• Portfolio 1

• Clayton's Risky Growth
• :: AMD
• :: NUAN
• :: PRX

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• :: NCT
• :: OXY
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I try to only own 3-5 stocks at any given time for concentrated returns. I do not subscribe to any one investing strategy. I like to have a somewhat Bruce Lee/pragmatic approach to my investing. Many strategies have their own merit in the right venues and I like be flexible between them. Although, I do not believe in shorting stocks simply because the effort it takes to find a bad company could just as well be used to find a good company, and the risk/reward curve on a short is just not right in my opinion (unless its a terrible bear market) That said, my major influences are:
Peter Lynch
Cramer
George Soros
Ken Fisher
My dad - we talked about stocks and finance when I grew up instead of sports

I work for a software company that provides optimization solutions for large and complex operational issues.

I believe there are three types of investors in the world:
1. Rich people who want to stay rich (conservative)
2. Rich people who want to be richer (greedy)
3. People who want to be rich (everyone else)

I believe if someone does not identify themselves with one of these categories, they are just confused and have no place investing. I am #3 so I do not waste time holding on to a stock unless I am "certain" it will make money soon.

Graduated from University of North Texas with a BS in Business Computer Information Systems (Business meets CS) at 22 and married my lovely wife. Now my goal is children, early retirement and world travel.