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).

Ellsworth Fund - ECF ......convertible bonds 7/20/08
Banner - BANR ...Bank in Pacific Northwest 7/12/08
Coeur dAlene Mines - CDE ...Silver mining (+gold, etc.) 7/12/08
Penn West - PWE ...Oil & natural gas 7/12/08
WFI Industries - WFI.TO ...Geothermal 4/12/08
Seagate - STX ...Hard disk drives 4/8/08
Environmental Power - EPG ...Renewable natural gas 4/1/08
Riverview Bancorp - RVSB ...Community bank in Oregon/Washington 3/21/08
Overland - OVRL ...Data backup, tape drives. 3/20/08
Relm Wireless - RWC ...Two-way radios 3/20/08
RF Micro - RFMD ...wireless 3/20/08
Toreador - TRGL ...Oil & gas in Eastern Europe 12/19/07
Continental Airlines - CAL ...Airline 12/11/07
CRM Holdings - CRMH ...Worker's compensation insurance 11/25/07
Triad - TGIC ...Mortgage insurance 11/25/07
Aspreva - ASPV ...Pharmaceutical 11/19/07
Ensco - ESV ...Oil & gas drilling rigs 11/10/07
Evans and Sutherland - ESCC ...Dome laser projection 11/10/07
Australian Canadian Oil Royalties - AUCAF ...AVOID. Oil & gas in Australia 10/17/07
Axcellis - ACLS ...Semiconductors 9/16/07
Viropharma - VPHM ...Pharmaceuticals 8/1/07
Midland - MLAN ...Specialty insurance 7/20/07
Insightful - IFUL ...Data mining, analytics, software and consulting 7/17/07
Swiss Fund - SWZ ...Swiss companies 7/17/07
EZCorp - EZPW ...Pawn shops and payday loans 7/3/07
Numerex - NMRX ...M2M Wireless 6/13/07
Littlefield - LTFD ...Bingo halls and hospitality 6/08/07
Polaris - PII ...AVOID. ATV's, snowmobiles, motorcycles 6/8/07
HCC Insurance - HCC ...Multi-line insurance 6/1/07
Natural Alternatives - NAII ...Vitamins 5/25/07
Allion Healthcare - ALLI ...Managed pharmacy service, HIV 5/12/07