When reviewing my portfolio today I saw that I placed my first trades into the portfolio 100 days ago so I thought today would be a good time to share the portfolio. Values of stocks in the portfolio are based on the time you place the trade and no back dating is allowed. I started the portfolio in the stock value dark days of February 2009 with a few companies that I thought would long term strong performers. Over time I have added in position of the stocks I like best. Near the end of April the site added the ability/requirement to have a cash position in the portfolio and to be able to trade in and out of the cash position. I have done a few in and out trades, like when Copa Airlines (CPA: 50.24 -0.57 -1.12%) was hammered 10% on swine flu fears so I took a position and sold when the price recovered.

So if you want to see my Market Guru portfolio it is here: http://www.marketguru.com/TimPlaehn

ELP seems to have stagnated and there are better opportunities in the current investing environment. KHD is going through a serious restucturing and there is no point holding the stock until they can restart their growth.

The portfolio tracking at Stockalicious has not accounted for the dividends earned in the portfolio so I have made a manual cash addition to bring the portfolio value up to the correct number. The starting value will remain $40,000 on July 1, 2008.

• Companhia Siderurgica Nacional [[SID] Brazilian iron minor & steel maker has been a long time favorite. Wish I would have added this one a few weeks ago.

• Layne Christenson Co. (LAYN: 23.85 -0.16 -0.67%) Small position in this mining and water infrastructure company. I want to see where it goes from here.

I will be writing a more thorough review of these companies in the next few days. I just wanted to put up this note for those who are keeping an eye on my portfolios.

I started up the actively managed version of this portfolio on October 1, 2008. The portfolio holds stocks that I think have potential for significant returns from all stock picking disciplines: growth, value, international and unique stories. I personally have positions in a significant number of the stocks in the portfolio, but not all of them.

The portfolio started out on 10/1 with about 20% in cash and the stock positions weighted by my analysis of relative risk vs. reward. Those I considered more stable companies had larger weightings and the more speculative issues were smaller positions. As you probably know, October 1 was the start of the steepest decline of the recent bear market. The market went what seemed like straight down for 6 weeks and at one point the portfolio was down 48%, even with a relatively large cash position. As the market fell I added to several of the stock positions and have invested about 60% of the starting cash.

Portfolio performance for the 3 months ending on 12/31/2008 was a negative 26.9%. Of the 18 positions in the portfolio and the end of the year, only 2 showed positive returns: Silver Wheaton (SLW: 23.25 -0.76 -3.17%) had gained 17% and the share price of Nordic American Tanker (NAT: 27.04 +0.15 +0.56%) was up 5% and NAT had earned a dividend equal to 5% of the entry price.

The “top” losers in the portfolio were Green Hunter Energy (GRH: 0.61 +0.03 +5.17%) off 46%, Atlas Energy (ATN: 30.19 0.00 0.00%) down 43% and Terra Industries (TRA: 45.76 0.00 0.00%) also off 43%. Three stocks had been sold out of the portfolio, all losers. Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK: 2.89 -0.02 -0.69%) was sold for a 43% loss, Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT: 8.96 -0.08 -0.88%) left down 35% and the bankruptcy of VeraSun Energy resulted in a 92% loss on the position.

As I write this the 3 largest holdings in the portfolio are KHD Humboldt Wedag (KHD: 0.00 N/A N/A), Aegean Marine Petroleum (ANW: 16.80 -0.14 -0.83%) and Atlas Energy (ATN: 30.19 0.00 0.00%). Approximately 40% of the portfolio is in international or global stocks. I am looking for places to put some of the cash to work and keep gravitating to South American companies, but want to make sure the bear is out of the woods before I make a serious move. The portfolio currently has $3,407 in cash.

Note: This Portfolio is hypothetical and does not 100% reflect my personal holdings. The discussion and data on the portfolios are for informational purposes only and are not meant to be investment or trading advice.