Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Recent Wonderful Opportunities to Lose Money
Old 08-25-2008, 06:32 PM   #1
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
haha's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hooverville
Posts: 10,802
I have looked back at some stocks I have either bought and then sold, or seriously looked at but passed because some aspect that I wanted was not in place. The period is the the last 18 months or so.

It's like I have been walking down the tracks listening to my Ipod. Sheer luck kept me from being turned into hamburger.

All financials. The DOW is tottering, but financials have been slaughtered. Just a few-Bank of America, AIG, Freddie Mac. A real dream team of losers. And there is no real reason to think that I would do any better now than before. In all of these I escaped, often with a few $K profit, just because I began to think- how secure is this really? Can I feel sure that declines will be limited and temporary? Do I really know much about the true determinants of success or failure here?

No!!!

I have been bottom fishing for a very long time, and this I believe is the most trying, speaking solely of financials.

Eventually there will be a bottom, God willing. I hope I will still be alive and investing.

Ha
__________________
Above all, humans are political animals.
Nota bene: I am either a moron or an idiot. So don't pay any attention to anything I say or you are one too. Please consult your financial advisor, astrologer or proctologist for whatever it may be that you are seeking.
haha is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-25-2008, 08:13 PM   #2
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Moemg's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
Posts: 4,734
This is why I stopped( except occasionally )investing in individual stocks . Too many sleepless night and except a few usually so -so picks .
Moemg is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Ultimate Lose-Weight, Save Money Diet Bree Other topics 39 10-02-2008 10:27 AM
ugh, this is just wonderful. newguy88 Other topics 1 02-09-2008 03:24 AM
Wonderful forum carlg1977 Hi, I am... 25 04-09-2007 08:22 PM
Is all the Indexing money making opportunities for stock picking? Olav23 FIRE and Money 2 01-08-2007 12:40 PM
Self Storage Business Opportunities DFW_M5 FIRE and Money 5 09-11-2005 09:13 AM


Other Social Knowledge forum communities:
Cooking Forum - Sailing Forum - Early Retirement - Airstream Trailer - Aquarium Forum - Royal Forum - Book Forum - Volkswagen Touareg Forum - Jeep Wrangler Forum - Whitewater Kayaking & Rafting Forum - Fiberglass RV Forum - RV Forum - Truck Conversion - U2 Music Forum
Investing Channel
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:56 PM.
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.0.1
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0