3 Things I Learned in 2011

By John Reeves | More Articles
December 27, 2011 | Comments (4)

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which analyst John Reeves and David Meier, a Million Dollar Portfolio advisor, discuss topics across the investing world.

In this conversation, Dave talks about three things he has learned in 2011. He spends a lot of time talking about how he has developed his skills in examining management. We close by discussing how ordinary investors might develop their skills in the coming year.

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Report this Comment On December 27, 2011, at 12:10 PM, arizonamike303 wrote:

What I learned in 2011 -
Well-liked companies sometimes do extremely stupid things ( Netflix ).
The dow can plunge 2000 points at any time (August).
If you manage to make any profit at all take it before the stock falls right back down.
Investing is exactly like gambling except you don't get free drinks.
2011 sucked.
Report this Comment On December 27, 2011, at 12:10 PM, arizonamike303 wrote:

Oh yeah, and NEVER buy an ipo.
Report this Comment On December 27, 2011, at 6:35 PM, gelmore1 wrote:

This clip scares the hell out of me. I am investing based on what this guy recommends? No wonder I have lost so much money using your recommendations.
Report this Comment On December 29, 2011, at 5:27 PM, ahoythere wrote:

I learned to sell INFN as much above $7 as possible

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