What Do I Own?

Here are a list of stocks that I currently have positions in:

• Akami
  
• Activision
  
• Ebay
  
• Pfizer
  
• Nautus Medical
  
• Sandisk
  
• Montpelier Re
• Radyne
  
• Xpress One
  
• Emergent BioSolutions
• LoopNet
  
• Citibank
  
• ABX Holdings
  
• II-VI

Please keep in mind that just because I have purchased shares of a company does not mean that you should. I am by no means an expert on stock picking, or even on performing a financial analysis on a company.

What convinced me to buy these companies? Research. I had read enough compelling arguments for purchasing the stock of these companies (at the time) that I decided that they would make good long term buys, and I was willing to accept the financial risk of acquiring a certain amount of shares.

This is why this blog was created. It is a collection of compelling arguments for the purchase of individual stocks. I needed a place to collect information from all of the sources that I use. If I read about several positive aspects of a stock, especially if it is coming from different sources, there is a good chance that I will look to add it to my personal portfolio.

Have I lost money on some of these companies? Absolutely. Am I worried? Not particularly. Since I plan on being invested for several years I will ride the ebb and flow of the stocks as they occur.