Best of the holidays to you and yours, and may the New Year bring you health, happiness, and a perfectly positioned portfolio.
Everyone who has clicked on this blog, read a post, added a comment or sent me an e-mail has my deepest appreciation. You’ve helped turn what was for me a tumultuous 2009 into an exciting new beginning. Without readers, a writer is that tree falling silently in a forest. I hope my posts have provided a good return on the time you’re invested in reading this blog.
The blog is going dark for the days between Christmas Eve and New Years—unless the financial system blows up again. Absent an event of that magnitude, I’ll spend the holidays the way I like best—with my wife and kids—and hope that you’ll be able to spend the time with those you love doing the things that you love best. (Snow. We need some more snow here in New York. What else are Christmas sleds for?)
In the new year—Monday January 4 to be precise–I’ll pick up where I left off with some picks for what promises to be a difficult market, and on January 5 I’ll publish a long post on 10 stocks for the next 10 years, my annual review of the long-term Jubak Picks 50 portfolio. In the days after that I’ll post performance reports and updates on my Jubak’s Picks 12-18 month portfolio and my Dividend Income portfolio.
What’ will be new for 2010?
In 2010 I’ll also make more improvements in the blog. In the first weeks of January, for example, I’ll be adding a watch list so that you can track all those “stocks to buy later” that I frequently throw out. (Thanks to the readers who asked for this feature. It’s a good idea.) I have other plans for new features in 2010 but given how long it takes me to go from idea to execution sometimes (well, make that, often), I’ll save announcing those until they’re closer to reality.
I hope you’ll stick with me for another year. I’m very grateful that you’ve joined me for the four-and-a-half month journey that was JubakPicks.com in 2009. And I hope to have your company as we walk on down the road in 2010.
Merry Christmas Jim,
Thank you for all the market and econonmic insight you provide. You can count on me reading your blog in 2010 and every year you keep going after that. I’ve been investing for several years now and had a conversation with my brother and cousin about getting started investing today. I recommended they both become avid readers of your blog. Recommending your info to family shows just how much confidence and respect I have for you. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for your posts.
Happy Christmas and Happy New year!
Jim,
Thanks for all your advice. Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year 2010.
jim
have a very merry christmas and & happy new year.
i was born and bred in nyc and visit yearly. Now at 63 snow is a four letter word to me
so i’m down in central texas where winter last about a month hope the storms don’t dampen your holiday
Bought your book for my son in law. Trying to talk him into Orlando to buy you breakfast but plans look iffy.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Thank you for all that you do Jim! I am glad that I happened to be a fan of yours on Facebook so I knew about the blog as soon as you started it. I was really missing your guidance after your old MSN page went dark.
By the looks of the attention you’re getting with your posts being published on numerous other financial news sites and the increase in comments I see on this site, it appears that this new endeavour has taken off fairly well. Best wishes for health, happiness, and prosperity in the future.
Jim, thanks for for your advice these many years that i have been reading you. will try to comment when i think have something of value.
Merry Christmas
Jim,
Thank you for all the great advice. God Bless you and your family.
Merry Christmas!
Jim, just a few deserve the respect and honor this market gives you. It is nice to see you moving ahead and thanks for keeping us tuned and updated on what is going on.
Jim:
Have a very happy and healthy New Year!
Thanks for all your hard work. Look forward to your Best 50.
Jim,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
Thank You very much for all the help in building our future
Jim,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family! It has been a great pleasure reading you since 1997.
Thanks for all the great research. Looking forward to the same for 2010. Wishing you and your family have a great Xmas and best for 2010.
Hello Jim,
Thanks for posting your great analytical insights.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all !!
Thanks for everything, Jim. Hope you have an excellent holiday. We are getting buried in snow for Christmas here in Minnesota. Would love to send you some.
have a good one!
Enjoy your time with Family! Happy Holidays and thanks for everything you do. I look forward to reading everything in the coming year. Should be exciting! A big Thank You to you Jim and to the other members here that post thoughtful comments. Happy Holidays all.
jim
From a long time reader of yours – happy holidays!
– Fan
Jim,
cmblakeley said it best! My experience and sentiments exactly.
Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Looking forward to your 2010 changes and insights!
P.S.
Please hold off on the East Cost area snow this Monday, thats when we drive back to Forida from N.H. 🙂
God Bless, Jim. Happy Christmas!
Thanks Jim for all the insight over the last year. Hope you and your family have a great holiday!
RG
Jim,
Great to have you back–investing is a chore without you.
Happy Holidays!
Jim,
Happy Holidays to you and your family.
And thanks so much for the very good information that you provide on the markets. We missed your guidance when you were gone in the spring and will be looking forward to your return in 2010. It shouldn’t be you thanking us for reading your work. It should be us thanking you for providing the benefit of your knowledge and experience in interpreting the markets. Best wishes.
Merry Christmas Jim, I hope you have a relaxing time with your family. With all the work you put into this blog and growing our portfolios you deserve it and more. You have a gift of making financial news exciting and making financial insights approachable that not many have. Keep up the good fight in 2010!
Jim,
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family. Many thanks for your words of wisdom. See you next year.
Jim:
It took me awhile to find you again after you left msn, which gave me an even deeper appreciation for your helpful insights and recommendations. Hope you and your family have a great Christmas and a wonderful neew year!
Merry Christmas, Jim:
I want you to know how much I appreciate the guidance you provide. My late husband went to the MSN site every night and now I realize how much he invested along with you. I looked for you for a while earlier this year and was distraught until you surfaced again.
Jim, thank you for all you do for us regular investors. I feel I’d be lost in sea of goulash without your stupendously even-keeled and thoughtful insight. I’ve been recommending your site to family and friends and they’ve been thanking me! Best wishes to you and your family in the coming years!
Merry Christmas, Jim!
Your humor, wisdom, and and the amazing ability you have to explain complex ideas have made economics a lot more interesting! I’m one of your readers that started with MSN, only visiting the site for your columns, and I hit refresh several times a day now on your blog. So thank you, for everything!
Thank you Jim. Best wishes to you and your family over the holidays and for the coming year.