Comments on: Marketmanila’s Hypothetical Stock Portfolio up 154% in 48 months! WOW! :)

By: Joseph L

Joseph L — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:18:21 +0000

Could have, would have. Sayang. Thanks for sharing.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:54:36 +0000

This could very well be the greatest regret of my life.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:06:37 +0000

ck, yes, the Philippine market has been crazy insane as well. But I have to admit, I was less confident about putting PHP10million into local stocks at that point in time. But if you did, fantastic returns to be had… :)

By: Lei

Lei — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:41:02 +0000

Thanks MM for the follow-up post. I am investing though locally only, but your message is very clear and inspiring. Invest wisely, save, save, save for a very comfortable nest egg later on.

Thanks again for sharing your financial expertise and experience. Being a regular reader, I know what field you came from before you started this blog so I know that this your area of expertise, finance. =)

By: ck

ck — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:35:05 +0000

Great returns indeed. However, the peso strengthened by around 13-14% for the same period. Comparatively, if one invested in a PSE Index fund in 31 October 2008 (1951.09) it would have resulted to an unrealized return of 178.4% as of yesterday’s closing price (5432.32). The wonders of diversification!

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:21:18 +0000

Great performance! Apple stocks are insane. The new line of products announced yesterday will probably push the stock price even higher.

By: anonymous paul

anonymous paul — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:29:57 +0000

I think timing of purchase was key as well. Crash was still fresh that time, everyone was spooked and you probably needed balls of steel to go in..if you didn’t already lose a good sum during. But this is a great example of intelligent investing!