See my 4 stocks to buy in 2011.
Boom!! Another year and another double-digit gain for my 4 stocks to buy in 2010. The collection of stocks finished up a healthy 27%. In a year when the Dow saw 10% gains, S&P 500 was up 12%, and the Nasdaq locked in 18%.
Best of all, I finished first among the other participating bloggers (ranking at the bottom of this post). Not bad, right? Below is a breakdown of how each individual stock did during 2010:
| Ticker | Initial Price ($) | Price End 12/31/10 ($) | YTD Change (%) |
| VALE | 29.53 | 34.57 | 21.14 |
| SLB | 66.39 | 83.50 | 30.04 |
| BAC | 15.24 | 13.34 | -11.16 |
| CAT | 57.60 | 93.66 | 68.60 |
| Total | 27.15 |
All data is taken as of market close on December 31, 2010. Total calculated by taking average of all 4 returns.
Obviously, my worst performer, Bank of America (BAC), dragged the overall percentage down. I am extremely happen with how the other 3 made out in 2010, and I actually see Vale (VALE), Caterpillar (CAT), and Schlumberger (SLB) all having another big year in 2011.
Below are returns from other bloggers participating in this event:
| Rank | Site | YTD Return (%) |
| 1 | The Wild Investor | 27.15 |
| 2 | Where Does All My Money Go | 26.56 |
| 3 | Dividend Growth Investor | 26.08 |
| 4 | Zack Stocks | 20.87 |
| 5 | My Traders Journal | 10.39 |
| 6 | Million Dollar Journey | 3.79 |
| 7 | Intelligent Speculator | -0.45 |
| 8 | The Financial Blogger | -1.64 |
| 9 | Four Pillars | -35.25 |
In wrapping up 2010 make sure to check out the following articles: