NOTE: An error was made in calculating the annualized return
for this portfolio that adversely affected the 11/3/01 - 12/15/01
reports. The calculation was corrected on 12/22/01; but as this
chart suggests, we have not backdated the correction.

The ELF Report
Quality Growth Portfolio

-25.03%

7.50%

 

11/29/02

 

Recommended Stocks

Curr Price

Percent Gain/Loss

Annualized Gain/Loss

Buy Dates @ Avg. Price

Notes

Projected Sell Date

91 shs. of Azz Inc (AZZ) on 10/12/02 @ $10.9500

$12.7500

16.44%

125.00%

10/12/02 -- 10/26/02 @ $11.1733

04/12/04

56 shs. of Granite Construction Inc (GVA) on 09/14/02 @ $17.8100

$17.0000

-4.55%

-21.84%

09/14/02 -- 09/21/02 @ $17.3900

03/15/04

20 shs. of MDC Holdings Inc (MDC) on 06/22/02 @ $49.7000

$35.7000

-28.17%

-64.26%

06/22/02 -- 07/20/02 @ $48.2920

12/22/03

60 shs. of Williams Companies Inc (WMB) on 02/16/02 @ $16.6200

$2.6900

-83.81%

-106.97%

02/16/02 -- 03/16/02 @ $18.8340

08/18/03

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The ELF Report
Quality Growth Portfolio

8.18%

10.40%

 

11/29/02

 

Closed Out Positions

Sell Price

Percent Gain/Loss

Annualized Gain/Loss

Buy Dates @ Avg. Price

Notes

Date Sold

49 shs. of American Biltrite Inc (ABL) on 07/17/99 @ $20.2500

$16.0000

-20.99%

-78.17%

07/17/99 -- 08/07/99 @ $20.7813

10/23/99

113 shs. of Arctic Cat Inc. (ACAT) on 09/12/98 @ $8.8125

$10.0000

13.48%

9.01%

09/12/98 -- 11/01/98 @ $8.9152

03/11/00

47 shs. of Advanta Corp (ADVNA) on 06/13/98 @ $21.0000

$16.7500

-20.24%

-150.75%

Not calculated

08/01/98

32 shs. of AFLAC Inc (AFL) on 06/27/98 @ $30.9375

$45.1250

45.86%

30.71%

06/27/98 -- 07/25/98 @ $34.8250

12/24/99

93 shs. of Avado Brands Inc (AVDO) on 10/03/98 @ $10.7500

$7.8750

-26.74%

-336.61%

Not calculated

Name and ticker change

11/01/98

65 shs. of Bergen Brunswig Corp (BBC) on 07/24/99 @ $15.3125

$10.6250

-30.61%

-177.36%

07/24/99 -- 09/11/99 @ $15.3438

09/25/99

81 shs. of Bush Industries Inc (BSH) on 07/28/01 @ $12.3400

$9.8300

-20.34%

-134.99%

07/28/01 -- 08/18/01 @ $11.6133

09/21/01

121 shs. of Cavalier Homes Inc (CAV) on 06/19/99 @ $8.2500

$6.5000

-21.21%

-368.69%

06/19/99 -- 07/03/99 @ $7.7292

07/10/99

97 shs. of Cavalier Homes, Inc. (CAV) on 05/02/97 @ $10.2500

$7.9375

-22.56%

-15.66%

Not calculated

10/10/98

88 shs. of Commercial Bank of New York (CBNY) on 12/18/99 @ $11.2500

$31.9500

184.00%

123.00%

12/18/99 -- 03/04/00 @ $10.7448

06/16/01

63 shs. of Columbus McKinnon Corp (CMCO) on 09/12/98 @ $15.7500

$12.0625

-23.41%

-20.69%

09/12/98 -- 07/03/99 @ $20.1563

10/30/99

30 shs. of Chicago Rivet & Machine Co (CVR) on 06/27/98 @ $32.8750

$25.6250

-22.05%

-114.99%

Not calculated

09/05/98

121 shs. of Danka Business Systems PLC (DANKY) on 08/15/98 @ $8.2500

$6.4375

-21.97%

-190.93%

Not calculated

09/26/98

33 shs. of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc (DLJ) on 09/12/98 @ $29.4375

$51.5000

74.95%

50.10%

09/12/98 -- 10/17/98 @ $27.7250

03/11/00

61 shs. of Donnelly Corp (DON) on 09/11/99 @ $16.1875

$12.8750

-20.46%

-56.16%

09/11/99 -- 10/07/99 @ $14.7031

01/22/00

56 shs. of Fluke Corporation (FLK) on 09/21/96 @ $17.6250

$23.4375

32.98%

22.05%

Not calculated

2 for 1 split

03/21/98

96 shs. of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) on 03/15/97 @ $10.4338

$19.1875

83.90%

26.84%

03/15/97 -- 04/27/99 @ $20.6404

10% stock div. twice

04/29/00

51 shs. of Gap, Inc. (The) (GPS) on 11/02/96 @ $19.2500

$51.0625

165.26%

110.48%

Not calculated

3 for 2 split

05/02/98

41 shs. of Harleysville Group Inc (HGIC) on 08/06/98 @ $24.3125

$19.2500

-20.82%

-116.93%

Not calculated

10/10/98

79 shs. of Hollinger International Inc (HLR) on 07/10/99 @ $12.5625

$9.8125

-21.89%

-27.84%

07/10/99 -- 10/02/99 @ $11.4167

04/22/00

101 shs. of Intercargo Corp. (ICAR) on 03/22/97 @ $9.8750

$12.0000

21.52%

10.12%

Not calculated

Buy Out by XL

05/07/99

66 shs. of IMCO Recycling Inc (IMR) on 08/06/98 @ $15.0000

$11.5000

-23.33%

-283.89%

Not calculated

09/05/98

44 shs. of Mark IV Industries Inc. (IV) on 05/09/98 @ $22.4375

$17.5000

-22.01%

-81.96%

Not calculated

08/15/98

17 shs. of Johnson Controls Inc (JCI) on 11/27/99 @ $55.6875

$72.6200

30.41%

20.33%

11/27/99 -- 11/27/99 @ $55.6875

05/26/01

34 shs. of LandAmerica Financial Group (LFG) on 05/06/99 @ $28.9375

$22.8750

-20.95%

-106.21%

05/06/99 -- 07/03/99 @ $28.4444

07/17/99

45 shs. of MDC Holdings Inc (MDC) on 07/17/99 @ $21.8750

$15.0000

-31.43%

-163.88%

07/17/99 -- 09/11/99 @ $20.3819

09/25/99

55 shs. of Midcoast Energy Resources Inc. (MRS) on 10/07/99 @ $17.8750

$26.5000

48.25%

32.14%

10/07/99 -- 11/27/99 @ $18.2344

04/07/01

66 shs. of Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (NATR) on 03/15/97 @ $15.0000

$16.1250

7.50%

5.01%

Not calculated

09/12/98

72 shs. of Northstar Computer Forms (NSCF) on 04/18/98 @ $13.6667

$8.0000

-41.46%

-144.14%

Not calculated

3 for 2 split

08/01/98

18 shs. of Orion Capital Corp (OC) on 05/23/98 @ $55.4375

$39.5000

-28.75%

-124.92%

Not calculated

08/15/98

17 shs. of Paccar Inc. (PCAR) on 05/23/98 @ $56.1250

$44.7500

-20.27%

-105.68%

Not calculated

08/01/98

76 shs. of Pittsburgh Home Financial Corp (PHFC) on 08/07/99 @ $13.1250

$10.5000

-20.00%

-34.76%

08/07/99 -- 10/30/99 @ $12.5990

03/04/00

31 shs. of Polaris Industries Inc (PII) on 06/10/00 @ $31.6250

$54.8400

73.41%

49.07%

06/10/00 -- 08/26/00 @ $31.3125

12/08/01

79 shs. of Pioneer-Standard Electronics (PIOS) on 04/25/98 @ $12.6250

$8.9375

-29.21%

-108.78%

Not calculated

08/01/98

28 shs. of Pentair Inc (PNR) on 07/01/00 @ $35.5000

$25.2500

-28.87%

-136.87%

07/01/00 -- 09/09/00 @ $31.9886

09/16/00

253 shs. of Providian Financial Corp (PVN) on 10/27/01 @ $3.9400

$2.5900

-34.26%

-2084.39%

10/27/01 -- 10/27/01 @ $3.9400

11/02/01

26 shs. of Paine Webber Group Inc (PWJ) on 12/18/99 @ $37.1875

$73.5000

97.65%

111.03%

12/18/99 -- 03/04/00 @ $37.4948

Bought out by UBS

11/03/00

139 shs. of Rite Aid Corp (RAD) on 02/12/00 @ $7.1875

$5.7500

-20.00%

-173.81%

02/12/00 -- 03/04/00 @ $6.9219

03/25/00

62 shs. of Roanoke Electric Steel Corp (RESC) on 09/11/99 @ $15.8750

$12.5000

-21.26%

-27.71%

09/11/99 -- 11/27/99 @ $15.9318

06/17/00

54 shs. of Reynolds & Reynolds Co (REY) on 11/12/99 @ $18.1875

$21.9800

20.85%

13.91%

11/12/99 -- 11/12/99 @ $18.1875

05/12/01

92 shs. of Raymond James Financial Inc. (RJF) on 09/21/96 @ $10.6111

$24.4375

130.30%

68.63%

Not calculated

3 for 2 split twice

08/15/98

68.4 shs. of Spherion Corp (SFN) on 04/10/99 @ $14.5833

$11.3125

-22.43%

-14.99%

04/10/99 -- 06/26/99 @ $18.4663

NRL merger, Name & Ticker change

10/07/00

56 shs. of Schult Homes Corp. (SHC) on 04/26/97 @ $17.7500

$22.5000

26.76%

28.73%

Not calculated

Buy out by OH

04/01/98

46 shs. of SuperValu Inc (SVU) on 07/10/99 @ $21.3914

$16.7500

-21.70%

-37.71%

07/10/99 -- 08/21/99 @ $21.8365

Acquired RFH

02/05/00

38 shs. of Southwest Securities Group (SWS) on 10/07/99 @ $26.3125

$20.4375

-22.33%

-905.52%

10/07/99 -- 10/07/99 @ $26.3125

10/16/99

104 shs. of Thornburg Mortgage Asset Corp (TMA) on 11/11/00 @ $9.5625

$20.2800

112.08%

74.79%

11/11/00 -- 02/03/01 @ $9.9205

05/12/02

82 shs. of Terra Industries Inc (TRA) on 02/14/98 @ $12.0625

$6.8750

-43.01%

-93.43%

Not calculated

08/01/98

62 shs. of Wausau Mosinee Paper Corp (WMO) on 02/27/99 @ $15.8750

$12.1250

-23.62%

-39.73%

02/27/99 -- 03/27/99 @ $15.2500

10/02/99

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