For the year 2012, our diversified sample portfolio returned 15.23%, a very respectable performance for a low cost, passive portfolio. Given the volatility and continued economic uncertainty and low-growth environments both in the US and abroad, investors should be satisfied with this level of return in a moderate risk portfolio.
Many are on the sidelines missing these returns!
ReplyDeleteMy biggest regret over the past 4 years was not having the guts to commit more money to stocks when things looked the bleakest in 2008 and 2009. I didn't sell anything during the downturn, unlike many of my friends and I've more than recovered from any losses incurred during that crisis.
DeleteI like the narrow sector exchange traded funds best. You can focus on and take advantage of a sector or even a single counrty thats had a huge decline.
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