Now that more than half the year is behind us, I thought it would be interesting to look at my top 5 performers through July 31, 2008. As dismal as the stock market has been this year, there are still some bright spots. One bright spot is that my top five performers have all achieved double-digit positive total returns since I owned them and positive returns in 2008. Here they are with comments:

 

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Sam Cass
Sam_Cass

Good picks but I'm curious to see your bottom 5.

Posted: Aug 19, 2008

Author/Submitter Response:

I will post the bottom 5 tomorrow.

Sam Cass
Sam_Cass

I meant to ask, what criteria do you use to screen your stocks? I supposed there is an explanation on your site but wondering if you could summarize in a few short sentences.

Posted: Aug 19, 2008

Author/Submitter Response:

I do pre-screen that compares dividend income with a hypothetical MMA. If it passes the prescreen it goes through the entire gauntlet - looking at the stocks Fair Value, Dividend Analytical Data and Dividend Income vs. MMA. Take a look at today's analysis of Chevron and the attached pdf.

http://www.dividends4life.com/2008/08/stock-analysis-chevron-corporation-cvx.html

Best Wishes,
D4L



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