And this is how my Tax Free Savings Account [TFSA] has done.



Not too shabby so far.

Of course, the question, the whole point of this blog is; has my portfolio done as well as or better than the TSE index and well known mutual funds.

I'm not sure about well known mutual funds, but here is its ranking against the S&P TSE composite index and the S&P 500 index. 

Performance, year to date:
S&P TSE composite index. Up 8.9%
S&P 500 index. Up 17.2%
My self directed rrsp. Up 23%.

Oil and gas stocks; the next sector?

I think oil stocks are about to turn. I've noticed a slight increase in them across the board. I gathered a wee bit of money and have put orders in for tiny tiny positions [because that's all I can afford] in;

Kinder Morgan
Royal Dutch Shell
Suncor

I am eying Encana,  but can't buy it just yet.

I had a couple hundred bucks sitting in an account so I also put an order in for some Twin Butte Energy, again. This one I have the least faith in, but also the least money. It did, however, more or less meet the 5% increase rule. We shall see.

My portfolio as of November 8th;

My portfolio as of November 8th;

Name	Gain/Loss
APPLE - AAPL:US	21.72%
YAHOO - YHOO:US	25.26%
SHELL-ARDS.A	8.46%
GOLDCORP – G	-1.91%
DUKE ENERGY -DUK	11.81%
APPLE - AAPL:US	8.96%
INTER PIPELINE – IPL	44.14%
JP MORGAN – JPM	56.76%
ROYAL BANK OF CA. - RY	54.26%
TORONTO DOMINION - TD	12.72%
WELLS FARGO – WFC	74.89%
GENERAL ELECTRIC – GE	42.09%

I am quite pleased with the performance. Even stupid Goldcorp is slowly turning around.

This is my current portfolio;

Name	Gain/Loss
APPLE - AAPL	22.55%
YAHOO - YHOO	19.93%
GOLDCORP – G	-7.20%
DUKE ENERGY -DUK	11.70%
APPLE - AAPL	8.84%
INTER PIPELINE – IPL	43.73%
JP MORGAN – JPM	54.57%
ROYAL BANK OF CA. - RY	52.37%
TORONTO DOMINION - TD	12.01%
WELLS FARGO – WFC	72.56%
GENERAL ELECTRIC – GE	38.32%

Sigh.

I don't know what it is with me and Goldcorp [TSE:G]. I may have made a big mistake.

Last week Goldcorp was dropping and dropping and seemed to be hovering around $25. The 52 week range is 21.87 - 32.46 so it seemed there was way more upside than down, so I put in a large order at 24.75 ...... and got it.... and the stock continued down. It hit a 52 week low of $19.18, and I bought some more. Its around $21.36 now.  My average cost is $23.31.

I should have stuck to my 'only buy if at least a 5% up movement'. Hopefully it will recover soon.