Holiday Portfolio: Auld Lang Syne

Happy New Year!

With 2006 in the books and a new year beginning, resolutions and optimism are upon us. However, today is a day of celebration, football and good food and drink. (So much for some of those resolutions!)

It's also a day to take one last look at the 2006 edition of the Holiday Portfolio.

The past year was a tale of two markets. The first half was difficult for much of the market and for the stocks in the Holiday Portfolio. However, starting with Labor Day, the market seemed to sprint to year-end, and much of the Holiday Portfolio followed. While not all names participated in the year-end rally, the portfolio -- with its nice yield -- held its own against the broader market. ...