It's Been A Long Time

Other obligations have kept me from keeping up this part of my blogs and website.

Also I haven't been a very active investor in a while. I plan on buying a house in the near future. As a result, most my extra money goes into a savings account toward a down payment.

My portfolio ran on cruise control the last several months.

I decided to return to actively managing my stock portfolio.

A quick inventory of my investment account shows some I need to clean up the pile. Also, it's nice to know I've picked some quality stocks that keep me in the black. Of course some stocks are losers or stagnant. I will trim those off the list shortly.

On the flip side, my three stocks of the several I own keep my money well into the black. Those three stocks are Netflix, Buffalo Wild Wings and Chinese's travel site Ctrip.com.

I'll post my stock moves in a future post (maybe today). I first must continue with accessing my portfolio, reading my investment newsletters and other sources before I make any final decisions.

I've also started a stock project. I used two stock screens to assemble a list of potential small cap stocks and will add a few more from my investment sources. I will then whittle it down and research stocks, if any, that remain.

I'm also open to a few ETFs that invest in markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China as well as emerging markets.

That's all for this brief update but I'm back in the saddle. Again.