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To: chowder who wrote (6667)	12/1/2010 11:28:36 PM
From: Steve Felix	Respond to of 34328

The two stocks trailing the most at the moment in my sisters account are utilities: FE -10.48 and PPL -7.52. Then CLX -6.5%. Small stuff doing better KED +15.58 SGU + 13.98 UVE +9.42. Had begun to think I was talking to the deaf, but finally got a call from my cousin ( he's 57 ), this morning asking if I would sell his Life Strategy Moderate Growth fund ( 84k ) today and put it into dividend stocks. I agreed on the condition that he pick the stocks from a list provided and have dividends reinvested. I'll make sure all the stocks are in a portfolio I am already watching, keeping my part to a bare minimum. I also agreed because his plan is for this account to be left to the SPCA upon his death. Of course if he dies before his wife all bets could be off. lol!

To: chowder who wrote (6667)	12/5/2010 12:01:11 PM
From: gcrispin	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 34328

I doubled my position in EXC this week. On Thursday when the market was up EXC was down, so I bought into the weakness. I'm not sold on the belief that the business cycle will rev up, so I'm looking for income. I currently own EXC, NGG, and VOD. I'm watching MRK for end of the year tax selling. Morningstar had some mildly negative comments about MRK. minyanville.com But Edward Owens of the Vanguard Specialized Healthcare mutual fund has MRK as his largest holding and the high dividend yield looks very appealing. thestreet.com The chart also makes the stock look appealing, so I will wait for an entry point below 35. Last but not least, MRK has a potential blockbuster in its pipeline. bloomberg.com