Update 1/19/14:  The Final 2013 results are in.  See:

• Jim Cramer's "Action Alerts Plus" Charitable Trust Portfolio Performance: 2014
  

July 29, 2013:  The July 2013 issue of Mark Hulbert's "Long Term Performance Ratings" shows the performance for over 500 newsletter portfolios.  He updates this report twice a year.  I show a snapshot of it here.

Ask yourself, Why doesn't Jim Cramer report his results by year (Table of returns) on an easy-to-find part of his web site like I publish here? 

2013 YTD:  On page 8, Hulbert shows "Jim Cramer's Actions Alerts PLUS" portfolio  gained 9.8% during the first half of this year.  That sounds good until you compare it to the Wilshire 5000 (Total Market) index which gained 14.0% with dividends reinvested.  You can buy the total market index with a low exchange traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard like VTI.

Performance Since Inception:  On page 8, Hulbert also shows "Jim Cramer's Actions Alerts PLUS" portfolio has ONLY gained 12.4% per year since 12/31/08 while the Wilshire 5000 (Total Market) index gained 16.8% over the same period with dividends reinvested. 

• This means over the last 4.5 years, Cramer's stock portfolio underperformed the simple Wilshire 5000 exchange traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard (VTI) by 4.4% per year!

Portfolio Performance (note 1)
Year	Jim Cramer's Action Alerts Plus	Kirk's Newsletter Aggressive Core Portfolio	Kirk's Newsletter Explore Portfolio More Data
2009	+28.5%	+26.2%	+33.5%
2010	+14.2%	+14.3%	+20.4%
2011	-9.5%	-0.9%	-3.9%
2012	+15.9%	+13.6%	+7.1%
2013 - 1H	+9.8%	+10.2%	+9.1%
Total Years	4.5	4.5	4.5
Total Return	69.0%	78.9%	80.4%
	Good	Better	BEST!
4.5-year Annualized Return	12.4%	13.8%	14.0% Subscribe Now!

Compare my simple, easy to follow strategy to all the buys and sells for Jim Cramer's portfolio before you decide which strategy you wish to follow!