Don't let the stock markets beat you down

No, there will be no portfolio updates this weekend because I have no good gain to show off. I knew that was about to come sooner or later! While being on our way for a 15 000 points market, the TSX decided to act like a bitch again and lost 263.26 points in the wind this past Friday alone!!! More than 200 points lost always hit hard. I can tell you this: my non-registered portfolio closed at $138 201.46 and my TFSA $51 965.12. Now, its just a matter of knowing if the lowest level had been reach or not. Its something I am literally obsess with when the TSX market go down like this.

I can live with the fact that the markets are down, I had been through that many times since investing in stock of course. I always managed to survive and beat up those poor conditions. I actually bought a lot of my winners stock following the market crash of 2008. It could seem like an easy thing to invest when the markets are down, but its truly not. It take of somewhat of a sexy ass out of a control to do such thing because no one never know if the lowest point had been reached, or when it will be reach. And the eternal question remain: will the market will ever go up again? And what if in the process I lose all my money? 

It never occur to me that the markets would let me down for a really long time. And the markets always go up, no matter what. Its important to keep that in mind. In correction like this one, investors always seek for opportunities and I wouldn't be surprise if the market go up on Monday. We haven't been down in quite sometime. The stock markets being so volatile, there's always light showing up at the end of the dark hole. I always recover from market crash and corrections. Fact is, true investors will become stronger over time while battling corrections and stock market real ugly crashes. And its the case with your favorite Dividend Girl! It take a real life bitch to manage another one after all.

For my 4 broker accounts, US, non-registered, TFSA and RRSP, my past 3 years performance had been of 62.27%, which is an annualized 17.51%. Since inspections for 4 accounts, I am at 54.33%. I could had done better, I know what my mistakes are, but I could had done a lot worst too. But overall, I am happy with my performance. And I know I am only getting better. Its needed, you must focus on the past good things, give yourself a tap on the shoulders and move on while facing corrections. Fact is, the best is always to come, even if its hard to imagine. We live in a capitalist word, I had been watching the TSX going up and down for the past couple years and I must say, there's always rewards. Its the job of all individual to take and make the most of the capitalist. And its why I love capitalist. The market is open to everyone, anyone can trade, buy and sell stocks. Its just a matter to be in the game.

Its during desperate and the hardest times ever that we must show our faith in the fundamentals. The number one rule: buy low, sell high especially apply. Its not time to sell, it time to take a deep breath, and to hold and buy. This is way its a real good thing to have cash asset, to be able to invest when opportunities show up. And in this matter, I am not a good example because I just have no real cold cash reserve. Its unfortunate, but there's always that next paycheque coming on for now.

Parkland Fuel Corporation (PKI): a stock that know how to treat a lady investor

My latest stock investment was made in Parkland Fuel Corporation (PKI) inside my TFSA and for a reason that only concern God and all of the Saints, PKI decided to treat me like queen and gained 3.72%. Just like that, in your face sexy investors! Of course, when the TSX is on good shape, I am on top the world. I just want to continue enjoying the current market state. Because once it will be going all the way down again, my life will be miserable - just like every single time the market go downs. I don't want to hear a word regarding Brexit, Euro.... Europe need to deal with their problems in a very quiet matter.

My TFSA closed the session at $53 017.95 and my non-registered at $140 709.27. Its pretty good. I might be at a net worth of 173k right now. It just seem to all smoothly going to hit the 180k very soon, just like magic. But for that, I need a TSX in positive territory. Can the TSX possibly hit on the 15 000 points anytime soon? When it will does, I will let you know.

I have for believes that no investment portfolio can be absolutely perfect because there's just too much involve. Its a human being with hopes and fears that press the buy and sell button. I made very good investments in the past couple months, PKI, SIS, PLC, BRK.B, ADW.A, BYD.UN, KEG.UN, MSI... You cannot find better stocks anywhere else. 

I am very glamorous, however I carry on some investments that turn out to be some heavy dead stones. Among the way, I made some mistakes. And one of those mistakes was to invest in EnCana Corporation (ECA) inside my TFSA and non-registered account. In my non-registered account, I ECA had been bought at $28.78, and inside my RRSP, $31.09. I lost a lot of money in those 2 investments and I had been thinking lately about selling my ECA stocks, in both my non-registered and TFSA.

But is it a good time to sell EnCana Corporation (ECA) now?

 

This is EnCana Corporation chart since inspection, coming from the Globe and Mail. Today, I wouldn't invest a single penny in a stock that show such a chaotic chart, but unfortunately, those purchases in ECA had been made several years ago. 

However, the past 6 months had been good for ECA:

See, for the past couple months, EnCana Corporation (ECA) stocks value had gone all the way up.

And its the same thing for the past 5 days:

I am seeing encouraging signs and for now, I decided to let ECA be.

However, things are a bit uglier when it come to Just Energy Group Inc. (JE):

I bought my JE shares at $13.24. Just Energy closed today session at $7.24. So I basically lost half of my money on one stock alone. Chart since inspection is just chaotic. But does JE show any encouraging signs of recovery like the once show by ECA? NO.

For the past 6 months, JE went all the way down:

 

And for the past 3 months too:

 

For the past month, maybe we have hit a new time low:

 

For the past 5 days, it seem like JE is very trying hard to go up:

 

If I sell JE, its $436 in annual dividend that will be lost. Its something to think about. Lesson learn: junk stock that pay a too juicy dividend is to be avoid. Its like junk food, to be avoid.