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All-time Return -2.21% (in 5 months)	Risk (SD) Conservative 0.63%	Sharpe Ratio -5.07
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Active Portfolio

Performance: -17.65%

STOCK	AVG	GAIN	%	DATE
MMP (Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.)	$30.65	+7.45%	1.1%	12/02/08
NTDOY (Nintendo Co Ltd ADR)	$37.26	+27.27%	3.8%	12/02/08
HMY (Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd.)	$7.69	+34.69%	0.4%	12/02/08
CMG (Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc) entered into SocialPicks:	$46.67 $46.67	+22.68% +22.69%	3.7%	12/02/08
KMP (Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.)	$46.28	+4.58%	0.2%	12/02/08
SAY (Satyam Computer Services Ltd.)	$11.81	-20.83%	0.2%	12/02/08
BAC (Bank of America Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$19.55 $19.55	-30.72% -30.76%	0.4%	12/02/08
UDN (PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund)	$25.51	+2.63%	0.8%	12/02/08
USAP (Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.)	$30.61	-48.51%	1.5%	12/02/08
RS (Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co) entered into SocialPicks:	$44.35 $44.33	-43.65% -43.63%	2.4%	12/02/08
AAPL (Apple Computer Inc) entered into SocialPicks:	$118.22 $118.01	-21.59% -21.45%	14.9%	12/02/08
EMR (Emerson Electric Co.)	$37.01	-0.06%	2.4%	12/02/08
ERY (Energy Bear 3x)	$65.04	-49.95%	0.3%	11/12/08
NS (NuStar Energy L.P.)	$44.45	+3.71%	0.2%	11/12/08
PGN (Progress Energy Inc.)	$38.62	-2.49%	0.8%	11/12/08
HLX (Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.) entered into SocialPicks:	$13.41 $13.41	-39.59% -39.59%	0.5%	10/21/08
IAG (IAMGOLD Corp.)	$3.28	+74.70%	0.1%	10/21/08
ZINC (Horsehead Hldg Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$5.70 $5.70	-13.92% -13.93%	3.7%	10/21/08
DWSN (Dawson Geophysical Company)	$40.98	-50.25%	1.5%	10/21/08
V (Visa Inc) entered into SocialPicks:	$63.26 $63.24	-11.85% -11.82%	2.0%	10/21/08
NXG (Northgate Minerals Corp.)	$0.96	-2.56%	3.0%	10/21/08
CTRP (Ctripcom International Ltd)	$33.27	-38.29%	0.2%	10/21/08
EXK (EXK) entered into SocialPicks:	$1.33 $1.33	-1.12% -0.75%	0.8%	10/21/08
LUV (Southwest Airlines Co.)	$12.88	-30.22%	0.3%	10/21/08
TGT (Target Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$42.03 $42.04	-10.72% -10.75%	0.9%	10/16/08
DAC (Danaos Corp.) entered into SocialPicks:	$12.96 $12.96	-26.99% -26.99%	2.3%	10/16/08
TBSI (TBS International Ltd.) entered into SocialPicks:	$8.95 $8.94	+39.25% +39.37%	0.4%	10/16/08
CCJ (Cameco Corp)	$19.45	+3.38%	2.6%	10/16/08
POT (Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.) entered into SocialPicks:	$85.27 $85.32	-1.48% -1.54%	0.7%	10/15/08
ACTS (Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd.)	$2.52	-33.68%	0.0%	10/14/08
PVD (Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Provida S.A.)	$23.18	-38.94%	1.0%	10/14/08
TNP (Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.)	$27.50	-19.28%	0.4%	10/14/08
NUE (Nucor Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$39.66 $39.63	+13.41% +13.51%	1.2%	10/14/08
PZE (Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A.) entered into SocialPicks:	$9.22 $9.21	-25.38% -25.30%	0.6%	10/14/08
GLBL (Global Industries Ltd.) entered into SocialPicks:	$6.44 $6.42	-39.44% -39.23%	0.4%	10/14/08
X (United States Steel Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$50.03 $50.08	-23.37% -23.44%	0.4%	10/14/08
AINV (Apollo Investment Corp Closed End Fund) entered into SocialPicks:	$12.71 $12.71	-29.16% -29.19%	0.2%	10/14/08
PWE (Penn West Energy Trust Trust Units) entered into SocialPicks:	$24.03 $24.03	-45.02% -45.02%	0.6%	10/14/08
PVX (Provident Energy Trust Trust Units) entered into SocialPicks:	$8.66 $8.67	-40.33% -40.34%	0.9%	10/14/08
GGB (Gerdau S.A.) entered into SocialPicks:	$10.21 $10.21	-20.27% -20.26%	0.9%	10/14/08
XTO (XTO Energy Inc.)	$31.39	+22.24%	0.3%	10/13/08
WMI (Waste Management Inc)	$33.43	-0.75%	1.3%	10/10/08
NE (Noble Corp.) entered into SocialPicks:	$32.39 $32.38	-24.14% -24.12%	0.2%	10/10/08
DVR (Cal Dive International Inc.)	$8.53	-9.25%	0.1%	10/10/08
SO (The Southern Company)	$32.26	+10.32%	0.2%	10/10/08
ACH (Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.)	$15.13	+0.45%	2.4%	10/09/08
WYE (Wyeth)	$33.98	+12.80%	0.3%	10/09/08
MPWR (Monolithic Power Systems Inc.) entered into SocialPicks:	$18.34 $18.34	-31.02% -31.03%	0.4%	10/09/08
KG (King Pharmaceuticals Inc.)	$9.44	+7.20%	1.1%	10/09/08
RIO (Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce) entered into SocialPicks:	$18.68 $18.68	-24.77% -24.78%	2.9%	10/09/08
DNN (Denison Mines) entered into SocialPicks:	$2.10 $2.10	-33.02% -32.70%	0.0%	10/09/08
UNG (United States Natural Gas Fund LP)	$34.32	-32.52%	2.5%	10/09/08
AAU (Almaden Minerals Ltd)	$1.27	-42.56%	0.4%	10/09/08
EPD (Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)	$25.96	-14.61%	0.3%	10/09/08
RIG (Transocean Inc)	$117.87	-51.96%	1.2%	10/07/08
WMT (WalMart Stores Inc)	$58.70	-12.47%	0.4%	10/02/08
SLV (iShares Silver Trust) entered into SocialPicks:	$11.01 $11.01	-0.16% -0.16%	3.5%	10/02/08
PWRD (Perfect World Co. Ltd.)	$23.32	-24.95%	0.2%	10/02/08
RAX (RAX)	$8.10	-27.69%	0.1%	10/02/08
ABB (ABB Ltd)	$19.30	-23.71%	0.5%	09/29/08
REP (Repsol YPF S.A.)	$28.20	-20.91%	0.2%	09/25/08
XOM (Exxon Mobil Corp)	$77.69	+1.80%	1.0%	09/24/08

Short Portfolio

Performance: +9.25%

STOCK	AVG	GAIN	%	DATE
F (Ford Motor Company)	$2.61	-3.14%	4.8%	12/17/08
UCBH (UCBH Holdings Inc.)	$3.93	-43.95%	3.6%	12/09/08
GM (General Motors Corp)	$4.59	+11.98%	2.6%	12/02/08
UUP (UUP) entered into SocialPicks:	$25.90 $25.91	+4.48% +4.51%	1.2%	12/02/08
FDX (FedEx Corp)	$63.45	+2.14%	1.0%	12/02/08
UST (UST Inc.)	$68.19	-1.86%	0.3%	12/02/08
GRIF (Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc.)	$31.58	-13.43%	0.6%	11/04/08
FRE (Freddie Mac) entered into SocialPicks:	$0.97 $0.97	+19.50% +19.53%	1.4%	10/21/08
FNM (Fannie Mae) entered into SocialPicks:	$0.85 $0.85	+6.70% +6.78%	0.6%	10/21/08
AU (AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.)	$19.85	-35.08%	0.4%	10/21/08
TOL (Toll Brothers Inc)	$20.75	-4.58%	0.3%	10/21/08
HOV (Hovnanian Enterprises Inc) entered into SocialPicks:	$7.37 $7.37	+67.31% +67.32%	1.0%	10/21/08
UAUA (UAL Corp.) entered into SocialPicks:	$10.07 $10.08	-26.76% -26.74%	1.0%	10/21/08
DVN (Devon Energy Corp) entered into SocialPicks:	$77.35 $77.32	+13.88% +13.85%	0.3%	10/14/08
GPOR (Gulfport Energy Corp)	$7.41	+30.36%	0.0%	10/14/08
FITB (Fifth Third Bancorp)	$12.01	+32.89%	0.1%	10/09/08
COF (Capital One Financial Corp.) entered into SocialPicks:	$50.65 $50.65	+38.93% +38.93%	1.0%	09/29/08
MXFD (MaxLife Fund Corp.)	$22.51	+20.69%	1.4%	09/25/08
MBB (iShares Lehman MBS FixedRate Bond Fund)	$102.89	-3.30%	0.2%	09/14/08

Closed Long Portfolio

Performance: -19.54%

STOCK	AVG	GAIN	%	DATE
UDN (PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund)	$28.14	-1.17%	0.2%	08/26/08
LMC (Lundin Mining Corp.)	$3.15	-29.07%	0.8%	10/14/08
USAP (Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.)	$30.61	-65.43%	0.8%	12/02/08
ETP (Energy Transfer Partners LP)	$40.55	+1.73%	0.3%	11/12/08
CDE (Coeur dAlene Mines Corp.)	$1.37	+2.35%	1.7%	10/09/08
DO (DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRL)	$107.84	+0.10%	0.1%	08/13/08
UUP (UUP)	$24.56	+0.94%	0.0%	09/11/08
RS (Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co)	$44.33	-60.52%	1.8%	12/02/08
IIF (Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Inc)	$17.25	-30.78%	0.3%	12/01/08
AIR (AAR Corp)	$13.68	+9.94%	0.0%	11/12/08
LDK (LDK Solar Co. Ltd.)	$39.82	+2.65%	0.3%	09/18/08
TBSI (TBS International Ltd.)	$33.32	-10.29%	0.1%	08/12/08
NAK (Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd)	$4.06	+13.30%	0.0%	09/15/08
RDC (ROWAN COMPANIES INC)	$30.39	-48.85%	0.6%	12/02/08
LINE (Linn Energy LLC)	$16.01	+11.32%	0.2%	09/19/08
TEX (Terex Corp.)	$26.75	-54.66%	0.1%	12/02/08
DVN (Devon Energy Corp)	$81.07	+5.54%	0.4%	10/09/08
BQI (CanWest Petroleum Corp)	$2.76	+11.23%	0.3%	09/12/08
DRYS (DryShips Inc.)	$37.88	-34.48%	5.9%	11/04/08
ICOC (ICO Inc.)	$5.79	+7.43%	0.3%	09/12/08
XTEX (Crosstex Energy L.P. Ltd. PARTNERSHIP INTEREST)	$17.55	-68.61%	0.1%	12/02/08
PM (PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC)	$55.53	-1.76%	0.0%	08/20/08
ICN (I C N PHARMACEUT)	$24.80	-1.69%	0.0%	08/27/08
SKF (UltraShort Financials ProShares)	$113.22	+6.35%	0.0%	08/08/08
PCU (Southern Copper Corp)	$12.65	+13.75%	0.4%	10/30/08
IRE (The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland)	$24.47	+9.06%	0.3%	09/19/08
PRAA (Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc.)	$41.45	+10.80%	0.2%	09/18/08
TTES (T3 Energy Services Inc)	$42.21	+18.43%	0.1%	09/19/08
SAY (Satyam Computer Services Ltd.)	$13.18	+15.33%	0.4%	10/21/08
EMC (EMC Corp)	$12.24	-12.75%	0.1%	10/09/08
JYF (WisdomTree Dreyfus Japanese Yen Fund)	$24.00	-0.75%	0.0%	08/14/08
TGB (Taseko Mines Ltd.)	$2.68	+16.92%	0.5%	08/26/08
IFSIA (Interface Inc.)	$12.55	-0.16%	0.1%	08/27/08
CAM (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL Corp.)	$40.89	+8.60%	0.8%	09/19/08
PAL (North American Palladium Ltd)	$3.97	-3.44%	0.1%	08/13/08
AMAT (Applied Materials Inc)	$15.70	-18.41%	0.0%	10/09/08
BZF (The Brazil Fund Inc.)	$25.17	-11.81%	0.2%	09/29/08
CMG (Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc)	$63.07	+5.31%	1.3%	09/19/08
TGC (Tengasco Inc)	$1.01	+24.70%	0.8%	09/22/08
XLF (Select Sector SPDRFinancial)	$20.17	+0.05%	0.1%	08/27/08
DVR (Cal Dive International Inc.)	$10.18	+10.86%	0.1%	08/27/08
NE (Noble Corp.)	$49.50	+6.20%	0.1%	08/21/08
FTE (France Telecom)	$28.99	-0.92%	0.2%	09/16/08
EGLE (Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.)	$11.45	-9.02%	0.1%	10/14/08
GRRF (China Grentech Corp. Ltd.)	$3.51	+0.57%	0.1%	08/20/08
XTO (XTO Energy Inc.)	$46.34	+1.68%	0.5%	09/18/08
TMA (Thornburg Mortgage Inc.)	$0.32	+25.00%	0.1%	08/25/08
SO (The Southern Company)	$37.46	+0.83%	0.1%	09/12/08
EXK (EXK)	$1.81	+3.82%	4.3%	09/22/08
SWC (Stillwater Mining Company)	$6.65	+5.71%	0.3%	09/24/08
DENN (Denny's Corp.)	$2.73	+17.06%	0.0%	09/19/08
CYB (WisdomTree China Yuan Fund)	$25.21	-1.25%	0.1%	12/02/08
TC (Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.)	$6.98	-53.60%	0.7%	12/02/08
NG (NovaGold Resources Inc)	$2.50	+21.09%	0.3%	11/04/08
USO (United States Oil Fund LP)	$80.04	+9.71%	1.7%	09/24/08
DNN (Denison Mines)	$5.38	+5.39%	0.1%	08/25/08
SRLM (Sterling Mining Company)	$0.24	+18.80%	0.2%	09/13/08
EXM (EXCEL MARITIME CARRIERS LTD)	$18.67	-6.27%	5.8%	10/21/08
UNG (United States Natural Gas Fund LP)	$33.27	+11.42%	0.2%	09/18/08
QRCP (Quest Resource Corp.)	$5.41	-14.31%	0.9%	09/19/08
EWZ (iMSCI Brazil Index Fund)	$63.04	-9.54%	0.4%	09/29/08
NMM (Navios Maritime Partners LP)	$7.65	-45.29%	1.2%	12/02/08
KGC (Kinross Gold Corp)