At the end of the first quarter (Q1), the S&P 500
is up just over 4%. Top mutual funds fared slightly better. According to
Morningstar.com, the average performance of 9806 U.S. stock mutual funds is
+6.84%.
...and Playboy model Amy Sue Cooper is up +32.24%.
2005 Cyber Girl of the Year Amy Sue Cooper
is the leader in the
TradingMarkets/Playboy 2006 Stock Picking Contest,
which started on January 1st and runs to year-end. TradingMarkets.com will give
$50,000 to the charity of the winner's choice.
"I did my research and picked companies that I
knew about or understood what they did." says Amy Sue. As far as beating the top
mutual funds, "I'm very surprised," she says. "It's been really interesting
following the contest; I check the standings all the time."
Amy Sue's picks this year include: Amgen (AMGN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating),
Pacific Ethanol (PEIX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), (click
here for the remaining picks). She was just edged out by the Frontier
Microcap Fund (FEFPX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), with a stellar +33.34% year-to-date performance. On
outperforming a Playboy model, fund manager Joel Blumenschein says: "It goes to
prove she's an intelligent woman, as well as being beautiful. Congratulations
on the fine performance; I hope she can keep it up for her charity."
Amy Sue Cooper is playing for
The National Breast Cancer
Foundation.
Asked if she would consider running a top mutual
fund, Amy Sue laughed and said: "I'm pretty happy with the choices I've made in
my life so far but who knows what the future holds."
Ashton Dorkins
Editor-in-Chief
editor@tradingmarkets.com
