DD Support Board and Research Team

[Lazarus]

Re:

You will never change his mind or open his eyes...and that is ok...because he..apparently...has done fine. Also, apparently you have also.

It was a combination of his bragging to me and dissing me recently (last year) that lead me to understand how truly well I've done. He recently boasted of being in the top 1% of iHubbers.

This will be my last post here because I believe, for those who have ears to hear they have heard. (like you - and thank you for listening/hearing)

Now, to tell you how bar helped me to understand how exceptional my performance has been. bar was boasting to me about how he only invests in big caps - has never having a losing trade (yes, he told me that) and how he's in the top 1% of investors on iHub, yada, yada, yada...

So I began to wonder -- how can I explain to him how well I've done over the years with penny stocks.

Here's what I came up with:

I decided to use Warren Buffet as metric - because I believe he's regarded as the gold-standard of investing when it comes to returns.

And as I've stated on several occasions - Buffet has been my go to guide for investing since the 1980s. After the crash of '87 I had enuf money in my account to buy 2 shares of BRK.A. My recollection is they were trading around $3-$4k per share. I was considering purchasing.

Had I purchased those two shares and held until today -- I would have

$344,081.00 x 2 = $688,162

Which I think most people would agree is a fabulous return.

Well, I didnt buy those two shares, but rather took on the market on my own.

I've never kept exact track of anything - I'm too ADHD. Before we had broker statements like we do today that reconcile our accounts at year end -- I would put all the paper confirmations in a box and pay my accountant to match the trades and figure out what I made or lost.

I cant boast - like bar - of never having a losing trade, in fact, just the opposite. I have between 80 and 100 stocks in my portfolios that are ZERO bid. So yeah, if anybody knows the risks and how shitty stocks can be its me. Had I cashed in those stock at their highs I would be -- well, lets just say ---> millions more ahead.

As for the return on my investments, like I said, I don't know exactly but I can say confidently that it's MULTIPLE TIMES WHAT I WOULD HAVE IF I HAD BOUGHT AND HELD TWO BRK.A SHARES FROM POST '87 CRASH UNTIL TODAY. And to be clear - my boast is not the amount of $$ I've made as much as it is the overall long term gains I've managed. It's mostly fun and sport now - but it does consume my time and take me away from other things I love -- like puppetry.

So, I'm done here for now. I've said all I need to say.

I trust some of you here have taken to heart as least some of the things I've said.

I won't return to this thread for a minimum of one year, if ever. (its not like there's anything here that I need or will help me in the furtherance of my trading career)


#Lazarusout

ps... grandchild #13 due next month.