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Financial Bloggers Stock Picking Contest

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Financial bloggers compete for a prize and bragging rights on a monthly stock picking contest

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Rules of the contest, click on the below link:

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http://www.financepuzzle.com/articles/financial-bloggers-stock-picking-contest/

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as of 6/30/08

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Total % GainBlog NamePortfolio PositionOpening PriceClose PriceIndividual % GainLink to website

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-10.14%FinancePuzzle10,000GOOGGoogle$585.80$526.42-10.14%http://www.financepuzzle.com-10.14%

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-9.04%The Simple Dollar10,000VGTSXVangaurd Total Int'l$19.47$17.71-9.04%http://www.thesimpledollar.com-9.04%

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-22.64%Smarty10,000YGEYingli Green Energy $20.58$15.92-22.64%http://www.growingmoneyblog.com-22.64%

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-20.21%Budgetsaresexy10,000JPMJP Morgan (Bear Sterns)$43.00$34.31-20.21%http://www.budgetsaresexy.com-20.21%

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-9.76%PFStock10,000PFEPfizer$19.36$17.47-9.76%http://www.pfstock.blogspot.com-9.76%

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6.34%Ant2,500RIGTransocean Inc$150.19$152.391.46%http://www.personalfinanceanalyst.com0.37%

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2,500SUSuncor Energy Inc68.358.12-14.90%-3.73%

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2,500PCZPetro-Canada57.7255.75-3.41%-0.85%

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2,500BQIOilsands Quest Inc4.576.542.23%10.56%

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-8.09%Enoch4,000VITSXVangaurd Total Stock Mkt$34.17$31.14-8.87%http://www.wealthaccumulator.blogspot.com-3.55%

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5,000VGTSXVangaurd Total Int'l$19.47$17.71-9.04%-4.52%

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500VBTIXVangaurd Total Bond10.0710.05-0.20%-0.01%

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500PIGLXPimco Global Bond10.4710.45-0.19%-0.01%

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-8.60%S&P 500 Benchmark$1,400.38$1,280.00-8.60%-8.60%