Monday, August 08, 2005

 

Week of August 1st Performance

The Prudent Portfolio took it on the chin this week, down 2.04%, but is still up 5.05% since inception, while the S&P 500 Index was down .63% this week (up 2.36% since portfolio inception). Of the twelve stocks in the portfolio, only three had positive gains this week. This week's best performer was Chevron, up 4.02%. Cooper Tire was the biggest loser for the week, down 13.02% most likely due to the fact that they posted a loss due to a strike. Here's a look at what the portfolio looks like as of Friday, August 5:

CompanySymbolSharesPrice
Per
Share*
Amount InvestedCurrent Price Per ShareCurrent ValueWeek's
%
Chg.

Chevron

CVX

146.53641

$56.30

$8,250

$60.34

$8,842

4.02%

ConocoPhillips

COP

147.47944

$55.94

$8,250

$63.75

$9,402

1.85%

Fannie Mae

FNM

142.24138

$58.00

$8,250

$54.96

$7,818

-1.61%

National City Corp.

NCC

244.15507

$33.79

$8,250

$36.27

$8,856

-1.73%

Ford Motor Co.

F

798.64472

$10.33

$8,250

$10.36

$8,274

-3.54%

Chubb

CB

96.38977

$85.59

$8,250

$87.54

$8,438

-1.44%

XL Capital Ltd.

XL

110.45655

$74.69

$8,250

$69.34

$7,655

-3.51%

Phelps Dodge

PD

91.80948

$89.86

$8,250

$109.61

$10,063

2.97%

MBIA

MBI

146.92787

$56.15

$8,250

$57.62

$8,466

-5.14%

Cummins

CMI

115.46537

$71.45

$8,250

$84.21

$9,723

-1.44%

Louisiana Pacific

LPX

345.04391

$23.91

$8,250

$26.03

$8,981

-2.95%

Cooper Tire

CTB

430.35994

$19.17

$8,250

$17.50

$7,531

-13.02%

Cash Account

1000

$1.00

$1,000

$1,000

Portfolio Totals

$100,000

$105,049

-2.04%

S&P 500 Index Performance

-.63%

*Rounded to nearest penny.