Category: Monthly Income Reports
Grant’s Monthly Stock Gain & Loss Report – 2015 August
Welcome to my August 2015 Stock Gain & Loss Report!
Every month I will post my stock gains and losses by using the BTMA Stock Analyzer.
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August 2015
Realized Gains/Losses ONLY
My Total Return 5.31%
S&P 500 Return -6.10%
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This Month’s Report Details:
In August, most of my profits came from selling Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), and MTS Systems Corporation (MTSC).
August was definitely a dramatic month for investing. U.S. stocks saw the most volatility in four years. At one point during this month, all of the major benchmarks sank into correction territory by dropping more than 10% from their earlier highs. By the end of that week, however, all had crossed back over that threshold.
As the usual pattern in temporary market declines, those who were fearful and sold lost money and those that were confident in buying good companies at huge discounts were able to make significant gains.
My Past Results
Below is a table which includes my personal monthly returns from January 2013 to present:
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Why do I post this information online?
I do it for 3 main reasons:
1. To be transparent.
I like to be up-front and show you that I’m a real person who actually invests in the stock market.
2. It’s nice to brag about good months and get positive feedback during those not-so-good months.
3. I hate being told that I can’t do something and stock investing is just another area where people have told me: “You couldn’t possibly do well. What do you know about stocks?” etc.
I want to prove that everyday people like myself can take control of their own finances, start investing with a common-sense approach, and produce better than average results.
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Thanks for checking out this month’s report!
-Grant