Worst Investmests

I think that most of my picks did well. Looking at just the percentage gained or lost OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc. (OSI) did the best. I am not for sure what was the driving factor in their increase. With the exception of US BioEnergy (USBE), the companies pay a good dividend yield when compared to their industry averages.

The worst investment was USBE. The stock dropped over 13%. I think that it was due to lower oil prices. The stock hasn't been listed for very long either, since December, so that might have had some effect.

I think that I got lucky when I was picking my stocks because I didn't research any of them. That is something I would change. I also learned to look at the dividends that the companies are paying as a way to increase the value of my investment. Another thing I learned, after picking USBE, is that an investor has to be