Four years before I started contributing to Seeking Alpha, I started a small investment portfolio of individual stocks. Over the next eight years, this portfolio has provided 95% capital appreciation on all funds invested or reinvested, and the portfolio has grown over 150% on the funds invested. While the figures provided are applicable to this portfolio, it is important to note that these figures are for this portfolio only. We also have 401(k)s, IRAs and investment property as part of our total investment portfolio. It's also important to note that I consider this portfolio about