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Dick Richards | My portfolio is up 23.5% this year so far..am I beating the overall stock market? |
??? where do I find out? |
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doofuss
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Yes you are beating the overall market.
DJIA on 12/23/06 12343
DJIA on 12/30/05 10717
It is up 15.7%
NASDQ on12/23/06 2401
NASDQ on 12/31/05 2205
It is up 4.3%
S&P 500 on 12/23/06 1410
S&P 500 on 12/31/05 1248
It is up 13% |
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Phillip
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Are you serious? |
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udayashanker k
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congrats. very fine. beat again in 2007 |
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jwhfaye
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That is very good results.
My last few years were 26%, 48%, 17%---then came this year!
I was up 17.5% on May 9th 2006 and it plummeted to 0.0% I was heavy in Canadian Trust, Speculative Oil, Palladium & Platimum stocks and many "momentum" ones with high Price/Earnings ratios.
Consequently, I will finish this year at about 5%(about like the NAS exchange).
I got a little too cocky on the P/E and momentums this year. But I still made $55,000 in the market--2006-- because of the great years I have always had in the past. It is all relative! |
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Gautam M S
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You should find out what is your risk adjusted return, that is what matters the most...not your absolute return
The S&P 500 has a beta of 1 and as mentioned it is up 13%..
Now find out what is ur portfolio beta and then use the CAPM equation to see what the expected return should be on your portfolio.
Re= Rf + beta * market premium
If your return is more than the expected return i would say u have done a gr8 job......cheers......
check the site morning star to know more....
hope that helps........ |
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Richard E
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The best indexes for the overall stock market in the US are the S&P 500 (GSPC) and the Wiltshire 5000 (DWC) Both are up around 11.2%, so you did much better than the overall market.
Use Yahoo Finance charts. The beta version has excellent graphs.
'The DJIA deals with only 30 companies and is not really all that close to the overall market. |
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Judy1
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Depends on how you define "the market". The DOW is up about 14% for the year, and NASDAQ is up around 10%, so you're ahead of those. |
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Big Bully
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You haven't beaten me. |
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Ben
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You've done very well. Congratulations. I've consulted today's Wall Street Journal as well as today's New York Times, and there isn't a single "major stock index of US stocks" that has done as well as you year-to-date. Sure, there are a few foreign stock markets that have done better than you but there are more that haven't matched yours.
However, before you get overly confident, read more about "risk-adjusted returns." It's possible that your results this year reflects more luck than skill. I would urge you to remember that lifelong investment success usuallly comes from a diversified portfolio reflecting high quality investments. Read "Bogle on Funds" by John Bogle. |
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