CNNMoney valentine picks

CNNMoney has come out with their Valentine day 5 stocks to buy. They have
been doing this since 2002 around first week of February each year. The
article can be found here Five Stocks we Love for 2006.

I did a preliminary analysis of how their Valentine Stocks have performed
over the last 2 years. The results are sketchy and somewhat inconclusive.

For 2005, their 5 stocks have returned an average of 12.21% to date.
However, 2 of the stocks have incurred losses (Paccar and Walgreen) and 1
stock has just about stayed same. Legg Mason has returned over 64% and has
taken the full basket of Valentine Stocks 2005 in positive territory.

For 2004, assuming a 1 year return, their stocks had returned an average of
9.37% till 2/8/2005. But again, 2 stocks incurred losses (Bed Bath and
Beyond; Sysco) and the overall return was positive primarily due to 2 stocks
(Dell and Lennar) returning over 20% each. Now, if you had held on to the 5
stocks to date, their return as of today would only 4.3%.

So, quite inconclusive to make a judgment.

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Re: CNNMoney valentine picks

I would never believe anything that CNN said.
"Good Analyst" <> wrote in message
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> CNNMoney has come out with their Valentine day 5 stocks to buy. They have
> been doing this since 2002 around first week of February each year. The
> article can be found here Five Stocks we Love for 2006.
>
> I did a preliminary analysis of how their Valentine Stocks have performed
> over the last 2 years. The results are sketchy and somewhat inconclusive.
>
> For 2005, their 5 stocks have returned an average of 12.21% to date.
> However, 2 of the stocks have incurred losses (Paccar and Walgreen) and 1
> stock has just about stayed same. Legg Mason has returned over 64% and has
> taken the full basket of Valentine Stocks 2005 in positive territory.
>
> For 2004, assuming a 1 year return, their stocks had returned an average
> of
> 9.37% till 2/8/2005. But again, 2 stocks incurred losses (Bed Bath and
> Beyond; Sysco) and the overall return was positive primarily due to 2
> stocks
> (Dell and Lennar) returning over 20% each. Now, if you had held on to the
> 5
> stocks to date, their return as of today would only 4.3%.
>
> So, quite inconclusive to make a judgment.
>
> www.goodanalyst.com
>
>
>

Re: CNNMoney valentine picks

Good Analyst wrote:
> CNNMoney has come out with their Valentine day 5 stocks to buy. They have
> been doing this since 2002 around first week of February each year. The
> article can be found here Five Stocks we Love for 2006.
>
> I did a preliminary analysis of how their Valentine Stocks have performed
> over the last 2 years. The results are sketchy and somewhat inconclusive.
>
> For 2005, their 5 stocks have returned an average of 12.21% to date.
> However, 2 of the stocks have incurred losses (Paccar and Walgreen) and 1
> stock has just about stayed same. Legg Mason has returned over 64% and has
> taken the full basket of Valentine Stocks 2005 in positive territory.
>
> For 2004, assuming a 1 year return, their stocks had returned an average of
> 9.37% till 2/8/2005. But again, 2 stocks incurred losses (Bed Bath and
> Beyond; Sysco) and the overall return was positive primarily due to 2 stocks
> (Dell and Lennar) returning over 20% each. Now, if you had held on to the 5
> stocks to date, their return as of today would only 4.3%.
>
> So, quite inconclusive to make a judgment.
>
> www.goodanalyst.com

Sketchy and inconculsive seems as much a media trait as not, perhaps
moreover in regarding televised schedules. A distinction information
holds apart from an ambient noise, misinformation in perpetuation
reverberates. Stock picks remind me of bait fish for training
dolphins, rather as an analogy somewhat suited penguins. More
immediate is a dynamic of present conditions, commodities, labor and
consumption, BB Bernanke/Bush, the budget and deficit, or an IYC on
bonds interest effects. Grasping at a translucent shrimp or two from a
bucket full with writhing greenback fry, as one analyst resigned to
write at this time of year, no less atypically apart from fathoming
mire in 'choppy waters'.