Some fellow reported the results below in another forum. I say congrats! The maxim is \' the best money is made during a bear market \'. My question is : can this sort of gain be repeated in 2010? I seriously doubt it. My Top 10 sgd$ Returns on stocks for 2009 (not in order) 1) Rotary - $12,986 2) HSBC - $18,429 3) ishares DOW Div Select - $10,699 4) Venture Corp - $11,994 5) GuocoGroup - $13,742 6) HongLeong Asia - $36,583 7) SPDR ASX200 ETF - $10,488 SAT Svcs - $12,051 9)Wheelock Singapore - $16,582 10) UOB - $16,042