FRIGGIN' FANTASTIC ERIK !!!!!!
I bow in your direction!
I was being factitious when I said I'd never had all green.... because, of course, there are periods (such as the last 4 or 5 years) where not only have we had all green - but where we've had all green for months or even years. It's RARE to have such bull markets... and that was more my point. HOWEVER - to have your string - in the current market - being a fresh investor is just stellar!
I remind people daily (you'd be shocked how many calls and emails and texts I get) "look at the long term charts of the companies you own" when the days turn against you. Understand WHY a name or two you own might be in the dumper i.e., is it because of bad product - bad press - bad management or is it in a sector that for right now SUCKS?! The key here is to know WHY. When you know why - then you can make proper decisions.
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Originally Posted by ErikLS2
Ok, I'm certainly not bragging here but thought I'd share what a little common sense (learned here mostly), some research and a little Jim Cramer here and there can do. This is short term of course but still good compared to the S&P 500, it's up 11.59% since Oct 2014. This is my first venture into individual stocks and with all of these I am either very impressed with their product or visit them regularly. They all pay a dividend (all are reinvested) except for UA. I just hope the great investing gods will not come down on me and jinx this now (knocking on wood all over the place) but so far so good.
Stock Purchase Date Total Return
CVX 9/2/2015 19.08%
COST 9/17/2015 12.93%
HD 9/17/2015 12.18%
KR 9/17/2015 13.63%
SNA 10/20/2014 39.18%
LUV 10/21/2014 30.19%
UA 10/20/2014 27.55%
DIS 9/17/2015 9.02%
WFC 9/17/2015 (half) 2.55%
11/18/2015 (other half)
Total 20.96%
I also have one mutual fund that I've had a long time, POAGX, which I initially invested in on 4/26/2007, it's up 95.83% since then and beats its peer index by almost double so I keep it.
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