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		<title>Wild Couple of Weeks</title>
		<link>http://blog.firebones.com/2008/01/25/wild-couple-of-weeks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One Asian and European mini-crash, a monster fed cut, and one stimulus package later, here&#8217;s the carnage for my 2008 contest picks: down -11.05%, and in second place.  Of  the collective picks in the contest, only one stock&#8212;that blue chip of widows and orphans, PetMed Express Inc (PETS)&#8212;is up a stunning 3.14%.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One Asian and European mini-crash, a monster fed cut, and one stimulus package later, here&#8217;s the carnage for my <a href="http://blog.firebones.com/2008/01/08/my-2008-family-stock-contest-picks/">2008 contest picks</a>: down -11.05%, and in second place.  Of  the collective picks in the contest, only one stock&mdash;that blue chip of widows and orphans, PetMed Express Inc (PETS)&mdash;is up a stunning 3.14%.  On my own picks, my best two&mdash;Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) and Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD)&mdash;are down just a couple of percent.</p>
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		<title>My 2008 Family Stock Contest Picks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here were my 2008 stock picks for this year&#8217;s family stock contest.  We take the closing price on 12/31/2007, so the current streak of eight straight losing days for the NASDAQ put us all in a big hole.



Stock
Starting Price
YTD


Berkshire Hatha Class B Ord Shs
 		4736.00
-6.78%


Mindray Medical International Ltd
 		42.97

-8.03%


PowerShares Water Resource Portfolio
 		21.40

-6.45%


Buffalo Wild [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here were my 2008 stock picks for this year&#8217;s <a href="http://blog.firebones.com/2008/01/07/recap-of-2007-family-stock-picking-contest/">family stock contest</a>.  We take the closing price on 12/31/2007, so the current streak of eight straight losing days for the NASDAQ put us all in a big hole.</p>
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<td>Stock</td>
<td>Starting Price</td>
<td>YTD</td>
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<td>Berkshire Hatha Class B Ord Shs</td>
<td> 		4736.00</td>
<td>-6.78%</td>
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<tr>
<td>Mindray Medical International Ltd</td>
<td> 		42.97</td>
<td>
-8.03%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PowerShares Water Resource Portfolio</td>
<td> 		21.40</td>
<td>
-6.45%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Buffalo Wild Wings Inc</td>
<td> 		23.22</td>
<td>-7.97%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mueller Water Products Series A Ord Shs</td>
<td> 		9.52</td>
<td>
-10.82%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Central European Distribution Corp</td>
<td> 		58.08</td>
<td>-5.35%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp</td>
<td> 		33.94</td>
<td>-9.81%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Grant Prideco Inc</td>
<td> 		55.51</td>
<td>
-1.44%</td>
</tr>
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<p>YTD: down 7.08%, and the family pickers are down 6.18%.</p>
<p>I picked these with a little less analysis than I normally do before making a trade, and perhaps relied a little too much on the Motley Fool community recommendations as a screening tool to find eight I liked.  I had briefly considered ISRG, but passed on it as too pricey (turns out it is in fact down almost 16% YTD).  I picked PHO based on <a href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2007/10/28/making_money_fr_6.html">Paul Kedrosky&#8217;s love of water</a> (and predictions that &#8220;<a href="http://www.greendaily.com/2007/12/29/ad-agency-jwt-says-blue-will-be-the-new-green/">blue is the new green</a>&#8221; for 2008, meaning that environmental talk will turn from global warming to the implications for water.</p>
<p>BRK.B appears to be a safe port in down years.  The rest are just small to midcap stocks that I think have the potential to appreciate significantly if the market does turn around.</p>
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