Grant’s Monthly Stock Gain & Loss Report – 2013 April

Welcome to my April 2013 Stock Gain & Loss Report!

Every month I will post my stock gains and losses.

This month I made two trades for decent profits and one big sale of Apple at a large loss. I had already previously bought Apple. Then in April, Apple’s stock was falling quickly and they were just about to announce their earnings (which was also predicted to be bad news), so I got anxious, and caught up in my emotions and I sold at a loss to protect further loss.

If I had followed the Analyzer’s advice and stuck with my system, I would have continued to realize that Apple was still at a great value, kept my original position and probably even bought more shares at this further discounted price. (could’ve, would’ve, should’ve…what’s done is done. Now I must learn from my mistakes.)

In the future, I should stick to my plan and not let emotions take hold of my investment decisions. This is the first month in 2013 that I didn’t beat the S&P 500, so I was disappointed, but I’ll be back next month.

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April 2013
Realized Gains/Losses ONLY

My Total Profit -$280.82

My Total Return -2.00%

S&P 500 Return 1.92%

Ave. Amount I Invested $14,038.78

 

CUMULATIVE RETURNS FOR 2013

My Cumulative Return 38.51%

S&P 500 Cumulative Return 12.81%

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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.

 

1. It’s nice to brag about good months and get positive feedback during those not-so-good months.

 

1. 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.

If you’re interested in learning about how I actually produce these results, then feel free to watch a video on my strategy here:

www.BeatTheMarketAnalyzer.com

Thanks for checking out this month’s report!
-Grant