Sunday, December 27, 2020

The results are in for the 2020 picks for the year. 12.14% return was the average without dividends added in. Good, but once again Growth beat Value in 2020

Dow Jones Industrial Average Week Ending 12/25/2020 $30,199.87 (Up) 0.23% S & P 500 3703.06 (Up) 0.35%
<<<<<<<< 2020 as a Highway The results are in for 2020. Hard to talk about stocks at all in 2020 with 1.76 Million people worldwide dead from the Covid 19 pandemic. We need to move forward under the caution flag. Be smart and do not get complacent especially as we wait for many Covid 19 vaccines to arrive. People still need to work on improving their position for savings and retirement. The show must go on, at least in investing. Here are the 2020 picks which averaged +12.14% :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PayPal (PYPL) + 117.17% --- Adobe Systems (ADBE) +52.50% --- Timkin Inc. (TKR) +36.62% --- Progressive Insurance (PGR) +33.93% --- Eli Lilly (LLY) +30.41% --- Levi Strauss Company (LEVI) +11.72% --- Nestles Company (NSRGY) +7.32% --- Goldman Sachs (GS) + 5.31% --- Medtronic (MDT) +2.87% --- Phillip Morris (PM) +1.18% --- Waste Management (WM) 4.38%
... and the losers: ..... Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK.B) -1.36% --- Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) -8.11% --- Mylan/Viatris (Merger) (MYL/VTRS) - 11.69% --- Goodyear Tire (GT) -32.88% ---- Occidental Petroleum (OXY) -55.06%
I will formulate the 2021 Value Picks and post them in another future blog. >>>>>>>>> I am having some troubles with the blogger interface moving now to HTML and every logo I try to snatch to use now has licensing fees. I do not earn anything from my blog posts. It is to assist other investors, not make money from my post. ( If I want to make money, I will simply purchase and hold the stock picks that I am recommending!!!!) Have a Happy Holiday and a Healthy and Prosperous new year - 2021 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Freewilly