I seriously think people that say stuff like this just have no...

I seriously think people that say stuff like this just have no idea. Sure some people have an agenda but most holders on HC are so entrenched in their view of a stock that anyone commenting differently is nefarious, or trying to buy lower, or a paid shorter or whatever the story is that day.

I have been guilty on occasions of getting agitated by people that had completely different views to me but guess what, there were times they were right and I was wrong. There were also times it would have saved me money.

On this topic this is a great post. And very self aware for someone so young. I wish I had started in the markets earlier at 20-22. CS96 and I have had a chat on another stock that we both hold and I tried to give him my transparent views on that as well with no bullshit. It's not really my style.

Steve will learn and be better for his losses if he takes on board other views. You don't have to believe others but if you at least go and research what they say and prove to yourself that they are full of sheet or not you will save a lot of money.

We all make a heap of mistakes at the start...actually not just the start, it's ongoing. Was some great discussion on the STT thread over the weekend about how people should treat investing like a job. About how most professional jobs require years of education just to start and then you have to work your way up and development is ongoing.

If you are going to jump at shadows every time someone disagrees with you what is the point of using a forum? An echo chamber of positivity helps no-one. It's all about collection of information for personal analysis in my opinion. The end decision will always be your own but it seriously helps if you can increase the amount of data you have to work with and be objective.