I start trading by myself about a year ago. Here is my portfolio by order of amount.
BTI, POT, AAPL, WB, C, RIO, RIMM, GLW, INTC, DELL, EMC, YHOO,BAC, SPWR and high dividend stocks MRK, PM, FRO, DSX. I lose almost 30% of my account in a year. In just past 3 weeks, I lost 20%.