Not asking for much in 2012, help wanted

[billyjoe]

......and our combined picks final standings

1. Phoenix--------TNH+35.49% SXL+32.74%----+68.23% Outstanding!

2. Louetta----------T +16.45% UVV+11.12%----+27.57%

3. Wooish---------VZ+17.51% NYCB+6.02%-----+23.53%

4.Peanuts---------MBT+28.88% BWP-6.05%-----+22.83%

5. TraderPlayer---SCCO+31.68% TNK-11.53%---+20.15%

6. Mimo------------PM +11.94% NCV+7.48%----+19.42%

7. Riverbabe------FSC+18.91% KMP+.19%-------+19.10%

8. Skiracer---------MO+15.67% DUK+.75%------+16.42%

All the above beat the S&P500's gain of 13.41% this year

9. Billy------------IDE+15.07% SO -2.44%--------+12.63%

10. em26jamie--AGNC+19.66% WPZ-17.48%----+2.18%

11. IIC-------------HE-1.53% ED -6.67%--------- -8.20%

12.Deaddog------NLY -.06% AIXG-10.07%------ -10.13%

13.Jiesen----------AI+17.19% HHS-30.52%----- -13.33%

14. Mr.Market----MLU+14.48% BPT-32.88%---- -18.40%

15. Hags----------ETR-6.74% APL-13.11%------ -19.85%

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

[billyjoe]

Here are the final individual results

1.Phoenix-------TNH 170.45-214.09 +16.86 div+35.49%*
2.Phoenix-------SXL 38.46-49.73+1.32 div.-----+32.74 **
3.TraderPlayer-SCCO 31.57-37.86 +3.71 div.---+31.68 ***
4.Peanuts-------MBT 15.06-18.65 +.76 div.-----+28.88
5.em26jamie--AGNC 28.33-28.90 +5.00 div.---+19.66

6.Riverbabe-----FSC 9.73-10.42 +1.15 div.-----+18.91%
7.Wooish--------VZ 38.54-43.27 +2.02 div.-----+17.51
8.Jiesen---------AI 20.71-20.77 +3.50 div.------+17.19
9.Louetta--------T 30.46-33.71 +1.76 div.------+16.45
10.Skiracer-----MO 28.65-31.44 +1.70 div.-----+15.67

11.Billy---------IDE 15.73-16.39 +1.71 div.------+15.07%
12.Mr.Market--MLU 63.32-44.47+28.02 div.&dist+14.48
13.Mimo--------PM 77.65-83.64+3.28 div.-------+11.94
14.Louetta----UVV 46.68-49.91+1.96 div.-------+11.12
15.Mimo-------NCV 9.09-8.69 +1.08 div.---------+7.48

16.Wooish----NYCB 13.30-13.10+1.00 div.------+6.02%
17.Skiracer----DUK 66.33-63.80+3.03 div.-------+.75
18.Riverbabe---KMP 84.48-79.79 +4.85 div.------+.19
19.Deaddog---NLY 16.10-14.04 +2.05 div.------- -.06
20.IIC-----------HE 26.79-25.14 +1.24 div.------ -1.53

21.Billy---------SO 45.87-42.81+1.94 div.------- -2.44%
22.Peanuts----BWP 28.77-24.90+2.13 div.------ -6.05
23.IIC-----------ED 62.10-55.54 +2.42 div.----- -6.67
24.Hags-------ETR 71.92-63.75 +3.32 div.----- -6.74
25.Deaddog---AIXG 13.81-11.95 +.47 div.----- -10.07

26.TraderPlayer-TNK 3.73-2.90 +.40 div.------ -11.53%
27.Hags---------APL 38.91-31.57 +2.24 div.-- -13.11
28.em26jamie--WPZ 62.77-48.66 +3.14 div.- -17.48
29.Jiesen--------HHS 9.11-5.90 +.43 div.----- -30.52
30.Mr.Market---BPT 115.95-68.54 +9.29 div. -32.88

*Phoenix, here is your first prize http://www.lawgcap.org/media/Ribbon%...achment-v1.htm

** Phoenix, here is your 2nd prize http://www.123rf.com/photo_3924557_3d-silver-star.html

*** TraderPlayer, here is your 3rd prize http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl...w=1280&bih=921

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

[billyjoe]

12/31/12 It's over ! We end on a high note as 29 of 30 of our dividend picks advanced today with 14 gaining more than 1.5%. Was it enough to beat the S&P 500's gain of 13.41% this year? More on that later. Here's what happened today.

1. Mr.Market-----------BPT--+3.50% down 32.88% YTD
2. em26jamie----------WPZ-+2.98% down 17.48% YTD
3. Jiesen----------------AI----+2.72% up 17.19% YTD

4. TraderPlayer---------TNK--+2.47% down 11.53% YTD
5. Riverbabe------------FSC--+2.26% up 18.91% YTD
6. Hags-----------------APL---+2.17% down 13.11% YTD
7. Deaddog------------AIXG--+2.05% down 10.17% YTD

8. Riverbabe-----------KMP---+1.99% up .19% YTD
9. Mimo----------------NCV---+1.88% up 7.48% YTD
10. Hags---------------ETR----+1.87% down 6.74% YTD

11. Jiesen--------------HHS---+1.72% down 30.52% YTD
12. Mr.Market---------MLU----+1.69% up 14.48% YTD
13. TraderPlayer------SCCO---+1.58% up 31.68% YTD
14. IIC------------------HE-----+1.53% down 1.53% YTD

My final swimming total for 2012, a record 163. 601 miles.

Check back for final standings. Who will win the coveted gold star?

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

[billyjoe]

12/28/12 No stocks gained the required 1.5% but Peanuts MBT was the leader with a .98% gain. One day to go.

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

[billyjoe]

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[billyjoe]

Mr.Market, Too late now. The thread ends in 3 days.

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

[mrmarket]

Billy..are you going to change the title of this thread?

[em26jamie]

The wheels kinda came off my best pick here at the end of the year. Maybe this Fiscal Cliff crap is to blame, including the dividend tax hike coming up. Good thing mine is in a Roth IRA.

[billyjoe]

12/27/12 Only 2 trading days left this year as Peanuts MBT tries to pull off a miraculous finish.

Peanuts--MBT-+1.76% up 27.62% YTD


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

[riverbabe]

12/26/12 Only 4 of our 30 picks finished in positive territory today and none qualified for listing with a 1.50% or greater gain.

The good news is I passed the 161 mile mark in swimming this morning with just 2 more swims to go this year.


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

Ditto of Louetta.

[Louetta]

12/26/12 Only 4 of our 30 picks finished in positive territory today and none qualified for listing with a 1.50% or greater gain.

The good news is I passed the 161 mile mark in swimming this morning with just 2 more swims to go this year.

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

Good job on the swimming. And the contest too.

[billyjoe]

12/26/12 Only 4 of our 30 picks finished in positive territory today and none qualified for listing with a 1.50% or greater gain.

The good news is I passed the 161 mile mark in swimming this morning with just 2 more swims to go this year.


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

[billyjoe]

12/24/12 Nothing to report.

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

[billyjoe]

12/23/12 Just a few days left and Phoenix still leads but Trader's SCCO and Peanuts MBT are making their moves. Could a last minute special dividend make the difference? Here are the top 10 as we enter the last full week of trading.

1. Phoenix---------TNH--+36.03%

2. Phoenix---------SXL---+32.81

3. TraderPlayer---SCCO--+30.88

4. Peanuts---------MBT---+27.68

5. em26jamie----AGNC--+23.19

6. Jiesen------------AI----+19.41

7. Riverbabe------FSC----+19.12

8. Wooish----------VZ----+18.29

9. Skiracer---------MO----+17.10

10. Louetta---------T-----+16.32

All great picks outdistancing the S&P 500.

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

[billyjoe]

12/21/12 Only Jiesen bucks the trend.

Jiesen--HHS--+2.89% down 28.76% YTD

----------billy