back (kinda)

It's been a long hiatus, with some soul-searching in between, but for now, I'm back. Here's an update (primarily because I'm feeling so good about how things have been turning out):

Not counting my mutual fund holdings, which totals a number of contributions since the start of the year, below is a table that shows my stocks and ETFs, with performance from when I purchased them this year.

Holding	Buy Price	Current Price	% Gain/Loss
YHOO	$ 28.02	$ 26.58	-5.14%
HOT	$ 72.00	$ 75.09	4.29%
EPP	$ 123.59	$ 154.38	24.91%
ADRA	$ 31.76	$ 36.42	14.67%
BIDU	$ 120.50	$ 212.84	76.63%

I'm really happy about the above, of course (especially Baidu's run-up). However, I'm happier about the fact that I've outperformed the major indices (for now):

Average Portfolio % Gain	23.07%
DJ Index	11.59%
S&P 500 Index	9.46%
NASDAQ	12.08%

I'll be taking subscriptions to my investment newsletters now. ;)