Portfolio Update: February 2011

Here’s the monthly portfolio update for the BTI portfolio which consists of 2 accounts: a TFSA account and a Non-Registered account.

The TFSA is currently holding the following stocks (February 28 closing prices):

(A Tax Free Savings Account is an account where your capital gains are exempt from taxes)

Market Value: $17,383

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Portfolio Update: January 2011

Here’s the monthly portfolio update for the BTI portfolio which consists of 2 accounts: a TFSA account and a Non-Registered account.

The TFSA is currently holding the following stocks (January 31 closing prices):

(A Tax Free Savings Account is an account where your capital gains are exempt from taxes)

Market Value: $17,599

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Portfolio Benchmarking: Comparing Apples to Apples

This post is overdue and should have been part of my year end results but I was short on time. I’ve been measuring my portfolio’s performance against the Toronto Stock Exchange for a simple reason: I wanted an easy way to compare the ROI of a dollar I manage compared to a dollar in my

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Portfolio Objectives for 2011

It’s been an exciting year for my oil and gas investments which performed superbly given all the volatility that we witnessed. We saw the introduction of a new portfolio based on my HELOC (home equity line of credit i.e. borrowed money) which quickly rose to the forefront as the spearhead of BTI operations. Looking back

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Portfolio Update: 2010 Results

Here’s the monthly portfolio update for the BTI portfolio which consists of 2 accounts: a TFSA account and a Non-Registered account.

The TFSA is currently holding the following stocks (December 31 closing prices):

(A Tax Free Savings Account is an account where your capital gains are exempt from taxes)

Market

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HELOC Portfolio: Mission Accomplished

I had a 6 months window of low commissions with my bank that I wished to exploit to the maximum before it ended on November 30, 2010. Based on the results so far, I believe to have exceeded my own ROI (Return On Investment) expectations with the HELOC portfolio. I am happy to announce the

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Portfolio Update: November 2010

Here’s the monthly portfolio update for the BTI portfolio which consists of 2 accounts: a TFSA account and a Non-Registered account.

The TFSA is currently holding the following stocks (November 30 closing prices):

(A Tax Free Savings Account is an account where your capital gains are exempt from taxes)

Market Value: 13,317.50

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Portfolio Update: October 2010

Here’s the monthly portfolio update for the BTI portfolio which consists of 2 accounts: a TFSA account and a Non-Registered account.

The TFSA is currently holding the following stocks (October 29 closing prices):

(A Tax Free Savings Account is an account where your capital gains are exempt from taxes)

Market Value: 11780

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My HELOC Stock Market Investment Strategy

Following several weeks loaded with transactions, I thought I would shed some light on why I am trading my HELOC account in such an aggressive way.

My HELOC Portfolio

I introduced this portfolio back on July 8th of 2010 and have since tracked its performance along side my BTI portfolio on a monthly basis.

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Portfolio Update: September 2010

Here’s the monthly portfolio update for the BTI portfolio which consists of 2 accounts: a TFSA account and a Non-Registered account.

The TFSA is currently holding the following stocks (September 30 closing prices):

(A Tax Free Savings Account is an account where your capital gains are exempt from taxes)

Market Value: 11480

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