Message-ID: <10067409.1075855132998.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 16:00:09 -0800 (PST) From: advdfeedback@investools.com To: dbaughm@ect.enron.com Subject: Tech Portfolio Posts Stellar Gains in 2001! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Richard Fellner@ENRON X-To: dbaughm@ect.enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Edward_Baughman_Jan2002\Baughman Jr., Don\Deleted Items X-Origin: Baughman-E X-FileName: dbaughm (Non-Privileged).pst =09=09 =09 INVESTools Update Tech Portfolio Posts Stellar Gains in 2001! 2001= has been a difficult year for many investors, as stock prices have plummet= ed from news of war, poor company earnings estimates and increasing corpora= te layoffs. But some stocks (and some investors) are actually posting hug= e gains this year! Subscribers to David Fried's The Buyback Letter are e= arning stellar profits for the year, as the 5-stock High Tech Portfolio has= gained an incredible +39.23% YTD(+9.61 in November alone), while his Stock= Pickers Portfolio is up over 31% for the year. By contrast, The Nasdaq los= t 21% of its value over the same time frame. Fried's other portfolios hav= e hit their stride in November, as the Buyback Dogs Portfolio earned an imp= ressive +14.57% for the month, his 20-Stock Buyback Index gained +6.11%, an= d his Buyback Income Index shot up +5.61% And these profits are not uncomm= on for Fried, whose 5-year performance has earned him the coveted #1 rankin= g by newsletter watchdog Hulbert Financial Digest.Since inception, Fried's = Stockpickers Portfolio has gained 146% (vs. only +84% for the S&P 500.) In= addition, his 5-stock Buyback Dogs portfolio is up 104.93% since inception= vs. +42% for the S&P 500 over the same time frame. 19 of Fried's last 22 t= rades have been profitable, with an average profit of 179%! A Huge Pr= ofit Opportunity For Today's Buyback Investors? Right now may be the best= time for investors to get back into the market, as a potentially huge buy= ing opportunity has emerged for buyback investors who act immediately: "= Investors who focus on stock buybacks have a serious advantage in the curre= nt market," Fried says. "Recent moves by the Securities and Exchange Commis= sion have made it easier for companies to buy back their stock while share = prices are at their weakest. This ultimately creates higher earnings per sh= are and, therefore, stronger share prices." In the current issue of The Bu= yback Letter (available FREE for 30 days from INVESTools ), Fried lists his= new "Best Buy" stocks that represent your best value right now. Insiders i= n these companies are bullish about their firms, and management are buying = back their stock on the open market. Click Here for these top Buyback Sto= cks and your FREE 30-Day Subscription to The Buyback Letter Why The Ave= rage Buyback Value Stock Outperforms The Market By 45.3%: The New York Ti= mes reports that a study of all U.S. stocks from 1980-1990 found that the= stock of an average company announcing a repurchase plan will beat the m= arket decisively (12.1% for the average company, 45.3% for a value stock) i= n the four years following the repurchase announcement. This makes sense.= After all, when a company buys back their own stock, it's an enormous vo= te of confidence by those who know it best - senior executives. No one el= se knows the firm's financial situation, market share, business plans, com= petitive advantages and new product strategies better than those with hand= s-on, day-to-day experience. But, these executives aren't talking. They ke= ep their plans, tactics, and research behind closed doors. The only indic= ator of their well-founded optimism is a stock buyback. It's a powerful in= dicator that no serious investor should ignore. Just how powerful are bu= yback stocks? In the last 10 years if you had invested $10,000 in a typica= l S&P 500 portfolio, you investment would have grown to $67,917 - an excel= lent return. But that same $10,000 invested exclusively in value buyback s= tocks would have grown to $130,254 - nearly $70,000 more in profits! The = Buyback Letter is available FREE for 30 days from INVESTools. With your FR= EE 30-Day Subscription, you'll be on the inside track of the market's safes= t blue-chip companies that are aggressively buying back their own stock. = Click Here for your FREE 30-Day Subscription to The Buyback Letter = If the link above doesn't work, go to: http://www.investools.com/c/go/BA= CK/UPDT-116back or call 1-800-567-2683 and activate your free subscripti= on with the help of our friendly customer service team. To be removed fro= m the email distribution list for the FREE INVESTools Advisory and Updates,= send an email to: Advisory Unsubscribe Requests (IMPORTANT: This is an a= utomated system and does not cancel your paid newsletter or service subscri= ptions on INVESTools.com) If you have tried unsubscribing in the past -- an= d believe that you received this message in error -- please send an email t= o itfeedback@investools.com to voice your concerns and be removed from the= list. ? 2001 INVESTools.com, Inc. All rights reserved. =09