Highway6 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 It is yet time again to see which HAIFers are the best at investing, and who can beat the market.Announcing: The HAIFinancial Challenge v2Rules: Each HAIF member has $1,000 in pretend money to spend on whatever stocks they want. You don't get to trade in your HAIF portfolio until the end of the challenge. Everybody buys on the same day ( Friday Dec 17th, 2010 ) and everybody sells on the same day ( Tuesday March 1st, 2011 )Everyone has one week to pick their stocks. To do so, reply to this message listing the stocks you want to play with. For example:I want...AAPL - 10 sharesXOM - 30 sharesJNJ - 15 sharesPTR - 40 sharesLike last time, On Friday 17th, your HAIFinance account will be credited with those stocks at their closing price on Friday, December 17.If the prices have gone up a lot since you posted, we shall knock shares off the ticker symbol at the bottom of your list to get it as close to $1,000 as possible, so list the stocks in the order you like them. If the prices have gone down since you posted, the extra pretend cash will remain in your account and be counted toward your total score at the end of the challenge.Prize: HAIF and Editor are graciously contributing a prize to this contest - A coffee table book on the World's Greatest Concrete Architecture, put out by ACI.. details and pics to come.You have a week to get your stocks picked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 All SIRI (724 shares at todays price) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I'll quarter again:UNFIAMZNCAJNVO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Half of it in Bank of Ireland (NYSE IRE), right now 179.2 shares at $2.79 perHalf of it in Allied Irish Banks (NYSE AIB), right now 400 shares at $1.25 per Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 Thread bump.. Start getting your stock requests posted. You have till Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Thread bump.. Start getting your stock requests posted. You have till Friday.One third in Silver.The rest divided equally:MJN = Mead JohnsonORLY = O Reilly Automotive IncMCD = McDonald's (I despise them, but they're steady) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 I'm going to take AAPL ( 1 share )The rest split 3 way between the following mutual funds.OTCFXVMGIXVISGXI assume mutual funds are allowed. I don't know if it ever came up last time. If anyone has an issue with deviating from pure company stocks, I'll find something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 Ricco.. I've found silver on Yahoo finance.. do you happen to have a link for following it on Google? XAG/USD doesn't appear to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 The only way to win this is to find stuff that has the potential to have a huge percent increase. Some of the steady stuff, or things already high priced, don't leave much option for that. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 The only way to win this is to find stuff that has the potential to have a huge percent increase. Some of the steady stuff, or things already high priced, don't leave much option for that. Just sayin'.That's in response to Apple isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 That's in response to Apple isn't it?Not specifically but maybe in general. And I'll be mad if Apple goes up that much more after I've already sold it in real life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 The only way to win this is to find stuff that has the potential to have a huge percent increase. Some of the steady stuff, or things already high priced, don't leave much option for that. Just sayin'.That's what Im hoping with Sirius (SIRI)......I hope they keep going up....In real life, I bought a ton way back when they were supposedly going bankrupt -- at $.07 -- now they are at $1.38......I wish I had bought about 10 tons !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 All of it in FRO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 6 people in... 3.5 days left.... Come on haifers !!u080570 SIRI 100%sevfiv UNFI 25%AMZN 25%CAJ 25%NVO 25%20thstdad IRE 50%AIB 50%ricco67 Silver 33.4%MJN 22.2%ORLY 22.2%MCD 22.2%highway6 AAPL 1 shareOTCFX remaining/3VMGIX remaining/3VISGX remaining/3brian0123 FRO 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
native_Houstonian Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Put everything in for me in Blockbuster. I think they're going to come out of bankruptcy. BLOAQ.PK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Is this what we have for real? All I have right now are FMNJ and C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Is this what we have for real? .Explain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 The prize... This 264 page coffee table book was published in 2004 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Institute. It was put out by American Concrete Institute for members of ACI; This can't be found in bookstores or on Amazon. Big thanks to Editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 7, possibly 8, people entered in our little contestCome on people.. only 53 hours left to get your stocks in.Is this what we have for real? All I have right now are FMNJ and C.Need clarification. Your response makes it appear that you didn't read the thread, had no idea this was a contest, and just mentioned some stocks you own.Is that the case or are those the 2 stocks you want for our little competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 All on Banco Santander for me. STD. Do drips count in the final tally or just base share price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 All on Banco Santander for me. STD. Do drips count in the final tally or just base share price?If you have STD,then drips might come with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamo Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 CHINA (CDC Corporation) - 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 7, possibly 8, people entered in our little contestCome on people.. only 53 hours left to get your stocks in.Need clarification. Your response makes it appear that you didn't read the thread, had no idea this was a contest, and just mentioned some stocks you own.Is that the case or are those the 2 stocks you want for our little competition?Both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Now we're rolling. 10 people so far.1 more day to get your picks in.u080570 SIRI 100%sevfiv UNFI 25%AMZN 25%CAJ 25%NVO 25%20thstdad IRE 50%AIB 50%ricco67 Silver 33.4%MJN 22.2%ORLY 22.2%MCD 22.2%highway6 AAPL 1 shareOTCFX remaining/3VMGIX remaining/3VISGX remaining/3brian0123 FRO 100% native_HoustonianBLOAQ.PK 100%ltawacsFMNJ 50%C 50%tanith27STD 100%ChamoChina 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 Apparently Haif is full of procrastinators. I was expecting a handful more to sign up. You have till 5 pm today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 Last call !!2.5 hours till closing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I'm late to the party, but I'll put it out there anyway in case you haven't keyed it in. If you can't make it happen, no big whoop.Basic Energy Services (NYSE:BAS)30%Exterran Holdings (NYSE:EXH)20%Helix Energy Solutions (NYSE:HLX)25%Hornbeck Offshore Services (NYSE:HOS)25%My strategy: I'm willing to bet that the market is pricing in some significant amount of risk to highly leveraged oilfield services companies on the basis of that they have relatively few tangible assets, yet lots and lots of debt. They will thrive or dive according to the price of energy. ...they might dive anyway.There are two conditions that are necessary for my play to succeed; global economic growth or a weaker dollar. Both would be ideal, and I think that at least one of those circumstances is likely to occur in 2011. (Anybody care to guess which?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 I'm late to the party, but I'll put it out there anyway in case you haven't keyed it in. If you can't make it happen, no big whoop.Thats fine.. but you need to fix your %s first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Thats fine.. but you need to fix your %s firstDone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Is this what we have for real? All I have right now are FMNJ and C.FMNJ Is worth 0 per share. Not even debating the strategy in buying $500 worth of a stock that has had zero value for the last 2 years, You can't buy $500 worth of something valued at nothing. It is impossible.You need to pick another stock today or I'm putting your $1000 all in your 2nd stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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