Weekly stock picks clobbered the market yet again! Even so, the set of Base Stocks lagged the market a bit and as a result I am dropping two of my Base Stocks: IBM and GE. I am replacing these two dropped stocks with Shopify (SHOP). The following chart summarizes the Monthly Base Stock performance.
April 2017 Base Stock Performance
Weekly stock picks for April outperformed all 3 major stock indices by a wide margin. Those with dividends exhibited a greater return than simple appreciation (or depreciation) suggests. This is especially important for those with minor decreases in value but that paid substantial dividends. The following chart illustrates the Weekly Stock Pick Performance in terms of only capital appreciation or depreciation.
