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Harley Davidson Annual Report

April 18th, 2007

My retirement plan includes a 401K from the company. That did not give me all the flexibility I wanted, so I rolled some over into an IRA. I diversified that IRA a lot, but one stock I made sure I bought was Harley Davidson (HOG), not so much as an investment, but for sentimental reasons, since that is the motorcycle I have chosen to prefer. The stock has done me well though, and today it more than paid for itself since I sold half my shares when the stock split, thus getting my entire investment back.

All the stocks I own through that IRA send me their annual report, but the one I really look forward to receiving is the one from Harley Davidson. This report is filled with the reasons I ride anyway, pictures of some great looking bikes, some beautiful riding scenes, and news about my favorite motorcycle.

Harley Davidson does an excellent job in their annual report of entertaining the reader, while still giving the data stock holders should have. On the page where a lifetime HOG membership couple from Sweden state “It’s a big world but Harley Davidson brings us all together, a bar chart shows how HD international sales grew 18.6% in 2006. And where a Harley Davidson dealer says “We don’t just deliver bikes, we deliver experiences” is another bar chart showing sales in the United States increasing 5.9% for the same period. You also find that 48% of the motorcycles over 650 cc that were registered in 2006 in North America were Harleys.

This information can be found on the Harley Davidson website as well as other places, but having it delivered to your door is great! You don’t have to be a huge stock holder to get it, one share is all it takes. If you are interested, One Share would be glad to help you get that one share, or you can do it like I did, and buy a little more, either in your IRA or other investment portfolios.

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