My January quarterly recaps tend to unfortunately not be as long and in-depth as some of my other quarterly recaps. The reasons are pretty obvious: Not only do the holidays take up a lot of time but I’m also busy focusing on my [recklessly bold predictions](https://paulvsthemarket.com/recklessly-bold-predictions-for-2022/) and setting up the [new fantasy investing season](https://paulvsthemarket.com/fantasy-investing-looking-ahead-to-2022/). It’s a shame, too, because the January quarterly recap would be an excellent time to reflect on the previous year and do some examination of the Freedom Portfolio’s performance during the year and not just the past quarter. Perhaps something to consider for next time. For now, though, I apologize if this recap is a little shorter than usual. I’ll try to do better next time.
[https://paulvsthemarket.com/the-freedom-portfolio-january-2022/](https://paulvsthemarket.com/the-freedom-portfolio-january-2022/)

Fantasy investing was inspired by fantasy football: a game I have enjoyed playing with my friends for decades now. In 2009, I started up a keeper league which is still ongoing. We even got a trophy…

https://paulvsthemarket.com/fantasy-investing-looking-ahead-to-2022/

Fantasy Investing – Looking ahead to 2022

It’s that time of year again! Going in to 2021, I was feeling pretty good about my track record with my bold predictions. After all, I got the majority of my predictions (3.5 out of 5… …

https://paulvsthemarket.com/recklessly-bold-predictions-for-2022/

Recklessly Bold Predictions for 2022

https://paulvsthemarket.com/the-freedom-portfolio-january-2022/

The Freedom Portfolio - January 2022

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It’s that time of year again! Going in to 2021, I was feeling pretty good about my track record with my bold predictions. After all, I got the majority of my predictions (3.5 out of 5… don’t ask how I get a prediction half right) right for 2020. In fact, I was feeling so good that I felt like maybe my predictions weren’t bold enough.
Well, I can safely banish that thought. 2021 is here to put me back in my place. Not only have my 2021 predictions uniformly not panned out, but some of them have missed in a big way. I need to keep score in good times and in bad, though, so let me hold my nose and go through what I predicted might happen in 2021.
[https://paulvsthemarket.com/recklessly-bold-predictions-for-2022/](https://paulvsthemarket.com/recklessly-bold-predictions-for-2022/)

If I was retiring today, then this drop would suck.

But I'm not. I'm still in my wealth building phase.

So instead, stocks are on sale. Looking forward to my upcoming 401(k) contribution getting me shares of quality companies at reduced prices.

Experience really is invaluable when it comes to investing. The past few weeks/months have been brutal,  but having lived through similar events (GFC 2008, COVID 2020) helps provide extra confidence that staying the course is the way to go.

Additionally, I remember watching bitcoin go from $1k to $20k in 2017 and thinking how crazy it was. Hard to get too worked up over it "collapsing" to $35k in that context.

I started the Freedom Portfolio in October in 2018. If you had told me then that a little over 3 years later I would be outperforming the S&P by 38 percentage points with a 22% CAGR, I would be ecstatic, instead of feeling miserable like I do now.

Perspective matters.

Perspective Matters

fuboTV Inc

MercadoLibre Inc

NovoCure Ltd

Redfin Corp

Sea Ltd - ADR

[$MELI](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24MELI&src=cashtag_click) [$SE](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24SE&src=cashtag_click) [$NVCR](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24NVCR&src=cashtag_click) [$RDFN](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24RDFN&src=cashtag_click) [$FUBO](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24FUBO&src=cashtag_click)
[https://paulvsthemarket.com/fantasy-investing-2022-kickoff/](https://paulvsthemarket.com/fantasy-investing-2022-kickoff/)

The 2022 fantasy investing season is under way! We have slightly fewer contenders than last year, but still a strong group of 10 intrepid souls willing to challenge the market for investing dominan…

https://paulvsthemarket.com/fantasy-investing-2022-kickoff/

Fantasy Investing 2022 Kickoff

The latest Tweets on $FUBO. Read what people are saying and join the conversation.

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$FUBO - Twitter Search

20h ago @JerryCap tweeted: "$MELI "acquired shares in MercadoBitcoin.." - read what others are saying and join the conversation.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%24MELI&src=cashtag_click

$MELI - Twitter Search

On Jan 2 @BrianFeroldi tweeted: "My 5 biggest winners (on a dollar-basis).." - read what others are saying and join the conversation.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%24NVCR&src=cashtag_click

$NVCR - Twitter Search

The latest Tweets on $RDFN. Read what people are saying and join the conversation.

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$RDFN - Twitter Search

3h ago @TrendSpider tweeted: "$SE Catching right above Y2D lows 👆 😅
.." - read what others are saying and join the conversation.

https://twitter.com/search?q=%24SE&src=cashtag_click