Adam,
Just wondering why INTC is a 'dead-beat' stock. Their chart seems typical of a lot of stocks. They dropped big in 2008 but have had a great run in 2009 and 2010, almost doubling since their lows. Seems like a great stock to have been Aiming, particularly since they pay a dividend, current yield is a not paltry 3.3%. Indeed, I imagine, if one had reinvested dividends, they'd be ahead of their 2008 highs. Indeed, Aimers, sometimes seem to overlook dividends, as they are ignored by most Aimers.
Didn't look at your other dead-beats, but maybe I'm missing what you are trying to say.