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[Pablo]

The length is what makes this a classic.

Ah, another good/great year. I did some trading today (Friday) on an otherwise dumpy day. But it was huge day for year end dividend pay-out so my graph will look good. I have the TV on CNBC and PC up (rare these days!) and I'm having a good time, though. I did beat all the domestic averages (up about 20% - finalized tomorrow AM), but I would have been better going all foreign!

 

[Pablo]

Up 20.55%

Worst buy of the year? Shiningbank Energy Income - Canadian trust. Killed by the Canuck government. Turds. Still current yield is 18%.....until the government imposes full death by taxes.

Best were PFO, ELN, DSX, TMA, PHO, MINDX, FLVCX

 

[Pablo]

I didn't mean to leave out BEP and GRE. Most of these winners had dividend kickers, running contrary to some given advice about good growth stocks.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Nice going, Pablo. Those were some good picks.

I had 18.8% cap appreciation. Captured dividends raised it some more.

Markets will be closed through Tuesday, leaving a short three day week. It'll be interesting to see how the new year starts out.....

Happy New Year all, and as Mr Spock said,
"Live long and prosper."

 

[Pablo]

The first part of the year will be a real loser. People are expecting too much good.

Another winner fund winner mentioned somewhere in the bowels of this thread was the Fidelity Intl RE fund. FIREX. What a killer year that had. I think I warned a guy to be weary of that fund (but I didn't sell mine). It was like one of the best funds of the year. Up near 43% for the year.

Not the best in the sector, but BGEIX gold fund was up 27%.

 

[Pablo]

GASFX nice too. I keep forgetting to give proper kudos.

 

[Pablo]

dayuuum

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

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dayuuum

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bored P?

My First buys of 2007. FIREX & NAT.

Market is off like a shot!

2006

 

[Pablo]

then down like a dead turd

I sold MIC and EEB into the huge morning rally.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Man what a reversal that's going on. Not a good sign if you're bullish. I'd like to see a 10% correction, then we could make some real money this year.
Energy's getting hammered to a pulp.

 

[Pablo]

This is the energy beating you predicted, LR. Let it get real low and let's dive in before the "Peak Oil" guys start up again.

 

[msparks]

Lets see,

Dec 31st 2005 to Jan 1st 2007. Total gain was 17.47%
Some winners.
DCP 55%
FRP 63%
CVP 52%

Losers
BNA 6.7% (still own this one)
TMA 2.2% (still own this) Plus a 10% divedend
AAV sold
NAL sold
Tifuf sold
SBKEF sold.

Overall a good year for me. My portfolio was really helped by divedends and of coarse no one saw the Canadian governement coming with their crazy tax structure. Oh well.

Looking for 2008 and another good year.

 

[msparks]

My Tifuf was a 31% short term loss
and SBKEF was 31% loss
AAV was a 32% loss.

from my quick realized sell figures.

 

[Pablo]

Healthy.

I obviously sold BLUD too early.

Might jump back into EEB.

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

Hey TLR, is this the start of the pullback you requested?

 

[Pablo]

Can't answer for LR, but I see some buying opportunities. Got me another 100 shares of FXI.

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

Me too. Bought another 100 of NAT at 32.90.

 

[msparks]

Bought some more TMA in my Roth. Can't beat the 10% divendend.

I'm looking at MCQRF as well in my Roth.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

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Hey TLR, is this the start of the pullback you requested?

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Ha ha, that's a good one OMPG, I wish the market would indeed follow my requests.

The chart indicators show us oversold after last week, so I think we'll get a short-term bounce, maybe starting Monday.

Longer term, who knows, although it looks like the S&P500 is starting to turn over.....if it does, and fear sets in, then look out below.....

 

[Pablo]

LR called the energy crash. Where is the bottom of that? (And when are gas prices going down

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Pretty soon it's going to take real guts to buy. This is what I live for!