2023 Review…Right Back on Track
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
2M ago
Well, 2023 obviously proved (once again) that nobody knows anything, so let’s skip the waffle & jump right in – my FY-2023 Benchmark Return is still a simple average of the four main indices that best represent my portfolio, which produced a benchmark +16.0% gain: The respective index rankings for the year were actually pretty typical. The S&P 500 was the clear winner, obviously driven by the Magnificent Seven & a general recovery in technology stocks (from a bear market that stretched as far back as early-2021), as confirmed by a spectacular +44% gain in the Nasdaq. Both the ISEQ ..read more
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2021…Wow, Another Crazy (Good) Year!
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
2y ago
At this point, maybe you’re done with 2021 – right?! But face it, we gotta look back to figure out how we arrived…in this mess today! And hopefully recall & reinforce any lessons learned. ‘Cos sure, there’s plenty of good & bad luck involved, but outcomes for both nations & investors are ultimately a result of our (cumulative) decisions & actions, often stretching back years. And last year, as the pandemic dragged on, our drinking problem got a wee bit out of control & we enjoyed that punchbowl just a little too long. And now it feels like the inevitable hangover’s finally ..read more
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A Decade In The Making…a 10-Bagger & a 26.0% pa Investment Track Record
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
2y ago
Looking back, I must admit I never imagined reaching this kind of anniversary…but yeah, the Wexboy blog turned 10 years-old earlier this month! A journey that kicked off with this Sirius Real Estate buy (at an astonishing 0.31 P/B!) in Nov-2011. Which was obviously a stock-picking tour de force – noting SRE‘s been a 7-BAGGER+ since. Well, except I somehow managed to distract/scare myself out of the position two years later…for a mere double-digit gain! And maybe that’s where this post should abruptly end, because: The one BIG lesson most investors still need to learn is how to HODL! But let me ..read more
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H1-2021 Wexboy Portfolio Performance…Yeah, It’s a Biggie!
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
2y ago
Time to celebrate – we made it through the #pandemic! Well, almost… Vaccine roll-outs continue, some fast some slow, but crossing the actual finish line remains maddeningly elusive here. Unfortunately, as so often proves the case, the loudest & craziest perspectives tend to control the narrative. On one side, we have the #antivaxx nutters & their ever-expanding conspiracy theory complex to debate – you may as well wrestle a pig (you both get dirty & the pig likes it!), so the sooner we abandon them to herd immunity & their Darwinian fate the better. And on the other side, we’ve ..read more
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Wexboy Portfolio Prospects – Part I
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
3y ago
With the dust hopefully having settled here, it finally seemed like the right time to give this post one last polish & get it out! Maybe now, readers are  in the mood again to actually contemplate a potential new buy or two? As for me, almost inevitably, my top holdings tend to be my favourite buys… Okay, maybe that’s not strictly true – each & every day, I’m still distracted by siren stocks I pine to own! But buying a new stock is equally about selling an existing holding*, one you (should) already know far more intimately. [*Unless you’re hoarding piles of cash…wh ..read more
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KR1 plc…The #Crypto #Alpha Bet
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
3y ago
My main 2020 investment thesis is the assumption this #pandemic does not herald new & permanent societal change. But it will reinforce & accelerate existing trends, with #cryptocurrency/#blockchain innovation, development & adoption poised to benefit hugely. It’s just three years since my first & last crypto post (& Bitcoin‘s only twelve years old!), but its progress since has been astonishing… We kicked off with a spectacular crypto-bubble in late-2017, with the launch of Bitcoin futures triggering the devastating early-2018 collapse…which fortunately played out in le ..read more
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H1-2020 Wexboy Portfolio Performance
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
3y ago
So yeah…quite the bloody year, eh?! I hope you & yours have kept safe & well during this #COVIDcrisis – even if you’re not exactly sheltering-in-place anymore, I presume you’re still a conscientious mask-wearer (as needed) in public? All else being equal, it’s disappointing the weather (apparently) isn’t a sure-fire virus-killer – remember when we all assumed, at worst, the summer would offer a welcome & effective respite? You know, meeting people, I used to joke investing was simply the ‘job’ I invented to keep me off the mean streets…I never imagined it would literally turn out l ..read more
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FY-2019…Hella Surprise Of A Year!?
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
4y ago
It’s still January…so by now, I’m sweating to wrap this up by month-end (at the very latest!), while you’re probably feeling besieged (& bamboozled) by the media’s parade of talking heads who seamlessly re-write their broken #2019 narratives & still pitch their #2020 market prognostications with undaunted confidence. Which is a tad discouraging when I’m busy trying to come up with my own unique version & perspective…albeit, in the wake of a fantastic year (talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth!). Seriously…name a market/asset class that actually declined!? But rewind a year ..read more
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Cpl Resources…A Most Talented Company!
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
4y ago
Cpl Resources plc (CPL:ID) (CPS:LN, sterling quote) (DQ5, its actual ISE/Euronext ticker) is Ireland’s leading recruitment firm – founded 30 years ago by CEO Anne Heraty, it’s been listed since its 1999 IPO. It provides talent & workforce solutions, via 13,000+ recruiters/contractors/temporary staff in 47 offices across 9 countries, focused primarily on Ireland, the UK, and Central & Eastern Europe. It operates via distinct specialist brands in sectors including technology, healthcare, pharmaceutical & life sciences, engineering, light industrial, finance & accounting,  human r ..read more
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H1-2019 Wexboy Portfolio Performance
Wexboy | A Value Investing Blog
by Wexboy
5y ago
And once more…into battle! Before the month is out, it’s time I look back & share a H1 portfolio update. Of course, in the wake of last year’s Q4 carnage, it wasn’t all that surprising to see markets chalking up a near-perfect YTD performance across the board. Equally unsurprising was the US market’s continued leadership…which seems like an inevitability these days, to the chagrin of long-suffering European & value investors. [Um, aren’t they synonymous?!] So here’s the scoreboard – as usual, my H1-2019 Benchmark Return is a simple average of the four main indices which represent the m ..read more
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