[GregWeld]

I would HOPE that most of you are seeing the beauty of having a diversified portfolio - sprinkled with some "steady Eddies"... And that while it's always fun to own a couple of the "hot stocks" when they're going up - they suck when the market goes against you. Of course OIL and related *was* or could have been considered to be a steady Eddie - that has changed - and now we'd probably call these 'home wreckers'.... LOL

It's easy to be discouraged and stress over the ones that are killing you - rather than seeing your portfolio as a pot with a mix of goodies in it. In other words - rather than stressing over the one or two that suck - and how badly they're doing (% wise) - it's better to focus on your overall financial health... and to look at the total of $ invested and what percentage that number is up or down.

The guys that held McDonalds (MCD) have seen that holding go from suckola to hero status in just a few months.... Altria (MO) has been stellar... Oil sucks and it WAS stellar... this is a natural ebb and flow... and when you get it 100% right (where all your holdings are green) let me know - because in 30 years I've yet to have that.