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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Rat dog micro-cap picks...
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To: xcr600 who wrote (26099)9/9/2005 4:37:57 PM
From: rrufff  Read Replies (2) of 48462
 
This is intended to be an answer to Al Ruk --

said it expects to make a profit on the deal, but it may be intentionally slim.

That's one of the dangers of trying to rush into an investment after a major change has occurred. The only way to really make money is to find an investment BEFORE the event happens and then sit back. Of course, that's much harder because you are speculating at that point.

Everyone knows about the hurricane now. Any companies that will benefit, cement, building, etc., have already gone up in share price. If those companies move their jobs to rush to the Gulf or cut their margins, those stocks will likely fall after you and I buy in based on headlines.

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to make money in the market. I think the key is diversification. If you diversify, you will always have some stock that will benefit by what is happening.

I sat with VISG and was losing money for a long time after buying under a buck. Then came 9/11 and I got out in the $15-$18 area. I've got some oil stocks so I know that I can share in the event of a cut in supply. I sat with FPPC for about a year losing money on purchases from .25-.50. Now it's 10 x that. I have had a few of my current holdings benefit from the various disasters, some because of perception rather than reality. In those cases, I've sold.
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