"If you hang in there long enough, you get your day; and its even better." -Eddie Vedder My main goal is to build a portfolio of $1,000,000 in 1500 days, starting from 1/1/2013. Every month, I provide an update on my status. My goal for 2013 is to get my portfolio up to $672,750, from a starting point of $586,043. Time to look back on the first quarter.Days elapsed: … [Read more...] about Performance Update 3 of 50: First Quarter is in the Bag
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Performance Update 2 of 50: Falling in February
January 1: $586,043 (starting point) February 1: $587,134 March 1: $576,890The dirty totals February loss: $10,244 Overall loss: $9,153 Days elapsed: 59 Days to go: 1441The markets continued to climb in February. The S&P 500 went from 1498 to 1518. All indexes are currently near their all time highs. Things are going awesome; except for me. … [Read more...] about Performance Update 2 of 50: Falling in February
Performance Update 1 of 50: Stinky January
January 1: $586,043 February 1: $587,134 Gain: $1,091January was an awesome month for the markets. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 both gained over 5%. Spectacular! However, the 1500 Portfolio barely moved. Craptacular!!If you read my post a couple weeks back, you know my irrational exuberance for Apple is what did me in. … [Read more...] about Performance Update 1 of 50: Stinky January