Q3 ends up being the best quarter for my portfolio. Same as Q2, there isn't a red month.
This is quite surprising given that September is usually a notorious villain. However, this September ends up being the best September for the stock market in 15 years.
In fact, it's the second best month for my portfolio this year.
Here is an overview of my portfolio performance.
2025 Performance YTD
My Portfolio: 21.38%
Vanguard 500 Index: 14.71%
Performance since inception (Jan 2021)
My Portfolio: 95.8%
Vanguard 500 Index: 87.9%
(Based on an arbitrary starting amount of $10,000)
I continue to beat the market in 2025 and also on an almost 5-year horizon basis.
What's also encouraging is that the initial sum is now almost doubled after 4 years and 9 months in the market.
If all goes well, I should be able to double the initial sum by the end of Q4. This is an impressive result to me as I beat my own initial expectations of doubling in 7 years....