Date updated:09-06-2008
1.Long positions in utilities for dividends and U.S. infrastructure exposure.
2.Long positions in tech companies that have multinational exposure and supply the hardware and software or expertise necessary for expansion of global capitalism.
3. Long positions in industrial material companies with international exposure.
4. Energy, particularly natural gas supply and transportation.
5. Speculative positions in drugs and REITs with high yield.

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PGN
Progress Energy I - $44.48
- +1.09%
- $44.48
Above 5% yield, regulated electric vertically integrated utility outside of organized markets...expect to hold this stock long b/c this company is doing some cleaning up of its house and has new CEO. Basically, I like the Carolinas and the fact that they also have a Florida territory where there are relatively good regulators.

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GXP
Great Plains Ener - $22.32
- +2.95%
- $22.26
Above 5% yield, midwest electric utility, including KCP&L, that has been trying to acquire Aquila. Seems to be trying to figure out what to do with Strategic its unregulated affiliate. I expect to hold this stock long because this company has to resolve the two issues but has some great features: GXP has an excellent CEO, they cover Kansas that has great wind potential, they are in SPP which is the region best supporting the expansion of infrastructure and has provided pretty good regulatory certainty going forward on rates.

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DUK
Duke Energy Cp Hl - $17.36
- -1.03%
- $17.73
above 5% and sort of cheap at the time....but a dog forever on the price...expectation is that this is a hold and buy on dip stock for the long term. 3/1 yeps, same story, but I like CEO Rogers for going ahead on the nukes, wind, and efficiency efforts, and dealing with the carbon issues.

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CSCO
Cisco Sys Inc - $21.25
- +0.24%
- $21.25
punished for bad guidance and missing expectations..internet ain't going anywhere and a recession's not going to stop this company from expanding all over the world as part of the global development story.

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GE
Gen Electric Co - $21.57
- -2.62%
- $22.70
I saw GE dip under 33..and keep dipping so I had to buy some for the long-term b/c of their infrastructure business and the fact that its renewable portfolio has been growing at a 25 % rate, includes Enron's old wind business, projected to hit $6 billion in sales in 2008. Yep, keeping this for the dividend and the long-term.

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WMB
Williams Cos - $19.06
- -2.80%
- $19.71
I bought this b/c although know for its pipelines, it has e&p division.

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ABB
Abb Ltd - $17.70
- -0.67%
- $17.52
a Switzerland-based provider of power and automation products and systems. essentially ABB is a play into the grid investment story, though it has substantial revenue from the automation division.
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