(A Top Pick Aug 28/09. Up 12.37%.) 4.35% Series 17 preferred bond.

(A Top Pick Oct 22/09. down 47%.) Consolidated 1 to 5. Had put a lot of faith in the new CEO who did a lot of cutting and was looking for higher margins, which did not come. Company continues to lose money. Sold his holdings in February at $2.91.

(A Top Pick Oct 22/09. Down 16.5%.) Very highly tuned to the economy and housing market. They have to start showing regular profits quarter after quarter. Introducing some new products. Still likes.

(A Top Pick Oct 22/09. Up 130%.) In a highly competitive field. Have about $90 million in cash, about $3.50 a share. Record revenues this past quarter and are looking at continued high profitability. Could see it doing a double.

Droid phones are taking off. Just sold a division to Nokia (NOK-N) for $1.2 billion area and expected to pay down debt. Also planning on subdividing into 2 divisions, which should unleash shareholder value. One division, which has been losing money, is expected to break even while the other would be making a lot more money.

#3 after Google and Bing. Management is way overpaid. Offer of $8 to $11 billion was made for Alibaba, which was turned down but it sounds like there is a lot of pressure to sell. Pristine balance sheet.

High risk but same store sales went up 5.1%.