First Year

I can promise one thing – there will never be another year that I will achieve as much positive relative performance to the S&P 500 as this first year. So the best is now safely behind us.

I am not changing the current recommendations, but did want to provide an update so that there will be a record of the annual return. Over the period since the last update the recommended stocks [EWBC (+11.94%), MMM (+2.42%), UNH (+17.83%), JNJ (+2.03%), PEP (+3.27%), BBY (+3.55%), BDK (+5.91%), PETS (+4.17%)] averaged a gain of 6.39%, outperforming the S&P 500 [+0.59%] by 5.80%.

Over the first year my recommendations returned +15.88%, compared to the S&P 500’s -11.11% for total outperformance of 26.99%. My goal continues to be outperforming the market by 1.5% per quarter, and these extreme results likely will never be repeated.

I also would like to point out that these recommendations are only for your thoughtful consideration and that it would be imprudent for any person to blindly copy my recommendations – read at your own risk.

Send me an email if you’d like at Mark.Hanna79@gmail.com. Many happy returns.

First Blog Entry

This is my first blog entry on Blogger.com (Google Blogs).

Here is the first entry I made in my first blog (on myspace):


Friday, September 08, 2006
Blog?
Should I post a blog?

I googled why post a blog and quickly found an interesting quote:

Why post a blog on the web if not for others to consume it? "To keep a diary" you might say, and if that is the case, why not just keep a diary offline? It's a similar situation to women wearing scanty clothes - they do it so that others will look at them. There's nothing wrong with suggesting what might earn them even more favorable glances. Without people viewing his blog, it becomes little more than an offline diary anyway.

What is a blog? I was asked that by a coworker about a month ago. I told him it was an online diary. Apparently, Wikipedia agrees:

A weblog, which is usually shortened to blog, is a type of website where entries are made (such as in a journal or diary), displayed in a reverse chronological order. Blogs often provide commentary or news and information on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs (photoblog), videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media.

The word blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

Now, keep in mind that I find it difficult to post something without invoking Wikipedia. So let me say it again, if Wikipedia says it, it must be true, right?

So, back to the question, Should I post a blog?

The easy answer is yes, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Cant We?