2014 Best Investment Ideas - FINAL RESULTS

Wingsrule

Post your picks for the best investment ideas for 2014!

Post your picks for standard, trackable, fungible securities with published prices before the calendar changes to 2014, and let them run throughout the year. The goal is highest % increase in one calendar year. One entry per person. Post them here or send a PM. For those of you who pick something where a quote isn’t readily available on Yahoo! Finance, please post a link or website where it can be tracked. Examples from the 2013 contest would include Greek 10 year bonds and Live Cattle. A prime example for 2014 would be bitcoins, as I am assuming at least one person will include that in their portfolio.

Same rules as last year. We'll start with a $9,000 portfolio (since it is evenly divisble by 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.).

To keep the list managable, try to limit yourself to 3 or at most 4 picks (naturally, performance of both good and bad picks will be "diluted" by diversification from more than one pick).

We'll assume even division among the assets, if more than one is chosen, unless some other proportion is specified before the deadline.

You need to advise me when a split or dividend happens.

We'll track the picks periodically throughout the year. I will commit to at least one update per calendar month. I would like to do it more often, but can’t guarantee that.

At the end of the contest, I will donate a 1 oz silver bar, ASE, etc. to the person with the lowest portfolio balance.

Here's to a profitable year, Have fun! My guess is the 2014 winner will be north of a 150% return.

*NO naked puts.

renman95

PM sent.

calleocho

thanks Wings!

long -SLV

short -NFLX

split 50% each

MGLICKER

Short Amazon at $384.24. 23 shares assuming that we cannot margin the trade.

vpr

Long - GHDX 100% of the portfolio.

CNote

Never participated, so I hope it's ok:


60%: Visa (V)
40%: Disney (DIS)

cohodk

*NO naked puts.




Just a thought....it would be A LOT easier for you if you just allowed one idea per person.

Justacommeman

<< <i>*NO naked puts. >>



There ain't no one I want to see naked in this pool

MJ

guitarwes

Twitter 75%
Facebook 25%

Probably not the smartest play but interesting to see what it might do for the heck of it. I like throwing darts.

SmallTownCoins

I will go 100% physical Silver. use kitco close end of December 2013

OPA

2014 will be a turn around for 2 of my picks.....that's what my swami informs me

I'll stick with the same list of characters for 2014, fortunately, I only own 1 of them. Even spit between: CLCT, FCSMF & AGQ

Thanks, Jerry

NamesJay

20% Silver (Kitco Year End)
15% Gold (Kitco Year End)
30% Tower Group International (TWGP)
35% Bank of America (BAC)

3stars

CNKEF
MAUXF
EIRL

Thanks!

derryb

I take it the imaginary purchase of all selections will be at Jan. 1 prices?

Wingsrule

I take it the imaginary purchase of all selections will be at Jan. 1 prices?

Affirmative.

joefro

I think Zillow will continue to rise after a phenomenal year, they still have so much room to grow. Also if Mart Resources (MAUXF) finishes getting their pipeline built and flowing oil then I think their share price will nearly triple. It's more aggressive then I would do in real life, but for the game I will go:

$6000 in MAUXF (all dividends reinvested)
$3000 in Z

Spooly

Wingsrule is covering the Lowest Portfolio Balance. I will cover the Highest Portfolio Balance with a 1 oz ASE.

jmski52

Heh, it's a game.

30% TTT

30% GDXJ

20% <short> TSLA

20% <short> TWTR

fishcooker

Same as last year... 100% WFT

With 1/3rd of the company for sale, I'm gambling big that they actually figure out which parts of the company are profitable before they are sold, as opposed to after.

Overdate

100% WMIH.

TwoSides2aCoin

tydye

100% bitcoin

OperationButter

1/4 TZA
1/4 FB (SHORT)
1/4 AGQ
1/4 Bitcoin (SHORT)

Thanks!

FranklinFactory

50% GURE
50% XIN

SlangNRox

Put my whole $9k in BBRY

CuKevin

50% NNVC
50% ONVO

mhammerman

Hummmm...stayed around #15 in the forum picks last year. but I'll give it another go.

40% AMZN
60% AXP

RedTiger

I'll repeat my incredibly dull pick of PERM (100%).

The curious can do a search on "permanent portfolio" to understand the concept and the history. PERM did poorly in 2013. However, since the idea was hatched in the 1970s, a balanced portfolio of 25% each in cash, U.S. stocks, U.S. bonds, gold has done relatively well.

CollectorBob

TRQ: 75%
TSLA: 25%

Spooly

DDD - 50%
URG - 50%

Mercfan

Thanks very much for your willingness to conduct the contest again in 2014, Wingsrule!

Please enter me with 100% of my portfolio consisting of ARIA (Ariad Pharmceuticals).

Good luck and Happy New Year to all!

SurfinxHI

25% ddd
25% acad
25% bidu
25% v

Thanks!

Mesquite

Ok - let's give it a go.

25% each in SLV, WTI, RGR, TGM-V

Thanks for your willingness to keep this going.

66Tbird

IBM re-inv/dividens
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
GALE -Galena Biopharma Inc.

Crazy4Coins

50% HSOL
50% PPHM

bidask

<< <i>

<< <i>I take it the imaginary purchase of all selections will be at Jan. 1 prices?

Affirmative. >>



A very successful and top notch numismatic collector and customer recently told me he had all of his money out of the stock market last year. It was a large sum of money sitting on the sidelines. He didn't trust gold, silver, coins or the stock market.
In this game, I'll wait a week before making my selection. ( though I'm still entertaining the thought of 100 % JCP ) it's the gambler in me, not the shopper. >>

...........told me he had all of his money out of the stock market last year

There were a lot of people who were like this.

botanist

My bet for 2014 is the penny stock AOBI, all 9K in, a moon shot.

DrBuster

Let's do:
75% CDTI
25% BAC

bluelobster

Thanks for the work you put into this Wings.

1/3 OXYS
1/3 KWK
1/3 TTPH

Wingsrule

Just over 24 hours left to pick your entries. Post them here or send a PM. Entries due 11:59 pm Eastern 12/31/13.

TwoSides2aCoin

30% JCP
70% ICLD

JohnnyCache

35% HRB

50% SNH

15% <short> HUM

LukeMarshall

To play or not to play, that is the question.
Whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the pumps and dumps of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of irrefutable trolls...
And by opposing... end them.

I find this fitting as I write this and ponder the consequences of my actions, or inaction this year of 2013.

One year ago, down to this very day I was debating whether or not I should participate in this Contest fully knowing my choice for the winner, and the Stubborn loser that we sometimes find it so very hard to let go.

Three simple letters... I had all but made up my mind to allot the entire sum to them, but a part of me held onto the sure bet at the time... how could I not, with the many forums abuzz about the "Greatest wealth transfer in history" , "Crash JP Morgan" , "Look what I just bought", and "Mmmm Shiny Good, $ Bad" I had at least wanted to put 10% of this fantasy money into the Devils Metal.

I was all set to participate, but as the clock struck midnight I found myself to late...

What the heck though right? I've never participated in the past, whats one more year right? Right??

The three letters... if you guessed BTC, you're right.

90% BTC and 10% XAG as I had made my mind up. BTC (Bitcoin) also known as XBT to some, very similar to our Precious Metals trading acronyms.

Unbeknownst to the forum, I actually did purchase Bitcoin at the beginning of the year, only to experience the wildest ride of my adult life thus far. Not in the way that you may think, in fact the opposite, figuratively and literally. O the slings and arrows of life. I guess it only gives you what you can handle though, and for good reason.

As for this Crypto-Currency, I was forced to comprehend something that I had know idea about, and for every mistake I made, I wanted to know more... I delved as deep as I could without any proper training. I listened to some of the most piss poor guidance in the beginning untill I found myself standing all alone...And I still pressed on.

Frankly I don't know why I am here typing this if not for me to get this off my chest. After all, this has literally been in my mind ALL YEAR and to visit this thread and write my experience....however seeing that my cursor has already spanned 1/4th of the page I'll save the bulk of that story for another day.


May sound Cliche' but as I wave good bye to this chapter in my life and usher in the next I have very high hopes and I plan to live up to them, as I encourage everyone to.


just gettung ready...

s4ny

100% Bitcoin short.

I wouldn't do it with real money, but taking a shot by going all in on the short.

cohodk

GDX Jan 2015 $21 calls.

C0INB0Y

LONG: .40, .223 and .45

Short: 10mm

Metalsman

60% USLV
40% UGLD...

I hope to better last year bath!

Justacommeman

2/3 MDR
1/3 NUAN

Thanks WR…………………..Happy and Prosperous NEW YEAR to all

MJ

Coulport

ASH
ATK
GDXJ

50%, 50%, & 25%. I need a handicap to compete with the stock pros.

Rules? Oh, I forgot. Equal amounts then.

Baley

Last year was a lot of fun, thanks to Wingsrule for keeping track for a third year,

I'll go with half and half:

XON Jan 2015 Calls $15 strike price, XON150117C00015000

HALO Jan 2015 Calls $15 strike price, HALO150117C00015000

good luck to all

roadrunner

100% NUGT. After last year....the only way is up.


I like Cohodk's choice.