I absolutely agree with you. But then again I do not consider myself to be anywhere near the top tier in my successes or rather lack there of with my stock investing.
I consider myself to be an average investor with some success and some failures. I guess my motto if I really had one would be " I SURELY CAN'T BRAG, BUT THEN AGAIN I CAN'T COMPLAIN TO MUCH"
Thats not to bad of a spot to be in I guess. Wouldn't do much good to complain anyway - " IT IS WHAT IT IS ! "