Not asking for much in 2012, help wanted

[billyjoe]

Top 3 for 1/13/12

1. Phoenix--TNH--+2.64%

2. Jiesen---AI----+2.48%

3. Phoenix--SXL--+1.37%


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[billyjoe]

Top 3 for 1/12/12:

1. TraderPlayer--SCCO--+3.12%

2. Jiesen---HHS---+2.33%

3. Deaddog--AIXG--+1.98%


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[billyjoe]

Top 3 for 1/11/12

Deaddog---AIXG-6.92%

TraderPlayer--TNK-4.41%

Peanuts---MBT--3.43%


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[billyjoe]

mimo picks PM and NCV

PM-- Philip Morris International is a holding company. Through its affiliates it manufactures and sells cigarettes and other tobacco products outside the U.S. in 180 countries. Largest markets are in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America , and Canada.

Market cap 134 billion 2.635 of shares are held by 77 ETFs

Dividend is .77qtr. 3.99% steadily rising since .46 on 6/26/08

Disclosure : I own shares in PM


NCV-- Nicholas-Applegate Convertible and Income Fund's goal is to provide total returns through capital appreciation and high current income of covertible securities and non convertible income producing securities.

Market cap is 645 million

Dividend is .095 monthly 11.91% trending down since .125 of 5/21/03 but up since .09 of 11/9/11


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[billyjoe]

Jiesen picks HHS and AI

HHS--Harte-Hanks is a direct marketer and advertising company. They operate in the U.S. and internationally providing data software, direct mail, e-mail, online advertising publications, and printed advertising flyers. They own PennySaver USA.com and TheFlyer.com in Florida and California. They also publish over 950 shopper ad flyers averaging 12,000 per zone.

Capitalization is 560 million with 3.81% held by 36 ETFs

dividend .08 qtr 3.57% up from .006 in 8/30/95


AI--Arlington Asset Investment acquires mortgage related assets issued by Govt. Agencies or with principal and interest guaranteed by the agencies.

Market cap is 147 million with 3.03% held by 16 ETFs

dividend .875 is 16.95% ranging from high of $9.20 share 6/28/04 to low of .35 share 3/29/10


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[billyjoe]

Deaddog picks NLY and AIXG

NLY--Annaly Capital MGT. is a Real Estate Investment Trust (see AGNC)
They invest in Federally backed and guaranteed mortgage securities.

Capitalization is 15.8 billion with 2.12% of shares held in 41 ETFs.

Dividend is .57 Qtr. or 14.01% varying greatly from low of .10 12/28/05 to high of .75 12/24/09


AIXG- Aixtron headquartered in Herzogenrath Germany, provides materials to builders in the semiconductor industry. Compound silicon and organic materials used in displays, lighting, fiber optics, wireless phones, optical equipment etc.

market cap is 1.08 billion with 1.72% shares held in 7 ETFs

Dividend is .838 share 6.11% up from .108 on 5/12/08


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[billyjoe]

TraderPlayerPerson picks SCCO and TNK

SCCO- Southern Copper mines, smelts, and refines copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, lead, and gold in Peru and Mexico. They also are doing extensive exploration in Chile.

Market cap is 26.9 billion with .8% of shares held by 40 ETFs

Dividend is .70 share or 8.76% has been very erratic from low of .022 in 8/13/99 to high of 2.75 on 5/12/06


TNK--Teekay Tankers own oil tankers that they charter at fixed rates and varying rates to take advantage of fluctuations in spot oil price. They also transport natural gas. Currently operating 15 tankers with Marshall Islands registry.

Market cap 253 million with14 ETFs holding 2.91% of shares

Dividend is .15 share 14.71% trending downward from 1.07 share on 12/1/08

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[billyjoe]

Peanuts picks MBT and BWP

MBT- Mobile Telesystems provides cellular communication by voice, voice mail, and messaging to 103 million subscribers in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Armenia.

Market cap is 15.1 bill, 1.46% held in 23 ETFs

Dividend has been .231 share since 4/29/05 currently 6.74%
Low was .016 in 1/2/02



BWP is Boardwalk Pipeline Partners. They operate 14,200 miles of natural gas pipelines and hold storage facilities in 12 states.

Market cap is 4.9 billion with only 203K held in 1 ETF

Dividend .5275, 7.62% steadily on the rise from .36 sh 5/10/06
lowest div. was .179 2/14/06

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[billyjoe]

Riverbabe picks FSC and KMP


FSC--Fifth Street Finance lends and invests in small and medium sized companies usually through private equity sponsors. They hold 1st and 2nd mortgages on investments in the 5-75 million dollar range.

Market cap is 747 million with 21 ETFs holding 3.57% of shares

They pay a monthly div. of .107, 12.4% This payment has been steady for 12 months.


KMP--Kinder Morgan Partners owns 28,000 miles of pipelines and 180 storage facility terminals for natural gas, refined petroleum, crude oil, and carbon dioxide. They also store many coal products and various chemicals.

Market cap is 19 billion with only 5.5 million in shares held in 2 ETFs.

dividend is 1.16 share, 5.56% showing a steady increase since .158 share 10/27/95

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[billyjoe]

Top 3 for today 1/10/12

We've got a racehorse in our midst.

HHS--Jiesen +4.67%

TNK-- TraderPlayerPerson +4.35%

SCCO--TraderPlayerPerson +3.73%


----------billy

[Phoenix7]

With wild swings! I like that

Phoenix picks TNH and SXL

TNH- Terra Nitrogen L.P. produces nitrogen fertilizer : anhydrous ammonia and urea ammonia in Verdigris Oklahoma

Market cap is 3.57 billion with 2 ETFs holding < $1 million in shares

Dividend currently 3.96 or 8.21% with wild swings from .20 in 10/30/02 to 4.84 in 5/12/11


SXL-- Sunoco Logistics Partnership transports and stores crude oil and refined products in 13 states. Three segments of the business are 1. Refined Products Pipeline 2. Terminal Storage (42) and 3. Crude Oil Pipeline Systems

capitalization 3.8 billion

current dividend .413 or 4.55% low was .087 on 5/1/02

-----------billy

Billy "With Wild Swings " ......TRUE TRUE have ya looked at my HIGH RISK STOCK PICKS .......Now that is what U call wild LOL!

[billyjoe]

Phoenix picks TNH and SXL

TNH- Terra Nitrogen L.P. produces nitrogen fertilizer : anhydrous ammonia and urea ammonia in Verdigris Oklahoma

Market cap is 3.57 billion with 2 ETFs holding < $1 million in shares

Dividend currently 3.96 or 8.21% with wild swings from .20 in 10/30/02 to 4.84 in 5/12/11


SXL-- Sunoco Logistics Partnership transports and stores crude oil and refined products in 13 states. Three segments of the business are 1. Refined Products Pipeline 2. Terminal Storage (42) and 3. Crude Oil Pipeline Systems

capitalization 3.8 billion

current dividend .413 or 4.55% low was .087 on 5/1/02

-----------billy

[mimo_100]

mimo,
Since you've been a good contributor and member of the forum since the beginning I'm declaring you the final contestant of this contest.
With the following entry prices:

PM--77.65 Dividend 3.08---3.97%

NCV--9.09 Dividend 1.08--- 11.88%


If it comes down to the finish as a tie , you will be assessed a 1% penalty so the others won't riot.

-------------billy

Fair enough, and thanks for all of your hard work on this! I am preparing a hopfully interesting to everyone report on stock picks for 2012. Coming soon!

[billyjoe]

Can I change it to NCV?

mimo,
Since you've been a good contributor and member of the forum since the beginning I'm declaring you the final contestant of this contest.
With the following entry prices:

PM--77.65 Dividend 3.08---3.97%

NCV--9.09 Dividend 1.08--- 11.88%


If it comes down to the finish as a tie , you will be assessed a 1% penalty so the others won't riot.

-------------billy

[billyjoe]

Doug picks Ed and He.......... correction

IIC picks ED and HE

ED- Consolidated Edison produces, sells and distributes electrical , gas, and steam products in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Various permutations include Con Ed NY, Con Ed Solutions, retail , Con Ed Energy, wholesale, and Con Ed Developement, infrastructure

With market cap at 17.47 billion, 5.6% of shares are held in 78 ETFs

Dividend of .60 qtr 4.03% has seen a slow steady rise since .51 qtr of 8/14/95



HE--Hawaiian Electric is a public utility composed of Hawaiian Electric Light and Maui Electric. They provide power to islands of Oahu, Maui, Lanai, and Molokai. They also have Banking, financial services branches : American Savings Holdings and American Savings Bank.

Capitalized at 2.5 billion, 4% of shares are held in 42 ETFs

Dividend of .31 qtr 4.73% has been unchanged since 2/13/98

-------------billy