Investing 102

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by killer69

Just got a call from my broker today, one of my stocks went up 5.00 today and the company is being taken over, he suggested we sell and move to a different energy stock that pays 7.5% dividend.
my plan ended up with a 20% return over the last year and is up 5% this year already.
He was saying it has been the best performing plan he has reviewed this year sofar. i just wish i had way more in there.
but all i do is look at it and forget about it,i have averaged about 17% over the last 8 years

Some guys are better lucky than smart.... which category do you fit?

Are you mostly in Canadian stocks and funds?? Eh?? I don't track "their" market but it wouldn't surprise me a bit that overall that market might be better than the US! We have managed to spend ourselves into oblivion... and just about wrecked our housing market (because we're a nation of over spenders!). Maybe we should swap places?!?! But you have to leave the Nova behind.