ymbol: ALL Shares Bought: 275 Beginning Stock Price: $33.8125 Ending Stock Price: $28.0625 Holding Period Return: .8299 Annualized Holding Period Return: -.6216 Allstate had a high price of over $52 per share in July of 1998. After a sharp decrease in April, the stock price has continued to steadily decline until I bought it. Share prices dipped to below $24 in October before increasing to $28. Carmike Cinemas Incorporated Ticker Symbol: CKE Shares Bought: 725 Beginning Stock Price: $13.3750 Ending Stock Price: $10.1875 Holding Period Return: .7617 Annualized Holding Period Return: -.7582 Carmike Cinema has been in decline for quite some time. I bought the stock almost exactly at its 52 week low down from a high of $22 per share in May. The stock declined steadily during the time I owned it. Polaroid Corporation Ticker Symbol: PRD Shares Bought: 425 Beginning Stock Price: $29.9375 Ending Stock Price: $20.0000 Holding Period Return: .6681 Annualized Holding Period Return: -.8779 A few days after buying Polaroid, which was near its 52 week low, the stock plunged to under $20 per share. It has stayed that way ever since. Kroll O'Gara Company Ticker Symbol: KROG Shares Bought: 500 Beginning Stock Price: $24.0000 Ending Stock Price: $15.7500 Holding Period Return: .6563 Annualized Holding Period Return: -.8888 Kroll O Gara's shares were selling for over $40 per share in January of this year. The stocks 52 week low, which was $20 per share, occurred about 15 days before I bought it. I was hoping that this stock was on the upward trend, but after reaching $27 per share it fell sharply. Xerox Corporation Ticker Symbol: XRX Shares Bought: 200 Beginning Stock Price: $47.6875 Ending Stock Price: $28.6875 Holding Period Return: .6016 Annualized Holding Period Return: -.9293 Xerox's stock had not been trading at a price as low per share as I bought it for since October of 1998. In July the price per share of Xerox was over $60. In early October very...
