Charles B. Carlson, CFA
The portfolios below show performance for 2016. Investments are spread equally among the stocks in each portfolio. The results here are total-return numbers

Price Change Portfolios Data as of: Close Ratio Portfolios
1 Stock Portfolio % Chg. 12/31/2016 1 Stock Portfolio % Chg.
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 12.8% Caterpillar (CAT) 36.5%
Portfolio   12.8% Portfolio   36.5%

3 Stock Portfolio % Chg. 3 Stock Portfolio % Chg.
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 12.8% Caterpillar (CAT) 36.5%
Caterpillar (CAT) 36.5% Apple (AAPL) 10.0%
American Express (AXP) 6.5% IBM (IBM) 20.6%
Portfolio   18.6% Portfolio   22.4%

5 Stock Portfolio % Chg. 5 Stock Portfolio % Chg.
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 12.8% Caterpillar (CAT) 36.5%
Caterpillar (CAT) 36.5% Apple (AAPL) 10.0%
American Express (AXP) 6.5% IBM (IBM) 20.6%
Chevron (CVX) 30.8% Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 12.8%
United Technologies (UTX) 14.1% American Express (AXP) 6.5%
Portfolio   20.1% Portfolio   17.3%

10 Stock Portfolio % Chg. 10 Stock Portfolio % Chg.
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 12.8% Caterpillar (CAT) 36.5%
Caterpillar (CAT) 36.5% Apple (AAPL) 10.0%
American Express (AXP) 6.5% IBM (IBM) 20.6%
Chevron (CVX) 30.8% Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 12.8%
United Technologies (UTX) 14.1% American Express (AXP) 6.5%
Exxon Mobil (XOM) 15.8% Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.9%
Procter & Gamble (PG) 5.9% United Technologies (UTX) 14.1%
IBM (IBM) 20.6% Merck (MRK) 11.5%
Du Pont (DD) 10.2% Disney (DIS) -0.8%
3M (MMM) 18.5% Pfizer (PFE) 0.6%
Portfolio   17.2% Portfolio   14.47%

Dow Jones Industrial 2016 Performance:  16.5%
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