Time for a brief review of my 2016 NAPS performance … overall a 17.8% gain. Not bad at all – not quite last years 24.2% gain but respectable nonetheless. Looking through the individual companies a stop loss at circa 20% would have saved me from Genel and Fairpoint big losses but on the other hand […]
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Shaun’s Shorts ADVFN thread – Companies to sell or short
I informally keep track of short calls I make on various companies over the last 2 years. I post them all on my own ADVFN thread and log the opening and closing prices in the header. I post in the message box when I open and close a position so the dates and prices can […]
Read More2016 ‘NAPS’ Selections
I’ve chosen a selection of ‘NAPS’ for 2016. To recap the idea being to see if my choice of companies (no changes allowed during the year) beats my personal portfolio by the end of the year and how it compares to the Stockopedia mechanical NAPS and FTSE/AIM indexes. I’m also hoping to establish over a long time frame […]
Read More2015 ‘NAPS’ Portfolio Review
At the start of 2015, inspired by stockopedias ‘NAPs’ i put together a portfolio of companies i thought would do well in 2015 based on high stock ranks, recommendations from respected investors and my own research. It’s a fantasy fund but the idea being that i wouldn’t tinker, by or sell, but would measure performance […]
Read MoreMining Sector is where i’m putting most of my available funds
Ok so like so many i’ve neglected to update my blog given everything else going on. New job, new home etc. I am reading as much as ever and adding to my ever growing watchlist of ‘potential’ companies. I’ve been putting new funds into minting over the last few months. The whole sector has been […]
Read More(Late) Review of My first years investments
My end of first calendar year investing review and yes its very late! I had written but not published. I thought it might still be of interest to some so hear it is….with a couple of updates clearly marked. I will try and keep this to an analysis of my trades in 2012. The good, […]
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