Investments

Past Performances

I started stock investment seriously in 2001. I resisted buying anything in 1999 and 2000 because I just couldn’t find any stocks to buy using my investment strategy.

The .com bubble burst in 2001 opens some opportunities to invest. I remember I couldn’t sleep for a few days the first time I bought some shares. It was quite a substainable portion of my net worth then and the market is swingly crazyly. Nevertheless, it works out okay and I achieve a net gain of 37.97% compared to S&P (-13.04%) and NASDAQ (-21.05%).

2001-SNP.PNG


2001-NASDAQ.PNG


  




YTD



JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC


James Seng


37.97%


0.00%

-3.24%

9.67%

-7.24%

0.00%

14.96%

4.60%

0.20%

-12.76%

8.92%

18.71%

3.13%

Q1 Performance
6.12%

Q2 Performance
6.64%

Q3 Performance
-8.56%

Q4 Performance
33.35%


S&P 500


-13.04%


3.46%

-9.23%

-6.42%

7.68%

0.51%

-2.50%

-1.07%

-6.41%

-8.17%

1.81%

7.52%

0.76%

Q1 Performance
-12.12%

Q2 Performance
5.52%

Q3 Performance
-14.98%

Q4 Performance
10.30%


NASDAQ


-21.05%


12.23%

-22.39%

-14.48%

15.00%

-0.27%

2.37%

-6.17%

-10.94%

-16.98%

12.77%

14.22%

1.03%

Q1 Performance
-25.51%

Q2 Performance
17.41%

Q3 Performance
-30.62%

Q4 Performance
30.13%

2002 is a bad year. After 9/11, the market recovery slightly only to encounter Worldcom and Enron. The market sentiment horrible. It was the time when those who makes money are the ones who do short-selling. I was tracking RSAS then and was buying them as the prices falls. Needless to say, I lost a chuck of my portfolio on RSAS. I turn out to be right later and I close the year with a net lose of -17.93% compared to S&P (-23.37%) and NASDAQ (-31.53%).

2002-SNP.PNG

2002-NASDAQ.PNG


  




YTD



JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC


James Seng


-17.93%


-1.24%

-1.91%

7.52%

-16.66%

2.09%

-9.17%

-4.78%

0.23%

-6.45%

14.01%

8.54%

-7.72%

Q1 Performance
4.16%

Q2 Performance
-22.72%

Q3 Performance
-10.72%

Q4 Performance
14.19%


S&P 500


-23.37%


-1.56%

-2.08%

3.67%

-6.14%

-0.91%

-7.25%

-7.90%

0.49%

-11.00%

8.64%

5.71%

-6.03%

Q1 Performance
-0.07%

Q2 Performance
-13.74%

Q3 Performance
-17.63%

Q4 Performance
7.92%


NASDAQ


-31.53%


-0.84%

-10.47%

6.58%

-8.51%

-4.29%

-9.44%

-9.22%

-1.01%

-10.86%

13.45%

11.21%

-9.69%

Q1 Performance
-5.38%

Q2 Performance
-20.70%

Q3 Performance
-19.90%

Q4 Performance
13.94%

Charts and data from my E*Trade account.

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