End of Year Bookkeeping
31-Dec-2012 21:02
As 2012 draws to a close in Hidden Gems-land I ran the performance numbers for the past year and posted the results on the HG Philosophy discussion board at HG Performance 2012.
HG was within a couple of percentage points of most of the indexes and had 6 stocks that gained over 100% for the year. There were also 3 stocks that lost more than 50% and a few more that were close.
Obviously making sweeping judgements about the newsletter in twelve month increments is not particularly wise as markets and stocks move for various reasons over the course of a year. To take a bit of a “step back” view I have been posting returns for Hidden Gems since its inception each year on its anniversary in June - except for this year. I ended up getting busy with work and then it just fell off the radar.
So I recently backtracked, ran the numbers for HG’s nine years and posted them at HG vs. Alternate Indexes - June 2012
Hopefully everyone has had a good holiday run and best wishes for a prosperous and Happy New Year.
HG was within a couple of percentage points of most of the indexes and had 6 stocks that gained over 100% for the year. There were also 3 stocks that lost more than 50% and a few more that were close.
Obviously making sweeping judgements about the newsletter in twelve month increments is not particularly wise as markets and stocks move for various reasons over the course of a year. To take a bit of a “step back” view I have been posting returns for Hidden Gems since its inception each year on its anniversary in June - except for this year. I ended up getting busy with work and then it just fell off the radar.
So I recently backtracked, ran the numbers for HG’s nine years and posted them at HG vs. Alternate Indexes - June 2012
Hopefully everyone has had a good holiday run and best wishes for a prosperous and Happy New Year.
Best of With a New Feature!
02-Sep-2012 21:35
The latest Best of the HG boards is up. Now featuring the most recommended posters over the time period. Check it out:
Long Time, No Post
04-Jun-2012 20:29
It's been 5+ months since my last post, guess things kind of got a little busy. I have been mostly posting the Best of HG summaries every 2 weeks or so but vacation and work got the best of me for the last month. That said I'll try to get back on schedule. See the link below for the latest Best of HG that covers the previous month.
Back to Best of HG
31-Jan-2012 22:06
After a couple of months off where I was not subscribed to Hidden Gems, I found enough loose change in the couch cushions to re-up for another year. And so it back to the Best of the boards…
Happy New Year
03-Jan-2012 21:13
Happy New Year to all! As I have done most years I am posting annual performance numbers for Hidden Gems Portfolio Candidates. To see the results head to the HG Philosophy Discussion Board. It was a rough year for quite a few HG picks but there were also some impressive performers. Here’s to hoping the upcoming year features improved economic conditions around the world.