Originally Posted by
Ghost Monkey
So here we are. Nov. 22 2018. "Sound buying" "Topped up last week"
Dec. 2 2018 "Plenty more growth to come" We really like "long established companies". Yeah, me too.
Dec. 3 2018 Those dirty "naysayers" eh, "wrong then and they're wrong now." It's gotta be a great buy still, right?
But wait, what is this??????
You've sold!!! Half??? What? When? Why?
This monkey is bewildered!
Just that morning you posted about the "naysayers" being wrong. But apparently you've already started selling down? And "a while back" no less!!
Sure, Dec. 3 was a trading update, and it wasn't great. Wasn't quite the end of the world either.
What on earth is going on?
And here folks, is my issue. Mr Beagle, you responded to me yesterday and said, and I quote "anyone who followed this lead dog should be extremely pleased and grateful for the barking". Indeed. So you clearly understand you carry some weight on this forum, and investors should be grateful for following your "lead". But nowhere between you topping up on Nov.22 and announcing you'd sold half your shares on Dec. 3 did you post your intentions to your 'pack' that now was the time to sell. You didn't bark that part did you. In fact, you continued to ramp it up. Ramped it up and sold the story, one you obviously didn't believe any more. And now we have to read about you patting yourself on the back for a job well done, and how we should all be grateful?
So, for all the mum & dad investors, those new to investing, those trying to learn a little bit more, here's the moral of the story:
I owned a beagle. Past tense. He died this year on Oct. 26. Very difficult day as we had him since he was a puppy. He was 16yrs old. But after 16yrs I can say I learnt a thing or two about beagles, they "lead" you to only one place, their own food bowl.