Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Gorilla and King Portfolio Candidates -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (24968)	5/18/2000 12:06:00 PM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

Otherwise, Mike and I will keep coming back at you with data while we tie you down. Great post, Bruce! Your description of Tom Gardner's Simpleton Portfolio reminds me of a contrasting disappointment that took place in the early days of the Fool. Though I've never yet figured out why in the world the Fool of all organizations agreed to have an online, real-money portfolio that was based on short-term trading, they did. I can't remember the name of the portfolio's manager, but he was no slouch. Immediately prior to managing the portfolio, he had won the USA Today national stock-picking context requiring short-term thinking and skills two years in a row! Despite those credentials, the portfolio was a massive educational failure were it not for the fact that it helped to show that 1) we should never look at portfolio performance over the short-term and 2) that even with such a skilled tactician the realm of short-term thinking can be perilous. --Mike Buckley

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (24968)	5/18/2000 3:16:00 PM
From: freeus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

re58 months I can't contract to do ANYTHING for 58 months. Oh my goodness, I'm trembling with anxiety even THINKING of such a thing (VVVBG). Besides I need a double by February so I can quit working for the school district and go learn how to build a house, thanks to Ted who is the exact opposite and can promise to do things for his LIFETIME! What a concept!!!!! But when my 30 days is over I'll write you and Mike and you can once again convince me to make another contract for another 30 days. Now that's better than "one day at a time"!!!! :o) Freeus But I admit, I've been AWFUL at trading: my money has been made holding Dell and then Qcom (and for a while CTXS and GMST though those are disappointing big time at the moment; well come to think of it so are Qcom and Dell)