I think we are up about 6% to 7% like the rest of you but I look back on this year with some regret as far as the missed opportunity in the mining company bonds I owned. In Jan of this year the 12.5% coupon bonds maturing in 2019 were selling for 18.5% of par and paying two payments per year. Last month the company was purchased and part of the purchase agreement was to pay the bonds in full, 100% of par, plus accrued interest.
A $200,000 investment in Jan of this year would be today worth over $1,000,000. And it was not even terribly risky since the company had excess assets to cover the bonds in event of an eventual liquidation event (which probably would not have occurred until you had received several interest payments mostly covering your entire investment).
I can find the deals I just have a problem trusting myself.