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Tonto and Janice Teach Investing

An SI Board Since March 1999

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To: tonto (54245 )
From: Janice Shell
Thursday, Mar 18 1999 1:59PM ET
Reply # of 54247

I can tell you what I believe is the single most common mistake investors make when committing themselves to BB companies. They quite mistakenly think that success or failure depends on the product or products the firm claims to offer, or to plan to offer. Even worse, they're often convinced that they're buying into a "hot sector", and that this will guarantee success.

That's not how it is. They're buying management. In the case of BBs, management typically consists of a very few people, and they have absolute control of the company. No way is the BOD gonna fire 'em if they're incompetent or dishonest; they ARE the BOD, and they can do what they damned please.

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I can easily understand how people can be fooled up to a point; we're all inclined to hope for the best. But in RMIL and AZNT (and in MTEI and countless others) we have companies whose management NEVER delivered, NEVER offered convincing explanations of anything at all.

Why all the denial?

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302	Just tell A. S. not to post here. That should do it.	ISOMAN	-	4/16/2004
301	lolol, thanks for that post...I will be posting it on the Kerry thread. AS is on	tonto	-	4/10/2004
300	Maybe 40 or 50? We'll have to spam it, though.	Janice Shell	-	4/9/2004
299	Hey!! Why not?	Janice Shell	-	4/9/2004
298	lol, should I throw my hat in the ring again? Is it too late?	Janice Shell	-	4/9/2004
297	How many posts do you think that it would take? <i>Anyone for pushing thi	John Sladek	-	4/9/2004
296	I still have it subjectmarked. Anyone for pushing this thing to the Hot List?	Tom C	-	4/9/2004
295	Remember this one: Subject 21918	Mark_H	-	4/9/2004
294	Looks like there are 26 of us!!!!	Mark_H	-	4/9/2004
293	LOL!! So someone else still has this thread bookmarked.	Janice Shell	-	4/9/2004
292	Message 20006760	Mark_H	-	4/9/2004
291	Shall we try again, lol? GOD you must be bored.	Janice Shell	-	5/9/2001
290	can you believe <b>that</b>? <i>And yet another old thread th	tonto	-	5/8/2001
289	And yet another old thread that in the past was #1 on the Hot List... KJC	EL KABONG!!!	-	5/5/2001
288	Researching and digging for information no matter where it leads one is difficu	tonto	-	6/22/1999
287	So do I. But Gaaaawd it's boring.	marcos	-	5/4/1999
286	Yes, and I posted to ask a real question. Only Henry was gracious enough to ans	Ellen	-	5/3/1999
285	Well, I think lots of people were lurking on that thread. For example, here'	Razorbak	-	5/2/1999
284	Since TLC started it, actually. I read all his threads.	Janice Shell	-	5/2/1999
283	HaHa!! Since <i>when</i>? Yeah...<i>I</i> believe you!	Ellen	-	5/2/1999
282	<i>Maybe she had the thread bookmarked?</i> Right... and had not c	Ellen	-	5/2/1999
281	I <i>do</i> have the thread bookmarked, matter of fact.	Janice Shell	-	5/2/1999
280	Maybe she had the thread bookmarked? Just because you're not paranoid doesn	Razorbak	-	5/2/1999
279	So if your answer is no, then do you suppose she has me bookmarked or someone e	Ellen	-	5/2/1999
278	The answer is no. Now it's your turn.	Razorbak	-	5/2/1999

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