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08/13/10 12:11 AM

#1309 RE: byculla #1308

Hi Byculla,

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

PI is progressing, but slowly. For the past two years I've made most of my money investing, but I'm also a GIS consultant and, of course, I run Aptus with its various software packages.

I don't have an exact return for the past decade off the top of my head, but I've outperformed the markets (S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow) starting after the internet bubble burst. When the bubble burst, my portfolio value fell dramatically (and unfortunately I was invested in 3 not-so-stellar stocks, which I still own today at about a tenth of their book value. I keep them around as a reminder of what can happen when emotions get in the way).

However, I kept purchasing stocks and eventually moved to buying only fundamentally strong stocks starting in 2004.

When the sub-prime bubble burst in 2008, I was able to use the experience from the internet bubble to do very well. So now I'm waiting for the next bubble so I can, "swing for the fences."

What investment methods do you use and how did you make out these past few years?