diff --git a/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb b/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
index b5fbf87a..15ded4a9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
@@ -3,21 +3,12 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
   SECONDS_PER_DAY = 86400;
 
   helper :todos, :projects, :recurring_todos
-  append_before_filter :init
+  append_before_filter :init, :except => :index
 
   def index
     @page_title = t('stats.index_title')
-
-    @first_action = current_user.todos.reorder("created_at ASC").first
-    tag_ids = Stats::UserTagsQuery.new(current_user).result.map(&:id)
-    @tags_count = tag_ids.size
-    @unique_tags_count = tag_ids.uniq.size
     @hidden_contexts = current_user.contexts.hidden
-    @actions = Stats::Actions.new(current_user)
-
-    get_stats_contexts
-    get_stats_projects
-    get_stats_tags
+    @stats = Stats::IndexPage.new(current_user)
   end
   
   def actions_done_last12months_data
@@ -384,43 +375,6 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     @cut_off_year = 12.months.ago.beginning_of_day
     @cut_off_year_plus3 = 15.months.ago.beginning_of_day
     @cut_off_month = 1.month.ago.beginning_of_day
-    @cut_off_3months = 3.months.ago.beginning_of_day
-  end
-
-  def get_stats_contexts
-    @actions_per_context = Stats::TopContextsQuery.new(current_user, :limit => 5).result
-    @running_actions_per_context = Stats::TopContextsQuery.new(current_user, :limit => 5, :running => true).result
-
-    @context_charts = %w{
-      context_total_actions_data
-      context_running_actions_data
-    }.map do |action|
-      Stats::Chart.new(action, :height => 325)
-    end
-  end
-
-  def get_stats_projects
-    @projects_and_actions = Stats::TopProjectsQuery.new(current_user).result
-    @projects_and_actions_last30days = Stats::TopProjectsQuery.new(current_user, @cut_off_month).result
-
-    # get the first 10 projects and their running time (creation date versus
-    # now())
-    @projects_and_runtime = current_user.projects.find_by_sql(
-      "SELECT id, name, created_at "+
-        "FROM projects "+
-        "WHERE state='active' "+
-        "AND user_id=#{current_user.id} "+
-        "ORDER BY created_at ASC "+
-        "LIMIT 10"
-    )
-  end
-
-  def get_stats_tags
-    tags = Stats::TagCloudQuery.new(current_user).result
-    @tag_cloud = Stats::TagCloud.new(tags)
-
-    tags = Stats::TagCloudQuery.new(current_user, @cut_off_3months).result
-    @tag_cloud_90days = Stats::TagCloud.new(tags)
   end
 
   def get_ids_from (actions, week_from, week_to, at_end)
diff --git a/app/models/stats/contexts.rb b/app/models/stats/contexts.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1aa04e38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/stats/contexts.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module Stats
+  class Contexts
+
+    attr_reader :user
+    def initialize(user)
+      @user = user
+    end
+
+    def actions
+      @actions ||= Stats::TopContextsQuery.new(user, :limit => 5).result
+    end
+
+    def running_actions
+      @running_actions ||= Stats::TopContextsQuery.new(user, :limit => 5, :running => true).result
+    end
+
+    def charts
+      @charts = %w{
+        context_total_actions_data
+        context_running_actions_data
+      }.map do |action|
+        Stats::Chart.new(action, :height => 325)
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/stats/index_page.rb b/app/models/stats/index_page.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fabe7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/stats/index_page.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+module Stats
+  class IndexPage
+
+    attr_reader :user
+    def initialize(user)
+      @user = user
+    end
+
+    def actions
+      @actions ||= Stats::Actions.new(user)
+    end
+
+    def totals
+      @totals ||= Stats::Totals.new(user)
+    end
+
+    def projects
+      @projects ||= Stats::Projects.new(user)
+    end
+
+    def contexts
+      @contexts ||= Stats::Contexts.new(user)
+    end
+
+    def tag_cloud
+      unless @tag_cloud
+        tags = Stats::TagCloudQuery.new(user).result
+        @tag_cloud = Stats::TagCloud.new(tags)
+      end
+      @tag_cloud
+    end
+
+    def tag_cloud_90days
+      unless @tag_cloud_90days
+        cutoff = 3.months.ago.beginning_of_day
+        tags = Stats::TagCloudQuery.new(user, cutoff).result
+        @tag_cloud_90days = Stats::TagCloud.new(tags)
+      end
+      @tag_cloud_90days
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/stats/projects.rb b/app/models/stats/projects.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45b437f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/stats/projects.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module Stats
+  class Projects
+
+    attr_reader :user
+    def initialize(user)
+      @user = user
+    end
+
+    def runtime
+      @runtime ||= user.projects.active.order('created_at ASC').limit(10)
+    end
+
+    def actions
+      @actions ||= Stats::TopProjectsQuery.new(user).result
+    end
+
+    def actions_last30days
+      @actions_last30days ||= Stats::TopProjectsQuery.new(user, 1.month.ago.beginning_of_day).result
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/stats/top_contexts_query.rb b/app/models/stats/top_contexts_query.rb
index 69a5e9e9..d47abfb1 100644
--- a/app/models/stats/top_contexts_query.rb
+++ b/app/models/stats/top_contexts_query.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Get action count for the top 5 contexts
-# If initialized with :running, then only active
+# Get action count for the top n contexts (default: all)
+# If initialized with :running => true, then only active
 # and visible contexts will be included.
 module Stats
   class TopContextsQuery
diff --git a/app/models/stats/totals.rb b/app/models/stats/totals.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a80f8e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/stats/totals.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+module Stats
+  class Totals
+
+    attr_reader :user
+    def initialize(user)
+      @user = user
+    end
+
+    def empty?
+      actions.empty?
+    end
+
+    def tags
+      @tags ||= tag_ids.size
+    end
+
+    def unique_tags
+      @unique_tags ||= tag_ids.uniq.size
+    end
+
+    def first_action_at
+      first_action.created_at if first_action
+    end
+
+    def projects
+      user.projects.count
+    end
+
+    def active_projects
+      user.projects.active.count
+    end
+
+    def hidden_projects
+      user.projects.hidden.count
+    end
+
+    def completed_projects
+      user.projects.completed.count
+    end
+
+    def contexts
+      user.contexts.count
+    end
+
+    def visible_contexts
+      user.contexts.active.count
+    end
+
+    def hidden_contexts
+      user.contexts.hidden.count
+    end
+
+    def all_actions
+      actions.count
+    end
+
+    def completed_actions
+      actions.completed.count
+    end
+
+    def incomplete_actions
+      actions.not_completed.count
+    end
+
+    def deferred_actions
+      actions.deferred.count
+    end
+
+    def blocked_actions
+      actions.blocked.count
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def actions
+      user.todos
+    end
+
+    def first_action
+      @first_action ||= user.todos.reorder("created_at ASC").first
+    end
+
+    def tag_ids
+      @tag_ids ||= Stats::UserTagsQuery.new(user).result.map(&:id)
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/stats/_contexts.html.erb b/app/views/stats/_contexts.html.erb
index 1bd8e419..2f9502e1 100755
--- a/app/views/stats/_contexts.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/stats/_contexts.html.erb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-<% @context_charts.each do |chart| %><%=
+<% contexts.charts.each do |chart| %><%=
     render :partial => 'chart', :locals => {:chart => chart}
 -%><% end %>
 
 <br style="clear:both">
 
-<%= render :partial => 'contexts_list', :locals => {:contexts => @actions_per_context, :key => 'contexts'} -%>
+<%= render :partial => 'contexts_list', :locals => {:contexts => contexts.actions, :key => 'contexts'} -%>
+
+<%= render :partial => 'contexts_list', :locals => {:contexts => contexts.running_actions, :key => 'visible_contexts_with_incomplete_actions'} -%>
 
-<%= render :partial => 'contexts_list', :locals => {:contexts => @running_actions_per_context, :key => 'visible_contexts_with_incomplete_actions'} -%>
diff --git a/app/views/stats/_projects.html.erb b/app/views/stats/_projects.html.erb
index 5b2d6de3..918fc128 100755
--- a/app/views/stats/_projects.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/stats/_projects.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<%= render :partial => 'projects_list', :locals => {:projects => @projects_and_actions, :key => 'projects', :n => :count} -%>
+<%= render :partial => 'projects_list', :locals => {:projects => projects.actions, :key => 'projects', :n => :count} -%>
 
-<%= render :partial => 'projects_list', :locals => {:projects => @projects_and_actions_last30days, :key => 'projects_30days', :n => :count} -%>
+<%= render :partial => 'projects_list', :locals => {:projects => projects.actions_last30days, :key => 'projects_30days', :n => :count} -%>
 
-<%= render :partial => 'projects_list', :locals => {:projects => @projects_and_runtime, :key => 'longrunning', :n => :age_in_days} -%>
+<%= render :partial => 'projects_list', :locals => {:projects => projects.runtime, :key => 'longrunning', :n => :age_in_days} -%>
 
diff --git a/app/views/stats/_totals.html.erb b/app/views/stats/_totals.html.erb
index 4d2dac0c..7962ad49 100755
--- a/app/views/stats/_totals.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/stats/_totals.html.erb
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
-<p><%= t('stats.totals_project_count', :count => current_user.projects.count) %>
-  <%= t('stats.totals_active_project_count', :count => current_user.projects.active.count) %>,
-  <%= t('stats.totals_hidden_project_count', :count => current_user.projects.hidden.count) %>
-  <%= t('stats.totals_completed_project_count', :count => current_user.projects.completed.count) %></p>
+<p><%= t('stats.totals_project_count', :count => totals.projects) %>
+  <%= t('stats.totals_active_project_count', :count => totals.active_projects) %>,
+  <%= t('stats.totals_hidden_project_count', :count => totals.hidden_projects) %>
+  <%= t('stats.totals_completed_project_count', :count => totals.completed_projects) %></p>
 
-<p><%= t('stats.totals_context_count', :count => current_user.contexts.count ) %>
-<%= t('stats.totals_visible_context_count', :count => current_user.contexts.active.count) %>
-<%= t('stats.totals_hidden_context_count', :count => current_user.contexts.hidden.count) %>
+<p><%= t('stats.totals_context_count', :count => totals.contexts) %>
+<%= t('stats.totals_visible_context_count', :count => totals.visible_contexts) %>
+<%= t('stats.totals_hidden_context_count', :count => totals.hidden_contexts) %>
 
-<% unless current_user.todos.empty? -%>
-<p><%= t('stats.totals_first_action', :date => format_date(@first_action.created_at)) %>
-<%= t('stats.totals_action_count', :count => current_user.todos.count) %>,
-<%= t('stats.totals_actions_completed', :count => current_user.todos.completed.count) %>
+<% unless totals.empty? -%>
+<p><%= t('stats.totals_first_action', :date => format_date(totals.first_action_at)) %>
+<%= t('stats.totals_action_count', :count => totals.all_actions) %>,
+<%= t('stats.totals_actions_completed', :count => totals.completed_actions) %>
 
-<p><%= t('stats.totals_incomplete_actions', :count => current_user.todos.not_completed.count) %>
-<%= t('stats.totals_deferred_actions', :count => current_user.todos.deferred.count) %>
-<%= t('stats.totals_blocked_actions', :count => current_user.todos.blocked.count) %>
+<p><%= t('stats.totals_incomplete_actions', :count => totals.incomplete_actions) %>
+<%= t('stats.totals_deferred_actions', :count => totals.deferred_actions) %>
+<%= t('stats.totals_blocked_actions', :count => totals.blocked_actions) %>
 </p>
 
-<p><%= t('stats.totals_tag_count', :count => @tags_count) %>
-  <%= t('stats.totals_unique_tags', :count => @unique_tags_count) %>
+<p><%= t('stats.totals_tag_count', :count => totals.tags) %>
+  <%= t('stats.totals_unique_tags', :count => totals.unique_tags) %>
 <% end -%>
 
diff --git a/app/views/stats/index.html.erb b/app/views/stats/index.html.erb
index cd3704cc..44c4f458 100755
--- a/app/views/stats/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/stats/index.html.erb
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 <div class="stats_content">
   <h2><%= t('stats.totals') %></h2>
 
-  <%= render :partial => 'totals' -%>
+  <%= render :partial => 'totals', :locals => {:totals => @stats.totals} -%>
 
   <% unless current_user.todos.empty? -%>
 
     <h2><%= t('stats.actions') %></h2>
-    <%= render :partial => 'actions', :locals => {:actions => @actions} -%>
+    <%= render :partial => 'actions', :locals => {:actions => @stats.actions} -%>
 
     <h2><%= t('stats.contexts') %></h2>
-    <%= render :partial => 'contexts' -%>
+    <%= render :partial => 'contexts', :locals => {:contexts => @stats.contexts} -%>
 
     <h2><%= t('stats.projects') %></h2>
-    <%= render :partial => 'projects' -%>
+    <%= render :partial => 'projects', :locals => {:projects => @stats.projects} -%>
 
     <h2><%= t('stats.tags') %></h2>
-    <%= render :partial => 'tags', :locals => {:tag_cloud => @tag_cloud, :key => ''} -%>
-    <%= render :partial => 'tags', :locals => {:tag_cloud => @tag_cloud_90days, :key => '_90days'} -%>
+    <%= render :partial => 'tags', :locals => {:tag_cloud => @stats.tag_cloud, :key => ''} -%>
+    <%= render :partial => 'tags', :locals => {:tag_cloud => @stats.tag_cloud_90days, :key => '_90days'} -%>
 
   <% else -%>