StockHawk,
I was delighted to start off your "lessons learned" post this morning. I'd like to tell the thread that you were quoting a passage from a series of PM's you and I exchanged in June. Here is a little more:
My wife and I entered the tech market in late Feb and promptly watched about half our substantial stake evaporate...
...during that time we read the revised manual and I read every single G&K post (whew!)
...As the FAQ says, the newbies can act as "beaters" for a while and that is exactly what I am doing.
I've watched the "old-timers" here for seven months now - it has been a fascinating and confidence building experience. At first, I wondered if the talk here was false bravado - but, no, I've decided this is the Real Deal.
Because of my modest investing experience, I've been contributing to several MF threads rather than here, but over time I sincerely hope to become a contributor to this thread while standing on the shoulders of uf, MB, LB, BB, tb, DS, SH, and many others. Pehaps, after another year ot two, you'll start seeing a little progress (and I'll be sure to remove my baseball cleats...<g>).
Thanks all,
FaultLine (the investor formerly known as tekflyer)
P.S. I really did pick my original handle based on our own UNPARAGONED tekboy but he kept embarrassing me, so... <ggg> |
