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		<title>The Shareswatch Random Portfolio: May 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 07:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analysis and update of the Shareswatch Australia Random Portfolio, a selection of stocks from the ASX 200. Stocks covered included Riversdale Mining, Woolworths and Gunns Limited.]]></description>
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		<title>The Shareswatch Random Portfolio: June 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analysis of the Shareswatch Random Stocks Portfolio of ASX 200 listed companies for June 2010. Stocks covered include Duet Group, Gunns Limited, Riversdale Mining and Woolworths.]]></description>
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		<title>The Shareswatch Random Portfolio: 1st Anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One year ago a random selection of Australian stocks that make up the ASX 200 Index were put together in fictional portfolio to see how they would perform over the long term. Now 12 months later it is time to see how these stocks have fared.]]></description>
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		<title>The Random Portfolio: August 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in June the Shareswatch Random Portfolio was down by just over 4% but thanks to the sustained rally this financial year the portfolio is now well into positive territory.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Random Portfolio: June 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Shareswatch Random Portfolio continues to rise in value inline with the overall rally of the Australian stock market. Within the next few months the portfolio may even be trading in positive territory.]]></description>
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		<title>The Random Portfolio: April 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In January the Shareswatch Random Portfolio was in bad shape, but in just a few months it has bounced back and is now showing signs of life. If global stockmarkets continue to crawl up off the turf we may even see the portfolio post gains before the end of this financial year.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Random Portfolio: January 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/random-portfolio/the-random-portfolio-january-09/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-random-portfolio-january-09</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/random-portfolio/the-random-portfolio-january-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=95</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An update on the performance of The Random Portfolio for January 2009. ASX 200 companies included: Challenger Financial, Platinum Asset Management, Duet, Gunns and Woolworths.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Shareswatch Random Portfolio.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/random-portfolio/the-random-portfolio/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-random-portfolio</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many other investors I spend countless hours doing research before picking stocks to invest in. Ratios are checked, annual reports read, sector reports studied and yet like everyone else I have seen some of my most beloved stocks cut down by 30% or more. (some by more than 50%) Even the stock picking gurus have been humbled recently so I am wondering, are we fooling ourselves by thinking we actually add any value by selecting stocks?]]></description>
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