Fink,
Great reply. My accountant has that all sorted out as far as I can tell. I'm hoping to have minimized tax liability for some of my gains this year. I was diversified last year, but so many things failed last year. The hard part was staying in some things and not panicking totally. I'm just hoping real estate turns around sometime soon.
I think God just reminds me to stick to what I do best- treat kids, but someday I'd just love to do it because I still want to, not because I need to.
If the "Dominator" works like it has been touted, this thing will be great for pediatrics, as I've stated before on this board.
I am trying to learn more technical analysis stuff, just to help a little, but it all seems so arbitrary sometimes. It seems to me that a stock really is only objectively worth it's true value when it is zero, or when there is a buy out, otherwise it is so arbitrary. Most of these companies have so much debt, how can you really evaluate what they are worth. I've learned some from this board, but most of all I've enjoyed the other players on this board- good combo of frank discussions and cordial replies. Certainly a few Yahoos have showed lately, but that's life.
Thanks-
ptpb