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

Welcome to my May 2013 Stock Gain & Loss Report!

Every month I will post my stock gains and losses.

This month I only made two trades, but I learned an important lesson: “With a little research, you can rediscover a good investment.”

After using the BTMA Stock Spreadsheet, I noticed that Ball Corp. (BLL) came up with a good company rating score. I initially thought to just pass over BLL as a possible investment. I had known and trusted the name Ball from when my mother and grandmother had used the old-fashioned Ball glass jars for lemonade or jarring foods. But, I didn’t think of jarring foods as a sustainable business system that would be around much longer in the future.

I was curious how Ball maintained their good company rating after all these years. To my surprise, when I did a bit of research, I discovered that Ball Corp. is now the largest producer of recyclable beverage cans in the world! Chances are, if you are drinking a can of soda, the can was made in the Ball factory.

Now I had a good company, with a good company rating according to the BTMA Stock Spreadsheet, it was a name that I trusted, and now I knew that they have a sustainable business plan and hold the majority share of a specific industry. In just a matter of a few seconds of research, I had rediscovered a great company and a good possible investment.

Therefore, I would say that if you analyze a company and it has a good company rating and you trust the company, it could be worth it to do a little research to find out a few current facts about the company. Your findings may pleasantly surprise you!

Overall, I was pleased with this month’s gains and I was glad that I stuck to my plan without letting emotions take control of my trading.

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May 2013
Realized Gains/Losses ONLY

My Total Profit $1,132.02

My Total Return 11.26%

S&P 500 Return 2.36%

Ave. Amount I Invested $10,054.79

CUMULATIVE RETURNS FOR 2013

My Cumulative Return 49.77%

S&P 500 Cumulative Return 14.54%

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Why do I post this information online?

I do it for 3 main reasons:

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.

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

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