Subject: 2023 end of year results
2023 is now in the books, and what an outstanding year for the bulls, especially the Nasdaq 100. The bulls were also firmly in control in 2020 and 2021, whereas the bears had their year in 2022.

Here's how the various index ETFs and Berkshire did this year.

        2023
ETF   Return    Description
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QQQ    54.8%    Nasdaq 100
QQQE   33.7%    Nasdaq 100 Equal Weight
SPY    26.2%    S&P 500
BRK.B  15.5%    Berkshire Hathaway B shares
RSP    13.7%    S&P 500 Equal Weight

Let's also look back at how the above investment choices did over the past 5 and 10 years.

Performance: 2019 - 2023
      5-year
ETF   CAGR      $100,000 grew to
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QQQ    22.4%    $274,340
QQQE   17.5%    $223,804
SPY    15.6%    $206,497
RSP    13.6%    $188,931 
BRK.B  11.8%    $174,679

Performance: 2014 - 2023
      10-year
ETF   CAGR      $100,000 grew to
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QQQ    17.7%    $507,850
QQQE   13.4%    $350,411
SPY    11.9%    $308,623
BRK.B  11.6%    $300,827
RSP    10.1%    $262,391

How did you do this year? How are you positioning your portfolio for next year?

Wishing you all a prosperous year ahead.