DOW JONES AND NASDAQ PREDICTIONS 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010
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Baker, John 7156 4 8888 2 7 13,230 6 11,623 11 3,572 17 12,345 17 2,453 10 11,499 2 2,198 8 11,436 11 2,359 Baker, John
Beeuwsaert, Dick 11 10,940 5 2,120 Beeuwsaert, Dick
Borror, Dave 6950 11 Borror, Dave
Brandenburg, Scott 6500 16   Brandenburg, Scott
Carman, Nolie 4 10,519 11 2,202   Carman, Nolie
Coates, Andrew 2 10,500 2 1,920 13 12,225 9 2,507 12 13,600 12 3,675 Coates, Andrew
Cramer, Jim, Street.com 13 12,547 6 9,926 11 13,365 Cramer, Jim, Street.com
Davis, Jerry 8 13,320 11 13,150 6 2,865 15 11,324 9 2,166 6 8,742 8 1,400 15 12,002 7 2,227 11 11,955 10 2,438 3 11,640 8 2,460 8 13,584 2 2,680 9 14,450 3 2,785 11 9,303 8 1,703 12,475 2,645 Davis, Jerry
Engel, Gail 7015 6 Engel, Gail
Geisler, Wayne 7150 5 7200 9 8,400 19 5 11,200 3 2,300 Geisler, Wayne
Hamilton, Gerry 7200 3 9,500 16   Hamilton, Gerry
Hammerstrom Dick 6200 17 16 11,750 3 2,100 6 11,158 5 2,134 8 11,625 4 2,324 6 11,500 5 2,400 4 13,085 9 2,536 7 14,400 6 2,890 10 9,500 9 1,700 5 11,200 11 2,420 6 13,000 4 2,900 14,150 3,015 Hammerstrom Dick
Hazlewood, Andrew 5 11,147 4 2,205 9 11,412 1 2,407 2 13,344 5 2,595 4 14,125 8 2,933 4 10,157 5 1,807 14 12,756 6 2,731 1 12,215 2 2,815 13,900 3,250 Hazlewood, Andrew
Henning, Jim 18 12,571 1 2,183 1 11,899 10 2,467 7 13,024 11 2,519 5 14,154 4 2,803 3 10,543 13 1,577 15 12,931 8 2,746 9 13,027 8 2,947 13,192 2,813 Henning, Jim
Hensley, Phil 7885 1 8448 6 10,765 2 1 12,334 3 10,468 1 2,179 5 10,583 10 2,170 9 8,123 9 1,301 3 10,944 12 2,281 13 11,207 7 2,393   Hensley, Phil
Higgins, Rick 6712 13 4 12,803 7 10,687 8 2,134 Higgins, Rick
17 6,000 Hunter, Richard, Hargreaves Lansdown 
Johnson, Mark 9,550 15 Johnson, Mark
2 11,650 Kneale, Dennis, CNBC
Koller, Bob 11 11,604 18 2,753 2 11,100 2 2,240 2 11,655 2 2,425 5 13,461 9 2,536 2 13,929 2 2,785 Koller, Bob
Lang, Randy 2 10,227 1 1,927 16 12,227 13 2,027 3 11,111 1 2,222 12 11,227 12 2,345 1 13,293 7 2,576 Lang, Randy
Manzey, Al 6999 9 7999 8 9,191 17 1 10,401 4 2,401 1 10,090 2 1,990 8 11,444 8 2,111 14 9,000 9 1,700 11 10,999 13 2,999 6 13,000 1 2,800 14,004 3,004 Manzey, Al
Moore, Fred 9,725 13 Moore, Fred
Moore, Tim 9,635 14 3 10,412 13 2,210 1 10,875 17 2,545 1 10,935 12 2,535 13 11,950 13 2,400 Moore, Tim
Myers, John - Editor, Myers Energy & Gold Report 16 >7500 16 >1600 Myers, John - Editor, Myers Energy & Gold Report
Nash, Judy 6666 15 Nash, Judy
Ryan, Atticus 8 10,877 6 2,127 Ryan, Atticus
Scholl, Bob 7004 7   2 10,404 2 2,244   2 10,900 9 2,250 7 11,604 11 2,440 6 13,470 1 2,640 1 13,701 1 2,699 9 9,550 7 1,750 7 11,101 12 2,400 13 13,603 11 3,519 13,606 3,012 Scholl, Bob
Slagle, Jerry 6894 12 8350 7 10,200 7 9 13,350 8 12,200 10 3,370 13 10,945 15 2,308 3 9,150 1 1,648 9 11,450 15 2,385 12 12,250 8 2,390 4 11,584 6 2,438 12 9,241 11 1,681 8 12,096 2 2,677 2 12,446 3 2,891 12,806 2,740 Slagle, Jerry
Slagle, Jim Calif 6964 10 8500 4 9,850 11 10 14,332 10 12,502 7 2,866 9 10,885 16 2,350 7 8,550 6 1,482 14 11,682 11 2,275 6 11,376 6 2,368 7 11468 9  2,370   10  13,959 8 2,765 10 14,459 11 3,023 7 9,917 4 1,845 3 11,848 4 2,623 4 12,950 7 2,925 Slagle, Jim Calif
Slagle, Jim Ohio 8600 3 10,100 10 2 12,432 4 11,151 5 2,593 11 10,940 7 2,132 5 8,883 7 1,443 7 11,200 3 2,200 5 11,322 3 2,284 14 11,201 14 2,304 3 13,440 5 2,595 3 14,061 5 2,811 8 11,152 1 1,972 12 12,200 6 2,575 3 12,725 6 2,918 13,440 2,865 Slagle, Jim Ohio
Slagle, John 7004 7 8458 5 11,018 1 12 14,808 9 12,331 9 3,187 6 10,653 12 2,204 4 9,101 4 1,577 11 11,604 10 2,264 4 11,257 7 2,376 11 11,373 4 2,403 12 14,026 12 2,786 8 14,436 10 3,022 5 9,929 6 1,784 10 11,011 10 2,424 5 12,967 10 3,104 12,951 2,734 Slagle, John  
Slagle, Nelson 7442 2 8904 1 10,601 3 11 14,401 7 11,900 8 2,975 14 11,197 14 2,274 2 9,312 2 1,610 17 12,498 16 2,504 10 11,683 9 2,401 5 11,501 3 2,426 10 13,959 4 2,706 6 14,169 9 2,949 1 10,443 3 1,874 6 12,009 5 2,603 8 13,020 9 3,020 12,921 2,748 Slagle, Nelson
Stanley, Bob 9,832 12 10 10,903 4 2,113 1 9,870 5 1,560 13 11,656 13 2,323 9 11,649 5 2,339 10 11,381 13 2,322 9 13,659 3 2,699 11 14,541 7 2,903 13 9,160 12 1,634 9 12,103 1 2,666 10 13,159 5 2,907 13,541 2,942 Stanley, Bob
Thomas, Bob 19 12,738 19 2,902 Thomas, Bob
Vasquez, Blake 6709 14 10,502 4 14,023 Vasquez, Blake
Young, Jeff 8 8,401 3 2,401 4 11,111 6 2,222 Young, Jeff
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3 11848 12096.48 EXPERTS:  (7 local investment gurus)
Fabian, Douglas - Fabian Investment Resources 6,000 21 Fabian, Douglas - Fabian Investment Resources
Sullivan, Dan, Chartist Newsletter 8,176 20 15 2269 Sullivan, Dan, Chartist Newsletter
Frank, Al - Al Frank Asset Mgt Inc. 9,000 18 3 2677.42 Frank, Al - Al Frank Asset Mgt Inc.
Blake, David - UCI grad school of management 10,200 7 Blake, David - UCI grad school of management
Lisenbee, Gary - Metropolitan West Cap Mgt. 10,200 7 Lisenbee, Gary - Metropolitan West Cap Mgt.
Check, Steve - Check Capital Mtg Inc. 10,300 6 at 12-29-10 1 11617 14 2270 Check, Steve - Check Capital Mtg Inc.
Roth, Byron - Cruttenden Roth Inc. 10,500 5   Roth, Byron - Cruttenden Roth Inc.
Canelo, Peter J - Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 6 13,000 Canelo, Peter J - Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
11,900 Steve Miller
13,200 Tom Davis, Ricochet.com
14,000 Wealth Daily
Garzarelli, Elaine - Garzarelli Capital, Inc 3 12,600 Garzarelli, Elaine - Garzarelli Capital, Inc
Orlando, Philip J. - CFA, Value Line Asset Mgt 5 12,960 Orlando, Philip J. - CFA, Value Line Asset Mgt
14 14500 Wesbury, Brian & Stein, Robert - First Trust Advisors
FINAL YEAR END AVERAGE 7965 9181   11,497 228 10,788 10,022 1,951 8,342 1,336 10,454 2,003 10,783 2175 10,718 2,205 12,463 2,415 13,265 2,652 8,776 1,577 10,428 2,269 11,578 2,653 12,218 2,605 12,781 2,916  
as of 12-14 as of 12-14 34% 41%                As of 2-15-12
             ANDREW HAZLEWOOD 1ST IN DJ AND 2ND IN NASDAQ, AL MANZEY WINS NASDAQ
      Andrew Hazlewood won the Dow Jones 12-31-11 prediction contest by missing the 
final DJ average of 12215 by a record 3 points.  The previous record was an 8 point miss by Jim Henning in 2004 and  3
Andrew in 2006.  This is Andrew's 2nd win.  Jerry Slagle was 2nd and Jim 'Ohio' Slagle was 3rd as noted in the right columns. 7
      Al Manzey defeated Andrew by 15 points on the NASDAQ 12-31-11 prediction contest.  Jerry Slagle finished 3rd. 10
This is the first time Al has won the NASDAQ predicts but he did win he Dow Jones predicts in 2001 and 2002. r3
     Ignoring the 3 point upside miss by Andrew on the DJ guesstimate, this was the 13th time in 15 years all predictor's  
guesstimates were either below or above the final average.  This is the 6th time in 11 years that everyone was above or below 
the final NASDAQ average.
EXPERTS DOMINATE DOW JONES AND BOB STANLEY WINS NASDAQ PREDICTS IN 2010
     Steve Check missed the final Dow Jones average at 12-31-10 by 39 points to win the Dow Jones predicts as experts swept the
top 4 spots.  This is only the 2rd time in 14 years of Dow Jones predictions, all predictors did not finish either below or above the final DJ
average.
     Bob Stanley won the NASDAQ predicts by missing the final average by 13 points.   He defeated runner-up Jerry Slagle by 11 points.
Bob also won the Dow Jones predicts in 2003.
          NELSON SLAGLE WINS 2009 DOW JONES PREDICTS AND JIM W. SLAGLE WINS 2009 NASDAQ PREDICTS
     Nelson Slagle took the lead in the Dow Jones predicts with an hour to go on the last trading day to win the predicts by 
missing the final average by 15 points.   Jim Henning (10,543) led at the opening of the last sessions. Andrew Coates (10,500) than  #### 2652 13701 2699
grabbed the lead and held it until the last hour when the Dow sunk 70 points to 10,228 to allow Nelson (10,443) to win. -3% -2%
     Nelson also won the Dow Jones contest in 1998.  His 15 point miss was only the 3rd best in contest history as Jim Henning 
(2004) and Andrew Hazelwood (2006) missed the final average by 8 points.   Four predictors were within 12 points of final DJ average in 2006. 
    This is only the 2nd time in 13 years of Dow Jones predictions, all predictors did not finish either below or above the final DJ average. 8776 1577
     Jim "Ohio" Slagle wrapped up the NASDAQ average sometime ago as he had the highest prediction (1972) and the final average 1.13 1.17
settled at 2269.   Andrew Coates (1920) captured 2nd in the NASDAQ and Dow Jones predicts.  This is Jim's 1st win, but he has been 2nd once
and 3rd 5 times in either the DJ or NAS contest.   9916.88 1845.09
     This is the 5th time in 9 years that all predictors were either above or below the final NASDAQ average.
BOB SCHOLL CAPTURES 2008 DOW JONES AND NASDAQ PREDICTS
      Bob Scholl won the 2008 Dow Jones and NASDAQ predicts for 2008 despite a record miss by a first place finisher.  
Bob predicted a 3 rise in the Dow Jones and 2% rise in the NASDQ for 2008, the lowest rise by any of our ten predictors
The Dow lost 34% and the NASDAQ 40% for the year!  This is Bob's 2nd consecutive win in the NASDAQ predicts
and he also finished 2nd in 2001.  He has predicted 7 years.  He finished 2nd in 2001 and 2004 in the Dow Jones predicts.
     For the 11th time in 12 years of predictions everyone finished lower or higher then the final Dow Jones average.   This is the 4th
time in 8 years of NASDAQ predictions that everyone was over or  under the final average, but the first time since 2004.  
RANDY LANG 2007 DJ CHAMP, BOB SCHOLL WINS NASDAQ
     Randy Lang won the 2007 Dow Jones predicts by missing the final average by a record low of 28 points.  The previous low
miss was by Phil Hensley who missed the 1997 average by 80 points.  This is the first time in 11 years of the contest that
we didn't have predictions both higher and lower than the final average.  We had 3 predictions lower than the final average. 
Andrew Hazelwood was 2nd with his 79 point miss which was the 2nd closest prediction ever.  Andrew won last year.  Randy has
predicted 5 years and has also finished 2nd and 3rd.  In addition he has won the NASDAQ predicts twice.  Andrew started the
final trading day of the year In first place. 
     Bob Scholl missed the final Dow Jones average by 12 points, the 3rd closest prediction ever.  Andrew Hazelwood and Jim
Henning share the record with an 8 point miss in 2006 and 2004.  Bob also finished 2nd in 2001.  Jerry Davis started the day
only 6 points away from the NASDAQ average but settled for 2nd place.
JIM HENNING WINS DOW JONES PREDICTS
ANDREW HAZELWOOD WINS NASDAQ PREDICTS IN LAST 2 HOURS
     Jim Henning had the highest Dow Jones prediction at 11,899 which was 564 points shy of the 12-31-06 average. 
Bob Koller was 2nd, 244 points behind Jim.  Amazingly, in all 10 years of predictions the final Dow Jones averages
all predictors were either over or under the final DJ average.  
      Andrew Hazelwood won the 12-31-06 NASDAQ predicts by missing the final average by 8 points.  Bob Koller was
2nd, 10 points off.  On the final day, Nelson led for most of the first 4.5 hours.  Then Bob grabbed the lead for about 
90 minutes with Andrew grabbing the lead in the final hour of the market.  Four predictors were within 12 points of the average.
Andrew's final miss of 8 points tied the record for fewest point miss tieing Jim Henning's 2004 mark.
TIM MOORE WINS 2ND STRAIGHT DOW JONES PREDICTS IN 2005
RANDY LANG WINS NASDAQ 12-31-05 PREDICTS
Tim Moore won the 12-31-05 Dow Jones predicts by missing the final Dow Jones average by 217 points.  Randy
Lang won the 12-31-05 NASDAQ predicts by missing the final average by 17 points.  The 17 points was the 2nd
closest guess ever to Jim Henning's 8 point miss last year. Amazingly, in all 8 years of predicting the final Dow
Jones averages all predictors were either over or under the final DJ average.  In 2005 for the 3rd time in the last
four years every predictor was over the final averages.  In five years of predicting the final NASDAQ average, all
predictors were either over or under the final average 3 times.  Last year 3 were under and 16 over while 1 was
under two years ago.
TIM MOORE WINS DOW JONES 12-31-04 PREDICTS
JIM HENNING WINS NASDAQ 12-31-04 PREDICTS
Tim Moore won the 12-31-04 Dow Jones predicts by missing the final Dow Jones average by 92
points to defeat 2nd place Bob Scholl by 25 points. The 82 point miss by Tim was the 2nd best
ever to Phil Hensley's 80 point miss for 12-31-97. In eight years of predicts we have never had a
predictor above and below the final Dow Jones reading in the same year - amazing.  This year
everyone was above the final DJ for the 3rd time in the last 4 years. Jim Henning missed the final
NASDAQ average by 8 points, the best ever.  Jim beat out John Baker by 15 points and Jim
Ohio Slagle by 17 points. We had 3 predicts under the final NASDAQ and 16 over.  Last year we
had one predictor over and the other two years everyone's prediction was over the final
NASDAQ.
BOB STANLEY WINS DOW JONES 12-31-03 PREDICTS
JERRY SLAGLE WINS NASDAQ 12-31-03 PREDICTS
     Bob Stanley missed the Dow Jones final average of 10,454 by 584 points to beat out 2nd place
Nelson Slagle by 558 points.  In seven years of predicts we have never had a predictor above and
below the final Dow Jones reading in the same year - amazing.  This year everyone was below
the average after all being above the final average the 3 prior years.
    Jerry Slagle missed the Nasdaq final average by 355 points to beat runner-up Nelson Slagle
by 38 points.  This is the 3rd year we have had NASDAQ predicts and the first year we had
predictions over and under the final average, although we had only one predictor over the final
average.  
AL MANZEY WINS DOW JONES 12-31-02 PREDICTS 
RANDY LANG WINS 12-31-02 NASDAQ PREDICTS
     Al Manzey won the 12-31-02 Dow Jones predicts for the 2nd consecutive year as he had the
lowest prediction, 137 points lower than runner-up Randy Lang.  Phil Hensley continues to lead
in the cum predicts by average 3.0 place for six years predicting.  
     Randy Lang won the 2nd annual Nasdaq predicts by predicting the lowest Nasdaq, 67 points
lower than Al Manzey.  He was also 591 points (44%) higher than the Nasdaq close at 12-31-02.
For those predicting both Nasdaq contests, Al Manzey had done best averaging 3.0 place,
followed by Phil Hensley 5.5 place and Jim 'Ohio' Slagle 6th place average.
     This is the third consecutive year that all guesstimates were above the final average.
The first three years everyone was under the final average.  In six years of predicts we have
never had a predictor above and below the final Dow Jones reading in the same year - amazing.  
AL MANZEY WINS 5TH ANNUAL DOW JONES PREDICTIONS 
PHIL HENSLEY WINS FIRST NASDAQ PREDICTIONS IN 2001
     Al Manzey won the 5th annual Dow Jones prediction contest by guessing the Dow Jones to finish
at 10,401,   379 points over the final Dow Jones of 10,022 at 12-31-01.  Al edged Bob Scholl for the title by
3 points as Bob predicted 10,404.  Phil Hensley finished 3rd and is averaging 2.6 final placing for 5 years
to easily beat 5-year predictors  Nelson Slagle averaging 4.8 place and John Slagle averaging 6.8 place.
     For the second year in a row, all predictors were over the 12-31-01 Dow Jones finish.  In each of
the first three years all predictors were under the final Dow Jones 12-31-01 finish.
     Phil Hensley won the 2001 Nasdaq predictions with a guess of  2179, 218 points over the actual
12-31-01 finish of 1951.  Bob Scholl was 2nd with his 2244 prediction.
PHIL HENSLEY IS 2000 DOW JONES PREDICTION CHAMP
     Phil Hensley won the annual Dow Jones Prediction contest in 2000 for his 2nd win in four years.  He
defeated runner-up Jim 'Ohio' Slagle by 98 points.  In 2000 all predictors overshot the final DJ average.
Phil was 12.5% above the final average of 10,788.  Every predictor was under the final average in the first
three years and every predictor was over the average in 2000.
     Phil is also the leading four year predictor with total places of 10 for the four years, followed by Nelson
Slagle with 17 and John Slagle with 25.
     Your 12-31-2001 prediction is due by 1-1-2001.
       JOHN SLAGLE IS 1999 DOW JONES PREDICTION CHAMP 
     John Slagle won the 1999 Dow Jones Prediction contest.  John had the
highest prediction for 1999 and won by 253 points over runner up Phil
Hensley.   The Dow Jones finished the year at 11497.  It marked the third
straight year that all predictors were short of the year end Dow Jones average. 
The seven so called experts averaged 12th position out of 21 predictors while
the rest of us averaged 10th position.  
     Nelson Slagle is the best three year predictor (3rd, 1st and 2nd) followed by
Phil Hensley (1st, 6th and 2nd) and John Slagle (7th, 5th and 1st).   
Those three were also the top three predictors for 1999 out of 21 predictors. 
     Still time to get your 12-31-2000 prediction to me.