11-10-2014, 02:42 PM
Boy, there surely are plenty of very anal spread sheet loving stats guys on these boards. Not offered as a complaint, but certainly seems to be a time consuming preoccupation, that has very little constructive value. Perhaps there is some motivating value, in looking at all of those numbers as they increase in value.
But I keep a very limited SS consisting of TICKER, current price, shares held, current value, yearly dividend amount, market yield, weighting. I pay very little attention to c.g.'s. I'm only thinking a couple of things. Why did I buy the stock? Is that reason still valid? Is there a better alternative for the position? My method is more of a KISS [keep it simple stupid] kind of approach. There is not too much to think about. There is no particular love or affection for any holding.
But I keep a very limited SS consisting of TICKER, current price, shares held, current value, yearly dividend amount, market yield, weighting. I pay very little attention to c.g.'s. I'm only thinking a couple of things. Why did I buy the stock? Is that reason still valid? Is there a better alternative for the position? My method is more of a KISS [keep it simple stupid] kind of approach. There is not too much to think about. There is no particular love or affection for any holding.
Alex