[brnaftr361]

I dunno MS took a really long time to recover it's peak. Even if you didn't buy the top it stayed flat for a very long time. Not that it happens in every instance, but at some point in managing it you have to consider opportunity cost, call a loser a loser, and pull out. 15 years to break even and that's without taking inflation into account.

[stouset]

Playing individual stocks is a fool’s game. Yes, the random stock you pick could turn out to be a terrible investment for any number of reasons.