March 20th, 2008 — investing
After yet another wild week, I’m pulling ahead in the family stock contest. Translation: I suck less than my family members.
| Me |
$87,694.07 |
-12.31% |
| Niece-in-law-to-be |
$85,331.46 |
-14.67% |
| Little Firebones |
$84,163.55 |
-15.84% |
| Mrs Firebones |
$82,892.81 |
-17.11% |
| Nephew |
$70,340.52 |
-29.66% |
Of the stocks selected, the only winners are my pick of Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD: up 5.6%) and my wife’s pick of CVS Caremark (CVS: up 0.25%).
In terms of indices, I’m beating the following indices:
- NASDAQ Composite
- NASDAQ 100 Stock
- Russell 2000
- CAC 40 (France)
- DAX (XETRA) (Germany)
- Nikkei 225 (Japan)
- ASX All Ordinaries (Australia)
- Korea Composite
The “wisdom of the crowd” theory is not holding up well; the combined portfolio is down 17.92%, which ends up being closest in YTD performance to the NASDAQ 100 Stock index (which is down 17.71% YTD).
February 14th, 2008 — contest, stocks
I’ve managed to pull into the lead in the family contest, being down only 5.42% on the year. Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) is pulling me through.
| Berkshire Hatha Class B Ord Shs |
0.70% |
| Mindray Medical International Ltd |
-19.66% |
| PowerShares Water Resource Portfolio |
-8.18% |
| Buffalo Wild Wings Inc |
10.90% |
| Mueller Water Products Series A Ord Shs |
-9.66% |
| Central European Distribution Corp |
-5.42% |
January 25th, 2008 — stocks
One Asian and European mini-crash, a monster fed cut, and one stimulus package later, here’s the carnage for my 2008 contest picks: down -11.05%, and in second place. Of the collective picks in the contest, only one stock–that blue chip of widows and orphans, PetMed Express Inc (PETS)–is up a stunning 3.14%. On my own picks, my best two–Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) and Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD)–are down just a couple of percent.
