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For any of you who still read this board.....
I may have just "unearthed" a stock that will probably have a significant bounce in the next few days....
I might add that I'm a little hesitant to mention it cause it is casino development company...not sure how that fits with the AS IRON SHARPENS IRON Philosophy and all. 
Anyway, I think there's going to be some money made on this one...
Rotate Black ROBK.OB has their fingers in a number of different casino projects. They have assembled a big league management and board of directors...as their website says they have over 100 years of Gaming management experience.
There shares have historically traded between .45 and .55 cents...but lately over concern that their Seneca Nation project in the Catskills was in dispute over whether they would receive their Class 3 Gaming license from the Tribal Gambling Commission...their shares have traded down to low .20's.
Anyway, this afternoon I was looking over the filings on Edgar (SEC.GOV) and there is an unpublicised 8-K filing....that they have acquired the option to purchase, "The Big Easy," a large gaming vessel for $3 Million. Here's a link to the 8-K:
http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/DisplayFiling.aspx?TabIndex=2&FilingID=7033273&companyid=7752&ppu=%252fdefault.aspx%253fcik%253d1020477
Check out the picture and Article at:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tampabay.com/multimedia/archive/00093/nwe_boat1115_93999c.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/gambling-boat-big-easy-soon-may-leave-void-at-port-of-st-petersburg/1051634&usg=__Wy-ey7uqWsPhmfdhvyKMUWr9quI=&h=247&w=450&sz=33&hl=en&start=11&sig2=D-PzZy2v6WQs-grx7Ou1Tg&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=-RVBPFO-ySIjtM:&tbnh=70&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3DThe%2BBig%2BEasy%2BGaming%2Bvessel%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1C1SKPC_enUS363US364%26um%3D1&ei=V9ZxS-KOF57GMrfZgYgL
From this article you will see that just a few years ago it had a $12.7 million dollar face lift... and remember they're acquiring it for just $3 Million.
I'm guessing that when this comes out with a press release... possibly tomorrow....and perhaps that the license issue being resolved with the Senecas that we will have a major reversal in the stock price.
I thought I would share this with you all...and you can do with this info what you will.
For the record, I own appr. 20K shares.
FEED money chart..found another hedge eelfy. I am not in it yet, I am waiting on one of my holdings to move into flip territory before I get in here. Going thru a correction, down 10% today.
Mon money chart: MON is turning out to be a good place to park cash to ride things out too. Thanks for the hedge, Eelfland.
MON money chart: Here is a 2009 Hedge Stock moving...CMF(60) large share lots being bought. Everybody needs food right? Old American Indian saying: "When the last drop of oil is used, when the last river is poisoned, when the last fish is caught, people will realize you can't eat money".
"AS IRON SHARPENS IRON, SO ONE MAN SHARPENS ANOTHER."
This verse is found at Proverbs 27:17 and speaks of the way in which we are to challenge each other and together become more than we would individually.
A verse that applies similarly is Proverbs 15:22,
"WITHOUT COUNSEL, PLANS GO AWRY, BUT IN THE MULTITUDE OF COUNSELORS THEY ARE ESTABLISHED."
One of the main benefits I hope we gain through this board is to become better investors and thus see a better return in our investment choices. There is little doubt that we all view the companies we invest in from a limited and biased perspective. Of all the stocks out there, each of us are exposed to only a certain number of them. For the most part we all make decisions based on our perceptions, experiences and understanding. For the most part we have come to these from the available public information.
The goal of this board will be help each other more accurately evaluate the companies we are invested or are thinking about investing in. If it is truly a good investment, you should be able to convince others and adequately answer the questions others might have. If you are not able to convince others and/or answer their concerns, it should help you to make a more accurate appraisal of the company.
Now as this board is being started by a professing christian, I think it is important that one has a biblical or at least a moral view of investing as such. Fundamentally, investing is placing investment capital (money) at risk in exchange for equity (stock) in a business venture in hope of sharing in the company's eventual success and increase in value.
Part and parcel of this will be attempting to invest only in real companies that have real prospects for a bright future. While we may or may not see rapid appreciation, if we own part of a successful company, we will make money longterm 100% of the time (see Peter Lynch's Rule #5).
INVESTOR INFORMATION AND LEARNING BOARDS
I thought I would provide some links to a couple boards that are educational in nature and provide a helpful insights to understand the investment process:
MONEY 101
This board was started by lowman. He has hit many nails squarely on the head. If you read and remember what he has taught, you will be saved from making a bunch of mistakes.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=7489
Charlatan's Learning Board
(Chad has been permanently banned, but his Ibox has good information.) I don't wholly agree philosophically with the "trading" nature of his advice, but there are clearly some wisdom in realizing profits when their available.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=9884
CHRISTIAN AND INTEGRITY BASED BOARDS
BIBLE board is probably the most othodox Christian witness (at least from my perspective) on IHUB. I've not had much opportunity to keep up and contribute to this board, but when I do it is always edifying. Thanks to excel and tenac there is never a shortage of godly exposition and Scripture there.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=424
ETERNITY This is a place to discuss and debate various questions about the Christian faith and Bible.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=8534
H.I.S. Stock Chat/Ethics (Honesty, Integrity, Service) Copyrighted
This board is moderated by brentjanice and visited by a host of major IHUB players. If you have a question about a particular stock, post it here and someone will probably find you an answer. Plus each December there's a Stock Picking Contest that reveals which stocks people have the most confidence in for the coming year. I am actually the one who posts the monthly contest results. It has been intersting so far.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=6256
HELPFUL LINKS
Managing Capital Gains to Maximize Profits
http://www.fairmark.com/capgain/index.htm
Free Level 2 Delayed Quotes (and other valuable links): [ LINK HAS BEEN BROKEN---anyone have one that works????]
http://www.allstocks.com/html/free_level_2_pink_sheet_stock_.html
More Links coming!
FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES USED ON THE "AS IRON SHARPENS IRON" BOARD
Among the general principles that I utilize as well as try to invest are those set forth by Bill Matthews of The Cheap Investor newletter and Peter Lynch, of Fidelity Investments fame. I don't plan to discuss their particular recommendations, but rather establish a discussion board to evaluate the sort of stock picks they would make.
Bill Matthews Cheap Investor Philosophy
1. An educated investor is a successful investor.
2. Invest in a company, not a market.
3. Don’t be a jack of all trades and master of none: specialize.
4. Don’t fall victim to the greed-fear trap.
5. Avoid high priced stocks.
6. Controlling larger amounts of shares will translate into higher profits.
7. Always look at the profits and losses in percentages, not in dollars and cents.
8. Buying a stock near its low is key to your profit.
9. Patience can pay off profitably.
10. Buy your stock when no one wants it, sell it when everyone wants to buy.
11. Never sell a stock in December in order to take a tax loss.
12. Don’t take anyone’s word for it. Investigate before you invest.
13. Follow your stock price so you don’t miss major profit opportunities.
FYI, my dad and I have subscribed to the CHEAP INVESTOR newsletter for many years. It has been rated as the #1 Investment Newsletter for the last Five Years (see link on his site). While he sometimes recommends buying a stock too early...in that it continues it's downward trend, he generally recommends sound companies, many of which do well over time. Upon request he will send you a sample copy of his newsletter. Here is a link to his website:
http://www.thecheapinvestor.com/
Here are two images from his site: an image of the first page of his newsletter and then one of his latest book, Making Big Money in Small Stocks: Beat the Street with stocks under $5.00.
PETER LYNCH'S 25 GOLDEN RULES:
Peter Lynch books were some of first ones that I read when I was trying to learn about investing. Many of the 25 Golden Rules are practical and logical. Much of so called investing, is not really investing. It is more like gambling....it is hoping for quick returns in a volitile market. Ideally, while it can include some of this, true investing is buying and holding equity in companies that are successful in carrying out their business plan, hopefully in a profitable manner. Here are a three books that I know about (published in 1990, 1993, and 2001 respectively):
Rule 1: Investing is fun and exciting but dangerous if you don't do any work.
Rule 2: Your investor's edge is not something you get from Wall Street experts. It's something you already have. You can outperform the experts if you use your edge by investing in companies or industries you already understand.
Rule 3: Over the past 3 decades, the stock market has come to be dominated by a herd of professional investors. Contrary to popular belief, this makes it easier for the amateur investor. You can beat the market by ignoring the herd.
Rule 4: Behind every stock is a company. Find out what it's doing.
Rule 5: Often, there is no correlation between the success of a company's operations and the success of its stock over a few months or even a few years. In the long-term, there is a 100% correlation between the success of the company and the success of its stock. This disparity is the key to making money; it pays to be patient, and to own successful companies.
Rule 6: You have to know what you own, and why you own it. "This baby is a cinch to go up" doesn't count.
Rule 7: Long shots almost always miss the mark.
Rule 8: Owning stocks is like having children - don't get involved with more than you can handle. The part-time stockpicker probably has time to follow 8-12 companies, and to buy and sell shares as conditions warrant. There don't have to be more than 5 companies in the portfolio at any one time.
Rule 9: If you can't find any companies that you think are attractive, put your money in the bank until you discover some.
Rule 10: Never invest in a company without understanding its finances. The biggest losses in stocks come from companies with poor balance sheets. Always look at the balance sheet to see if a company is solvent before you risk your money on it.
Rule 11: Avoid hot stocks in hot industries. Great companies in cold, non-growth industries are consistent big winners.
Rule 12: With small companies, you are better off to wait until they turn a profit before you invest.
Rule 13: If you are thinking of investing in a troubled industry, buy the companies with staying power. Also, wait for the industry to show signs of revival. Buggy whips and radio tubes were troubled industries that never came back.
Rule 14: If you invest $1000 in a stock, all you can lose is $1000, but you stand to gain $10,000 or even $50,000 over time if you are patient. The average person can concentrate on a few good companies, while the fund manager is forced to diversify. By owning too many stocks, you lose this advantage of concentration. It only takes a handful of big winners to make a lifetime of investing worthwhile.
Rule 15: In every industry and every region of the country, the observant amateur can find great growth companies long before the professionals have discovered them.
Rule 16: A stockmarket decline is as routine as a january blizzard in Colorado. If you are prepared, it can't hurt you. A decline is a great opportunity to pick up the bargains left behind by investors who are fleeing the storm in panic.
Rule 17: Everyone has the brainpower to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach. If you are susceptible to selling everything in a panic, you ought to avoid stocks and stock mutual funds altogether.
Rule 18: There is always something to worry about. Avoid weekend thinking and ignore the latest dire predictions of the newscasters. Sell a stock because the company's fundamentals deteriorate, not because the sky is falling.
Rule 19: Nobody can predict interest rates, the future direction of the economy, or the stock market, Dismiss all such forecasts and concentrate on what's actually happening to the companies in which you have invested.
Rule 20: If you study 10 companies, you will find 1 for which the story is better than expected. If you study 50, you'll find 5. There are always pleasant surprises to be found in the stock market -- companies whose achievements are being overlooked on Wall Street.
Rule 21: If you don't study any companies, you have the same success buying stocks as you do in a poker game if you bet without looking at your cards.
Rule 22: Time is on your side when you own shares of superior companies. You can afford to be patient - even if you missed Wal-Mart in the first five years, it was a great stock to own in the next five years. Time is against you when you own options.
Rule 23: If you have the stomach for stocks, but neither the time nor the inclination to do the homework, invest in equity mutual funds. Here, it's a good idea to diversify. You should own a few different kinds of funds, with managers who pursue different styles of investing: growth, value small companies, large companies etc. Investing the six of the same kind of fund is not diversification.
Rule 24: Among the major stock markets of the world, the US market ranks 8th in total return over the past decade. You can take advantage of the faster-growing economies by investing some portion of your assets in an overseas fund with a good record.
Rule 25: In the long run, a portfolio of well-chosen stocks and/or equity mutual funds will always outperform a portfolio of bonds or a money-market account. In the long run, a portfolio of poorly chosen stocks won't outperform the money left under the mattress.
APPLYING INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES TO INDIVIDUAL STOCKS.
JOHN302's OTCBB Lessons Learned From the School of Hard Knocks
original post can be found here: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=30872866 These are my personal guidelines for determining how attractive a particular OTCBB security is. How does YOUR favorite OTCBB company stand up to these requirements? Compare it and let us know!
So what are my favorite OTCBB stocks? Of the ones I own as of 7/23/08, BOBS, DSNY, and CIWT. I don't own AYSI, but that stock looks attractive on any pullback. Do your own DD on any stock I mention, it doesn't constitute investment advice or reccomendation. I'm just an amateur private investor like you, and I'm completely fallible! What I do want to do here is share my lessons and mistakes so that you don't have to repeat them. I've had multibaggers and busts as well, as I'm sure many of you have. Together lets shift the ratio towards multibaggers and away from busts, as iron sharpens iron.
JOHN AND RANDY'S CRITERIA FOR MICROCAP STOCK EVALUATION
Each of these Criteria will be worth a maximum score of 10 points:
Randy's Favorite Stock: Dynamic Response Group (DRGP.OB).
John's Current Stocks: BOBS, DSNY, and CIWT and possibly AYSI
Key: Randy/John
Grading Scale: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Horrible Poor Fair Average Good Impressive Exeptional
91-100 Strong Buy
81-90 Safe Buy
71-80 Worth Watching
=< 70 Not Worth Watching
| Stocks Total Pts. | 1. Share Structure | 2. Trading Exchange | 3. Insider Ownership | 4. Debt Dilution/Cashflow | 5. Revenue Gen/Profits | 6. Promotion | 7. Growth Potential | 8. Managemt Skill, History | 9. Macro Economy | 10. Volume/ Trading /Price |
| DRGP.OB 84/ | 7/ | 8/ | 7/ | 7/ | 10/ | 8/ | 9/ | 9/ | 9/ | 10/ |
| GTEC.OB 85/ | 5/ | 8/ | 10/ | 5/ | 10/ | 10/ | 10/ | 9/ | 9/ | 9/ |
| BOBS.OB 90/ | 10/ | 8/ | 10/ | 9/ | 9/ | 10/ | 9/ | 9/ | 9/ | 7/ |
| DSNY.OB 76/ | 7/ | 7/ | 8/ | 5/ | 7/ | 10/ | 9/ | 8/ | 8/ | 8/ |
| CIWT.OB 80/ | 10/ | 7/ | 7/ | 8/ | 8/ | 9/ | 8/ | 8/ | 9/ | 6/ |
| AYSI.OB 92/ | 10/ | 9/ | 10/ | 10/ | 10/ | 9/ | 9/ | 9/ | 10/ | 6/ |
Randy's Assessments of BOBS, DSNY, CIWT and AYSI are somewhat cursury---based on impressions and data from Yahoo Finance and SEC Filings.
Historic Record of Recommendations
| Stock Pick | Rec'd Price | Current Price | Change | % Gain/Loss |
| DRGP 84/ | .025 | DRGP | ||
| DSNY 76 | .38 | DSNY | ||
CUT AND PASTE STOCK EVALUATION GRID:
COMPANY XXXX.BB
1. SHARE STRUCTURE ----------------------------
2. TRADING EXCHANGE-----------------------------
3. INSIDER ACTIVITY/OWNERSHIP---------------
4. DEBT STRUCTURE/DILUTION/CASH FLOW--
5. REVENUE GENERATION-------------------------
6. PROMOTION---------------------------------------
7. GROWTH POTENTIAL-----------------------------
8. MANAGEMENT SKILL/HISTORY-----------------
9. MACRO-ECONOMIC SENSE---------------------
10. TRADING VOLUME/RANGE---------------------
Total -----------------------------------------------------
