April 2013 update ($238,300 +$4,470 or +1.8%)

The portfolio changes:

↑ Accumulate additional $3,500 as part of my annual savings plan ($42,000 a year or $3,500 a month)

↑ Annual bonus added towards financial independence investment - $10,000

↑ EUR is up towards USD – 1,581 USD

Grand total additions: $15,081 USD

↓ Vanguard Energy ETF stocks are down $1,300

↓ Gazprom and Company  shares are down $4,490 combined

↓ Emerging market mutual funds are down $1,980

↓ Precious metals down $970

↓ RUB and GBP   are down to USD, causing loss combined 1,871 USD

Grand total losses are $10,611 USD

Energy Stocks Screening

 Energy Prices forecast

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Oil $/bbl*	107	100	100	100	102	107
Oil in 2012 prices $/bbl*	105	94	92	90	90	93
Gas $/mcf	3.06	4.25	4.5	5	5.4	6

* Brent Oil price

mcf - hundreds cubic feet (North America, Henry Hub).

April 2013 Analysis major Oil and  Gas Companies stocks analysis: 

* Gazprom has big exposure to one country only - Russia

March 2013 update (234,000 +4,000 or +2%)

The portfolio changes:

↑ Accumulate additional $3,500 as part of my annual savings plan ($42,000 a year or $3,500 a month)

↑ Vanguard Energy ETF stocks are up $ 300

↑ Gazprom and Company shares are up $790 combined

↑ Precious metals up $400

↓ Emerging market mutual funds are down $990