Dirtdog, damned if I can understand some people. You couldn't have lost 1/2 of your money, IF YOU HADN'T SOLD!!
It was your decision to sell, not Tom's. It sounds like you are really in denial, and want to blame your loss on Tom/EDEX. In fact, the decision to lose 1/2 half of your investment was your's alone. Some of us believe that the stock will rise, while you evidently believe that it's going lower. All to our own opinions, but to try and blame anyone but yourself will only make you feel better and irritate the readers, as you see it has.