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ACE'S stock picks have outperformed the S&P's 500 index 64 out of 90 months (a 71.11%  success rate).  As of May 31, 2009 , the 12-month gains of 157 of our 239 stock picks have outperformed the S&P 500 (a 65.69% success rate). Our picks'  (from October 2000 to May 31, 2008) 12-month average gain is 23.65% (vs. the S&P 500's -6.61% gain for the same period).

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  •     ACE'S TOP 10 (12-MONTH) STOCK PICKS (As of 05/23/07)
                                                                                                  12-Mo.        Mo./Year
       Rank      Stock Name (Symbol\Exch)                     Gain            Picked

          1           Titanium Metals (TIE\NYSE)                  565.74%     Jun 2005
          2           Hansen Natural (HANS\NASD)            380.21%     Jul 2005
          3           Carmax Grp (KMX\NYSE)                        243.74%    Apr 2001
          4           Frontier Oil (FTO\NYSE)                          223.56%     Feb 2005
          5           Novastar Financial (NFI\NYSE)             182.81%     Jul 2001
          6           Southwestern Energy (SWN\NYSE)     149.83%     Apr 2004
          7           John B. Sanfilippo (JBSS\NASD)          148.15%     Apr 2003
          8           Barnwell Industries (BRN\AMEX)        146.18%     Mar 2004
          9           Racing Champions (RACN\AMEX)      138.63%      Oct 2001
          10        Quality Systems Inc. (QSII\NASD)       126.45%      Feb 2003
                        Avg. gain - Top 10 12-mo. picks           174.39%
                        Avg. gain - S&P500 (same period)            6.68%

    NOTE:     No. of "12-month" stocks:                          155
                       Avg. stock gain (all 12-mo. picks):          48.18%
                       Avg. S&P500 gain (same period):            -0.91%

                        No. of "12-mo." stocks w/ plus gains:     130 (or an 83.87% success rate)
                       No. of "12-mo." stocks w/ losses:             25     (or an 16.13% fail rate)
     

    ACE'S LOWEST 10 (12-MONTH) STOCK PICKS (As of 05/23/07)
                                                                                                  12-Mo.        Mo./Year
       Rank      Stock Name (Symbol\Exch)                     Gain            Picked

          1               Bon-Ton Stores (BONT\NASD)             -90.74%     Mar. 2007
          2           AMREP Corp (AXR\NYSE)                       -74.61         Jan. 2007
          3           Ambassadors Int'l (AMIE\NASD)         -65.41%     Nov. 2006
          4           Interactive Systems (ISWI\NASD)         -62.77%     Jan. 2002     
          5           G-III Apparel (GIII\NASD)                      -49.73%     Jan. 2007
           6           Kimball Int'l. Inc. (KBALB\NASD)       -46.48%     Nov. 2006
          7           Brush Engr. Mat. (BW\NYSE)                 -44.84%      Apr. 2007
          8           Mitcham Industries (MIND\NASD)     -43.58%      Jan. 2006
          9           NBTY Inc. (NTY\NYSE)                            -43.53%      Mar. 2007
        10           Eastern Co. (EML\AMEX)                        -42.66%      Mar. 2007
                        Avg. gain - Low 10 12-mo. gainers      -56.43%
                        Avg. gain - S&P500 (same period)                   %

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  •     ACE'S YEAR'S BEST/WORST STOCK PICKS (2000 - 2007)

                    
         Stock Picks
                 Year                 		       12-Mo.
      Avg. Gain    		      Highest
            Gain    		    Highest Gainer Stock  Lowest
       Gain     		     Lowest Gainer Stock   
     
    10/2000 - 12/2000

     
    28.58%

     
    97.16%

    		  
    <-Doral Financial (DRL)      		 
    (26.85%)     		  
    <-CIGNA Corp. (CI) 
    10/2001 - 12/2001

    50.46%

    243.74%

    		<-CarMax Group (KMX) (38.00%)   <-KCS Energy Inc. (KCS)
    10/2002 - 12/2002

    21.76%

    119.79%

    		 <-Tractor Supply (TSCO) (62.77%)  <-Interactv Sys Wrld (ISWI)
    10/2003 - 12/2003

    59.52%

    148.15%

    		 <-John B. Sanfilip (JBSS) (29.65%) <-Maxcor Fncl Grp (MAXF)
    10/2004 - 12/2004

    55.55%

    149.83%

    		<-Southwstn Enrgy (SWN)  (16.68%)  <-Sanderson Farms (SAFM) 
    10/2005 - 12/2005

    93.19%

    565.74%

    		 <-Titanium Metals (TIE)  (3.80%)  <-Dampskibsselsk. (TRMD) 
    10/2006 - 12/2006

      6.37%

     91.75%

    		 <-General Cable (BGC)  (65.41%) <-Ambassadors Int'l Inc. (AMIE) 
    01/2007 - 05/2007

    (25.03%)

     57.02%

    		 <-Southern Copper (PCU)  (90.74%) <-Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (BONT) 

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  •     ACE'S TOP 10 (24-MONTH) STOCK PICKS (As of 05/23/07)

                                                                                                  24-Mo.        Mo./Year
       Rank      Stock Name (Symbol\Exch)                     Gain            Picked

          1           Novastar Fncl Inc. (NFI\NYSE)           1025.58%      July 2001
          2           Novastar Fncl Inc. (NFI\NYSE)              776.78%     Apr 2002
          3           Jos. A Banks Clothr (JOSB\NASD)       464.41%     Mar 2002
          4           Southwestern Energy (SWN\NYSE)     439.20%     Apr 2004
          5           Frontier Oil Corp. (FTO\NYSE)              309.90%     Feb 2005
          6           NVR Inc.  (NVR\AMEX)                            291.99%     Oct 2000
          7           Amer. Vanguard Corp. (AVD\NASD) 255.84%     Oct 2001
          8           Barnwell Industries (BRN\AMEX)        246.46%     Mar 2004
          9           Immucor Inc.  (BLUD\NASD)                 239.05%     Oct 2002
        10           Quality Systems Inc. (QSII\NASD)       235.33%     Feb 2003
                        Avg. gain - Top 10 24-mo. picks            428.45%
                             Avg. gain - S&P500 (same period)            6.31%

    NOTE:     No. of "24-month" stocks:                          96
                       Avg. stock gain (all 24-mo. picks):          104.19%
                       Avg. S&P500 gain (same period):            1.75%

                       No. of "24-mo." stocks w/ plus gains:     84  (or an 87.50% success rate)
                       No. of "24-mo." stocks w/ losses:             12 (or a 12.50% fail rate)
     ACE'S LOWEST 10 (24-MONTH) STOCK PICKS (As of 04/01/08)

                                                                                                  24-Mo.        Mo./Year
       Rank      Stock Name (Symbol\Exch)                     Gain            Picked

          1               CIGNA Corp. (CI\NYSE)                           -65.38%     Nov. 2000
          2           Interactive Systems (ISWI\NASD)         -54.30%     Jan. 2002
          3           Royal Energy Inc. (ROYL\NYSE)           -51.74%     May 2001
          4           Doral Financial (DRL\NYSE)                  -41.91%      July 2003
          5           Gulfmark Offshore (GMRK\NASD)    -34.03%      May 2002
          6           Sanderson Farms (SAFM\NASD)         -31.53%      June 2001
                        Avg. gain - Low 10 24-mo. picks             -        %         
                        Avg. gain - S&P500 (same period)          -        % 

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  •     RE-PICKS ~ 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS) (As of 06/05/07)
                                                                                                                                        2nd Pick     3rd Pick
                                                                                              Mo./Year      12-Mo.     12-Mo.       12-Mo.  
       No.      Stock Name (Symbol\Exch)                     Picked          Gain              Gain            Gain       

          1           Air Methods     Corp. (AIRM\    NASD)    09/28/01       41.69%    
                                                                                                02/01/06                           37.77%
      
              2           Barnwell Ind. (BRN\AMEX)                 01/05/01         3.56%    
                                                                                                    03/17/04                         146.18%

              3           Beazer Homes (BZH\NYSE)                11/24/00       59.90%    
                                                                                                    06/02/03                           16.73%

              4           Centex Corp. (CTX\NYSE)                    01/26/01        49.46%    
                                                                                                   05/01/03                             85.20%

          5           Doral Financial     (DRL\    NYSE)              11/17/00        97.16%    
                                                                                               07/01/03                            34.48%
      
              6           Fremont General (FMT\NYSE)          11/20/03        36.00%    
                                                                                                   03/02/04                              8.25%

              7           Frontier Oil Corp. (FTO\NYSE)          04/27/01       76.26%    
                                                                                                   02/01/05                          223.56%

              8           Hovnanian Ent. (HOV\NYSE)             02/16/01       99.05%    
                                                                                                   09/03/02                          117.94%
                                                                                               05/01/03                                                 83.43%

          9           New Century Fncl.     (NCEN\    NASD)   07/03/02       40.76%    
                                                                                               11/10/03                            84.40%
      
            10           Novastar Fncl. (NFI\NYSE)                 07/20/01     182.81%    
                                                                                                   04/02/02                          114.84%

            11           NVR Inc. (NVR\AMEX)                        10/20/00        92.35%    
                                                                                                   02/11/02                             32.85%

        12           Orleans Homebds.      (OHB\AMEX    )   03/01/02      (14.84%)    
                                                                                               10/06/03                            58.05%
      
            13           Ryland Group (RYL\NYSE)                 01/12/01       49.99%    
                                                                                                   06/02/03                            22.90%

            14           Sanderson Farms (SAFM\NASD)     09/21/01        28.17%    
                                                                                                   06/01/04                            (16.68%)
      
            15           Southwestern Engy (SWN\NYSE)     04/01/04     149.83%    
                                                                                                   06/08/05                            61.80%

            16           Standard Pacific  (SPF\NYSE)            12/15/00       (18.84%)    
                                                                                                  10/01/03                             42.35%         

        17          Wm. Lyon Homes     (WLS\NYSE)        02/02/04           34.76%    
                                                                                              08/01/05                            17.15%
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                    AVERAGE 12-MO. GAIN (LOSS)                                59.30%      63.99%       83.43%

                             No. of stocks                                                                     17                17                 1
                             No. of stocks w/ gains                                                   15                16                 1
                                   Success Rate                                                            88.24%     94.12%    100.00%
                                   Fail Rate                                                                    11.76%       5.88%         0.00%

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  Last modified: 05/09/09