On the final trading day of 2016, the S&P 500 was down 0.5% and Toronto was down 0.9%.
Amazon was down 2.0%.
For 2016, the S&P 500 was up 9.5%, and Toronto was up 17.5%.
Our four strong Buys were up an average of 26.1% and the 24 stocks that had been rated (lower) Buy or higher at the start of the year were up an average of 17.0%. None of these figures include dividends.
You can see the gain or loss for each stock that was rated at the start of 2016 on our 2016 performance page.
My own portfolio was up 15.5% including dividends.
2016 was a strong year for the markets and for our Stock Picks.