NoName Annual Performance 2024-2025

This year I'm down 0.9%, dropping my CAGR to 29.8% since I first bought a stock 12 years ago.  I've been flat for 4 years now and lost to the market 5 years in a row which is too bad.  You can see the ups and down of penny stock land in my portfolio performance even: 3 years matching the market, 4 absolutely scorchers, 5 years of ho-hum.  

NoName Annual Performance 2023-2024

This year I gained 5.1%, bringing my CAGR to 33% since buying my first stock 11 years ago. I'm super happy and proud of my long term record, though losing to the S&P the past 4 years straight isn't great. I've been treading water recently and hopefully next year changes that.

NoName Annual Performance 2022-2023

This has been my worst year with a -16.7% return, but today marks the completion of my first decade and a 10 year CAGR of 36.2% is nothing to sneeze at. Cheers all!

NoName Annual Performance 2021-2022

This was a year of the ball bouncing the wrong way.  I am up 1.4%, giving me a 43.8% CAGR since I bought my first stock 9 years ago.  

You can read my past annual performance posts here.  

NoName Annual Performance 2020-2021

It's been a great year in NoNameStocks land.  I'm up 35.7%, giving me a 50.3% CAGR since I bought my first stock 8 years ago.  

You can read my past annual performance posts here. 

5 Years

5 years ago today I started this blog.  I can't believe it's been so long.  It has been the most amazing ride!

To anyone out there considering writing, please do.  Jump in full force.  I have improved more than I ever thought possible and so much is due to writing this blog.  It has improved my process, my speed, and my understanding.

I appreciate everyone reading this.  Love the comments and emails.  Thank you so much.  This blog lights up my heart

NoName Annual Performance 2019-2020

Another incredible year!  I'm up 94.9%, giving me a CAGR of 52.5% since I started investing 7 years ago.  

    

****update Feb 21, 2021****

I made a calculation mistake when first writing this post.  My real return is 94.9%, not 85.3% which means my CAGR is really 52.5%, not 51.4%.  See comment at end of post for explanation.

You can read more on my performance in past annual posts here.

NoName Annual Performance 2018-2019

What a great year!  I'm up 74.3%, giving me a CAGR of 46.4% since I started investing 6 years ago.  What an amazing run it has been.

You can read more on my performance in past annual posts here.

NoName Annual Performance 2017-2018

Another amazing year! I'm up 75.7% and that pushes my CAGR up to 41.3% since I started investing 5 years ago. I don't know how long this will last.

NoName Annual Performance 2016-2017

What a year!  My portfolio is up 121.7%, bringing my CAGR to 33.8% since I started investing four years ago.  I'll never match this performance again so let me enjoy this while I can.

NoName Annual Performance 2015-2016

What a year it has been.  Ian Cassel of MicroCapClub has a quote which I just love, "Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to yourself two years ago."  It's hard not to compare to others in something as tangible as investing but I try and this quote really helps.  When I think back to myself as an investor 2 years ago I smile.  In the first year I made some good decisions and mixed in a lot of luck; I wonder if I'd still be doing this if that luck wasn't there.  Things can be fragile when beginning down a new path.  

NoName Annual Performance 2014-2015

I bought my first stock on Apr 18, 2013 so my fiscal year begins with that date.  I manage the retirement funds for myself and my wife which are being contributed to every month.  My benchmark is the S&P500 ETF SPY.

I have two goals:

1. Achieve an average annual return of 12% from now until retirement around 2037.  Annual return is defined by the geometric mean.
2. Beat the benchmark.