downer EDI Limited
PRG Programmed Maintenance Services Ltd
RBS Roberts Limited
RPC Repcol Limited
SLM Salmat Limited
TSE Transfield Services Limited
CND Candle Australia Limited
CRU Catalyst Recruitment Systems Limited
HJB Hamilton James & Bruce Group Limited
RHD Ross Human Directions Limited
BAX Baxter Group Limited
COF Coffey International Limited
WNZ Waste Management NZ Limited
CXP Corporate Express Australia Limited
AIX Australian Infrastructure Fund
WWA Wridgways Australia Limited
AIZ Air New Zealand Limited
QAN Qantas Airways Limited
AIA Auckland International Airport Limited
MAP Macquarie Airports
MRM Mermaid Marine Australia Limited
TOL Toll Holdings Limited
FTR FTR Holdings Limited
HSN Hansen Technologies Limited
IFM Infomedia Limited
IRI Integrated Research Limited
MYO MYOB Limited
OCL Objective Corporation Limited
RKN Reckon Limited
TNE Technology One Limited
TWO Talent2 International Limited
VCM VeCommerce Limited
ASZ ASG Group Limited
HRD HarvestRoad Limited
HWG Hostworks Group Limited
MLB Melbourne IT Limited
REA Realestate.com.au Limited
TMO Tomato Technologies Ltd
ATZ Allied Technologies Group Limited
HPX HPAL Limited
OKN Oakton Limited
UXC UXC Limited
VGL Volante Group Limited
SEN Senetas Corporation Limited
CDA Codan Limited
WAL Wavenet International Limited
NTC NetComm Limited
KYC Keycorp Limited
RDF Redflex Holdings Limited
AAT Autron Corporation Limited
CLT Cellnet Group Limited
AWC Alumina Limited
CPB Campbell Brothers Limited
NPX Nuplex Industries Limited
ABC Adelaide Brighton Limited
BLD Boral Limited
FBU Fletcher Building Limited
HAN Hanson PLC
JHX James Hardie Industries N.V.
RIN Rinker Group Limited
ORI Orica Limited
AVM Anvil Mining Limited
BHP BHP Billiton Limited
CBH CBH Resources Limited
CEY Centennial Coal Company Limited
CSM Consolidated Minerals Limited
EQM Equatorial Mining Limited
FLX Felix Resources Limited
HDN Haddington Resources Limited
ILU Iluka Resources Limited
JBM Jubilee Mines NL
LIM Lionore Mining International Limited
MCC Macarthur Coal Limited
MCR Mincor Resources NL
MPM MPI Mines Limited
MRE Minara Resources Limited
MTX Metals Exploration Limited
NHC New Hope Corporation Limited
OMH OM Holdings Limited
PEM Perilya Limited
PMM Portman Limited
RIO Rio Tinto Limited
SMS Sims Group Ltd
TOR Ticor Limited
WMR WMC Resources Limited
NUF Nufarm Limited
ANE Auspine Limited
FEA Forest Enterprises Australia Limited
GNS Gunns Limited
GTP Great Southern Plantations Limited
WFL Willmott Forests Limited
AGC Agincourt Resources Limited
BCD Beaconsfield Gold NL
CRS Croesus Mining NL
DOM Dominion Mining Limited
EQI Equigold NL
GRD GRD NL
GRR Grange Resources Limited
IGO Independence Group NL
LEG Legend Mining Limited
NCM Newcrest Mining Limited
NNG Northern Gold NL
OXR Oxiana Limited
TBR Tribune Resources NL
TKR Triako Resources Limited
TRY Troy Resources NL
TTR Tectonic Resources NL
MPI Mark Sensing Limited
PPK Plaspak Group Limited
WDP Wadepack Limited
AQP Aquarius Platinum Limited
ERA Energy Resources of Australia Limited
ZIM Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Limited
SYM Symex Holdings Limited
BSL Bluescope Steel Limited
OST OneSteel Limited
AMM Amcom Telecommunications Limited
MSO Mobilesoft Limited
SOT SP Telemedia Limited
TEL Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited
BBB B Digital Limited
MOB Mobile Innovations Limited
AEN Australian Energy Limited
AGL Australian Gas Light Company (The)
ALN Alinta Limited
APA Australian Pipeline Trust
ENV Envestra Limited