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2009 Transaction Overview

After transaction costs, the total return in the portfolio for 2009 was 36%. The dividend yield received on the account was 5.26%, with the dividend accounting for 16.14% of the total change in the account value. I am open to questions about the rational for selecting a particular stock at a given time during 2009.

As you will notice, my best investment for 2009 was Helmerich & Payne (HP) with a 16% gain using 49% of the portfolio. The worst investment was American National Insurance (ANAT) which lost 22% with 23% of the portfolio. The best gain from the Nasdaq 100 Watch List was Pharmaceutical Products (PPDI) with a gain of 9.78% using 26.71% of the portfolio. Three trades Hythiam (HYTM), Evotec (EVTC) and YRCW(YRCW) were pure speculations with minor portions of the portfolio. The losses of HYTM and EVTC were easily offset by the gains of YRCW. As I've said many times before, gold and silver stocks act as perpetual options on the price of the precious metal. My postions in Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) and Hecla Mining (HL) were attempts to participate in the run-up in the metals. Each of the transaction with HL and AEM were completed within a month.

Symbol Close Date % Gain/Loss % of Portfolio
AEM 2/4/2009 4.51% 20.28%
HL 2/5/2009 -23.78% 4.55%
ANAT 2/23/2009 -22.57% 23.61%
SYY 2/23/2009 -6.69% 30.33%
HP 3/26/2009 16.06% 49.00%
MO 6/5/2009 13.22% 48.33%
VIVO 6/12/2009 13.71% 49.64%
CAH 7/30/2009 8.53% 27.32%
PPDI 8/5/2009 9.78% 26.71%
EVTC 9/16/2009 -5.90% 1.60%
HYTM 9/23/2009 -42.31% 0.53%
YRCW 9/24/2009 37.27% 1.37%
MO 10/9/2009 -2.10% 55.40%
BOH 10/23/2009 8.60% 50.13%
CEPH 11/2/2009 0.23% 26.70%
WTR 12/11/2009 5.31% 21.07%
NWN 12/11/2009 5.91% 27.25%
CAH 12/30/2009 0.93% 25.61%
My investment style is in no way an endorsement of the way to invest your money. All recommendations on which stocks to consider buying are listed as Investment Observations. I'm glad to hear your thoughts, questions and comments.
-Touc