I agree that you buying a stock of a trendy shoe company sounds opposite of what you describe as your "risk-averse" investment strategy. Did you get the tip off of a message board?
If I took tips from message boards I'd have gone broke long ago buying up dot-coms and dot-condos.
I prefer to do my gambling where they serve free drinks--having said that, in 2005 I took a position in Precious Metals and Mining :shock: ....I attribute it to maybe getting a bad oyster.
(BTW: I am a little overweight in cash right now....the next couple of weeks can be real tricky)
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