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2005/6/21-22 [Finance/Investment] UID:38228 Activity:moderate
6/21    How aggressive are you in your stock portfolio?
        \_ so aggressive that i quit jobs just so i can
           put all my 401k into Iras so I can buy individual stocks
        \_ very aggressive with my own money.  more conservative managing my
           mom and my girlfriend's money.  while their holdings are beating
           \_ My company's 401k has an option to buy individual stocks myself
              instead of mutual funds.  But I chose a mutual fund anyway.
        \_ very aggressive with my own money.  more conservative managing
           mom and my girlfriend.  while their holdings are beating
           the market, mine have been hitting home runs since oct 2002, when
           I regrouped after the bubble.
           \_ So what are your 'home run' picks past and present?
             \_ gains or losses > 30%
                homeruns:
                crxl    8/03    ~       540%
                nvda    10/02   11/02   66%
                bby     11/02   12/02   31%
                hele    11/02   10/03   123%
                hele    11/02   11/03   123%
                utsi    3/03    9/03    91%
                gric    3/03    5/03    75%
                fosl    5/03    6/04    111%
                vip     8/03    10/03   46%
                tlk     8/03    10/03   40%
                cyd     7/03    11/03   277%
                ivan    9/03    10/03   95%
                arlc    10/03   2/04    132%
                ach     10/03   1/04    55%
                bhp     11/03   5/05    47%
                mbt     11/03   4/04    75%
                rio     7/04    ~       84%
                pbr     12/04   ~       31%
                crxl    8/03    ~       540%
                ifn     11/03   ~       47%
                eurox   11/03   ~       55%
                maptx   11/03   ~       35%

                strikeouts
                ysp.ca  11/03   12/03   -44%
                cyd     11/03   11/04   -48%
                utsi    12/03   11/04   -53%
                nxg     2/04    6/04    -30%
                asx     2/04    11/04   -35%
                spil    2/04    6/04    -33%

                current holdings - held for some time:
                held for some time:
                crxl, rio, pbr, tsm, mbt, rtp, ifn, mchfx, epp
                macsc, eurox, mjfox, maptx, tavix, dvy, bjbix
                macsx, eurox, mjfox, maptx, tavix, dvy, bjbix

                current holdings - bought in the last 2 months:
                recent buys (few days to 2 months)
                desc, nile, sgtl, atyt, mot, snda, tm, fdx, vz
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