This #SkinInTheGame Update is painful.

And that's what makes it so important.

My portfolio hasn't looked this different in quite some time...
First, how am I doing?

🤬YTD: (37%) vs. S&P's (13%)
😡1-YR: (25%) vs. (1%)
😐3-YR: 53% vs. 40%
😀5-YR: 183% vs. 73%
😁10-YR: 315% vs. 195%

This is down huge from all-time highs.

And yet, I'm just fine with this.

A few big changes yet to be made...
I haven't been able to:

🔴Sell my $DOCU shares
🟢Buy my $UPST shares

Additionally, I will be making incremental buys of $AXON and $SHOP for the portfolio @BrianFeroldi are running at @JoinCommonstock

commonstock.com/brianstoffel

But here's what I own now⤵️
1) $CRWD 9% of port. & up 220% combined
2) $MELI 9%, 550%
3) $MDB 8%, 370%
4) $SHOP 8%, 650%
5) $DDOG 6%, 230%
6) $ABNB 6%, 0%
7) $AMZN 6%, 1,200%
8) $AXON 6%, 290%
9) $GOOG/L 5%, 570%
10) $TEAM 5%, 90%
11) $VEEV 5%, 430%
12) $U 4%, (30%)
13) $ISRG 3%, 550%
14) $SE 3%, (40%)
15) $NET 3%, (15%)
16) $HUBS 3%, (15%)
17) $PAYC 3%, 500%
18) $SNOW 3%, (30%)
19) $PUBM 2%, (20%)
20) $TSLA 2%, 50%
21) $DOCU 1%, (65%)
22) $ZM 1%, (60%)
23) $PATH 1%, (65%)
24) $SEMR <1%, (57%)
So what helps me cope with this?

1⃣ Being part of the community. I spend my time with @BrianFeroldi and a TON of people at @themotleyfool

2⃣ Look at the long view.

On that front, 16 of my positions are recommendation of Motley Fool Stock Advisor.

The service's track record⤵️
(Accurate as of April 21st)

What if you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 over the course of 2012 (10 years ago)?

And what if you invested that same amount across the 24 stock recommended?

Results speak for themselves...
You can get access to Stock Advisor for 50% off

That's ~$8 per month, and you get (per month):

✅2 Official Recommendations
✅10 Best Buy Nows
✅Access to live streaming 5 days/week

Use this (AFFILIATE LINK)

fool.com/stoffel
To review:

It's been a VERY TOUGH run, but the long-term results remain.

😐3-YR: 53% vs. 40%
😀5-YR: 183% vs. 73%
😁10-YR: 315% vs. 195%

Top 10 Holdings:

1) $CRWD
2) $MELI
3) $MDB
4) $SHOP
5) $DDOG
6) $ABNB
7) $AMZN
8) $AXON
9) $GOOG/L
10) $TEAM

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More from @Brian_Stoffel_

Apr 29
Amazon $AMZN lost $3.8 Billion during the first quarter.

Amazon stock is down 12%

Sounds pretty bad, right?

Not quite...
If we look at the operating statement, we see an ENORMOUS -- $8.5 billion loss -- from something called "Other Income"

But what in the world is other income?
The devil is in the details, but it's a function of weird accounting rules.

Amazon owns a sizable stake of electric van maker Rivian $RIVN.

How has Rivian's stock fared during the first quarter?

Not well.
Read 7 tweets
Apr 11
Last summer, @BrianFeroldi and I were introduced to Riskified $RSKD. It looked like a pretty amazing business and reminded us a lot of Upstart $UPST.

I soon bought shares, but now, I'm selling.

Here's why⤵️
But first, why did I buy?

The main reason, $RSKD seemed like a no-brainer proposition for e-commerce companies.

✅Reduce complexity
✅Cut down on fraud costs
✅Increase sales
✅Pay for any charge-backs (!!!)
Powering all of this is AI -- something I admittedly know little about.

✅The key: following gross profit margins.

That's because the primary part of "cost of sales" are costs associated with chargeback guarantees.

📈Higher GM = better AI
📉Lower GM = More charge-backs
Read 7 tweets
Mar 4
Commitment to transparency and (sometimes painful) truth. Without it, no growth or evolution.

That applies to life and investing.

With that in mind, here's:

📊 Every stock I own (and how much)
📉 My investing results over time
🤔 What I plan to do

⤵️
First my results:

🔴YTD: (21%) vs. S&P 500's (8%)
🔴1-Year: (11%) vs. 14%

That's a lot of under-performance. But here's why the 3-5 year time horizon is so important

🟢3-Year: 104% vs. 55%
🟢5-Year: 304% vs. 83%
🟢10-Year: 463% vs. 217%

My recent moves ⤵️
None.

I was in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 on a "screen free" vacation.

Family got COVID, we had to stay longer. Everyone's fully recovered!

Thanks for all the well-wishes

.....

Here's everything I own TODAY⤵️
Read 9 tweets
Feb 1
Big Believer in #Fintwit TRANSPARENCY

Portfolio is down ~30% in 3 mo

😠That's no fun
🧘But I'm not too worried.

Why?
Long-term results matter:

3⃣-Year Return: 176% (vs. $SPY 67%)
5⃣-Year Return: 363% (vs. 78%)
🔟-Year Return: 590% (vs. 243%)

I'll be making some changes too⤵️
I'm consolidating to highly antifragile companies:

✅I've added new position to $HUBS, $NET, added to $ABNB
✅Will be adding much more to $PUBM (*when allowed)
✅Slight adds to $ZM, $UPST, $SNOW*

*Considering* partial sell of $CRWD, all-out sell $DOCU, $RSKD, $PATH, $SEMR*
Those "Sells" aren't sure things. And I think they could do great things. But I don't like following tons of stocks and it's time for me to consolidate.

That being said, it's important to show where I have #SkiInTheGame as of NOW

Stock - % of Port - Total Returns⤵️
Read 10 tweets
Jan 4
I write/film about money for a living -- both for @themotleyfool and with @BrianFeroldi

Therefore, you deserve to know

💰 WHAT I OWN
📈 HOW I'VE DONE

Here are ALL THE FACTS as 2022 begins ⤵️
First, it's important to know my 💰 situation

I am:

📅 40 Years Old
👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Married with two children (both under 10)
🏦 No major debt other than mortgage
👩‍👧 Near fam & friends who create support net

My net worth breaks down like this:
Your life situation is probably different.

What makes sense for me *will* often be different than what makes sense for you.

That being said, here's how I've done as investor (using numbers possible as far back as I have).
Read 11 tweets
Dec 20, 2021
Investing:

It's been a BRUTAL few months for me and @BrianFeroldi (and lots like us)

And yet, the S&P 500 keeps going up

Some ideas and what's going on ⤵️
1) Inflation

For the first time since before I ever cared about it, inflation is a real thing.

That makes investors worry.

There's been a flight to safety. High-flying tech stocks with low current earnings are NOT considered safe
2) Weighing-issues

If you look at how the S&P 500 or Nasdaq are composed, a few companies (FAANG plus Microsoft, Tesla, NVIDIA) play outsized roles.

Many of those stocks haven't suffered. They have record earnings and cash
Read 8 tweets

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