I began the process of choosing specific investments for my portfolio by taking an asset allocation questionnaire (appendix I). Since the objective was to maximize portfolio value, I made sure for each question asked that I chose the answer with the most risk. My reasoning being that having my money in risky investments will on average lead to a greater return than investments with lower risk. The objective did not mention risk tolerance, and I wanted a portfolio composition with a good chance of earning exceptional returns. After completing the survey, I ended up with an aggressive asset allocation plan (appendix II). This stated that 85% of my money should be invested in stocks, while the remaining 15% of my money should be invested in bonds.

I had several basic strategies that I felt would lead to my port

Barnes and Noble's stock sold for almost $48 per share in early January. It went down to around $20 per share in July, which was at its 52 week low. I felt confident that this stock would continue its upward swing in the fall. The stock price, unfortunately, slowly declined after I bought it.

Kroll O'Gara Company Ticker Symbol: KROG Shares Bought: 500

Sony's stock price was on a small downturn of a largely upward track when I bought it. At the beginning of the year the stock price was at $70 per share. It has since increased and is still increasing. I thought that this would be a good international stock to invest in even though it did not correctly fit my investment criteria.

After I used the Wall Street Journal to find stocks that were near their 52-week low I monitored my stocks by viewing some time series charts that I found on the stocktrak homepage. I will now go into detail on each of my 29 buy decisions, all of them occurring on September 10th and each being held for 70 days. I organized my investments in order from the highest annualized holding period returns to the lowest, starting with stocks and finishing with bonds.

Coca Cola Company Ticker Symbol: KO Shares Bought: 175 Beginning Stock Price: $54.9375 Ending Stock Price: $60.5000

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