2015 Investment Contest - FINAL Results Posted

Wingsrule · December 21, 2014 9:23PM

Post your picks for the best investment ideas for 2015!

Post your picks for standard, trackable, fungible securities with published prices before the calendar changes to 2015, 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 or 2014 contests would include Greek 10 year bonds, bitcoins and ammo, 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 divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.).

To keep the list manageable, 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!

*NO naked puts.

Notes to all: 3stars has replaced CMGO with FCEL. Renman95 has also pointed out I had him listed twice, with one of his choices of "TTT" being deleted as I misinterpreted it as his entry.

SmallTownCoins · December 21, 2014 11:56PM

Same as last 2 years, All $9,000. in Silver . Glutton for punishment :-)

mhammerman · December 22, 2014 12:13AM

Here's to a better year for my back to back middle of the pack finishes for the last two years.

RAD 20%
GE 40%
INTC 40%

MGLICKER · December 22, 2014 12:18AM

I will short $9000 of Facebook.

Thanks for another year of the contest, WR!

guitarwes · December 22, 2014 12:27AM

ODP 50%
Silver 50%

joefro · December 22, 2014 1:26AM

$9000 in MAUXF

Thanks!

3stars · December 22, 2014 2:34AM

50% CMGO
50% PLUG

Glad its not real money...

renman95 · December 22, 2014 3:51AM

100% in KIQ.

Let it ride!

dbcoin · December 22, 2014 4:19AM

IDSY 50% (year end closing price $6.69)
RVM 50% (year end closing price 73.67c)

edit - added yr end closing prices

jmski52 · December 22, 2014 4:20AM

What's the deadline? I'm still thinkin'.

DrBuster · December 22, 2014 4:27AM

<< <i>What's the deadline? I'm still thinkin'.

>>

Ditto

Baley · December 22, 2014 4:28AM

I'll guess it's midnight, 12/31/14, but what timezone?

MGLICKER · December 22, 2014 5:28AM

<< <i>I'll guess it's midnight, 12/31/14, but what timezone? >>

Zulu!

Edit: That is a time zone, not a pick.

natetrook · December 22, 2014 6:31AM

50% silver
50% gold
Matt

JohnnyCache · December 22, 2014 7:41AM

USO - 30%
UGAZ - 30%
FCX - 40%

Thanks Wingsrule!!!

CollectorBob · December 22, 2014 7:57AM

VALE: 33%
BABA: 33%
TRQ: 33%

seebelow · December 22, 2014 3:50PM

Hey thanks for the contest. Sounds fun.

When is the entry deadline? 31st? Or limited to a certain number of participants?

GrumpyEd · December 22, 2014 4:31PM

OLO 100%

Overdate · December 22, 2014 6:35PM

WMIH 50%
FNMA 30%
RDWD 5%
Call Option SLV, Exp. 2016-01-15, Strike Price $14. (SLV160115C00014000) 15%

Tomohawk · December 22, 2014 10:18PM

100% Alibaba

Especially when they buy Amazon, precipitating WWIII (ok, only 1/2 serious about the war).

Coulport · December 23, 2014 2:25AM

NOK
BP
GDXJ

Even amounts.

Thanks for all your effort.

TwoSides2aCoin · December 23, 2014 3:42AM

It's a tough game playing with my own money. I lack patience
I'm thinking sun screen. With that said, I'm going 100% with CSIQ for 2015.

seebelow · December 23, 2014 9:14PM

I'll go

FAS 50%
SPXL 50%

Thanks for the fun.

Wingsrule · December 25, 2014 5:20AM

Note to self: Spreadsheet updated to this point, including the various PMs.

OperationButter · December 25, 2014 11:29AM

50% UCO
50% FAZ

Thanks!

jmski52 · December 26, 2014 9:27AM

$3,000 on TTT

$3,000 on TNX.TO

$3,000 short TSLA

cohodk · December 26, 2014 3:59PM

I have high confidence in the previous picks I mentioned but in an effort to be more mainstream and pretty much throw a dart, no chartwork or serious fundamental analysis, I will choose...

50% REDF
50% SIFY

Weather11am · December 28, 2014 1:02AM

1/3: VDE
1/3: USO
1/3: SPY

renman95 · December 29, 2014 6:28AM

The more the merrier.
TTT

DrBuster · December 29, 2014 7:51AM

50% UNH
50% NYMEX WTI Crude

Baley · December 29, 2014 2:00PM

Going to go with 100% HALO for the thread, have a couple other ideas I'll be following alongside but think this one has the best chance of them in '15

bluelobster · December 29, 2014 8:07PM

50% short JDST
25% AFMD
25% ARRY

Danke

fishcooker · December 30, 2014 4:54AM

I have no idea so I used a random stock picker.

50% CNAT
50% CTAS

bronco2078 · December 30, 2014 6:14AM

Same thing this year . 100% greek 10 year bonds symbol GGB10yr .

Musky1011 · December 30, 2014 7:00AM

$9000 gold coins in hand

SNMAN · December 30, 2014 8:41AM

Crude Oil 25%
BABA 25%
AAPL 25%
FB 25%

SurfinxHI · December 30, 2014 12:31PM

Hey wings. Thx for doing this again!

TNH
KIQ
ACAD
GILD

Cheers,
Surf

jjworm · December 30, 2014 12:32PM

100% RADA

renman95 · December 30, 2014 1:30PM

<< <i>Hey wings. Thx for doing this again!

TNH
KIQ
ACAD
GILD

Cheers,
Surf >>

Oh no you didn't.

nibanny · December 30, 2014 1:41PM

Thanks for doing this again!

XOM $3000
SVM $3000
ZOES $1000
BABA $2000

AUandAG · December 30, 2014 2:08PM

70% EROC
30% CLCT

thanks and good luck to all~

CoinCast · December 30, 2014 7:25PM

100% OIL

Silveraholic · December 30, 2014 11:46PM

$7000 long LC
$2000 short EUR/USD

hopsin · December 30, 2014 11:47PM

1/4 cvs health (cvs)
1/4 discover financial services (dfs)
1/4 northrop grumman (noc)
1/4 vanguard reit index fund reit shares (vnq)

I am playing the trend of continuing growth in healthcare, banks/consumer finance improving with rising interest rates, an uptick in defense spending due to the recent elections, and I am sticking with what works in real estate, along with the dividends-which are being added to our YTD gains, no?

hopsin · December 30, 2014 11:49PM

On a side note, I like gilead sciences, berkshire hathaway, hewlett packard, and intel...but I will stick with my above picks.

Mesquite · December 30, 2014 11:54PM

OK, this year I want $2250 in each of the following.

1. GSV
2. KMI
3. NSRPF
4. OHI

Thanks for setting this up.

Mesquite

hopsin · December 31, 2014 1:02AM

You should post the results of the 2014 investment contest after the financial markets close today at 4...I want to see how everybody did.

MGLICKER · December 31, 2014 2:54AM

<< <i>You should post the results of the 2014 investment contest after the financial markets close today at 4...I want to see how everybody did. >>

....or Wingsrule can enjoy the holiday and all the football action and post the results at his convenience.

TwoSides2aCoin · December 31, 2014 3:04AM

Information for hopsin HERE on last year's contest.

Thanks again to Wingsrule for the work in this free and fun environment.
Happy New Year all.
… Now, if PCGS would do the World Series of Trading again…. that was a fun contest.

USMC_6115 · December 31, 2014 5:17AM

INVN 100%

2015 Investment Contest - FINAL Results Posted

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