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To: Gottfried who wrote (5013)4/22/2003 11:50:24 PM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz  Read Replies (3) of 13403
 
OT >> no doubt you have analyzed what went wrong. It sounds like small gains vs big losses is a fixable problem. I'd be interested in that analysis as it might help me.

Gottfried, With apology for late reply. I am still analyzing how I racked up a life-time supply of Capital-Loss-Carry-Forward.

Basically it's the same sob story that every long-term buy/hold can recite. The big losses were in stocks that went to zero, or near zero. The so-called deep drivers like I2, Exodus, SFAM, ADCT, FMO, etc.... I don't know if extent of the destruction of these equities was obvious ahead of time. But it should have been clear that their business plans were not working as expected.

I have only myself to blame for the losses. My fundamental analysis was very incompetent. And since my investment approach is contrarian, the bad fundamental judgement was a killer.

Sarmad
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