Hi Matty: I agree with ya. Historically I have mostly been a Blue Chip Stock investor with only a few exceptions. In the 1960's I bought stock in a Geothermal Company for either $0.25 or $0.75 pps (don't remember exactly now but either one of those) and the stock pps went to $110.00. I sold way too soon and I was overjoyed with my Capital Gains until I sat and watched it go up and up and up. That is the last time I made that mistake! Now I will sell 30 to 50 percent of the shares to get my initial investment back and then as the stock continues to go up I put in "Sell Stop Loss" orders on a percentage of my remaining shares but never on all of the shares that I have left and I usually have Sell Stop Loss on 50 percent of my remaining shares to protect me from getting stopped out of all of my remaining shares in the case of a short term down turn. I will be selling 50 percent of MCIG at $0.85 to get all of my initial investment back and do the Sell Stop Loss trick on the rest. I have not decided what I will do with my VCIG shares but for sure I will not be selling all of those shares. While I'm on here I need to send my most sincere heartfelt Thank You for all of my fellow investors and Friends for their well wishes during my September 2, 2014 second cancer surgery. Thanks to our government putting us troops in Agent Orange areas in Vietnam when they knew full well how dangerous that chemical was I'm all ate up with several Agent Orange caused medical problems. Way too many of my Vietnam Special Operations Brothers in Arms have passed on because of Agent Orange and most due to some form of cancer. I hope our government and the VA treats today's combat veterans better than us Nam combat veterans were and still are being treated since the VA just wishes that we would pass on so they don't have to be messing with our Agent Orange caused medical problems an more! I hope that y'all are having a great long weekend and be safe since many accidents are caused on long three day weekends. Sincerely, Senior Chief
Category: EconomyTotal Views: 107 By : EditorUpdated: 05-19-2024
Introduction: Inflation and Deflation
In the economic realm, inflation and deflation are fundamental in the field of economics. Mastering these topics requires both sellers, buyers, and policymakers to have an insightful understanding as well.
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Category: MarketsTotal Views: 94 By : EditorUpdated: 05-19-2024
Introduction: Examining How Geopolitics, Economics, and the Environment Shape Market Trends and Investment Plans in an Interconnected World
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Category: StocksTotal Views: 112 By : EditorUpdated: 05-19-2024
Introduction: Penny Stock Analysis Metrics
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Category: Real EstateTotal Views: 146 By : EditorUpdated: 05-19-2024
Introduction: 10 Easy Tips for Smart Property Investors
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Category: MarketsTotal Views: 269 By : EditorUpdated: 05-19-2024
Introduction: Another Trading Week Ahead
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Category: InvestingTotal Views: 275 By : EditorUpdated: 05-18-2024
Introduction
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Before we go any further, we must learn to tame this beast called "volatility." It is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a particular security or market index. Put simply, it is h... Continue Reading
Category: InvestingTotal Views: 452 By : EditorUpdated: 05-18-2024
Introduction to Smart Investing & Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA)
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Category: StocksTotal Views: 316 By : EditorUpdated: 05-18-2024
Exposed: Insider Trading in Penny Stocks
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