McDermott International Inc. (MCDIF)

[jugs]

Thank you, cat.

We're all going to prosper with some of these picks we're working.
As I see it, the most important part of being co-moderators concerns our presenting "the case" for becoming and remaining a unit or share holder in the stock at center stage. Of course we try our best to bring forth pertinent information so that others can collect a baseline of informative stuff from which we and they can develop important decisions. Yet there's another side to this, too:

There are folks out there not sure their feet are firmly on the ground. Sometimes a gentle hand on an investor's shoulder can do wonders to calm fears. This is why I make a point of disclosing position sizes and especially the cost basis. If I pay too much, I want others to see it for themselves and I want them to know what it feels like to be awash in a pick gone sour. I have just one of those, currently. It's a penny stock hanging by a thread in litigation. I don't dwell on it as there's not a lot of money in it.

Investors are often afraid to take chances. When I've held back I seem to always regret not having trusted myself. I go through a personal agony of sorts having little to do with money as the wife and I are in good shape financially. So when we back out the money component it comes down to proving on a daily basis that my brain is alive and working well enough to take care of my interests and, thus, me. I think it's a little bit akin to a caveman's posturing of sorts...protect your interests for a day and you may get to live for another.

So I try to pull things together so that others might form their own conclusions. And sometimes---especially when I am absolutely positive beyond any possible doubt--- I'll come on more forcefully. I've been doing this with ALDW of late. This single stock could easily become a life changer for some good people.