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I put it all in Disney in October 2012...and I got a lot of grief from memebers
05-12-2013, 07:21 AM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
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I put it all in Disney in October 2012...and I got a lot of grief from memebers
But I'm laughing all the way to the bank so far, so neaww.  
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05-12-2013, 07:43 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Just because a stupid move worked out does not change the fact that it was (and always will be) a stupid move....
But, glad it worked out for you...
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05-12-2013, 07:56 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2006
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I put it all on black 22, spun the wheel and won big.
Doesn't mean it was wise.
And congratulations. I hope your future earnings are as good.
For me, putting it all on a single stock is far too risky. Although I suppose if I had put it all on TSLA when I first invested in it I would be up almost 400% :P
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05-12-2013, 07:57 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: North Scottsdale
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What's next...frozen orange juice concentrate futures?
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05-12-2013, 08:05 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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So what do you do now? Sell or put a sell limit order in place to protect your gains or stay put?
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05-12-2013, 08:28 AM
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Just let it ride.
Since Disney is described as a "diversified entertainment company," you should be fine for the foreseeable future, right?
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05-12-2013, 08:42 AM
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gone traveling
Join Date: May 2013
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all i can say is this-i once had all my money in company stock. the stock was close to 100 dollars a share. i read an article saying it was unwise to have all your money in company you work for. so i liquidated 90 percent. one year later it was 7 dollars a share. but it had fallen to 15 from one hundred in a 2 day period.
you never know
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05-12-2013, 09:09 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by bubblehead
all i can say is this-i once had all my money in company stock. the stock was close to 100 dollars a share. i read an article saying it was unwise to have all your money in company you work for. so i liquidated 90 percent. one year later it was 7 dollars a share. but it had fallen to 15 from one hundred in a 2 day period.
you never know
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Wise advice.
As great a company as DIS is, it makes no sense to have all your eggs in one basket. Too many people have been burned having all their eggs in one basket. In some cases they had less of a choice (company benefit plans) but the those limitations don't apply to the OP.
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If something cannot endure laughter.... it cannot endure.
Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.
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05-12-2013, 09:17 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Never put all of your money into such a mickey mouse outfit.
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05-12-2013, 10:31 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by heeyy_joe
Never put all of your money into such a mickey mouse outfit.
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 Cute!
Oldnews, congratulations on your 10th post. I think that as you participate and actually get to know and interact with our members, you may appreciate their honest feedback more. I know I do.
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05-12-2013, 03:30 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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oldnews, you might want to bookmark this link: Gamblers Anonymous
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05-12-2013, 03:55 PM
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I am glad this worked out for you, but I hope that you diversify now. I also hope that the newbies know this is not something to emulate.
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05-12-2013, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by W2R
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. I think that as you participate and actually get to know and interact with our members, you may appreciate their honest feedback more. I know I do.
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Personally, I live in terror of some of the "honest feedback" dished out around here.
OP - congratulations on a very nice gain but as others have said, putting all your money (or even a very high percentage of it) in one company is a high risk strategy. It isn't too hard to imagine any number of situations where the share price could have moved dramatically against you.
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05-12-2013, 06:43 PM
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Confused about dryer sheets
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You would have been better off putting it all in NFLX than DIS.
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05-12-2013, 07:03 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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One question have you sold yet? If not you have made anything..
Also you would have done just as well investing in GOOG, and you have made 171% investing in Tesla (TSLA).
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05-12-2013, 07:11 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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05-12-2013, 07:14 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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It's your money and you can do what you please..if you have done well, congratulations.
When you say, ' I put it all in Disney' I assume you mean every dime you had.
If I put all of my money in one company, all 'profits' would be spent on antacids and toilet paper.
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05-12-2013, 08:01 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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05-12-2013, 08:04 PM
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Congratulations on your gains. But then everyone's a genius in a bull market.
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05-12-2013, 08:19 PM
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I couldn't take the volatility. I don't want an E-ticket ride from my investments.
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