The Five Greatest Stocks Update-March 2016

It is about that time for another update on The Five Greatest Stocks for the Next Five Years that I wrote about on October 30th 2011. We are now just several months away from the fifth year of the portfolio and at the time I wrote the article I believed that the overall performance of these stocks would beat the performance of the S&P 500 (SPY) and indeed that portfolio is still performing very well, trouncing the overall market with impressive returns. So without further ado, let's witness those returns....

Amazon (AMZN), $593.64: Total Return of 178%.

Apple (AAPL), $108.98: Total Return of 103.5%.

Alphabet (GOOGL): $762.90: Total Return of 157.2%.

MasterCard (MA), $94.50: Total Return of 177.9%.

Under Armour (UA), $84.83: Total Return of 302%.

The Total Return of The Five Greats Portfolio was 183.7%.

The Total Return of the S&P 500 (SPY) was 79.8%.

Stats and charts courtesy of low-risk-investing.

In conclusion, these five great companies continue to be strong and well positioned in their industries. With the fifth year almost in sight, I continue to believe that the portfolio as a whole will continue to out-perform the S&P 500.

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 Investing, where a small investor can create their own portfolio of up to 30 stocks with a minimum investment of $250.

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