Playboy Stock-Picking Contest

With the end of October, I’d thought I’d update the 2006 Playboy Stock-Picking Contest. Right now Courtney Culkin, Miss April 2005, is in the lead. Her portfolio is up 47.01% for the year. Courtney’s best stock is Steven Madden (“one of my favorite dress shoe brands”) which is up over 120%.
Amy Sue Cooper, the Cyber Girl of the Year, is in second at 28.96%. What impresses me about Amy’s portfolio is that she actually gives good arguments for her selections.

Amgen (AMGN), the world’s largest biotechnology company, and Abgenix (ABGX), a company specializing in the discovery, development and manufacture of human therapeutic antibodies, announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Amgen will acquire Abgenix for approximately $2.2 billion in cash plus the assumption of debt. This merger could possibly benefit this company tremendously. I am a nurse so this only makes sense.

That’s beats a screaming bald man.
Here’s how the other contestants stack up. If I were participating, I’d be on top of Lindsey Vuolo and underneath Kara Monaco:
Courtney Culkin……………….47.01%
Amy Sue Cooper………………28.96%
Deanna Brooks………………..21.44%
Kara Monaco…………………..15.17%
Me………………………………….8.47%
Lindsey Vuolo……………………4.6%
Pennelope Jimenez……………-0.41%
Christine Smith…………………-1.78%
Jillian Grace……………………..-3.56%
Pilar Lastra………………………-5.16%
Amy McCarthy………………….-32.74%
Amy McCarthy is Jenny’s younger sister.

Posted by on October 31st, 2006 at 10:47 am


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