In 2009 I was too conservative as risky stocks took flight. In 2010 I went more aggressive and it paid off with the average stock in 2010’s Top Ten rising 38% while the S&P 500 (the market) was up 13%.
Last year we got a big boost in the first half of the year, then the market shifted from favoring growth stocks to favoring…well…nothing. In the end, my Top Ten Stocks for 2012 gained only 2% and the market was flat (0%).
My mistakes/regrets/poor investments were in high octane stocks. 2012 will be the Year of the Dow. But when I researched good value stocks with yield, the growth stocks below all looked like better investments. I took a more conservative stance this year because I feel the strong stable stocks will be the winners.
