In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Reed Elsevier (RUK) and Universal Forest Products, Inc (UFPI). A USD 100 investment in RUK on 4 January 2002 would have been worth USD 286.29 on 29 May 2015; a USD 100 investment in UFPI on 4 January 2002 would have been worth USD 287.88 on 29 May 2015; and a USD 100 investment in the PM40 on 4 January 2002 would have been worth USD 336.80 on 29 May 2015.

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Reed Elsevier (RUK) is a NYSE traded ADR. Their Web site is reedelsevier.com.

Universal Forest Products, Inc (UFPI) is an NASDAQ traded company. Their Web site is ufpi.com.