Which of our funds are in the money flow?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Feb 19, 2014 @ 01:30 PM

Each month we like to make sure that the funds we own are acting right. In our opinion, as well as long-term performance being an important factor in fund selection, the short-term performance of a fund is very important once you own it. It’s vital because we’ve noticed that strong funds tend to get stronger and weak funds tend to get weaker.

On January 30th 2014, we took a good look at the performance of the five funds that we own, our ‘total’ portfolio's performance, the performance of the FTSE 100 and performance of the NASDAQ Composite. This is what we discovered:
 

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Bull market? Bear market? Where are we?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Feb 12, 2014 @ 01:30 PM

It's a question we're often asked - are we in a bull market or a bear market? In this post, we'll examine the evidence in more detail.

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Which of our funds are in the money flow?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Jan 22, 2014 @ 01:30 PM

Each month we like to make sure that the funds we own are acting right. In our opinion, as well as long-term performance being an important factor in fund selection, the short-term performance of a fund is very important once you own it. It’s vital because we’ve noticed that strong funds tend to get stronger and weak funds tend to get weaker.

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Where could the market be heading next?

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Jan 15, 2014 @ 01:30 PM

In The Big Picture each month, we look at where the market could heading next. This post is an extract from our January 2014 edition. To download a sample copy please just click here.

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Our 2013 return was 23.1% compared to 14.4% from the FTSE 100

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Thu, Jan 09, 2014 @ 01:30 PM

We are proud of our 23.1% 2013 return, which some would say is impressive and even more so when compared to the FTSE 100’s 2013 return of 14.4%.

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Our performance YTD: 21.1% compared to 12.8% from the FTSE 100

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Dec 11, 2013 @ 01:30 PM
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Our performance: YTD 20.8% versus the FTSE 100's 14.9%

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Nov 13, 2013 @ 01:30 PM

We don’t always outperform the market but we are proud that since the start of this year* we have beaten the FTSE 100 by quite a margin. The bar chart shows you that the FTSE 100 has so far gained 14.9% and we have returned 20.8%.

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Investment performance update: 22.4% return over the last year

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Oct 09, 2013 @ 01:30 PM

We don’t always outperform the market but we are proud that over the last 12 months* we have beaten both the NASDAQ Composite and the FTSE 100.

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12 months of strong performance: More than double the Footsie's return

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Wed, Sep 11, 2013 @ 01:30 PM

We don’t always outperform the market but we are proud that over the last 12 months* we have beaten both the NASDAQ Composite and the FTSE 100.

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Which funds are outperforming right now

Posted by Stephen Sutherland on Sat, Aug 10, 2013 @ 01:30 PM

Over the last month* our portfolio has surged 9.4%, outperforming the FTSE 100’s 8% and the NASDAQ Composite’s 8.6%. Out of the six funds we own, five are outperforming the extremely powerful NASDAQ Composite.

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