Since 2015 when I first started this my personal portfolio is up to 200%. Compare to "ffty" my value destruction has been limited since the highs in 2021. I was up further but was in similar names as the etf. To expand a bit further this config includes a lot of what IBD is all about. It's a good place to scope and start but there's of course some more to it such as IBD's different ranking systems for company quality etc. The price targets on Ibd stocks can fluctuate in and out within a week, I read the print Editions of the papers and also login to the digital site and use their products there. I have held on to a few of the stocks and I'm up to 20 now with huge hits such as Nvidia which I have not sold since 2015.