Portfolio Performance +78.4% (YTD 9/30/24)

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Summary

  • Equity markets have performed exceptionally well YTD through September 30, 2024, with the S&P 500 up 22%, Nasdaq Composite up 21.8%, and Russell 2000 up 11%.
  • Market timing is a common mistake among retail investors. This has robbed so many retail investors of significant portfolio compounding.
  • Small-cap and micro-cap stocks can offer significant market inefficiencies and first-mover advantages, making them attractive for active, informed investors.
  • Year-to-date through September 30, 2024, my blended total return, across two managed family accounts, is +78.4%.
  • This idea was discussed in more depth with members of my private investing community, Second Wind Capital. Learn More »

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Year to date though September 30, 2024, it has been another stellar year for equity investors, with the S&P 500 (SPY) up just north of 22%, the Nasdaq Composite (QQQ) up 21.8% and the Russell 2000 (

Second Wind Capital is a value oriented investment service with a strong recent track record of exceptional outperformance. The focus is mostly small cap value and special situation equities. From January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023, the flagship account has compounded at 46% (pre-tax) per year. 

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Courage & Conviction has been investing for over twenty years and has spent five years working as a buy-side analyst within a $45 billion investment-grade bond department, 3.5 years as an energy analyst, in addition to various other corporate finance roles. He has been a full time investor and author since 2020.

He leads the investing group Second Wind Capital, providing in-depth analysis on under-the-radar smallcap value ideas. He shares his real-money portfolio and does research based on fundamentals, synthesizing industry ecosystems and regularly interviewing management teams. He teaches community members to embrace volatility and exercise patience to drive alpha creation.

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