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One of the things I try very hard to do is to 'practice what I preach' :). As much as I 'like' my holdings, I am pretty cold-hearted and will part with them as they hit sale points on the downside. Case in point is CNS, (CNXS), which a few moments ago, hit my 8% loss limit on the downside and was sold. You can see that in the face of a market correction, the first stocks to go are the most recent purchases that are most vulnerable for a sale.
I just purchased these 240 shares on 5/5/06, at a cost basis of $24.44/share. A few moments ago I sold my 240 shares at $22.37, for a loss of $(2.07) or (8.5)% since purchase.
Again, as part of my strategy, I shall refrain from reinvesting the proceeds until such time as I have a sale of a portion of a stock at a gain, on what I call good news. You can see that my portfolio, which if I didn't have any margin, would currently be moving into cash as the market declined. It will be interesting to see how this works out as things proceed.
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Bob