Fund My Mutual Fund Stock Invitational - 3rd Round

Some interesting results in our second round [full results here], setting up some very good matchups in the Sweet 16 - again we'll do 4 a day so we can get to the Final 4 in 48 hours

Remember it is the most price appreciation over the next 12 months, not 1 month.

Technology Region
(1) HP v (12) IBM - IBM's dream season ends, HP moves on with 63% of the votes
(3) Apple v (2) Google - Interesting to see readers don't believe Google off these washed out levels has more upside than Apple, Apple with 70% (again, Apple is like Ron Paul - a huge following on the internet!)

Health/Home
(8) McDonald's v (5) Altria - Altria with continued strength and 59% of the vote
(3) P&G v (2) J&J - Johnson & Johnson in a close one 55-45%

Financials
(1) Berkshire v (5) Mastercard - the old man still has it; Berkshire with 64% - now he has to go up against the entire government aka Goldman Sachs.
3) Goldman Sachs v (2) JPMorgan - in the battle of government supported vs Federal Reserve supported, the government wins out - Goldman with 2/3

Industrials
(9) Exxon v (5) Potash - 2 routs in the Industrials with Potash @ 90% and...
(6) Alcoa v (2) BHP - ... BHP with 90%