Just reviving this thread to comment on my own prediction: where I was correct: 1. DOW will not hit 13k by the end of 2006 2. consumer sentiment down where I was incorrect: 1. stock down in NOV and DEC. both months posted gains 2. recession in the horizon or already in. 3. dow going down. for the year 2007. stock pick: 1. QCOM 2. PFE 3. MRK 4. MO 5. T 6. VZ 7. C 8. JPM full year outlook: DOW and NASDQ will end in -ve territory although individual stocks will be up.