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When Reward Exceeds Risk
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I aim to invest in securities and note my ideas along the way on my stock blog. Disclaimer – I am a Blogger, Not A Financial Advisor: Ron Cruz is not a registered broker, broker dealer, securities analyst, investment advisor, investment banker, or underwriter. The securities (stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds) profiled and/or mentioned in my Reward Exceeds Risk blog are only company profiles and are not recommendations to buy or sell. The information contained herein is not guaranteed by me to be accurate and should not be considered to be all-inclusive. Information on my blog contains financial review statements and forward-looking conjecture that involve risks and uncertainties. All profiles are based on information that is available to the public. Investing in stocks involves risk and educated speculation. You should consult a qualified financial advisor or broker before making any investment decisions. Stocks profiled on this blog are for informational purposes only. The purpose of this blog is to emphasize the need to do homework and thorough research before making any investment selections. Securities profiles in this blog are posted to make investors aware of these companies and should not in any way come across as a recommendation to buy or sell shares in these securities. You should do your own homework and thorough research before making any investment decisions. My Reward Exceeds Risk blog works to verify the accuracy of all information contained on its web site but does not in any way guarantee that this information is free from mistakes, errors, or material misstatements. My blog also does not guarantee that this information is of a timely nature. Past performance of stocks profiled on this blog is not a guarantee as to future performance. Do not buy a stock simply because it is in my blog. Please consult your investment advisor. Furthermore, you are sure to lose money trading penny stocks. Invest at your own risk.
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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Warren Buffett's Fundamentals of Investing
Warren Buffett urges timid or beginning investors against going into stocks "at a time of extreme exuberance" and becoming "disillusioned when paper losses occur."
"The antidote to that kind of mistiming is for an investor to accumulate shares over a long period and never sell when the news is bad and stocks are well off their highs."
His bottom line fundamental advice: "Ignore the chatter, keep your costs minimal, and invest in stocks as you would in a farm."
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"Forming macro opinions or listening to the macro or market predictions of others is a waste of time...letting the capricious and irrational behavior (of stock prices make an investor) behave irrationally as well."
Warren Buffett's Warning
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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"With my two small investments, I thought only of what the properties would produce and cared not at all about their daily valuations. Games are won by players who focus on the playing field—not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard."
Warren Buffett
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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On Why Warren Buffet Invests
Buffett invested because he thought the assets would be increasingly profitable, not because he expected to sell at a higher price
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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On Warren Buffett's Speculation
Buffett writes about his purchase of a Nebraska farm and his investment in a retail property near NYU in Manhattan.
In both cases, he bought when prices were unusually low after bubbles had burst.
In both cases he had no particular expertise.
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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Another Stock Debutante; the first tech IPO of 2014 - Varonis Systems
Founded in 2004, Varonis (VRNS) got on the band wagon for high demand for "big data", a means of harnessing large amounts of computerized information generated by humans such as workers, customers, and consumers. VRNS has an operating loss of $5.8 million in 2013, even though it had posted a revenue of $74.6 million in the same year. Essentially, VRNS is a form of spy software, helping companies collate data buried deep within e-mails, spreadsheets, files, and unusual use of data. With an ending IPO first trade day price of $44 a share, VRNS was left with a market value of more than $1 Billion.
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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If history is any guide, emerging-market stocks will end up a bargain again for investors with guts to buy against the grain...emerging markets have tended to do stunningly well over shorter periods when investors neglected or rejected them.
Jason Zweig - The Intelligent Investor
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit
Morgan Freeman
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it
Margaret Thatcher
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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I've always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you've got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles
Chuck Norris
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do
John Wooden
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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Be miserable or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
Wayne Dyer
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
Henry David Thoreau
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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Bond Mutual Funds
These are essential additives to one's portfolio for diversification and for capital preservation. Unless you have several millions of dollars, bond mutual funds or ETFs are the best deal. The trick of course is to stick with low expense ratios and to avoid high commission or brokerage fees. Any expense ratio greater than 0.5% is too much.
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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Stocks are the only piece of the American dream that’s still working
Rhoda Allen, a 63 year old investor
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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Deep Value Investors
Investors May be Piling in When Stocks are at Their Peak; this is, of course, the antithesis of buy low, sell high.
This latter notion confers a patient preference for whatever is battered and unpopular.
Sir John Templeton once said: “The right question is: Where is the outlook most miserable?” A value investor who can’t withstand pain isn’t a value investor at all. You should ask financial advisors and investment managers: What adversity have you had to overcome in your life? And what does being poor mean to you?
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ronster555-blog · 11 years ago
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My Disagreement with Jim Cramer
He likes Palo Alto Networks, while I like FireEye.
Both are faced with patent-infringement lawsuits. Juniper Networks claims that its technology is incorporated into Palo   Alto’s products.
Finjan in 2013 was very active, having filed separate suits against FireEye. Finjan is a pioneer in the cybersecurity industry with an intellectual property portfolio of several patent assets encompassing the industry's core technology such as software, web infrastructure and network equipment.
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