I agree Omni, took a heck of a hit in 2000 and then sat out most of the next year going back to paper trading(cause I was tapped)trying to learn where I went wrong by not seeing the whole picture(you really can LEARN from your mistakes, there is just as much info in a bad trade as well as a good one).. had to start over with just a few bucks, but now am doing much better. BTW, opened a "Freetrade" acct. last week.
Thanks for doing what you do for everyone here.. it's goin' to come back atcha' ya know..