Here is our first '08 ranking, on a Tuesday when the Fed surprised with a -.75% inter-meeting rate cut.  The Dow had been down more than -450! points earlier in the day, closing with a -100 pt loss, compounding many days of losses for the start of the year.  Int'l mkts had been especially hard hit over the holiday weekend, with many funds posting -10% losses for the day! (MINDX -12.07%, DPCAX -10.65%, TRAMX -10.4%, etc!).  I am guessing that the following results will reflect at least a short term bottom, and a high point for those holding bear funds.  

Our ranks are based on M*'s system of YTD returns, using an Excel spreadsheet.

Our list of initial portfolio picks are detailed in MF post # 2471666
Or you can view your picks in our enrollment post, MF post # 2462785
Our previous ranking for cob 12/31/07 can be found in MF post # 2473310

As noted in previous rankings, doublecheck your individual portfolios
returns. If something doesn't jive, let us know.

To help us weigh how well our portfolios are doing, the following
benchmarks are those we feel are most pertinent, with the "consensus"
portfolio down -10.04%...