RE: Why retail investors get slaughtered..bubba04Heartily agreed. Your words replicate my own. After jumping in 'with both feet' trying to escape the frustration of the mutuals, I have been fortunate enough to be slightly above the break-even point. Now, with a modest portfolio of JR's in hand, and after long conversations with every one of them at the Gold Show, I am very thankful for the selective advice I have recieved from several people on this board.