Resource Fortunes

David Zurbuchen, Manager and Chief Researcher
2007 Portfolio Performance +2.4%
2006 Portfolio Performance +120.8%

Roy Martens, Chief Technical Analyst
2007 Portfolio Performance +2.5%
2006 Portfolio Performance +146.0%
2005 Portfolio Performance +92.0%

David Zurbuchen, Manager and Chief Researcher
2006-2007 Portfolio Performance +126.0%

To view David's detailed trading history for 2006 and 2007, including beginning and ending balances and positions held, please click on one of the following links:

Note: Prior to 2006, David Zurbuchen's portfolio was largely composed of stocks outside of the resource sector, and we therefore do not feel it would present an accurate representation of his trading abilities as concerns the resource sector.

Roy Martens, Chief Technical Analyst
2005 - 2007 Portfolio Performance +484.1%

Roy Martens was born and raised in the Netherlands and lives there to this day. He is a phenomenal chartist, and has aptly demonstrated this through his personal portfolio performance. Below, Mr. Martens briefly explains the growth of his portfolio during these past two years.

Note: At this time, Roy Martens is not comfortable disclosing the individual stock trades he has entered into during these past two years. For this reason there is no further link here to show Mr. Martens’ comprehensive trading history as their was above for David Zurbuchen’s portfolio.

My gold and silver stock portfolio was started in March 2005 and it was exclusively used for gold, silver, uranium, and base metals mining and exploration investments. It began with just 6 Canadian stocks.

As the profit increased, the number of stocks grew, and at the end of 2005 there were some 20 different stocks in my possession, most of them Canadian listed (some US).

The performance of the portfolio was excellent. I gained 146% for the year. This exceptional return was accomplished, in part, by trading in and out of stocks based upon TA patterns, something which I specialize in.

Because I live in Europe, all the currencies in my portfolio have to be converted back into euros for an accurate measure of my true gains:

Thus, the rise in these currencies against the euro index had an additional positive impact on my portfolio’s performance of about 19% during 2005.

During the first half of 2006, my resource portfolio grew not only in size but also in the number of stocks held. At its peak, there were some 35 different stocks in my portfolio which proved to be too much for me to handle with proper care. The number of stocks has since been trimmed down, and there are currently 28 stocks in my portfolio.

During 2006 I posted a 92% gain at year’s end before factoring in currency influences of converting back to Euros.

Thus, in 2006 there was a significant negative currency influence on the portfolio of about 13.5%, which more or less cancelled out the previous year’s positive effects.

Because it’s rather difficult to maintain a good understanding of a portfolio when there are too many stocks involved, my objective for 2007, in addition to an excellent return, is to trim down the number of stocks I own still further. The problem is that there are so many stocks out there with significant potential that I will be forced to compromise between trying to trade them and simply holding them.

Whatever my strategy turns out to be for 2007, it will be challenging to maintain the current year over year rate of growth in my portfolio as continues to become larger. But we at Resource Fortunes LLC are up for the challenge, and I intend to help you realize similar gains.

Gold and Silver Stock Portfolio 2007: +2.5%


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