Colfax and Markel outperform the S&P 500 index!
December 19th, 2012
How performed the 2 stocks this blog follows regularly this year?
Colfax Corp. stock (NYSE:CFX) is up 37% as we are less than 2 weeks away from year end and is by far outperforming the 15% gain of the S&P 500 Index as of this writing.
Markel Corp. stock (NYSE:MKL) is up 17% year-to-date and is slightly outperforming the S&P 500 index, too.
In the case of Colfax it’s particularly impressive how patient buy and hold investing can be rewarding over the years:
This blog follows Colfax since May 2009 when the stock stood at $7.27.
This translates into a performance of 436% until now! Not bad for 3 1/2 years isn’t it? Capitalism at work!
To all our readers a Merry Christmas and a happy new year 2013! Stay the course!
Categories: Stocks / Aktien