tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886595570005494885.post6547632635566398420..comments2009-01-07T12:38:46.944-05:00Nurseb911http://www.blogger.com/profile/04974722323117696369noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886595570005494885.post-46634144205664631472009-01-07T12:38:00.000-05:002009-01-07T12:38:00.000-05:00Amagqira &amp; Mark,<BR/><BR/>It&#39;s great to see that both of you, despite experiencing losses, have the right frame of mind for learning from the mistakes of the market. Investing is very similar to anything else: you can read about it, study it and observe it but until you actually take the step of doing it on your own those lessons aren&#39;t as valuable. Take stock in the risk your portfolio is exposed to and act accordingly.<BR/><BR/>Best of 2009 to you both.Nurseb911http://www.nurseb911.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886595570005494885.post-36524098970851738712009-01-07T11:53:00.000-05:002009-01-07T11:53:00.000-05:00Solid post as usual Brad - clear and concise. Great call on your DTO hedge this summer btw. <BR/><BR/>For myself, as another young investor, 2008 was an outstanding learning opportunity. While the portfolio took a bit of a hit, I feel I was able to gain immense hands-on training that classroom learning simply can not teach. The shear force of market waves this year was a wake-up call. <BR/><BR/>MarkMarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886595570005494885.post-530536020799613692009-01-07T01:21:00.000-05:002009-01-07T01:21:00.000-05:00I want to thank you for sharing your ideas and hard work and allowing others (like me) to learn from you. I am very much a newbie investor - have only been investing from august 2008 and your thought-provoking blog with a clear and logical thought process together with the other bloggers from the Div-Net, has helped guide me through a very difficult period. I am down about 7% in absolute terms (bad choices) but you have helped me discover dividend based investing and I am grateful because I feel comfortable doing it. <BR/>Have a good new year!<BR/><BR/>amagqiraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com