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Special Situations Real Money Portfolio November 2009 Update

Dec.08, 2009 in Special Situations Real Money Portfolio 5 Comments

Here’s a quick update on my Special Situations Real Money Portfolio. The portfolio closed the end of November with a balance of $26,972.91. That’s up 2.81% from the balance I reported at the end of October for the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio. The Special Situations Real Money Portfolio is a real Coverdell Education Savings [...]

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Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio November Update

Dec.01, 2009 in FPF Value 2 Comments

The Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio continued to gain ground in November. Since I last reported on the Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio October closing balance, this paper portfolio is up 2.7%. The portfolio had closing balance of $1,177,667.82 on November 30, 2009. I launched this paper portfolio back in September of 2004 on Marketocracy with a [...]

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Special Situations Real Money Portfolio October 2009 Update

Nov.02, 2009 in Special Situations Real Money Portfolio Leave a Comment

The Special Situations Real Money Portfolio is a real Coverdell Education Savings Account I created for my son on on October 19, 2004 with a focus on special situations opportunities in the stock market. Since then the portfolio has produced an average annualized return of 29.0%.

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Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio October 2009 Update

Nov.02, 2009 in FPF Value 2 Comments

It has been quite a while since I’ve updated folks on the status of my Fat Pitch Financials Value Portfolio.  I launched this paper portfolio back in September of 2004 on Marketocracy with a virtual starting balance of $1 million and a per share value of $10. I created this paper portfolio shortly after I [...]

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Special Situations Real Money Portfolio September 2009 Update

Sep.30, 2009 in Special Situations Real Money Portfolio 2 Comments

A few days back, I reported that the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio ended the month of August with a balance of $25,602.10. I’m happy to report that the portfolio gained another 3.9% this month. The portfolio closed today with a balance of $26,594.77. The year-to-date return on the portfolio is now up to 43.3%.  [...]

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Special Situations Real Money Portfolio Summer 2009 Update

Sep.25, 2009 in Special Situations Real Money Portfolio 6 Comments

It’s been a few month’s since I’ve last reported on the performance of my Special Situations Real Money Portfolio. The Special Situations Real Money Portfolio ended the month of June with a record balance of $23,579.28.  By the end of July, that account balance increased to $24,563.65 and by the end of August, the Special [...]

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Special Situations Real Money Portfolio June 2009 Update

Jul.08, 2009 in Special Situations Real Money Portfolio 1 Comment

The Special Situations Real Money Portfolio ended the month of June with a record balance of $23,579.28.   That’s up 7.5% from the portfolio balance I reported in the May Special Situations Real Money Portfolio update. The year-to-date return for the Special Situations Real Money Portfolio was 27.07% on June 30, 2009. The S&P 500 [...]

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Recounting XTENT

Jun.18, 2009 in Special Situations Real Money Portfolio 11 Comments

In the May Special Situations Real Money Portfolio update, I mentioned that I purchased 5,000 shares of XTENT (XTNT). Let me recount how this investment came about and how it turned out. XTENT is a development stage medical device company focused on developing and commercializing customizable drug eluting stent systems for the treatment of coronary [...]

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Special Situations Real Money Portfolio May 2009 Update

Jun.02, 2009 in Special Situations Real Money Portfolio 3 Comments

The Special Situations Real Money Portfolio closed out the month of May with a balance of $21,944.03. This is up 2.2% from the record breaking performance in April. While the S&P 500 returned an amazing 5.5% last month, I’m still more than happy with how I did in May. The year-to-date return for the Special Situations [...]

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Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio May 2009 Update

Jun.02, 2009 in FPF Value 2 Comments

The Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio has gained a bit more ground in May. The portfolio ended May 29, 2009 with a value of $946,732.78. That is up 1.9% since I last reported on Fat Pitch Financials Portfolio in April. Over the past six months, this portfolio has continued to outpace the S&P 500 and the Dow [...]

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