Closing "Other Picks"

I'll put my money where my mouth is. But wow, these picks did great:

Other Picks
• Bought AA @ $10.48 [11-26-08]
o Closed AA @ 13.34 [3-3-10]
o $2.86 profit/share; 27.3% ROI
• Bought DBA @ $24.80 [11-26-08]
o Closed DBA @ 25.11 [3-3-10]
o $0.31 profit/share; 1.2% ROI
• Bought KO @ $45.90 [1-6-09]
o Sold KO @ 53.9 [3-3-10]
o $8 profit/share; 17.4% ROI
• MSFT @ $20.49 [11-26-08]
o Sold MSFT @ 28.46 [3-3-10]
o $7.97 profit/share; 38.9% ROI
• PFE @ $16.07 [11-26-08]
o Sold PFE @ 17.32 [3-3-10]
o $1.25 profit/share; 7.8% ROI
• VLO @ $23.24 [1-4-09]
o Sold VLO @ 18.63 [3-3-10]
o $4.61 LOSS/share; 19.8% LOSS
• YHOO @ $10.58 [11-26-08]
o Sold YHOO @ 15.57 [3-3-10]
o $4.99 profit/share; 47.2% ROI

17.14% Average ROI

Mistersoftee looks pretty soft

I'm out at $26.22, a 9% loss (ex-dividends and option writing).

Buying yield

Bought some ultra-safe MSFT bonds @ 2.95% and some EXELEON @ 3.45%. Zero chance of default on MSFT, and in the utility space, recoveries are high in any potential bankruptcy (which I compute at nearly a 0.02% chance of occuring). I hedged my inflation/interest rate risk using LINE, a great master limited oil partnership.

Liquidating some market longs

VMW, MSFT get the axe from the trading account.

VMW was a $2 winner, MSFT a $2 loser. I am even on the trades, and a little bit up when considering options.