My 401K account return for 2010 so far

Here's a quick update on my 401K account return.  It's at 27.8%.  "Knock on wood." :)  Best of luck with your trading / investing.  Cheers.
Disclaimer: Please only use this information with a grain of salt and at your own risk / for educational purposes. I am not an investment advisor so please seek professional help if that's what you're looking for.

Sold MAT and bought a different stock

I recently sold MAT since it wasn't yielding the return that I expected as quickly as I had hoped.  I still made a little off the trade.  So, I reinvested it in a "fruity" tech company, if you know what I mean. :)  It's another swing trade that should be profitable.

My position in EXPE is still doing well too.  My 401K account is up to 16.2% for the year ("Personal Rate of Return from 01/01/2010 to 09/10/2010 is 16.2%").  Have a good one and good luck with your investing / trading.
Disclaimer: Please only use this information with a grain of salt and at your own risk / for educational purposes. I am not an investment advisor so please seek professional help if that's what you're looking for.

My return through 9/8

I hope that your investing / trading is going well.  I'm pretty happy with my results so far this year.

Here's my individual account return: 20.54%.

My 401K account is doing okay but I'm hopeful that I can do better.  It's return is 13.9%.

Best of luck to you!  Cheers.
Disclaimer: Please only use this information with a grain of salt and at your own risk / for educational purposes. I am not an investment advisor so please seek professional help if that's what you're looking for.

Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets

So, I'm still working my way through Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets by William Sharpe.  It's an excellent book although a bit dry in places.  The dryness might be unavoidable though with all the math involved.  I highly recommend the book as long as you don't have an aversion to math.  As a guest on Bloomberg radio once said, "Math waits for no man".  Have a good one and good luck with your trading.  Cheers.

Disclaimer: Please only use this information with a grain of salt and at your own risk / for educational purposes. I am not an investment advisor so please seek professional help if that's what you're looking for.

My rate of return for the year through 6/24

I just check my rate of return for the year so far and my account says, "Personal Rate of Return from 01/01/2010 to 06/24/2010 is 17.4%".  That's not too bad since the market has been a bit wonky lately.  I'm still working on improving my market view and considering other strategies as well.  Have a good weekend.  Cheers.
Disclaimer: Please only use this information with a grain of salt and at your own risk / for educational purposes. I am not an investment advisor so please seek professional help if that's what you're looking for.

Radio and book resources

Here are a couple radio and book resources that you might enjoy.  http://www.bloomberg.com/radio/ has a great show called Bloomberg Surveillance with Tom Keene.  It's an interesting way to keep up on what's going on in the market.


Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets by William F. Sharpe is a very interesting book.  It gives one methods to quantify expected returns, probabilities, and much more.



I'm still holding MAT and EXPE for now and they're doing well. Best of luck with your trading / investing. Cheers.
Disclaimer: Please only use this information with a grain of salt and at your own risk / for educational purposes. I am not an investment advisor so please seek professional help if that's what you're looking for.

Recovery Steady, But Job Market Could Suffer For Years: Bernanke - CNBC

Bernanke had some interesting comments on the current economic conditions. Here's a good summary: 
Recovery Steady, But Job Market Could Suffer For Years: Bernanke - CNBC .  Cheers.


Disclaimer: Please only use this information with a grain of salt and at your own risk / for educational purposes. I am not an investment advisor so please seek professional help if that's what you're looking for.