| investorsfriend.com's performance - "Year 2003" |
| Performance in 2003 was truly outstanding with the 7 Strong Buys up an average of 78.8%, and with the 14 Buys up an average of 36.7%. In comparison the TSX was up 24.3% and the DOW was up 25.3% in 2003. The model Portfolio, available to paid subscribers only, was up 36.7% (after trading costs) in 2003. |
| Group |
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Rating to start "2003" |
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Price Increase |
Our Performance |
| Average of 7 strong buys |
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Strong Buy |
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78.8% |
very good |
| Average of 14 buys |
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Buy |
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36.7% |
very good |
| Average for all 21 buys and strong buys |
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50.8% |
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| Average of 9 weak buys |
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Weak Buy |
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26% |
very good |
| Average of 2 weak sells |
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Weak Sell |
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23% |
very bad |
| Average for all 11 Neutral ratings (weak buy or weak sell) |
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25.5% |
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| Average of 1 sells |
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Sell |
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32% |
very bad |
| Average of 0 strong sells |
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Strong Sell |
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n.a. |
n.a. |
| Average for all 1 sells and strong sells |
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31.7% |
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| Rated As - Strong Buy at January 1, 2003 |
| Name |
Beginning 2003 Price |
Starting Rating |
Ending 2003 price |
Price Increase |
Our Performance |
| Sino-Forest (TRE.a, Toronto) |
1.17 |
Speculative Strong Buy |
5.16 |
341% |
very good |
| Stantec Inc. (STN, Toronto) |
16.70 |
(lower) Strong Buy |
22.1 |
32% |
very good |
| HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC (HCG.b, Toronto) |
14.50 |
Speculative Strong Buy |
33.25 |
129% |
very good |
| AASTRA TECHNOLOGIES (AAH, Toronto) |
18.80 |
Speculative Strong Buy |
17 |
-10% |
bad |
| A.G.F. Management Limited (AGF.B, Toronto) |
15.50 |
Speculative (lower) Strong Buy |
17.5 |
13% |
good |
| Manulife Financial (MFC, Toronto) |
34.39 |
Strong Buy |
41.85 |
22% |
very good |
| MELCOR DEVELOPMENTS LTD. (MRD, Toronto) |
37.50 |
Strong Buy |
46.5 |
24% |
very good |
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| Average Strong buy |
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Strong buy |
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79% |
very good |
| 7 |
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| Rated As - Buy |
| Name |
Beginning 2003 Price |
Rating to start "2003" |
Ending 2003 price |
Price Increase |
Our Performance |
| TRANSCANADA PIPELINES (TRP, Toronto) |
22.92 |
Buy |
27.88 |
22% |
very good |
| Canadian National Railway Company (CNR, Toronto) |
65.27 |
Buy |
82 |
26% |
very good |
| Boardwalk Equities (BEI, Toronto) |
15.18 |
Speculative Cautious Buy |
17.92 |
18% |
good |
| Canadian Western Bank (CWB, Toronto) |
26.60 |
(lower) Buy |
39.33 |
48% |
very good |
| Canadian Utilities Limited (CU, TO) |
51.21 |
Buy |
57.86 |
13% |
good |
| Enbridge inc. (ENB, TO) |
42.61 |
(lower) Buy |
53.7 |
26% |
very good |
| Transat A.T. Inc. (TRZ, Toronto) |
6.00 |
Speculative Buy |
11.1 |
85% |
very good |
| Calpine Corporation |
3.26 |
Speculative Buy |
4.81 |
48% |
very good |
| Silent Witness (SWE, Toronto) |
6.50 |
Speculative Buy |
11.27 |
73% |
very good |
| THE FORZANI GROUP LTD. (FGL, Toronto) |
20.31 |
Speculative (lower) Buy |
16.25 |
-20% |
bad |
| DALSA CORPORATION (DSA, Toronto) |
18.24 |
Speculative Buy |
14.64 |
-20% |
bad |
| FIRSTSERVICE CORPORATION (FSV, Toronto) (FSRV, NASDAQ) |
16.08 |
Buy |
20.94 |
30% |
very good |
| STEEPLEJACK INDUSTRIAL GROUP INC. (SID, Toronto) |
1.10 |
Buy |
2.66 |
142% |
very good |
| Fort Chicago Energy Partners (FCE.u, Toronto) |
8.25 |
Buy |
10.2 |
24% |
very good |
| Average Buy |
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Buy |
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37% |
very good |
| 14 |
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| Rated As Weak Buy |
| Name |
Beginning 2003 Price |
Rating to start "2003" |
Ending 2003 price |
Price Increase |
Our Performance |
| QUEBECOR INC CL-A MV (QBR.A, Toronto) |
14.20 |
Speculative Weak Buy / Hold |
24 |
69% |
very good |
| Precision Drilling (PD, Toronto) |
50.95 |
Weak Buy |
56.75 |
11% |
good |
| Cognos (CSN, Toronto) |
37.00 |
Weak Buy |
39.61 |
7% |
good |
| Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (MFI, Toronto) |
10.95 |
Weak Buy |
10.5 |
-4% |
bad |
| Pason Systems Inc. (PSI, Toronto) |
11.95 |
Weak Buy / Hold |
25.2 |
111% |
very good |
| Thomson Corporation (TOC, Toronto) |
26.88 |
Weak Buy/Hold |
35.31 |
31% |
very good |
| Duke Energy Corporation (DUK, New York) |
20.09 |
Weak Buy/Hold |
20.45 |
2% |
good |
| BW Technologies Ltd. (BWT, Toronto) |
21.20 |
Weak Buy |
22.6 |
7% |
good |
| Floron Food Services Limited (FFS, TSX Venture Exchange) |
1.35 |
Weak Buy / Hold |
1.35 |
0% |
good |
| Average Weak Buy |
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Weak Buy |
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26% |
very good |
| 9 |
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| Rated As - Weak Sell |
| Name |
Beginning 2003 Price |
Rating to start "2003" |
Ending 2003 price |
Price Increase |
Our Performance |
| Canadian Tire (CTR.a, TO) |
32.45 |
Weak Sell / hold |
39.45 |
22% |
very bad |
| Loblaw Companies Limited (L, Toronto) |
53.51 |
Weak sell / hold |
66.8 |
25% |
very bad |
| Average Weak Sell |
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Weak Sell |
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23% |
very bad |
| 2 |
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| Rated As - Sell |
| Name |
Beginning 2003 Price |
Rating to start "2003" |
Ending 2003 price |
Price Increase |
Our Performance |
| MULLEN TRANSPORTATION INC. (MTL, Toronto) |
30.00 |
Sell |
39.5 |
32% |
very bad |
| Average Sell |
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Sell |
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32% |
very bad |
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