End of Month Summary - April 2008
I had another strong month in April. I’m still unwinding some of the trouble I got in back in January (and earlier). Although I’m taking some realized losses for those mistakes occasionally, I’m moving forward which is the entire point. I stopped letting emotions play a roll in my investing again and accepted some losses on NYX and ADBE to end the month with a higher total account balance.
I’m still not convinced we won’t have another pull back before we take off again, but hope the Fed has finished with rate cuts for a while. That can only be the case if they see an improvement in the economy, which apparently they haven’t seen enough of yet.
My Taxable Account Summary for April 2008:
My current account value according to Ameritrade is $85,140.39 and according to Quicken is $85,388.20. Here’s how the returns break down:
12 month return: -2.18%
Since my blog’s beginning (4/8/07): -0.01%
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Original post by Alex Fotopoulos