I am not a large shareholder. I have the capability to own a lot more shares than I do, and I am struggling with whether or not to commit more funds. I hate missing out on a good run, and I hate locking up funds; isn't that everyone's conundrum (oh, and we all hate buying and watching the value of our shares drop)? To answer your question, I attempt to DD all the information that is posted on this board. Sometimes I am able to find some corroboration and sometimes I am left feeling that the information being posted here is being done by: 1) someone in the know but not willing to actually expose that they are in the know as that would be insider trading 2) someone who would like to think that they are in the know but they are actually just doing an incredible amount of DD and are willing to share it in the form of enthusiastic posts 3) very intelligent, but delusional, persons who actually have an agenda that the rest of us are not privy to.
I want to believe, I really do. Just like most humans (well, certainly, Americans) I am motivated by greed and fear. I want to make a lot of money and I fear either missing the big run(s) or losing my investment(s). So I research what I can; I listen to the CC's; I look at the reports and filings--and I make my decisions accordingly. In other stocks I have had 10-baggers and companies declaring bankruptcy. It's all a crapshoot. I have to admit that most of my interpration of my DD is tempered, or affected by, my innate optimistic self. So when I do buy shares it is often when wearing my rose-colored glasses, and I have a tendency to thirst for the Kool-Aid; I believe it is human nature. Blessed with 20-20 hindsight I should be a billionaire but alas, it's been more like one step forward, two steps back, of late.
I have followed DKAM for a while now, since before they brought out Trump Vodka (my first exposure was through a Red Chip conference webcast--it was, I believe, a New York presentation) and I thought they were really on to something. I missed the first run-up, bought in when it retreated, held while it went up, and am still holding (although I have added), always believing that brighter days lay ahead.
While I have appreciated Patrick Kenny's enthusiasm, the actual results have been less than satisfactory and I believe that important information has at times been less than forthcoming. Even with all that in mind, I am choosing to have faith that the company's progress (and/or lack thereof) has been part of their winding road towards the Promised Land.
So I wish us all responsible patience and good fortune. I look forward to toasting my friends this New Year's with a variety of DrinksAmericas products and proudly proclaiming myself a satisfied and profitable shareholder!
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