The Motley Fools: Stocks Fools Love

» Kirk - Stocks Fools Love

By Motley Fool Staff
February 9, 2004

Love, love, love. All you need is love.... And a retirement nest egg so you and your honey can live like royalty in Cancun for the rest of your days, right? To that end, we are here to help.

At this time each year, we pick Stocks Fools Love and offer them up to you for Valentine's Day. It's our way of having some fun and introducing you to some of our investment ideas. Of course, what we may love may not be your cup of tea, so we encourage you to do your own homework.

And now, on to this year's Stocks Fools Love:

* Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD)
* Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE)
* CNS (Nasdaq: CNXS)
* TJX (NYSE: TJX)
* Hooker Furniture (Nasdaq: HOFT)

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After only a month, it sure looks like they picked a basket of stocks that are out performing in the short run. It will be interesting to see how they do after a year.

         PERIOD                Kirk  Wilshire5000  Delta
1 Year Return to 12-31-2003    +77%     +31%         46%  
3 Year Return to 12-31-2003    +25%      -7%         32%  
5 Year Return to 12-31-2003   +171%      +2%        169%  

 

Total Return:
                                  Kirk   S&P500+  NASDAQ 
5 Yrs 12/31/98 through 12/31/03  171.0%  ( 3.0%)  ( 8.6%)
Annualized Annual Return          22.1%  ( 0.6%)  ( 1.8%)
 
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-- posted by Kirk