Zest Invest: Index

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A look at some investments.

Every disclaimer you could possibly imagine applies: I may own these stocks. They may lose you money. If they make you money, I claim applause (but not the profit--I'm so rich I wouldn't need it). At least I'm fair and honest.

I recently wrote an article on closed-end funds (see the Swiss Fund - SWZ).

Allion Healthcare - ALLI ...Managed pharmacy service, HIV
Aspreva - ASPV ...Pharmaceutical
Australian Canadian Oil Royalties - AUCAF ...AVOID. Oil & gas in Australia
Axcellis - ACLS ...Semiconductors
Coeur dAlene Mines - CDE ...Silver mining (+gold, etc.)
Continental Airlines - CAL ...Airline
CRM Holdings - CRMH ...Worker's compensation insurance
Ensco - ESV ...Oil & gas drilling rigs
Environmental Power - EPG ...Renewable natural gas
Evans and Sutherland - ESCC ...Dome laser projection
EZCorp - EZPW ...Pawn shops and payday loans
HCC Insurance - HCC ...Multi-line insurance
Insightful - IFUL ...Data mining, analytics, software and consulting
Littlefield - LTFD ...Bingo halls and hospitality
Midland - MLAN ...Specialty insurance
Natural Alternatives - NAII ...Vitamins
Numerex - NMRX ...M2M Wireless
Overland - OVRL ...Data backup, tape drives.
Penn West - PWE ...Oil & natural gas
Polaris - PII ...AVOID. ATV's, snowmobiles, motorcycles
Relm Wireless - RWC ...Two-way radios
RF Micro - RFMD ...wireless
Riverview Bancorp - RVSB ...Community bank in Oregon/Washington
Seagate - STX ...Hard disk drives
Swiss Fund - SWZ ...Swiss companies
Toreador - TRGL ...Oil & gas in Eastern Europe
Triad - TGIC ...Mortgage insurance
Viropharma - VPHM ...Pharmaceuticals
WFI Industries - WFI.TO ...Geothermal