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| Charles B. Carlson, CFA |
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| The list below ranks the 30 Dow stocks on 12-month percentage price change, from the worst performer to the best. The 10 worst-performing Dow stocks over the last 12 months are highlighted. My Worst-To-First Strategies focus on creating portfolios from the 10 worst performers over the last 12 months (1-stock, 3-stock, 5-stock, or 10-stock portfolios). For example, if you want a 3-stock portfolio, buy the first three stocks in the list and hold for 12 months. |
| 12-MONTH % PRICE CHANGE (Data as of: 9/3/2010) |
| Company Name | Ticker | Recent Price $ | YTD % Price Change | 12Mo % Price Change |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP | BAC | 13.50 | -10.4 | -17.025 |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | XOM | 61.32 | -10.1 | -10.062 |
| HEWLETT-PACKARD CO | HPQ | 40.34 | -21.7 | -8.836 |
| ALCOA INC | AA | 10.88 | -32.5 | -5.801 |
| INTEL CORP | INTC | 18.43 | -9.7 | -5.342 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | JPM | 39.17 | -6.0 | -4.136 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | CSCO | 21.04 | -12.1 | -2.367 |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | JNJ | 58.93 | -8.5 | -1.389 |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | VZ | 30.20 | -8.8 | 0.199 |
| PFIZER INC | PFE | 16.46 | -9.5 | 1.106 |
| MICROSOFT CORP | MSFT | 24.29 | -20.3 | 1.802 |
| WAL-MART STORES | WMT | 52.04 | -2.6 | 2.200 |
| THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC | TRV | 51.03 | 2.3 | 3.825 |
| AT&T INC | T | 27.44 | -2.1 | 8.159 |
| KRAFT FOODS | KFT | 30.58 | 12.5 | 9.175 |
| INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | IBM | 127.58 | -2.5 | 9.897 |
| HOME DEPOT INC | HD | 29.85 | 3.2 | 12.514 |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE CO | PG | 60.29 | -0.6 | 14.186 |
| CHEVRON CORP | CVX | 78.00 | 1.3 | 14.638 |
| MERCK & CO | MRK | 35.59 | -2.6 | 15.514 |
| COCA-COLA CO | KO | 57.56 | 1.0 | 15.582 |
| UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP | UTX | 68.26 | -1.7 | 15.990 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | GE | 15.39 | 1.7 | 16.610 |
| 3M CO | MMM | 83.48 | 1.0 | 18.277 |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | AXP | 41.80 | 3.2 | 30.829 |
| BOEING CO | BA | 64.64 | 19.4 | 33.554 |
| MCDONALD'S CORP | MCD | 75.09 | 20.3 | 35.615 |
| DISNEY (WALT) CO | DIS | 34.67 | 7.5 | 36.496 |
| DU PONT (E I) DE NEMOURS | DD | 42.51 | 26.3 | 36.864 |
| CATERPILLAR INC | CAT | 70.08 | 23.0 | 61.066 |