Comments on: The TSD5 Index: How Did My Gut Picks Do In January? http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/05/the-tsd5-index-how-did-my-gut-picks-do-in-january/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:34:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: adam http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/05/the-tsd5-index-how-did-my-gut-picks-do-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-169681 adam Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:27:06 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/05/the-tsd5-index-how-did-my-gut-picks-do-in-january/#comment-169681 AAPL is now sitting at $135.36! And this is AFTER the big market dip. AAPL is now sitting at $135.36! And this is AFTER the big market dip.

]]> By: Matt Brubeck http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/05/the-tsd5-index-how-did-my-gut-picks-do-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-5307 Matt Brubeck Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:48:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/05/the-tsd5-index-how-did-my-gut-picks-do-in-january/#comment-5307 To see whether your picks are good, you should compare them to a benchmark like the S&P 500 index. Even if they're up, they're not very good picks if most investments would have done better. (Likewise, even if they're down, it's still good if they took less of a hit than the market as a whole.) For January, the S&P 500 gained about 1.6%, so you beat the market nicely! To see whether your picks are good, you should compare them to a benchmark like the S&P 500 index. Even if they’re up, they’re not very good picks if most investments would have done better. (Likewise, even if they’re down, it’s still good if they took less of a hit than the market as a whole.)

For January, the S&P 500 gained about 1.6%, so you beat the market nicely!

]]> By: wondering http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/05/the-tsd5-index-how-did-my-gut-picks-do-in-january/comment-page-1/#comment-5298 wondering Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:14:47 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/05/the-tsd5-index-how-did-my-gut-picks-do-in-january/#comment-5298 Did you buy any shares in those stocks last december? Did you buy any shares in those stocks last december?

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