BSG&L Financial Services Profile Picture Investment Advisor

BSG&L Financial

BSG&L Financial Services

  • Founded 1996

Growth Plus Income

Growth plus income model with a target annual yield of 5% using both dividend-paying stocks and bond ETFs. The equity portion allocates across multiple sectors while the income portion includes commodity trusts, REITs, MLPs and ETFs.
Top down approach to allocate across sectors and a bottom up approach for the individual positions. This model includes income-producing positions (commodity trusts, REITs, MLPs and ETFs) to reduce risk to the model.
Morningstar and several sector specific research reports including S&P Research.
Overweight sectors that they feel will outperform. Reduce risk by adding income positions to give the desired income and reduce model risk.
Close positions as they become overpriced or if PEG ratios are over 2. However, income-producing positions will be held as long as the income distribution is projected to remain constant.
Positions that have an advantage to raise cash distributions due to acquisitions or proprietary advantage will be determined as needed.

Risk rating

3
20.0%

Best 30 days

-21.7%

Worst 30 days

Performance

  • -5.5%
    30 day
  • 0.6%
    365 days
  • 28.7%
    Since Inception
    April 18, 2010
Monthly vs S&P500
Sparkbar Graph, Growth Plus Income Investment Model Performance versus S&P500
-1.9%

Last 12 months

  • $10,000 subscription min
  • 1.5% fee

Replicability

100.0%
  • Replicable

Top 5 Holdings View all

8.8%
8.6%
8.6%
8.1%
7.2%
  • MSB
  • LINE
  • AAPL
  • SDRL
  • CAT

Model commentary

  1. Here are the positives in this slowing U.S. economy

    13 May 2012

    High gas prices and economic instability in Europe will crimp U.S. economic growth in the months ahead.

  2. America's oil and gas boom is a big plus for … 19 April 2012
  3. Industrial, Energy and Commodity Stocks Still … 13 March 2012
  4. These sectors should outperform over 2012 12 February 2012
  5. Overweighting industrials, energy, and commodity … 17 January 2012

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Performance detail

  • Manager
  • Russell 3000
  • S&P 500

Performance

Inception April 18, 2010
as of May 15, 2012 Manager Russell 3000 S&P 500 Average Subscriber
Past 30 days -5.5% -2.8% -2.9% -5.7%
Past 90 days -6.9% -1.4% -0.9% -7.9%
Past 365 days 0.6% -0.8% 0.1% -2.4%
Since Inception (Annualized) 12.9% 5.5% 5.4% -
2012 (YTD) 3.0% 6.1% 5.8% 1.3%
2011 -4.0% -0.9% 0.0% -5.9%

Risk Metrics

Last 365 Days
as of May 15, 2012 Manager Russell 3000 S&P 500
Best 30 days 20.0% 14.2% 13.6%
Worst 30 days -21.7% -18.0% -16.7%
Volatility 25.6% 24.2% 23.1%
Sharpe Ratio 0.02 -0.04 -0.00
Sortino Ratio 0.02 -0.05 -0.00
Maximum Drawdown -23.6% -20.5% -18.8%
Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) -5.9% -5.6% -5.4%
vs. Russell 3000 vs. S&P 500
Information Ratio 0.15 0.06
Alpha 0.8% 0.0%
Beta 0.98 1.03
R-Squared 0.86 0.86

Latest transactions view all

Average trades per month 0.7
Executed Symbol Security Replicable Type Price
03/23/12 SDT SandRidge Mississippian Trust I Yes Buy $30.49
02/16/12 MIND Mitcham Industries Inc Yes Buy $22.63
02/16/12 SDT SandRidge Mississippian Trust I Yes Buy $32.49
12/16/11 MIND Mitcham Industries Inc Yes Buy $20.09
12/12/11 KMP Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP Yes Buy $78.82
12/12/11 VALE Vale SA Yes Sell $21.75
11/11/11 FTR Frontier Communications Corp Yes Sell $5.68
08/24/11 SDRL Seadrill Ltd Yes Buy $30.35
  • $10,000 subscription min
  • 1.5% fee

Important Information

Important Information

1. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

2. Performance of the model manager's account is calculated by Covestor on a daily time-weighted basis, including cash, dividends and earnings distributions, and broker commissions. Manager returns include trades that fail Covestor's trading rules, do not reflect any Covestor suitability or risk score restrictions and are exclusive of Covestor fees. More

3. Average subscription returns ("Avg Sub" or "Avg Client") are calculated by Covestor and are composed of the average, daily, time weighted returns of all active subscriptions to the underlying model. These daily average returns are then linked together for the timeframe requested. In addition, these returns include cash, dividends and earnings distributions, brokerage commissions, Covestor advisory fees, and reflect individual client suitability and risk score restrictions. More

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8. Top Replicable Holdings: These securities are currently held in the model manager's brokerage account. Those marked as "Replicable Holdings" currently pass Covestor's trading rules, subject to individual client constraints. Eligibility for replication may change over time. Actual client subscription holdings may vary.

9. Latest Transactions: These transactions were executed in the model manager's brokerage account. Those marked as "Replicable" () passed Covestor's trading rules and were eligible for replication at the time of execution, subject to individual client constraints. Eligibility for replication may change over time. Actual client subscription trade activity may vary.

10. S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index compiled by Standard & Poor´s Corp. Index returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Individuals cannot invest directly in an Index. S&P 500 index data: S&P 500 Copyright © 2012.

11. Dow Jones index data: CME Group Index Services, LLC 2012

Background provided by the manager
BSG&L Form ADV II