I Started a Companion Blog Explaining What I Think

If you subscribed to this blog, then I may have successfully explained WHY you should pay attention to what I think.

I announce now my companion blog where I explain WHAT I think.

In my first and only post, I explain why McEwen Mining is my favorite investment.

I Am Now Beating Gold By 11.98% Per Year For The Past 7.75 Years

Here are all the deposits that I have made into my family's brokerage accounts since I started investing in 2006:

            Deposits    Grew To:       
    11/22/06    2000        9104.05        <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    04/12/07    4000        16884.27    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    04/12/07    4000        16884.27    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    06/26/07    2000        8109.89        <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    01/02/08    4000        14651.1        <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    01/02/08    4000        14651.1        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    05/28/08    5000        16927.89    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    05/28/08    5000        16927.89    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    06/10/08    2000        6724.19        <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    02/24/11    3000        5940.05        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    08/01/11    5000        9097.12        <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    09/23/11    2500        4421.31        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    10/17/11    500        872.97        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/17/12    25056.11    41644.27    <== Rollover from  401k into Traditional IRA for Spouse
    01/20/12    -10520        -17456.61    <== Rollover to PMCP from Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/20/12    -10530        -17473.2    <== Rollover to PMCP from Roth IRA for Me
    02/28/12    2000        3250.17        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    11/05/12    -2000        -2841.51    <== Withdrawal from Spouse's Roth IRA
    12/21/12    2000        2772.39        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/09/13    1500        2058.25        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/24/13    1500        2041.79        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/25/13    97745.61    132979.35    <== Rollover from 401k into Traditional IRA for Me
    02/21/13    1500        2011.41        <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/04/13    2000        2666.13        <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/20/13    1500        1982.55        <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/20/13    3000        3965.09        <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    08/30/13    2000        2422.5        <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    09/04/13    1000        1208.01        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    09/12/13    1500        1804.28        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    09/26/13    500        596.94        <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    09/27/13    2000        2386.46        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    10/28/13    1000        1173.59        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    11/08/13    2000        2333.4        <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #2
    11/22/13    2000        2315.98        <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #3
    12/06/13    2000        2298.69        <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    01/02/14    2750        3115.34        <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/18/14    -2491.72    -2711.65    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    07/07/14    1000        1025.48        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    07/18/14    1000        1019.46        <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
Today's Date:    08/23/14                   
ROI (annual %):    21.58                   
Final Balance:                317784.66       

Had I invested all the above deposits into a bond returning 21.58% per year, we would have a balance of $317,784.66 today.

The following image summarizes my family's brokerage account balances totaling $317,791.39:

Gold since November 22, 2006 has appreciated 9.60% per year on average.

You can review my May 23, 2014 post to verify the above data through then.  The following seven images show all my deposits since then:

You may have noticed in the above image of my deposits into my TradeKing account that this image is not current.  This image is eleven days old.  The reason is that on August 12, 2014 I transferred my Roth IRA from TradeKing to Charles Schwab.  The following two images show the transfer of my Roth IRA assets from TradeKing to Charles Schwab.  Notice how TradeKing charged me $99.99 for leaving it.

The following images show the current balances in all seven brokerage accounts:

I Am Now Beating Gold By 12.80% Per Year For The Past 7.5 Years

Here are all the deposits that I have made into my family's brokerage accounts since I started investing in 2006:

                Deposits    Grew To:  
    11/22/06    2000        11654.26    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    04/12/07    4000        21220.52    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    04/12/07    4000        21220.52    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    06/26/07    2000        10093.59    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    01/02/08    4000        17789.05    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    01/02/08    4000        17789.05    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    05/28/08    5000        20163.67    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    05/28/08    5000        20163.67    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    06/10/08    2000        7995.98    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    02/24/11    3000        6209.74    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    08/01/11    5000        9316.43    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    09/23/11    2500        4496.75    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    10/17/11    500        885.1    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/17/12    25056.11    41719.64    <== Rollover from  401k into Traditional IRA for Spouse
    01/20/12    -10520        -17481.37    <== Rollover to PMCP from Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/20/12    -10530        -17497.98    <== Rollover to PMCP from Roth IRA for Me
    02/28/12    2000        3238.29    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    11/05/12    -2000        -2740.06    <== Withdrawal from Spouse's Roth IRA
    12/21/12    2000        2657.43    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/09/13    1500        1968.03    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/24/13    1500        1948.48    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/25/13    97745.61    126885.59    <== Rollover from 401k into Traditional IRA for Me
    02/21/13    1500        1912.5    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/04/13    2000        2531.4    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/20/13    1500        1878.44    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/20/13    3000        3756.87    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    08/30/13    2000        2247.07    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    09/04/13    1000        1119.8    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    09/12/13    1500        1670.78    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    09/26/13    500        551.76    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    09/27/13    2000        2205.58    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    10/28/13    1000        1080.27    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    11/08/13    2000        2144.78    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #2
    11/22/13    2000        2124.88    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #3
    12/06/13    2000        2105.18    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    01/02/14    2750        2843.06    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/18/14    -2491.72    -2589.61    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
Today's Date:    05/23/14          
ROI (annual %):    22.61          
Final Balance:                309967.78

Had I invested all the above deposits into a bond returning 22.61% per year, we would have a balance of $309,967.78 today.

The following image summarizes my family's brokerage account balances totaling $309,972.6:

Gold since November 22, 2006 has appreciated 9.81% per year on average.

You can review my February 21, 2014 post to verify the above data through then.  The following seven images show all my deposits since then:

The following seven images show the current balances in all seven brokerage accounts:

 I have lost ground in the past three months.  Still, not bad for a pothead:

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I Am Now Beating Gold By 16.94% Per Year For The Past 7.25 Years

Here are all the deposits that I have made into my family's brokerage accounts since I started investing in 2006:


                     Deposits    Grew To:   
    11/22/06    2000        11654.26    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    04/12/07    4000        21220.52    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    04/12/07    4000        21220.52    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    06/26/07    2000        10093.59    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    01/02/08    4000        17789.05    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    01/02/08    4000        17789.05    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    05/28/08    5000        20163.67    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    05/28/08    5000        20163.67    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    06/10/08    2000        7995.98    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    02/24/11    3000        6209.74    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    08/01/11    5000        9316.43    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    09/23/11    2500        4496.75    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    10/17/11    500        885.1    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/17/12    25056.11    41719.64    <== Rollover from  401k into Traditional IRA for Spouse
    01/20/12    -10520        -17481.37    <== Rollover to PMCP from Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/20/12    -10530        -17497.98    <== Rollover to PMCP from Roth IRA for Me
    02/28/12    2000        3238.29    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    11/05/12    -2000        -2740.06    <== Withdrawal from Spouse's Roth IRA
    12/21/12    2000        2657.43    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/09/13    1500        1968.03    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/24/13    1500        1948.48    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    01/25/13    97745.61    126885.59    <== Rollover from 401k into Traditional IRA for Me
    02/21/13    1500        1912.5    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/04/13    2000        2531.4    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/20/13    1500        1878.44    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    03/20/13    3000        3756.87    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    08/30/13    2000        2247.07    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    09/04/13    1000        1119.8    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    09/12/13    1500        1670.78    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    09/26/13    500        551.76    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
    09/27/13    2000        2205.58    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    10/28/13    1000        1080.27    <== Into Roth IRA for Spouse
    11/08/13    2000        2144.78    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #2
    11/22/13    2000        2124.88    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #3
    12/06/13    2000        2105.18    <== Into Coverdell Education Savings Account for Child #1
    01/02/14    2750        2843.06    <== Into Roth IRA for Me
Today's Date:    02/21/14           
ROI (annual %):    27.5           
Final Balance:                337868.75 

Had I invested all the above deposits into a bond returning 27.50% per year, we would have a balance of $337,868.75 today.

The following image summarizes my family's brokerage account balances totaling $337,949.41:

Gold since November 22, 2006 has appreciated 10.56% per year on average.

You can review my November, 2013 post to verify the above data through then.  The following seven images show all my deposits since then:

 

 

 The following seven images show the balances in all seven brokerage accounts: