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Smartest one is always the last one!


First I should talk about my best stocks.

I think the best stock I found was DFC Delta financial .I should be warned by its name Delta.Ever heard about delta airlines? They went bakrupt same as Delta financials. Vooch warned me many times.

Then I had long discussion with Bruno about the best bargain ever housebuilders! I recommended here PHM 9/7/2006  when the price was 28.8 $ per share ...It was screaming bargain now it is $11.

It's good to be smart especialy when you know stock gurus and their picks.Bill Miller (LMVTX) beat the market 15 years in row , Arnold Schneider (SCMVX) had a beautiful track record and Whitney Tilson (TILFX) was giving me Buffett lessons .

My friend asked me how you can make money when the stock market goes down? My answer was I will have such a bargain that the market will not bring it down. USG should be the proof.

There was this guru who told me don't care about macro just micro is important.I said fine then they beat me on weakening dollar, falling stock markets etc.

The other advice was put everything to your best ideas with all these advices I was a real Dhandho investor.

Before the biggest bull stock market you had 25 short only hedge funds after the bull market you had just 2 and half .(The last one retired)

So, if the bear market comes how many of these value contrarians will stay in the game?

My friend was crying that he is not good for UBS they prefer math-Phd. I hope they help UBS now. 

PS: I burnt my whole portfolio with one pick Delta financial did I mention it before?Laughing


>  I burnt my whole

>  I burnt my whole portfolio with one pick Delta financial

Was Delta in your real portfolio?  If so, what percentage weighting was it?

- Vooch

Delta Finance

Yes. It was a great company. I invest 5% of my portfolio in it at $5.00. Then I sold out at $0.06 a few months later.

Lesson 1. Declaring bankruptcy is detriminal to a company's share price.
Lesson 2. It is not enough to understand a company, you have to also understand its environment.


I cut my investment in Meritage Homes (a home builder) from 8% to 4% late last year. I couldn't bring myself to get out completely. It is such a bargain price and a well-run company. Maybe I haven't learned Lesson 2 fully. Repetition is the key to all learning.

$5600 loss


I think I should have my own show on TV giving stock recommendations like Jim Cramer has.People would make so much money with me same as with Jim Cramer .

Yes Vooch, Delta was in my real portfolio because I completely understood subprime business model I lost $5600 on DFC.

There are another picks in my real portfolio USG,UUU.TO ..... check the chart all are winners so far down almost 70%.

I agree with Bill Miller housebuilders will go up this year same as CFC and all investment banks..... listen to my picks they are great !