Investing 102

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Yeah -- OXY is killin' ya.... and that's what happens when you only have four or five stocks. One is a larger percentage of the overall performance.... if you had 10 it wouldn't have as much effect... 20 stocks and you'd hardly even notice it.

That's why we play "are you diversified"! LOL


Keep at it - you're doing fine!

Excellent Post, as usual. Yes I have 17, and 14 are Dividend payers...

Some Ying, some Yang, so the ride is smoother. But Reviewing it and knowing you need to adjust it is half the battle..

I know some people that haven't looked at what they own in years, and don't even know what they own..Let alone how it is doing.