Ranking

Back Top Tipsters 2008 - Year Return   #   Tipster Rank Score 1 Mary Anne and Pamela Aden  37.8% 2 159.1 2 Zacks Bear of the Day  37.6% 54 23 3 Ann Northrop  28.9% 52 23.7 4 Ken Kam  17.5% - - 5 Robert Walberg  13.4% - - 6 Sam Stovall  5.2% - - 7 Rob Plaza  4.4% 32 57.3 8 SmartMoney Stock Screen  -0.4% - - 9 Jason Napodano  -0.9% 17 87 10 S&P Focus Stock of the Week  -3.9% 19 84.3 11 Alexander Green  -4.8% - - 12 Mike Ozanian  -5.8% 39 37.7 13 Peter F. Way  -8.6% 55 22.9 14 Cisiova Cup-and-Handle  -9.0% 38 38.6 15 Patricia Powell  -9.6% 24 75.2 16 Jonathan Hoenig  -10.2% 18 85.4 17 Paul Cheung  -11.9% - - 18 Nicholas Vardy  -13.5% 63 9.7 19 Doug Fabian  -14.9% - - 20 Jonas Max Ferris  -17.5% 33 50.6 21 Roger S. Conrad  -18.9% 25 69.2 22 Claudio Freitas  -19.5% 20 82 23 David Weissman  -20.5% 51 23.8 24 Kelley Wright  -20.5% - - 25 Steven Ralston  -20.7% 60 12.3 26 Carla Pasternak  -21.0% 56 20.1 27 Vahan Janjigian  -21.5% - - 28 Bill Martin & Matt Ragas  -21.8% 46 28.2 29 Stephen Leeb  -21.8% 49 26.4 30 Greg Sukenik  -22.2% 70 4.9 31 Gary B. Smith  -22.2% 41 34.3 32 Forbes Guru Picks  -22.4% 1 185.7 33 Forbes Stock of the Week  -23.3% 34 48.3 34 Richard E. Band  -24.0% 15 89.3 35 Charles Payne  -24.7% 62 10.4 36 Jim Jubak  -25.0% 21 79.4 37 Adam Lashinsky  -25.2% 69 5.8 38 Mark Skousen  -25.5% 36 43.4 39 Sheraz Mian  -25.5% 16 87.1 40 James DePorre  -25.6% - - 41 Zacks Bull of the Day  -25.8% 4 134.9 42 Keith Fitz-Gerald  -26.1% 42 33 43 Richard Moroney  -26.4% 5 129.8 44 Paul Raman  -26.5% 43 31 45 Charles B. Carlson  -27.1% 47 28 46 Elliott Gue  -27.6% 3 150.3 47 Michael Shulman  -28.1% - - 48 Zacks Brokerage Buy List  -28.3% 65 8.8 49 Grant Zeng  -28.9% 37 39 50 Thurman Smith  -29.3% - - 51 Zacks Screen of the Week  -30.9% 40 35.2 52 Paul Tracy  -31.7% 9 105.5 53 Zacks All Star Analyst  -31.8% 58 13.3 54 Eric Naimer-Roseman  -32.0% - - 55 Louis Navellier  -32.2% - - 56 John Mugarian  -33.8% 29 63.2 57 Cisiova Stock Expert  -34.5% - - 58 Pat Dorsey  -34.5% 28 64.3 59 Jack Adamo  -34.9% 26 68.5 60 Ann Heffron  -35.6% 61 11.8 61 James W. Oberweis  -36.0% 23 76.3 62 John Reese  -36.4% 22 76.6 63 Curtis Hesler  -36.8% - - 64 Bernie Schaeffer  -38.2% 45 29.2 65 Jonathan Kolb  -38.6% 68 6.5 66 Gregory Spear  -40.5% - - 67 Tobin Smith  -41.0% 35 45.8 68 James H. Lowell, lll  -41.3% 44 30.4 69 Neil J. George. Jr.  -41.9% - - 70 Natalie Pace  -42.3% 30 61.3 71 Jim Cramer  -42.8% - - 72 Sinisa Persic  -42.9% 50 23.9 73 George Putnam  -44.1% 74 1.6 74 Steve Biggs  -44.6% - - 75 John H. Christy lll  -47.6% - - 76 Carl T. Delfeld  -50.5% 27 67.8 77 Larry Edelson  -50.6% - - 78 Scott Bleier  -51.8% - - 79 Yiannis Mostrous  -53.3% 72 2.3 80 Dirk van Dijk  -53.7% 67 6.6 81 Wayne Rogers  -57.4% - - 82 Ken Nagy  -63.5% 71 2.6 83 Chris Kallos  -66.0% 59 13 84 Sean P. Smith  -79.5% 75 0.6 85 Ian T. Gilson  -81.7% 64 9.1