$heff New Portfolio balance (via Ameritrade) after Q1 2012. With my New portfolio that began on August 15th, I started at $70,871.82. Ending 12/31/11 my portfolio was $89,322.25 which is a gain of almost 25% from August 2011 starting balance.
Now Ending 3/30/12 my portfolio
new portfolio balance is $126,334.44 which is a gain of 40% from 2011 year end balance of $89,322.25.
Balance after Q4 2011 Dec 30th, 2011
Balance after Q1 2012 March 30th, 2012 