Board Survey Results
I am posting the results one day earlier than announced because I plan to relax and do absolutely nothing tomorrow. Thanks to all that responded.
Number of lurkers who responded, defined as those that never post on this particular thread: 37.78%
Number of regular posted who responded, defined as those that have posted on the thread at least once in the past year: 62.22%
How old are you?
Average age of respondees: 47 years old.
Are you Male, Female, or a Hybrid?
Females: 25%
Males: 75%
Where do you live East Coast, Left Coast, I mean West Coast, midwest or the south?
East Coast: 33.33%
West Coast: 22.22%
Midwest: 33.33%
Northwest: 11.12%
Number of years of investment experience?
On average 17.55 years.
What kind of investor are you? Aggressive,Conservative,Passive,Value oriented, other-please specify?
Aggressive: 66.67%
Conservative:44.44%
Value: 11.11%
Other: 11.11%
Numbers add up to over 100% since many respondees classified themselves in more than one category.
I am X% in cash, X% in stocks, and X% in bonds.
Average response:
Cash: 10.96%
Stocks:79.72%
Bonds: 9.32%
The average value of my stock portfolio is...?
On average: $1,041,700
My best investment has been (name one)...?
In no particular order:
Msft, Vod, Ati, Global Marine, Amat, Nvls, Ter, Klac, Jnj, Ballad Power, Mcd, Cl, Afl, Mot, Xylan, Yahoo, Cisco, Asyt, Mrk, Intc, Bmy, Ba, Dell, Compaq, Ibm, Texas Instruments, Mannesmann, Hp, Citibank, American Express, Dallas Semiconductor.
My worst investment was (name one)...?
In no particular order:
Utek (over 25 responses), Komag (over 12 responses), Centocor, Pep Boys, Crazy Eddie, Miniscribe, Theragenics, Arrow Transportation, Cymer, a real estate limited partnership, Nav, Cityscape Financial, Waxs, Cray Computer (over 17 responses), Kodak, Boeing, Navistar, junk bonds.
My favorite investment for the next 12 months is (name one)...?
In no particular order:
Vod-Ati, Global Marine, Rambus, Tech stocks, Att, Uniphase, Spx, Spy, Wheat futures, QQQ, Mannesmann, British Telecom, Pfizer, Cash, Gnma, Rydex-Ursa Fund, Intc, Silver, Gold, inflation adjusted treasury bonds, Msft, Amat, Nvls, Utek, Amex Sector Indexes. Also Short: Amazon, Yahoo, Utek, Wade Cook, Spx, Spy, any internet stock.
I am a clueless, a long term investor, a speculator, a trader, other-please specify...?
I am:
Clueless: 11.11%
A Long-Term Investor: 77.78%
A Speculator: 22.22%
A Short-Term Investor: 11.11%
An Intermediate Investor: 11.11%
The numbers add up to over 100% because many classified themselves in more than one way.
I have listened to Bob Brinker on the radio for (how many years)...?
Average: 8.83 years.
I am a millionaire (Yes / No)...
Yes: 88.89%
No: 11.11%
My best investment advice is...
Selected Responses:
Investigate before you invest...Don't pull the trigger too fast...Be Weary of head fakes...Determine your acceptable risk level and invest accordingly...Do your homework...Dollar cost average into quality growth companies for long periods of time and don't sell unless you really need the money or have critical mass...Don't mess with the mob...Make sure you can sleep at night...Know when to hold'em and know when to fold'em...Eat your vegetables...listen to moneytalk...When you are right sit tight, when you are wrong say so long and when it is all over remember you can't take it with you...it is cheaper to keep her than get a divorce.
My level of education is...
College: 30.00%
Graduate: 55.56%
No response: 14.44%
My profession is...
In no particular order respondees consisted of:
Deans, doctors, physicists, engineers, accountants, actors, students, the retired, the semi-retired, an economist, a topless dancer, strippers, traders, speculators, teachers, administrators, analysts, clerks, housewives, and one reported fugitive
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