Historical Returns

The following represents the BLOG's 2010 ETF returns vis-a-vis other benchmark investment measures:

------------$Initial-----%Growth----$Return-----$Result
BLOG-----$100,000----26.6%-----$26,646-----$126,646
S&P 500--$100,000----12.8%-----$12,783------$112,783
1.5% CD--$100,000-----1.5%----- $1,500-----$101,500


S&P result excludes dividends.
Return on one Futures Contract: $137,684 (roughly margin of $25,000 to $50,000).
Please see the BLOG page on "Shortcomings and Limitations."

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Philosophy

Most people who have invested in stocks for the past several years are disappointed with the returns they have earned. This is because the last decade has been a flat to down for stocks. We believe that "to everything there is a season."

There is a time to be in stocks, a time to be out, and we believe that sometimes you should be on the short side, that is, in a position to make money when stocks go down. In addition, there are other investments in the world besides stocks. There are currencies, energy, metals, and foods. There is real estate. There is a time to be invested in these, a time to be out, and possibly a time to be short.

That's the long and the short of it!

In the future, we intend to do a website, and expand on these concepts.



Any views expressed herein are provided for information purposes only and should not be construed in any way as an offer, an endorsement, or inducement to invest.

The quotes and symbols used in the BLOG are believed to be reliable, but no guarantees are made with regard to the accuracy.

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