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CLEC Stock Surges 52.9% In Four Weeks

10/15/2006

The shares of US LEC Corp. (ticker: CLEC) have risen 52.9% in the last four weeks and 67.9% since appearing in our August Cornerstone Growth Stock Screen. Also making a significant jump over the last four weeks was AngioDynamics (ANGO), part of our Primary Stock Portfolio.

Our Top Gainers Over the Last Four Weeks:

Company, Ticker & Portfolio Link
Change

US LEC Corp. (CLEC) Aug, Sep, Oct
+52.91%
AngioDynamics Inc. (ANGO)
+39.01%
PriceSmart Inc. (PSMT) Jun & Oct
+28.79%
US Xpress Inc. (XPRSA)
+27.48%
Cummins Inc. (CMI)
+20.41%
Commercial Metals Co. (CMC)
+18.93%
Rural Cellular (RCCC) Mar & May
+17.59%
AMERCO (UHAL) Jan & Jul
+17.31%
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (HET)
+16.83%
Broadwing (BWNG) Feb, Mar, May
+15.59%
DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV)
+15.38%
O Assignment (ASGN) multi-screens
+14.36%
ACCO Brands Corporation (ABD)
+13.39%
SCPIE Holdings (SKP) multi-screens
+13.19%
dELiA*s, Inc. (DLIA)
+13.02%
AEP Industries (AEPI) Nov, Dec, Jan
+13.02%
Waste Ind. (WWIN) Aug & Sep
+12.99%
Ryerson Inc. (RYI) Jun & Jul
+11.70%
NewMarket Corp. (NEU) Feb & Mar
+11.59%
CPI Corp. (CPY) Jul & Aug
+11.38%
Ingles Markets Inc. (IMKTA)
+10.69%
Xanser Corp. (XNR) Sep & Oct
+10.41%
GameStop Corp. (GME)
+8.54%
Flow International (FLOW) Nov & Jan
+8.28%
Chaparral Steel Company (CHAP)
+7.85%
USA Truck Inc. (USAK) Dec & Jan
+7.81%
Mesa Air Group (MESA) Nov, Jan, Feb
+7.47%
St. Paul Travelers (STA)
+6.87%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
+6.84%
ADESA Inc. (KAR)
+6.69%
Eaton Vance Corp. (EV)
+6.60%


S&P 500 Last Four Weeks:
3.5%

***

Our Leading Gainers Since Date of Recommendation:

Company & Ticker
Change*

Chaparral Steel Company (CHAP)
+255.2%
Altria (MO) (Hi-Div & Bear)
+205.6%
Gamestop Corp. (GME)
+155.4%
AEP Industries Inc. (AEPI)
+128.6%
LSI Industries (LYTS)
+127.4%
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (FSL)
+121.5%
NewMarket Corp. (NEU)
+119.0%
Vanguard-Global Equity (VHGEX)
+113.9%
Oakmark Global (OAKGX)
+108.5%
Ruddick (RDK)
+101.1%
Vanguard Energy (VGENX)
+96.4%
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR)
+83.8%
Eaton Vance Corp. (EV)
+80.5%
Genesis Healthcare (GHCI)
+78.8%
Andersons Inc. (ANDE)
+76.5%
RPM International (RPM)
+72.4%
MoneyGram Int'l (MGI)
+72.4%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (JKHY)
+68.2%
SCPIE Holdings Inc. (SKP)
+65.2%
Flow International Corp. (FLOW)
+63.0%
Kaydon Corp. (KDN)
+56.1%

*Including dividends

The list above now includes Cornerstone stocks that appeared in the top 10 positions of screens from the past 12 months.

***

Cornerstone Stocks in Positions 1-10

The following Cornerstone results are real-time returns (not back-tested returns) and are updated through Friday's market close.

Stocks in the top ten positions of the screen tend to perform better than the other forty stocks. Since the stocks are ranked by relative price strength, the reason for this superior performance is price momentum. Thus far, buying the stocks in the top 10 positions of each month's Cornerstone Growth Stock Screen has resulted in a return of 17.1% per year vs 11.1% for the S&P 500. This methodology assumes a holding period of one year.

Cornerstone Stocks in Positions 4-10

Stocks in the 1, 2, and 3 positions have often risen so much that they have a tendency to cool off. Therefore we track a strategy that avoids these three stocks. Buying the stocks in the 4-10 positions and holding for only a month has resulted in a return of 31.2% per year.

Cornerstone Stocks in Positions 4-6

Buying the stocks in the 4, 5, & 6 positions and holding for only a month has resulted in a return of 47.3% per year.

***

Mutual Funds

Our "One-Stop Shopping" fund portfolio is up 111.3% (24.2% per year) since inception in May 2003 versus 11.9% per year for the S&P 500. The Highly-Rated No-Load Fund Portfolio has risen 90.3% (20.5% per year) over the same time frame.

***

Options

Currently there are no recommended options. We are very selective in the options we recommend (due to their high risk) and we will wait for the right opportunity to present itself. Experienced option investors who aren't so patient may want to consider buying options on the Double Allocation stocks of the Short Term Portfolio and/or the Cornerstone stocks.

The average option in our Option Portfolio has risen 51.8% with the average holding period being 7 months. Annualized, that's a return of 103.6% per year.

***

As usual, remember to diversify and invest for the long run. Even the Short-Term Portfolio should be used as part of a long-term strategy in an effort to stay fully invested. Attempting to time the market turns investing into gambling.

 

-Rex M. Jacobsen
Sr. Editor

 




 

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