Investing Manifesto

Well recent events have proved to me exactly what kind of investor I really am.  Every time I step out of my comfort zone it ends badly.  So time to get back to what works.

• I am a value investor, and if there is no value I do not invest; and I will not buy a company I do not want to own.
• I am not a momentum investor, I cannot base a valuation on how long people will continue to drink the kool-aid.
• I am not a growth investor, I can't buy purely based on someone else's crystal ball.
• I am not a trader, watching the intraday ticker gives me an ulcer.
• I don't buy (or sell) based on "tips," if it doesn't fundamentally make sense I don't do it.