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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

16% Annual Return!!!

That got your attention.

That's the track I'm on for 2013. As at February 28 my stuff is up 2.74% YTD. This annualizes to 16.44%. Those of you still in the market in a big way, especially if you're in US equities, will be chuckling at this as you might be trending toward something like a 40% gain. The DOW is up 7.35% at the end of February. 

Here we go again, the perennial struggle between fear and greed. Question. Do I jump into US equities at an all time high? This is the Canadian way. We have a terrible history of buying high when motivated by greed selling low when fear sets in with a market correction or outright collapse. I'm thinking I'll stick to my guns and stay with my Canadian Bond Fund and the basket of Canadian bank stocks in my trading account. After all, I'd be real happy at year end, if I'm up 16.44%.

As always, Good Luck & Happy Investing! 

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