A picture is worth 1,000 words, correct? I have heard that before and I’m sure you have too. So take a look at these three pictures:

Jan – Nov – 2012

So this picture must also be worth 1,000 words, am I correct:

Jan – Nov – 2013

And lastly, this picture must also be worth 1,000 words:

01-03-14 to 12-05-14

I am not going to ask you to describe these pictures, but looking at them will tell you what I have been doing for the past three years. Picture 1 is 2012. It shows the result of my portfolio vs. the S&P 500. Picture 2 is 2013. And picture 3 is 2014.

I always take the month of December off since there is always a lot of tax selling going on and traders are not in the office all day long due to the holidays. Stay tuned for a post on a new program I am introducing and maybe you can make these types of gains too.

For Taking Early Retirement (TER), I hope you are enjoying a great retirement or are close to that day!

Jeremiah John