As of yesterday's close, the Own Every Stock Portfolio now has 15 stocks posting positive returns since being started in September of 2007.  Surprising, the stocks come from a variety of different sectors and industries leading me to further believe it is very important to be patient and find good entry points when adding new stocks to the portfolio.  Of course, overall the portfolio is still down considerably but it always nice to take a look at the stocks earning the best returns since being added to the Own Every Stock Portfolio.  All of the following returns are the total returns (including all dividends, spinoffs, mergers, etc.) that have been earned by each respective stock.  Here is a look at the 15 top performing stocks in the portfolio as of yesterday's close.

Stock	Symbol	Date Added	Total Return Since Being Added
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.	CPSI	1/31/2008	83.73%
Crane Company	CR	11/5/2008	44.90%
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.	PTEN	12/1/2008	40.54%
Biovail Corporation	BVF	3/17/2008	22.27%
Marathon Oil Corporation	MRO	12/30/2008	16.00%
Walmart Stores, Inc.	WMT	11/20/2007	13.96%
McDonald's Corporation	MCD	9/19/2007	12.07%
Qualcomm, Inc.	QCOM	3/31/2008	8.22%
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	9/18/2007	6.28%
Deluxe Corporation	DLX	9/16/2008	5.70%
Wells Fargo & Company	WFC	6/11/2008	5.18%
Bristol Myers Squibb Company	BMY	3/17/2008	4.67%
Aqua America, Inc.	WTR	6/17/2008	2.54%
Honda Motor Company	HMC	3/31/2008	2.07%
Telecomunicacoes De Sao Paulo	TSP	1/18/2008	0.72%

I wish I had more winners to report, but the overall market has not been kind to long investors over the past couple of years. The recent runup has been a nice change, but it remains to be seen if this is just a bear market rally or the beginning of something more promising such as a new bull market.  Also, as a side note, Mentor Corporation, formerly MNT, was also a positive returning stock in the portfolio, but it has since been bought out by Johnson & Johnson.  Moving forward I hope to be able to add many more stocks to the top performing returns list, but it may take some time for the current economic situation to be fully resolved.

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I know it has been over a month since my last entry as I have "dropped the ball" as far as posting on all my blogs lately.  I hope to change that and begin updating more frequently again.  Anyway, I figured a good start would be to list the current stocks and number of shares I have of each respective stock in the Own Every Stock Portfolio.  I did sell and change a couple stocks in the portfolio as I wanted the portfolio to be focused primarily on dividend paying stocks right now.  As a result, I sold most of the companies that were not currently paying dividends.  In the future, I will branch out to more non-dividend paying companies, but for now the focus will be on stocks that are paying dividends.

Here are the current stocks in the Own Every Stock Portfolio (listed in alphabetical order by symbol):

Stock	Symbol	# of Shares
Alcoa, Inc.	AA	2.100
Ameren Corporation	AEE	2.073
American International Group	AIG	1.052
Amkor Technology	AMKR	6.000
American Express Company	AXP	1.024
Aircastle, Ltd	AYR	3.224
Boeing Company	BA	1.031
Bank of America Corporation	BAC	2.088
BB&T Corporation	BBT	2.115
Barclays PLC	BCS	3.101
Briggs & Stratton Corporation	BGG	4.161
B & G Foods	BGS	9.120
Bristol Myers Squibb Company	BMY	3.138
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation	BNI	1.016
BT Group, plc	BT	2.233
Biovail Corporation	BVF	5.466
Boyd GamingCorporation	BYD	6.000
Citigroup, Inc.	C	1.050
Caterpillar, Inc.	CAT	1.035
CBS Corporation	CBS	5.332
Cognex Corporation	CGNX	5.120
Cherokee, Inc.	CHKE	2.177
Comerica, Inc.	CMA	2.080
Centerpoint Energy, Inc.	CNP	5.175
CPFL Energia S.A.	CPL	1.088
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.	CPSI	3.124
Crane Company	CR	4.112
Chevron Corporation	CVX	1.028
Cemex S.A.B de C.V.	CX	3.000
Duetsche Bank AG	DB	1.000
DuPont de Nemours and Company	DD	1.047
Deere & Company	DE	1.022
Diageo	DEO	1.044
Walt Disney Company	DIS	2.033
Deluxe Corporation	DLX	5.292
Dow Chemical Company	DOW	2.121
Diana Shipping, Inc.	DSX	2.247
DTE Energy Company	DTE	1.051
Eastman Kodak Company	EK	20.000
Embarq Corporation	EQ	1.055
Eaton Corporation	ETN	1.034
Entergy Corporation	ETR	1.027
Corporate Executive Board Company	EXBD	2.103
General Electric	GE	1.069
Gold Fields, Ltd.	GFI	5.108
General Motors Corporation	GM	2.000
Great Plains Energy, Inc.	GXP	3.167
Home Depot, Inc.	HD	2.054
Honda Motor Company, Ltd.	HMC	3.048
HJ Heinz Company	HNZ	2.069
Honeywell International, Inc.	HON	1.029
Hewlett Packard Company	HPQ	1.007
International Business Machines	IBM	1.016
ING Groep, NV	ING	2.058
Intel Corporation	INTC	2.055
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	3.024
JP Morgan Chase & Company	JPM	1.026
Kraft Foods, Inc.	KFT	2.066
Kimberly Clark Corporation	KMB	1.033
Coca-Cola Company	KO	1.025
LAN Airlines	LFL	5.200
Lloyds TSB Group	LYG	2.207
Marriott International	MAR	2.024
Masco Corporation	MAS	4.253
Mattell, Inc.	MAT	5.246
McDonald's Corporation	MCD	1.021
Microchip Technology, Inc.	MCHP	2.073
3M Company	MMM	1.027
Altria Group, Inc.	MO	1.061
Merck & Company, Inc.	MRK	1.039
Marathon Oil Corporation	MRO	3.033
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	2.036
Magyar Telekom Telecommunications	MTA	3.381
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.	NWL	4.192
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand	NZT	4.275
Paychex, Inc.	PAYX	2.068
Southern Copper Corporation	PCU	3.183
Pepsico, Inc.	PEP	1.022
Pfizer, Inc.	PFE	2.130
Procter & Gamble Company	PG	1.020
Packaging Corporation of America	PKG	3.152
Phillip Morris International	PM	1.042
Prudential Financial, Inc.	PRU	1.020
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.	PTEN	8.159
Qualcomm, Inc.	QCOM	2.024
Reynolds American, Inc.	RAI	1.062
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional	SID	2.066
Sara Lee Corporation	SLE	6.194
Sasol, Ltd.	SSL	2.100
Sovran Self Storage, Inc.	SSS	2.150
Banco Santander, Ltd.	STD	4.324
Sysco Corporation	SYY	3.092
AT&T, Inc.	T	1.048
TAL International Group, Inc.	TAL	3.100
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.	TEG	1.056
Tomkins	TKS	5.327
Telecomunicacoes De Sao Paulo	TSP	3.128
Tata Motors, Inc.	TTM	5.000
Textron, Inc.	TXT	4.080
United Technologies Corporation	UTX	1.023
Vector Group, Inc.	VGR	4.330
Vimpel Communications	VIP	3.000
Verizon Communications	VZ	1.046
Wells Fargo & Company	WFC	3.164
Whole Foods Market, Inc.	WFMI	2.000
Windstream Corporation	WIN	6.530
Waste Management, Inc.	WMI	2.055
Walmart Stores, Inc.	WMT	1.013
Worthington Industries, Inc.	WOR	5.223
Aqua America, Inc.	WTR	5.103
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.	WWE	4.370
Weyerhaeuser Company	WY	1.039
Xcel Energy, Inc.	XEL	3.121
Xilinx, Inc.	XLNX	3.066
Exxon Mobil Corporation	XOM	1.016

Yesterday, I was completing an interesting analysis on the 30 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  Basically what I did was take the revenue of each company in the Dow Jones for the previous 12 months and divided it by the number of current employees working for the company.  The result was the amount of revenue that is generated per employee.  Obviously some of the companies such as McDonald's (MCD) are much more labor intensive than the big oil companies such as Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX), which are much more equipment intensive.  As can be expected, companies that rely more heavily on equipment have a much a higher revenue per employee calculation.  I also found it interesting to see the results of some of the big banks that have been so prominent in the news this past year.

Between the 30 companies, over 2.8 trillion dollars in revenue was generated over the trailing twelve months.  The number of employees employed by the 30 companies representing the Dow Jones Index is 7,285,488 based on the most recent data.  The net result is an average of $385,726 in revenue for each person employed at these 30 companies.  To further illustrate just how much revenue the stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average generate, here are a few more statistics:  Combined the 30 companies generate just under 7.7 billion dollars in revenue a day.  This figure  further breaks down to $321 million in revenue per hour, $5,346,651 dollars per minute, and finally a whopping $89,111 in revenue generated every second.

Here is a table with the individual breakdown of all 30 companies with the Dow Jones:

Stock	Symbol	Revenue Last 12 Months	# of Employees	Revenue per Employee
Exxon Mobil	XOM	459.6 billion	104,700	$4,389,685
Chevron	CVX	255.1 billion	67,000	$3,897,463
Microsoft	MSFT	62.0 billion	91,000	$681,319
General Motors	GM	149.0 billion	243,000	$613,169
Proctor & Gamble	PG	84.6 billion	138,000	$613,043
Pfizer	PFE	48.3 billion	81,800	$590,465
General Electric	GE	181.6 billion	323,000	$562,229
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	63.8 billion	118,700	$537,489
DuPont	DD	31.8 billion	60,000	$530,000
Caterpillar	CAT	51.3 billion	112,887	$454,437
Intel	INTC	37.6 billion	83,900	$448,153
Verizon	VZ	97.4 billion	223,900	$435,016
Merck	MRK	23.9 billion	55,200	$432,971
Kraft	KFT	42.2 billion	98,000	$430,612
AT&T	T	124.0 billion	302,660	$409,701
Boeing	BA	60.9 billion	162,200	$375,462
Hewlett Packard	HPQ	118.7 billion	321,000	$369,782
Coca Cola	KO	31.9 billion	92,400	$345,238
American Express	AXP	22.6 billion	66,000	$342,424
3M Company	MMM	25.3 billion	79,183	$319,513
Alcoa	AA	26.9 billion	87,000	$309,195
United Technologies	UTX	58.5 billion	223,100	$262,214
IBM	IBM	103.6 billion	410,097	$252,623
Disney	DIS	37.0 billion	150,000	$246,667
Home Depot	HD	71.3 billion	300,000	$237,667
JP Morgan	JPM	46.7 billion	224,961	$207,592
Walmart	WMT	405.6 billion	2,100,000	$193,143
Bank of America	BAC	46.0 billion	243,000	$189,300
Citigroup	C	19.5 billion	322,800	$60,409
McDonald's	MCD	23.5 billion	400,000	$58,750
Totals		2.810 trillion	7,285,488	$385,726

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Lately, I have been hearing a lot people curious about stock returns, in particular the Dow Jones Index, during the Great Depression.  I don't know if we are going to have those type of times again, let's hope not, but it is still worth taking a look at our own history.  Obviously, we are a long ways from the severity of the Great Depression, but for what it's worth, here is a little historical information on how the Dow Jones Index performed during one of the most difficult times the United States has ever experienced.

On September 3, 1929 the Dow Jones Index closed at its high point of 381.17.

On July 8, 1932 the Dow Jones Index closed at its low point of 41.22.

On November 23, 1954 the Dow Jones Index closed at 382.74.

From the Dow Jones high point in 1929 to its low point in 1932, a devastating loss of 89.19% occurred in just under 3 years.  Also, it took over 25 years for the Dow Jones to regain the highest level it was at before the Great Depression began.  Here is a chart that illustrates how the Dow Jones Index performed during the 1920s and 1930s  www.stockcharts.com/charts/historical/djia19201940.html

Here is a table of the yearly returns of the Dow Jones Index from 1929 through 1949:

Year	Prior Year Closing Price	Year End Closing Price	Change	% Gain/(Loss)
1929	248.48	164.58	-83.90	-33.77%
1930	164.58	77.90	-86.68	-52.67%
1931	77.90	60.26	-17.64	-22.64%
1932	60.26	98.67	38.41	63.74%
1933	98.67	104.04	5.37	5.44%
1934	104.04	144.13	40.09	38.53%
1935	144.13	179.90	35.77	24.82%
1936	179.90	120.85	-59.05	-32.82%
1937	120.85	154.36	33.51	27.73%
1938	154.36	149.99	-4.37	-2.83%
1939	149.99	131.13	-18.86	-12.57%
1940	131.13	110.96	-20.17	-15.38%
1941	110.96	119.40	8.44	7.61%
1942	119.40	135.89	16.49	13.81%
1943	135.89	151.93	16.04	11.80%
1944	151.93	192.91	40.98	26.97%
1945	192.91	177.20	-15.71	-8.14%
1946	177.20	181.16	3.96	2.23%
1947	181.16	177.30	-3.86	-2.13%
1948	177.30	200.52	23.22	13.10%
1949	200.52	235.42	34.90	17.40%

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Financial companies are a big portion of the problems currently plaguing the stock market and most of these problems are a direct result of the seemly endless bad decisions made by overaggressive financial institutions continuing to leverage their assets more and more.  As a result, stocks within the S&P500 Index classified as financial stocks have been one of the worst performing sectors over the past couple years.  During this time frame, we have seen several household name banks and financial institutions go broke or be forced to sell to competitors to avoid bankruptcy themselves.

However, interestingly enough, the dividends being paid by many financial stocks haven't followed the dismal performance of the stocks themselves.  Of the 500 stocks currently within the S&P 500 Index, 81 of these stocks are classified within the financial sector.  For my analysis, I took what the annualized 4th quarter 2008 dividend payment was for each company and compared it to what the annualized 4th quarter 2007 dividend payment was.  The results were rather surprising when compared to how the financial stocks have performed over this time frame, losing close to 50% of their respective values as a whole.

Total # of Financial Stocks Within the S&P500 Index	81
Financial Stocks (S&P500) Increasing Dividend from 2007 to 2008	35
Financial Stocks (S&P500) Decreasing Dividend from 2007 to 2008	23
Financial Stocks (S&P500) With No Change in Dividend from 2007 to 2008	18
Financial Stocks (S&P500) Not Paying a Dividend in 2007 or 2008	5

It seems a bit odd to me that 50% more financial stocks increased their dividend from the end of 2007 to the end of 2008.  Sure, there are still some very solid companies within the financial sector that have a good balance sheet and adequate cash flow to be able to increase a dividend, but to have 50% more stocks within the financial sector increase dividends rather than lower dividends, is way out of line, especially considering the industry is in such dire straits.  Either one of two things is happening in my mind: Things aren't nearly as bad as everyone thinks they are or we are in store for a lot more dividend cuts in 2009.  Of course, another government bailout could skew things a little, but I would imagine any companies receiving taxpayer's money will be very limited in the amount of dividends they can pay to shareholders.  Time will tell how the year eventually plays out for these financial stocks, but in the meantime buckle up as volatility is likely to remain very high.

Here is a chart showing the financial stocks that increased their dividend as well as ones that lowered their dividend from the end of 2007 to the end of 2008.  As I mentioned above, each year's respective dividend is the annualized rate of the 4th quarter dividend payment.

Dividend Increases:

Stock	Symbol	2007 Dividend	2008 Dividend	Additional Notes from 2009
AFLAC, Inc.	AFL	$0.82	$0.96	Increased to $1.12
Allstate Corporation	ALL	$1.52	$1.64
American Express	AXP	$0.60	$0.72
Ameriprise Financial	AMP	$0.60	$0.68
Apt. Investment & Mgmt.	AIV	$1.63	$2.40	Dividend Varies, Estimate
Assurant, Inc.	AIZ	$0.48	$0.56
Avalon Bay Communities	AVB	$3.40	$3.57
BB&T Corporation	BBT	$1.84	$1.88
Capital One Financial	COF	$0.11	$1.50
Charles Schwab	SCHW	$0.20	$0.24
Chubb Corporation	CB	$1.16	$1.32
Cincinnati Financial	CINF	$1.42	$1.56
CME Group, Inc.	CME	$3.44	$4.60
Equity Residential	EQR	$1.85	$1.93
Federated Investors, Inc.	FII	$0.84	$0.96
Franklin Resources	BEN	$0.80	$0.84
HCP, Inc.	HCP	$1.78	$1.82	Increased to $1.84
Health Care REIT, Inc.	HCN	$2.64	$2.72
Hudson City Bancorp	HCBK	$0.34	$0.52	Increased to $0.56
Kimco Realty	KIM	$1.60	$1.76
Lincoln National	LNC	$1.58	$1.66	Decreased to $0.84
Marsh & McLennan	MMC	$0.76	$0.80
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation	MI	$1.24	$1.28
Moody's Corporation	MCO	$0.32	$0.40
NYSE Euronext	NYX	$1.00	$1.20
Peoples United Financial	PBCT	$0.53	$0.60
PNC Financial Services	PNC	$2.52	$2.64
ProLogis	PLD	$1.84	$2.07
Public Storage	PSA	$2.00	$2.20
Simon Property Group	SPG	$3.36	$3.60
State Street Corporation	STT	$0.92	$0.96
Torchmark Corporation	TMK	$0.52	$0.56
Travelers Companies, Inc.	TRV	$1.16	$1.20
Vornado Realty Trust	VNO	$3.60	$3.80
Wells Fargo	WFC	$1.24	$1.36

Dividend Decreases:

Stock	Symbol	2007 Dividend	2008 Dividend	Additional Notes from 2009
American Capital, Ltd.	ACAS	$4.00	$0.00
American International Group	AIG	$0.80	$0.00
Bank of America	BAC	$2.56	$1.28	Decreased to $0.04
CIT Group	CIT	$1.00	$0.40	Decreased to $0.08
Citigroup, Inc.	C	$2.16	$0.64	Decreased to $0.04
Comerica, Inc.	CMA	$2.56	$1.32	Decreased to $0.20
Developers Diversified Realty	DDR	$2.64	$0.00
Fifth Third Bancorp	FITB	$1.76	$0.04
First Horizon National	FHN	$1.72	$0.80
Hartford Financial Services	HIG	$2.12	$1.28
Host Hotels & Resorts	HST	$0.80	$0.20
Huntington Bancshares	HBAN	$1.06	$0.53	Decreased to $0.04
Invesco Ltd.	IVZ	$0.77*	$0.40	Adj. for 1 for 2 Reverse Split
Keycorp	KEY	$1.46	$0.25
Leucadia National Corp.	LUK	$0.25	$0.00
MBIA, Inc.	MBI	$1.36	$0.00
Principal Financial Group	PFG	$0.90	$0.45
Progressive Corporation	PGR	$2.00	$0.15	Dividend Eliminated
Prudential Financial	PRU	$1.15	$0.58
Regions Financial Corp.	RF	$1.52	$0.40
Sun Trust Banks	STI	$2.92	$2.16
XL Capital	XL	$1.52	$0.76
Zions Bancorp	ZION	$1.72	$1.28	Decreased to $0.16

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With all the uncertainty surrounding the overall stock markets, I thought some of you may be interested in some gold stocks listed on the U.S. Stock Exchanges.  Traditionally, in tough times, like a recession, gold has been a good store of value.  Often the price of gold will appreciate as more money is attracted to the safety and "absolute" value of gold.  By absolute value, I am referring to the value of gold as an asset outside of the value of the U.S. Dollar.  If the value of the dollar decreases, the price of gold will go up as it now takes more dollars to buy the same amount of gold.  Of course, it the U.S. Dollar were to increase in value, this would force the price of gold down.  However, based on the current conditions, strong inflation is likely to take hold sometime in the future causing the value of the dollar to decrease.  Of course, this is just my opinion, do your own research, because my opinion is worth just what you paid for it.

Nevertheless, here is a list of the major gold stocks listed on U.S. exchanges.  I have also included each stock's price based on the February 6th, 2009 closing price and the yearly dividend if applicable.  After each stock I have listed what country the company is based out of.  Keep in mind this is not necessarily where the company does its mining activities, but rather where the company's corporate headquarters are based out of.  Finally, I have only included stocks trading at $3.00 per share or more.

Stock	Symbol	Current Price	Yearly Dividend	Company's Headquarters
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.	AEM	$55.48	$0.18	Canada
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.	AU	$27.67	$0.14	South Africa
Aurizon MInes Ltd.	AZK	$3.64		Canada
Barrick Gold Corporation	ABX	$39.15	$0.40	Canada
Compania de Minas  Buenaventura	BVN	$20.46	$0.22	Peru
DRDGOLD, Ltd.	DROOY	$8.09	$0.11	South Africa
Eldorado Gold Corporation	EGO	$8.12		Canada
Gammon Gold, Inc.	GRS	$6.87		Canada
Gold Fields, Ltd	GFI	$10.99	$0.25	South Africa
Goldcorp, Inc.	GG	$30.56	$0.18	Canada
Harmony Gold Mining Company	HMY	$11.97		South Africa
IAMGOLD Corporation	IAG	$7.45	$0.06	Canada
Kinross Gold Corporation	KGC	$18.56	$0.08	Canada
Newmont Mining Corporation	NEM	$41.53	$0.40	United States
Northern Dynasty Minerals, Ltd.	NAK	$4.95		Canada
NovaGold Resources, Inc.	NG	$3.57		Canada
Royal Gold, Inc.	RGLD	$45.98	$0.32	United States
Seabridge Gold, Inc.	SA	$14.33		Canada
Tanzanian Royalty Exploration  Corporation	TRE	$3.80		Canada

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Well, as everyone knows, last year was one of the worst performing years ever for most stocks and indexes.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was no exception losing 33.84% for the year.  In fact, of the 30 stocks that are the current components of the Dow Jones Index, only 2 of them had a positive total return in 2008.  The two winners were two well established brands dominating their respective markets:  Walmart (WMT) and McDonald's (MCD).  Another disappointing statistic is the fact that 7 of the 30 stocks within the index lost over half their value last year, and this doesn't even include the AIG debacle (a Dow Jones component at the beginning of 2008).  Here is a look at the 2008 total stock returns posted by the 30 stocks within the Down Jones Industrial Average.

Stock	Symbol	12/31/07 Closing    Price	12/3108 Closing    Price	2008 Dividends	Total Value	Gain/Loss	% Gain/Loss
Walmart	WMT	$47.53	$56.06	$0.95	$57.01	+  $9.48	+ 19.95%
McDonald's	MCD	$58.91	$62.19	$1.625	$63.815	+  $4.905	+    8.33%
Johnson  & Johnson	JNJ	$66.70	$59.83	$1.795	$61.625	($5.075)	(7.61%)
Home Depot	HD	$26.94	$23.02	$0.90	$23.92	($3.20)	(11.21%)
Exxon Mobil	XOM	$93.69	$79.83	$1.55	$81.38	($12.31)	(13.14%)
Procter  & Gamble	PG	$73.42	$61.82	$1.55	$63.37	($10.05)	(13.69%)
Kraft Foods	KFT	$32.63	$26.85	$1.12	$27.97	($4.66)	(14.28%)
Pfizer	PFE	$22.73	$17.71	$1.28	$18.99	($3.74)	(16.45%)
Verizon	VZ	$43.69	$33.90	$1.28	$35.82	($7.87)	(18.01%)
Chevron	CVX	$93.33	$73.97	$2.53	$76.50	($16.83)	(18.03%)
IBM	IBM	$108.10	$84.16	$1.90	$86.06	($22.04)	(20.39%)
Coca-Cola	KO	$61.37	$45.27	$1.52	$46.79	($14.58)	(23.76%)
JP Morgan  Chase	JPM	$43.65	$31.53	$1.52	$33.05	($10.60)	(24.28%)
Hewlett  Packard	HPQ	$50.48	$36.29	$0.32	$36.61	($13.87)	(27.48%)
AT&T	T	$41.56	$28.50	$1.60	$30.10	($11.46)	(27.57%)
United  Technologies	UTX	$76.54	$53.60	$1.345	$54.945	($21.595)	(28.21%)
Disney	DIS	$32.28	$22.69	$0.35	$23.04	($9.24)	(28.62%)
3M Company	MMM	$84.32	$57.54	$2.00	$59.54	($24.78)	(29.39%)
Caterpillar	CAT	$72.56	$44.67	$1.56	$46.23	($26.33)	(36.29%)
DuPont	DD	$44.09	$25.30	$1.64	$26.94	($17.15)	(38.90%)
Intel	INTC	$26.66	$14.66	$0.5475	$15.2075	($11.4525)	(42.96%)
Microsoft	MSFT	$35.60	$19.44	$0.46	$19.90	($15.70)	(44.10%)
Merck	MRK	$58.11	$30.40	$1.52	$31.92	($26.19)	(45.07%)
Boeing	BA	$87.46	$42.67	$1.60	$44.27	($43.19)	(49.38%)
General  Electric	GE	$37.07	$16.20	$1.24	$17.44	($19.63)	(52.95%)
Bank of  America	BAC	$41.26	$14.08	$2.24	$16.32	($24.94)	(60.45%)
American  Express	AXP	$52.02	$18.55	$0.72	$19.27	($32.75)	(62.96%)
Alcoa	AA	$36.55	$11.26	$0.68	$11.94	($24.61)	(67.33%)
Citigroup	C	$29.44	$6.71	$1.12	$7.83	($21.61)	(73.40%)
General  Motors	GM	$24.89	$3.20	$0.50	$3.70	($21.19)	(85.13%)

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Current number of stocks in portfolio:  129               Current Value of Portfolio:  $6999.23

Stocks Up Today:          61
Stocks Down Today:     68

Today's Gain:  $12.19
Today's % Gain:  0.17%

Symbol	Biggest Gainers 1-5-09	Symbol	Biggest Losers 1-5-09
BYD	15.60%	CGNX	-9.01%
CHKE	11.29%	CMA	-7.30%
SID	10.27%	JPM	-6.70%
AMKR	9.83%	WFC	-6.47%
NTRI	9.44%	VZ	-6.24%

Last week, I added 5 more stocks to the Own Every Stock Portfolio.  Three of the companies were smaller cap stocks while two were well known larger cap stocks.  The two bigger stocks I added to the portfolio were Kellogg Company (K) and Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO).  I added Kellogg Company to the portfolio at a price of $42.57 while I added Marathon Oil Corporation at a price of $26.12.  The three lesser known companies I added to the Own Every Stock Portfolio were Electro Rent Corporation (ELRC), NutriSystem, Inc. (NTRI), and Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR).  The prices these stocks were purchased at are as follows:  ELRC at $10.80, NTRI at $14.49, and KWR at $13.78.  I will talk more about these purchases in an upcoming post, but I just wanted to get a quick update out there.  With the addition of these five stocks the total number of stocks in the Own Every Stock Portfolio is now 129 stocks.

I hope to be able to begin posting more frequently again soon, but I have very busy on a couple other business projects as well as the holidays.  With the new year, another stock related website of mine has been taking a lot of my time updating the year end information.  In addition, I have been negotiating the purchase of a business that is getting close to a completed deal.  Finally, next week I am planning on heading up to Montana to visit some family and friends.  Thanks for stopping by the Own Every Stock Blog and my best wishes to everyone on a happy and successful 2009.

Current number of stocks in portfolio:  124               Current Value of Portfolio:  $6066.70

Stocks up today:          40
Stocks down today:     84

Today's Loss:  -$29.00
Today's % Loss:  -0.48%

Symbol	Biggest % Gainers 12-29-08	Symbol	Biggest % Losers 12-29-08
TTM	8.22%	DOW	-19.03%
GFI	6.96%	AYR	-13.03%
DB	5.33%	DLX	-6.12%
HNP	3.96%	BYD	-5.42%
NVS	3.72%	CPL	-4.02%