For 2012 I have decided to change my investing strategy. In my inMessment Game Portfolio, if you look at my 3rd Quarter and 4th Quarter results from 2011 you can see some drastic swings in my portfolio value. Even though I can see signs that buy and hold works I have to think there is a way to avoid some of the losses from July to October of 2011. → Read More . . .
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The fourth quarter of 2011 has ended. Time to review my inMessment Game results and see how I have done. I will share the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Q4. 
I noticed last weekend that I got bumped to 2nd place in my inMessment Game. Mayoman7 beat me out for the top spot. As the market has gone up and down this week, Mayoman7 and I have been swapping places as the leader. What has pushed Mayoman7′s portfolio to the top? Its the high dividend stock he chose. 
Recently I did a post on the Major US Stock Market Indexes. Many investing sites also list major market indexes for foreign markets. For the European markets it seems that there are three big favorites, the FTSE 100, the DAX and the CAC 40. 
When one starts investing in the US Stock Market, one soon become acquainted with the big thee stock market indexes: The Dow, The S&P 500 and The NASDAQ. What are these three indexes that are listed on the home page of just about every major US online investment site? 
The third quarter of 2011 has ended. Time to review my inMessment Game results and see how I have done. I will share the Good, the Bad and the Ugly events of Q3. 
The CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Contest is only on for 10 weeks. Sep. 19 to Nov. 25, 2011. Then the contest is over. This is not investing. In fact, having an investing mindset is not likely to get me very far in the contest. This is the mindset in which I set up my first contest portfolio. At this point that portfolio is barely breaking even. To do well in a game like this I must have a short-term, maybe even day-trading mindset. 
After just two days the CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Contest is in full swing! I currently have six Equity holdings in only one of the five game portfolios. As of September 20, 2011, I am ranked 35363rd. I am not at a big risk of winning the vacation trip this week! 
Monday, August 8, 2011 the market seemed to crash! And, to make it even worse, this happened after a couple of down weeks. What should I do now? Should I buy, sell or hold? 
It seems that way too few people are investing. I also think that most wait too long to start investing. We all know the reasons people don’t start investing: “I don’t have enough money.” “I am too young.” “I am too old.” “I don’t know how to start!” That last reason is the one I want help people overcome. 