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September 1, 2010
Today was finally the kind of day we've been looking for. All the markets were up over 2.5%. August was a terrible month and I’m glad to be out of it. In one day, the returns for our two lists and two portfolios have rebounded nicely. Our $100,000 Retirement Portfolio which shows -5.2% does not take into account the $16,000 which we have taken as $2,000 per month income. Factoring this in, produces a return on this portfolio of 10.8%. We have recovered about $5,000 of principal in the retirement portfolio in the last few days.
I want to talk about Burger King. The Analyzer is supposed to find opportunities based on the calls that are being sold against certain stock prices. On July 17, BKC was suggested by the Analyzer for our Conservative Stocks-to-Consider list and the $100,000 Retirement Portfolio. The stock languished through July and August, and we sold a few more low-priced calls against the stock on August 21 in the Retirement portfolio. Today Burger King announced that they were considering taking the company private by selling it to a private equity firm. The stock jumped 15%. This kind of information is usually kept very, very secret. Anticipated earnings reports, new product releases and stock buy-backs are usually more visible to the investor. Taking a company private is usually not anticipated by the public, but somebody “inside” has to be talking to somebody else “inside”. The fact that the Analyzer identified Burger King as this type of opportunity, which is usually not seen until the last moment, is only one indication of how the Analyzer can help with your investing.
p.s. SIGA didn’t jump, so I sold the calls as indicated in the August 21, $10,000 Aggressive Portfolio “Latest Update”.

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