Saturday, May 31, 2014

The Five Greatest Stocks Update-May 2014

We are now past the half way point of the The Five Greatest Stocks for Next Five Years article that I wrote back in 2011, so I figured an update was overdue. The portfolio as a whole continues to do well even with the rather lackluster performance of Amazon (AMZN) as of late. Once again, I am confident that the portfolio will continue to outshine the S&P 500 going forward.

Amazon (AMZN), $312.55: Total Return of 46.4%.

Apple (AAPL), $633: Total Return of 63.6%.

Google (GOOGL): $571.65: Total Return of 92.7%.

MasterCard (MA), $76.45: Total Return of 122.1%.

Under Armour (UA), $50.79: Total Return of 140.7%.

The Total Return of The Five Greats Portfolio was 93.1%.

The Total Return of The S&P 500 (SPY) was 61.8%.


Stats and chart courtesy of low-risk-investing.


Special note: I have been questioned many times from my followers and readers on how exactly can a small investor invest in these five stocks when the prices of the shares are so high. The simple solution is to use the investment services of Motif Investingwhere a small investor can create their own portfolio of up to 30 stocks with a minimum investment of $250.


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2 comments:

  1. I'd really like to own UA at some point. They just haven't exactly fit my style yet but I don't mind owning a couple of growth companies like V that pay smalller dividends.

    How do you like Motif? I've made a few purchases in my account already, so far I like it.

    Cheers!

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  2. Allan, believe it or not I have not pulled the trigger on a "Motif", I did reach out to them however to explain pricing and they were very informative. I believe that they do not re-invest dividends automatically, but you would have to verify with them...I will say that I absolutely love the ideas of creating your own Motif and I think in the coming year I may just take a dip. Thanks for the comment and the great blog, I read it every week.

    Happy Thanksgiving,

    Joe

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