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World Investor
by Christian DeHaemer
I remember it well. E-mails, letters, faxes... missives of know-it-alls trying to take me to task for recommending boring old Sun Microsystems (SUNW-NASDAQ) in April and then following up with Oracle (ORCL-NASDAQ) in July.
To those offering unsolicited advice and comments on my stock-picking skills: Imagine me producing a vulgar noise by flapping my lips as I exhale. To those Taipan readers who took me at my word: Congratulations on gains of 196% and 194%, respectively!
Overall, my picks for 1999 gained an average 53%. That's not exactly chopped liver. And it included such classic blood-in-the street picks as Telekom Indonesia (TLK-NYSE), which in cold blood capitalized on riots, murder, and mayhem in Indonesia, to the tune of 56%.
And we're already racking up the gains for 2000. (See the latest on TiVo!)
| World Investor |
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Company |
Exchange/Symbol |
Entry Price |
12/31/99/Sell Price |
Gain/Loss |
Status |
| ’98 open |
Analytical Surveys |
NASDAQ:ANTL |
US$27 |
US$14 |
-51% |
open |
| positions |
Vision Twenty-One |
NASDAQ:EYES |
US$5.25 |
US$1.50 |
-75% |
open |
| |
Human Pheromones |
NASDAQ:EROX |
US$2.40 |
US$1.10 |
-55% |
open |
| Feb. 99 |
York Rearch |
NASDAQ:YORK |
US$4.40 |
US$7 |
55% |
closed |
| Mar-99 |
PLD Telecom |
NASDAQ:PLDI |
US$2 |
US$5.25 |
165% |
closed |
| Apr-99 |
SunMicroSystems |
NASDAQ:SUNW |
US$26 |
US$77 |
— |
open |
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Marlton Technology |
AMEX:MTY |
US$3.50 |
US$2.50 |
-28% |
open |
| May-99 |
Media Arts |
NYSE:MDA |
US$8 |
US$4 |
-50% |
open |
| Jul-99 |
Oracle |
NASDAQ:ORCL |
US$38 |
US$112 |
194% |
open |
| Aug-99 |
SM&A Corp. |
NASDAQ:WINS |
US$8.50 |
US$6 |
-29% |
open |
| Sept. 99 |
Zi Corp |
NASDAQ:ZICA |
US$7.50 |
US$17.50 |
126% |
open |
| Oct. 99 |
Telekom Indonesia |
NYSE:TLK |
US$7.50 |
US$11.75 |
56% |
closed |
| Nov. 99 |
Safeguard Scientific |
NASDAQ:SFE |
US$80 |
US$145 |
81% |
open |
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Internet Capital Group |
NASDAQ:ICGE |
US$50 |
US$136 |
172% |
open |
| Average Percent Gain: 53% |
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