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Stocks for 2007 (According to Fortune, Kiplinger’s and Smart Money)
By JLP | December 20, 2006
Each December Fortune, Kiplinger’s and Smart Money publish their stock picks for the upcoming year. Here’s a look at what they picked for 2007 along with current prices):
NOTE: I am NOT RECOMMENDING any of these stocks. I’m just providing the information.
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Fortune |
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COMPANY |
TICKER |
CURRENT |
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AIG |
$72.02 |
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Altria |
$85.72 |
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ConocoPhillips |
$72.92 |
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Diamond Offshore |
$81.55 |
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General Dynamics |
$74.62 |
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Joy Global |
$48.52 |
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Microsoft |
$30.12 |
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J.P. Morgan Chase |
$48.30 |
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RadioShack |
$16.77 |
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SouthwestAirlines |
$15.46 |
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Kiplinger’s |
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COMPANY |
TICKER |
CURRENT |
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3M |
$79.03 |
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AIG |
$72.02 |
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Annaly Capital Management |
$14.06 |
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Arch Coal |
$31.67 |
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AT&T |
$34.98 |
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Cisco Systems |
$27.51 |
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Johnson & Johnson |
$66.47 |
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Textron |
$94.67 |
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Smart Money |
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COMPANY |
TICKER |
CURRENT |
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Dow Chemical |
$40.42 |
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Rohm & Haas |
$51.07 |
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Yahoo! |
$25.65 |
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Amazon.com |
$40.03 |
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St. Paul Travelers |
$53.94 |
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Hartford Financial Services |
$92.25 |
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Diageo |
$77.72 |
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Anheuser-Busch |
$48.01 |
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Goldman Sachs |
$201.89 |
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Lehman Brothers |
$77.92 |
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China Mobile |
$40.40 |
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Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling |
$39.42 |
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There’s the list. You’ll have to read the magazines in order to find out WHY they like these particular stocks (Fortune’s is here).
Oh, and in case you were wondering, here’s how the magazines’ portfolios performed in 2006:
Fortune - 25.7% (The Portfolio: Phelps Dodge - 81.8%; Archer Daniels Midland - 48.9%; Hewlett-Packard - 34.5%; Altria - 21.1%; Berkshire Hathaway - 19.1%; Kinder Morgan - 15.3%; Norfolk Southern - 14.4%; Washington Mutual - 10.9%; Eli Lilly - 5.4%; and Citigroup - 5.2%) Returns were calculated for 12/06/2005 - 12/01/2006.
Kiplinger’s - N/A I couldn’t find the return numbers for last year’s portfolio (if there was a portfolio).
Smart Money - 8.6% (The Portfolio: Bank of America - 25.0%; UBS - 37.7%; Amgen - (8.0%); Gilead Sciences - 33.3%; HCA - 0.8%; UnitedHealth Group - (18.9); General Electric - 5.65; Tyco International - 7.3%; ConocoPhillips - (0.7%); Devon Energy - 23.2%; Nokia - 17.4%; and Qualcomm (18.9%))
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