Shepper........Peter ain't just whistlin'dixie.......he knows a thing or two, and a fool and his money are soon departed........with all those stocks you mentioned, I'd imagine you must have a hell of a lot of money invested, but more than likely you're srpeading yourself thin, you are not the Shepper Mutual Fund. But your broker won't tell you that, because you are his cash cow.....yes some of your investments are nice, and yes maybe you will see a return at the end of the year, but remember to factor in the commission, not just on the buy, but on the sale as well. You will often find that you are paying substantially more than you thought for a stock, and what may look like a 10% gain.......all of a sudden is 6%.....the risk reward must be factored in........Oh, and your broker will tell you to sell at a 10% gain, if I had sold Sirit for a 10% gain, I'd had sold at .36
Learne to do some DD (Due Diligence) be a bit more cautious in what you write, and you may find people like Peter, Amelia, Myself, Tiger, JB and a host of others will be happy to even help you along with your DD. There are people on almost every forum like us, who have followed the stock for months and years. Ask questions, and learn. You will also have to learn that there are people out there that are in it to fleece people just like you.......(not an insult) ....just someone inexperienced. They are called Pump artists, and they come on just like you did telling everyone that Wood Gundy is recommending this or that stock. Don't take it for granted.......Search it out...use the internet.........use your broker......because he will use you. Before I forget, find out why they are called brokers.....(because you'll be broker than you were when you started if you listen to them)
This is just some basic advice, there is so much to learn, and really before anything you should paper trade for at least a year, but even then, it is so different when it is your real hard earned money, because your emotions will then get involved, and emotions can be your worst enemy. You will fall in love with stocks.(don't do it, although most of us here have with SI) And we all did it once upon of time.......you will find pride will get in the way when you know you've invested in a dog, but "damn it all if I take a 50% loss", "I know it will come back" and it does, but then you get greedy........and opps all of a sudden it starts to drop again, you tell yourself it will come back, the next thing you know you're down 75%. This is when you tell yourself, well forget it, I'll just come back in a year....... then one day you check, and the Co. has been delisted. AHHHH!!! So much more to learn, chasing, technicals, fundementals, swings, longs, shorts, day traders, shakes....( I hate that last one, got caught more than once, still do) ...I could go on for twelve years, and just when I'll think I'll be done........I'll learne something new tommorrow
In ending I'd like to welcome you to a world of where drems are made and broken, where you will experience exuberance, despaire, fear, depression, down right hell, and hopefully the joy of a ten bagger. Congradulations, you're one of us now........mooha hahah hahha haha!