1. Never buy a stock on Margin 2. Never buy a stock in a Downtrend 3. Never buy a stock you have not Researched 4. Never buy a stock without setting a Stop Loss Limit 5. Never buy a stock with 100% of your Portfolio 6. Never buy a stock with money you cannot afford to Lose 7. Never buy a stock you are not comfortable Owning I used to remember 10 of these but my memory is not as good as it used to be. I will most likely remember the other three when I break them again <GG> :^)