almost a year since my recommendation (O: C price 05/23/06 : $ 46.64 price 05/21/07 : $ 54.84 Gain = $ 8.20 dividend = $ 2.06 [ provided that dividend not reinvested ] total % gain = 10.26/46.64 = 22.00% Initial investment of $1000 would be $1220 BAC price 05/23/06 : $ 46.22 price 05/21/07 : $ 51.23 Gain = $ 5.01 dividend = $ 2.18 [ provided that dividend not reinvested ] total % gain = 7.19/46.22 = 15.56% Initial investment of $1000 would be $1155.60 GM price 05/23/06 : $ 23.75 price 05/21/07 : $ 31.28 Gain = $ 7.53 dividend = $ 1.00 [ provided that dividend not reinvested ] total % gain = 8.53/23.75 = 35.92% Initial investment of $1000 would be $1359.20 AMD price 05/23/06 : $ 31.79 price 05/21/07 : $ 15.43 Gain = ($ 16.36) dividend = $ 0.00 [ provided that dividend not reinvested ] total % gain = (16.36)/31.79 = (51.46%) Initial investment of $1000 would be $485.40 (loss of 514.60) INTC price 05/23/06 : $ 17.58 price 05/21/07 : $ 22.63 Gain = $ 5.05 dividend = $ 0.426 [ provided that dividend not reinvested ] total % gain = 5.476/17.58 = 31.14% Initial investment of $1000 would be $1311.40 so your total investment of $5000 would be $5531.60 10.632% APY... that is a far less than S&P 500 performance for the same year. )O: bad me )O: ...