04-02-2021, 09:57 PM
I agree with Ray. We are all here for the same reason, and sharing successes is good. It may not be well received if you post daily balance updates to your $3MIL port, but nobody is doing that here lol.
About the only caveat I would add is always remember your beginning when replying to a post. I know we have folks here contemplating whether they should buy one share of JNJ or AAPL this month because they can only afford to add a couple shares of stock each month. I will always find time to offer my advice on what is a small trade to me because it's obviously important to them now. I shouldn't feel it necessary to qualify my advice with my net worth. It's why I like this forum over others where so many clearly come to put other posters down. I think we should be honest and critical when required. I enjoy being challenged. It's generally not what you say, but how you say it that determines if it's interpreted as an attempt at being helpful. If you disagree with my advice and go another way, I may shake my head if you lose, but I'll still be cheering if you win.
Hope that made some sense. It really is what I like about this place.
About the only caveat I would add is always remember your beginning when replying to a post. I know we have folks here contemplating whether they should buy one share of JNJ or AAPL this month because they can only afford to add a couple shares of stock each month. I will always find time to offer my advice on what is a small trade to me because it's obviously important to them now. I shouldn't feel it necessary to qualify my advice with my net worth. It's why I like this forum over others where so many clearly come to put other posters down. I think we should be honest and critical when required. I enjoy being challenged. It's generally not what you say, but how you say it that determines if it's interpreted as an attempt at being helpful. If you disagree with my advice and go another way, I may shake my head if you lose, but I'll still be cheering if you win.
Hope that made some sense. It really is what I like about this place.