This is my first post after being a silent reader for the past few months.
Just like to comment that I find this forum great! Lots of discussions on companies and stocks. What I find interesting is that forumers will pick at the details of a company without actually issuing a buy/sell call.
There are a lot of stock picking blogs out there recently and one of them seem to have a very large following. I have to admit that he seems to be very successful with his picks. My only bone to pick with him is that most of his calls are just to buy or sell without really explaining his reasons for buying the counter in the first place. And what irks me the most is that his legion of fans are following his call without even bother asking why in the first place
While I respect his skills and generosity in disclosing his stock picks, I find that the most important thing in these stock blogs/forums is to educate people on how to make decisions for THEMSELVES instead of relying on market rumour and hearsay.
As they say; give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he sits in his boat all day drinking beer... (Err thats not right..:s4
I am a novice investor with only a few months experience but I am hoping to learn lots from all you experienced investors in this forum