Stifel Nicolaus certainly blew that $20 call. LEG has mostly recovered, along with virtually all of my blue chips. Several have smashed thru all-time highs (for example ROK and SWKS). Only one of my 20 stocks cancelled its payout, Boeing.
I recently received two spinoffs from Raytheon, CARRier Group and OTIS elevator. Both are doing nicely. Carrier, the air conditioning company, is up 65% in two months and at record high, as is OTIS.
Great things happen when investors own a portfolio of great stocks... and keep their mitts off them!