We’re a few days late on this. And we totally apologize it took us so long to check-out the year-end standing in the Trading Markets/Playboy 2006 Stock Picking Contest. We were waiting for a slow news day, and, well, now we've got it.
The winner (pictured left) was Deanna Brooks, aka Miss May 1998. Brooks picked Yamana Gold, Hauppauge Digital, IBM, Petroleo Brasiliero and Pfizer. Her portfolio was up a whopping 43.43%. Most of her gains came from bets on oil and gold. Overall, however, the Playboy models underperformed the S&P, with a total return of just 8.56%. Still, that's still better than Legg Mason Value Fund's 6%.
Exactly half the participating women saw gains and half losses. The biggest loser was Amy McCarthy, sister of Jenny McCarthy, whose imaginary portfolio was down 36.95% for the year.
Final Standings: Playboy 2006 Stock Picking Contest [TradingMarkets.com]
Posted by T. Howell , Jan 04, 2007 3:25PM
Miss May 1998's portfolio may be up a whopping 43.43%, but mine is up an enormous 400% (wink wink).
Posted by Zbignew , Jan 04, 2007 3:33PM
Woo, I would love to churn her accounts.
Mr. Carney, you are forgiven.
Posted by Abner , Jan 04, 2007 3:58PM
Man, I would love to play the spread on her commodities!
Posted by xyz , Jan 04, 2007 4:27PM
I'd love to be the counterparty to her liquidity swap.
Posted by Matt , Jan 04, 2007 5:58PM
I'd love to bang her.
Posted by Dave , Jan 04, 2007 6:15PM
Nice leggs. And her masons ain't bad either. Hey-oooooooh!
Posted by , Jan 04, 2007 8:33PM
Gosh, what a gorgeous brain.
Posted by Erik , Jan 05, 2007 12:43AM
No shock here - Deanna is as smart as she is beautiful. The money she won is going to a VERY worthy cause which makes it even better.
Posted by Texas Energy , Jan 05, 2007 10:14AM
Thanks for that one, Erik. Really.
Posted by Christopher "Tiff" Carter III , Jan 05, 2007 11:59AM
Erik, dude, don't be a DB. If Deanna honestly wants to spend her gains on a worthy cause, she can start by meeting me for dinner at Nobu. It would be worth her while.