Fool's Bet: Amateur Stock Investing

Author: John Honovich, Published on Nov 05, 2015

Investors in public companies, including video surveillance, have a massive information edge. This is something I have witnessed first hand talking to them over the past 7 years for various surveillance manufacturers. 

Like playing the lotto, any fool can win once in a while, but amateurs face a vast disadvantage against the pros.

In this note, I share examples of things that professional investors know and do that impressed me and show how much more sophisticated they are compared to amateurs.

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** **** ****, * ***** ******** ** ****** **** ************ investors **** *** ** **** ********* ** *** **** *** much **** ************* **** *** ******** ** ********.

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Company ******

******* *** **** ******** ******* ** *** **** *********** ************ investors *** ******** **** *******'* **********. ******* **** *** ***, CFO, *** ** ** ******** ********* *** *** ******. ******, company ***** **** ***** *** *** ** **** **** ***** people (***** ** ** **** * ***** ** ****** ** land * ***** *******, * ************ ******** ** ********* *** public *********). ******** **** ***** *** **** ******. ***, ****** there *** **** **** *** ** ******** **** *** ** said / *********, *** **** *** *** **** ** **** with ******* ** ** **** *** **** ** *** ******* details **** ***** ******* **** ** ****** ***** ** *** you *** ****** **** ** ******* ** ***** ** ***** are ********.

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**** ***********, *** ********* ********** **** ***** *** **** **** able ** ****** *** **** *********** ***** ******** ***** ***** manipulation *** *********.

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****** ******** ** *** ****** *** ******* ***** ***** ** index ***** *** *** ****. *** ** *** ***** ***** you *** '**** *******', **** ******** *** *** ******** ******* those *** ********* ***** * *** **** ** *** ***** than ***.

Comments (26)

Undisclosed #1

11/04/15 10:13pm

***** ********* *** ********* ***** ***** *********** **** ******** *********** that ** *********** ********.

**********, ***** *** ***** ** *******, ******** ****** ** *********** that ** ******* ** **** ***** ** ******.

******* ** ***-****** ******** *********** ** ******* ******, **?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/04/15 10:19pm

******* **** ********.

***** *** ********* ***** ** *********** *** ****** **** ** fine, **** ** *** *** **** ** ****.

**** *** *******, *** **** **** ******* ***** *** **** if **** ** *** *** ******** ********** ***, **** ************ about ********, *** *******, ******** ***** *** **** *** * lot **** ***** **** ***** ***********, *******, ***.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 11/04/15 10:35pm

**, **** *****'* ***** *********** ** ******* **** *******. *** is **** *** *** '**** ** ********* ** *******' ** buying?

*'* *** ********* *** ***** ** *** *******, *'* **** pointing *** **** *** *** ** ***** ***** **** ******* for ****** ** '******** ******' ** '*********** ***********' **** '******** individuals' ** *************.

*** ********: ******. *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/04/15 10:49pm

********* ********.

** *** *** * ******* **** *** *** ******** ** tens ** ******** ** ******* ** *****, *** **** *** special ********* **** ****** *********. ***'* ****** ** ** *** within *** ******** ** *** ***, *** *** **** *** to **** **** ****, *** ******* *********, **** **** *** etc. *** *** ****, **** ***** ** *** ********* ** your ****. **'* **** ***-**** ****** * ***** ************ ************ for * **** ******. *** ** ***** ** **** **** down?

******* ** ******* ******* ****, **** '** *** ***** ** fire *** *** **** ****', ***** ** **** ** ********* legal **** *** *** ***** **** ***** *** ****. *** example, **** *** *** *** ****** ** *** ******? ******** rely ** *** ** **** **** ***** ****** ******* ("*** the ****** ** ******* **% * ****"). ************ ********* **** the ********* ** ***** / ******** **** ******** **** *** players ** *** ***** ***** ** *** ** *** **** is ***** ** ****** *** ********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/04/15 11:00pm

****** ******* *** *** ********* *** ******* ******* - *** went **** *** *********** ** ******* *** ***** ** ************* (about *** ******* ********* *** ******* ******* ************* ** *** broker)

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 11/04/15 11:23pm

*** *** **** **** ** *** *** *** ***** ** applied ** ** *******?

**********, *.*., ***. *, **** - *** ********** *** ******** Commission ***** ********* **** ** *** ******* ** ********* ** settleinsider ******* ******* ******* ****** ******* *** ***** ********* relating to Stewart's sale of ImClone Systems stock in December 2001. Under the settlement, Stewart agrees to an injunction, disgorgement of losses she avoided, and *** ******* ******* ** ***** ***** *** ****** *** *******, for a total of about $195,000 in monetary relief

**** *. *********, ******** ** *** **********'* ********* ******** ******, said,"This ********** ******** ********** ** ****** ** ********** ** ******** **** ****. The combination of monetary relief and future professional restrictions serve both to sanction *** **********' ******* ******* and to restrict them from future positions of investor trust."

Dennis Widdows

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/04/15 11:37pm

**** *** ** *** ***** **** ** *** ********* *** had ******* ** ** **** *** ******** ********...

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Dennis Widdows | 11/04/15 11:41pm

*** **** ** ***?

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/04/15 11:42pm

**** ****** ******* *** *****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 11/04/15 11:44pm

****, ****** ****.

******* ******* ** ** ***** *** *** *********** ** ****** stewart *** ***.

David Lieberman

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 11/05/15 04:33pm

* ****** *** *** ** *** ******* ********** ************* ** the **, ***** ******** ********** ** ******** *** ************* **** were ***********, ******* ** *** *********, ******** **** ********* (******* morale), ** **** ** ******** **** ***** *****, ***** ********* (gauging *******, ******* *******, ***.), ***** ********* (** **** *** on ****?), *** ** **. **** ** **** *********** ** readily ********* ** ************, *** ** ********** ******** *** ****.

*** ********** ******** ******'* *********** **** ****** ** *** ** this ***********, *** ***** ********* ***** *** *********, **** ** their *********, *** ** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to David Lieberman | 11/05/15 04:37pm

*****, **** ********!

*** **** ***** * *** **** ******** ********** ** **** companies *** ****** ** ** **** ********* ** *** ******* investors **** ***** ********** ** ***** **** ***** ******. **** would ********* **** **** **** ****** *** *** **** ****** / **********, ***** *** *** ****** ********* **********.

David Lieberman

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 11/05/15 05:16pm

***! ******* ***** **** ***, ****. **'* * ****** ** degrees. *** **** ******* ***** ********. *** ********** ******** ***** have **** **** ******* ******.

*****, ** * ****** ** ****** ** *** ****, *** example, * ***** ***** * *** ***** ** ****** *** store (***********, ******, ************, ********** *************), ******* *** ******* **** (security, ****** *********, ***.), *** ** **.

** * ***** *** ****, * ***** * *** **** IPVM. * ** **** ****** ** ******** * ******* **** a ************ **** ********* ******** ** *** *** (*** **** distracted **** ******** *******, ******, ******** *******?) ** ** ********* straits (*** **** ******* **** ** *******, ***** ********** *** fatigued?) **** ********** ***** ** *********.

***'** ***** **** *****'* ******* ********* *** ******* *********. ** have ** **** *** **** ** **** ** *********.

Thumbnail me

Marty Major

11/05/15 12:11am

* ********** ****** **** ****'* ******* ********* *** **** ***** stacked ******* ******* *********.

********* *** * ***** ***** ** ******* ******* *** ***** funds **** **** ******** ***** * *********** ****** ****** ******* **** *******/******* ** *********** ** - or ** ***** *** **** - * **** ****** ********** within *** ***** ** ************ *******. * ****** ********* ******* it.

*** ** *** ****** ********* ***** ***** ** *** *********** above ** *** *** ** **** **** **** '****** ********' - **** **** *** ********** ***** ** ****.

** *** ****** *** *****, ** ******* ********* **** *** investor ***** *** *** **** ** ***** **** ** ** use ***** '****** ********' ** *** *********** **** **** *** able ** ***** **** *** $*** ***** ***'* ** ********* to ********** ***** *****. **** *** *** ****** ** **** about ****** ****** *** *** ***** ** ******** *****, ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Marty Major | 11/05/15 12:41am

* ******'* ***** ********* ******* **** ** ********, ******* (*) GLG ** ****** ******* ***** ******** / ********* ***** '*******' and (*) *****'* ****** ** ***** *********** **** *** ** provided **** ** ********* *****. *** *******, ** ******** *** gets ******* ** **** **** *** ******** ******* *** *********** of *** *********** ** * ******, ******* *** ** *********, and *****'* ******* ******* ***** ****; **** * ***-******** *** working *** ********.

Undisclosed #3

11/05/15 02:17pm

*'** *** ***** **** ***, ******** * **** ***************, ***** ****** **** *******. **** ********** ****/********* *** ** to **** ***** ***** **** ***********/********* ******* ********* ***** ******* industry ********, **********, *** ***********.

* **** ***** **** ***** ******* ** ***** ********** ***** a ****** ** *********** ***** ** *** ***** ** ****** and **** ****** **** **** *** ****** ***** **** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 11/05/15 02:38pm

***, *****'* **** * ****** ** *********** *** ****** **, as ** ******* ** ** * ****** ********** ******** - use *** ******** ** ******* ***** ***********, **** **** *********, etc.

** ** **********, *** *** * ***'* *** ** **** chip, **** ********* ***** **.

Undisclosed #4

11/10/15 07:16pm

* ********. * ***** *** *** ****-*********** *** ******** ****. I ** * ************ ********. * ***** **** *** **** is ******* ******* *** ***** ** *********:

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********* **** *** ***** *** ** *********** ** *************. * have **** **** ** ****. **** *** ****-****, ********** ********* can ** **** ****, * *****, ** **** ******* **** or **** ** *** ********* ******:

  • *************
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** ** *****, *** ********* ***** **** ********. *** **** than ****, ** ***** **** *** ********* *** ********. *** are ****** *** ** ** ** **** *** ** *** the ***** **** ** **** ****** **** ************ ****. * think *** ******, ** ******* ******* ** *** ***** *********, said *** ****** ******** *** **** ****** ** ********* * stock ** *** ***** ** ********* * *** ** * school *** **** ****.

*** ********* ***** *** *** **** ********* ******* *** ***** picking ** ***********.

  1. The *********** ********, by Ben Graham, 1949. The bible on value investing.
  2. Common ******, ******** *******, by Phil Fisher, 1960. The bible on growth investing.
  3. One ** ** **** ******, ** ***** *****, 1989. Makes the case that individual investors can outperform professionals.

***** *** *** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 11/10/15 07:21pm

*, ***** ********. * ******* ***** **** *** ***** *** important ********* ******. *** * **** **** **** ************* **** lack ****. * **** **** **** **** ************* *** **** money **** ********* ******* ** ********** ******** ** ******** ****** companies **** **** ***** ***** ******* / ********.

**** ****, ** *******, ************ ********* **** ***** **** ***** traits **** ******* ****. **********, *.*., ** * ******** ** the ******** ** **** ********* ******.

* ** *******, ******, ***** *** ********* *** **** ***** traits, *** *** *** *** *********** **** ** * ***** professional ************, **** **** ** *** ***** **** ********.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 11/10/15 09:33pm

************:* ****** **** **** **** ******

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/10/15 11:46pm

****** ***** ** * ***** ************* ** ****** *** ******* about *** ********** ** *******. * ******** ******* *******'* **** many ***** *** **** * *** ******* ********** * ***** find ***** *********. ** ****** ******** *** ******** *** * don't ****** **** **********, ** ***, * *** ** *** central ****** **** ******* *** ********* *** ** * ****** nobody *** ************ ********** *** *******. ******* * ****** ** at *** **** ** *** *******. ***** **** * ****** that **** **************.

**** * ******** ********** **********, ***** ****** *** ***** ** have * ******* *********? ***** ***** *********, ******, ****** *** Lynch, *** ***** ***** ** ***** ****** ** ***** ******* of ********* ***** ********* ******** ******* *** *******, ** * book ** * ********** **** ********** *** ****** ** *** this ** **********.

** ** ***** ***, ** *** ********** ** ***** * have **** * ****** *** ** *** ************ ** *** markets ** * ***** ******. ***** **** *** ****** *** because * **** * **** ****** ***** ** * ** thorough ** ** **** ** * ** **** ** ******* recognition ** * ** *****. * **** * **** ****** of ******** *** * **** **** ******** ** ****** **** the ***** ** **** ** ******** *** **** ****** *** less ********.

*** *** **** ** *** **** ** ***** **** * ever ******* ****** ** ***, **** **, ******* *** ****** in ****** **** **** * ** ** *** ********. * am ****** **** *** **** **** *** *****, **** ******, stock *******: *******, *****, ******, *****, *************, *******, ******, ***.

*** ** ** **** **** **** *********, **** ** *********, are *** **** ****. **** *** ** *** **** ** the ********** ******** ******* ** *** ********* ****** ******. ** provides * **** ****** *** ***** **** ***********. ** ** back ** ****, ** ***** **** ** *** ******** ** Tiger *****' ****** *** *** **** **** ****** **** ****** can ******* * ******** ****** ** *** **** **** *** long ****?

* **** *** **** * ******* ** **** ***** ************* investors **** ****-**** ***** ******* **** ***** ******** *** ****** walk ***** *******, *** **-**% ****** ******* *** ** ***** or ****. *** *** **** ******** * **** *** ** an **********, * ******* ********, *** *** ****** *** *** small ***** **** ********* ******* $***-**** **** * ****** ** so. ** ******* ** *** *** **** * ***** *** with * ******* ******* **** *********** *** **** **** ********. He ******* *** *********** ******** ***** * ****** *** *** shyness *** * **** ** ******** ********* *** ** *** way. *** **** ***** ** ** ****** ****** ******* ** interpret ********* ********** *** ** ******* ****** ****** ******* ** abnormally *** ******. * **** ******* *** ** **** **********.

***** ** * ****** ** ******* ***** ***** ** ****. But * ***** ********* ****** ** *** ** ******* **** others ******** **********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 11/10/15 11:54pm

*******'* ***** ** ** *****. * **** *** **** *** whole **** ***** ** ***** ** ********* ******* ****** ** college *** ******** ******* ** ** ****** *** **** ***** is ***** ******* ******* ********* ****** ***** ** ****** ** index ****. **** ***** **** ***** ** **.

** ***** ** ***** ********* / ************ ** ********** ******. It ** ******* **** **** ****** **** **** ****** *********** that *** ******* ****** *** ********** ******. *********'* **** ** ********. * (*** **********) **** ****** **** **** * *** weeks ****** ****. ***, * ***'* ****** ** ****** ** all *** ****** ***** *** ****** *** ***** *** **** advantage ** **** **** ** ***** ***********, ***** *** **** of *** ****** **** *** ** ** *****.

Undisclosed #4

11/10/15 07:40pm

******** ** **** ** ** *** **'* **** *** **** of **. *** *** ***** *********** *** ***** **** ** money ** *** **** *********** ****, *** **** *** ******* free ** **** *** ***** ***********, ** ** *** ***** in ******* ** ** **** ******* ** **** * ***** decision ***.

****, *** ********** ******** **** *** ****** ******* ***********, ********** committees, ********* ********** ***********, *** **** *** ****-******, *** ******* returns **** *** ***** ******* ***** ****** ******** *** ***** returns *** *************.

***'* ******* ********* ** ****. ***** *** * *** ** elements ** * ********** ****, *** ********** ****** **** ** perfectly. ** *** ** ******* ******** *** ******. **** ******** on ******** ** * *** **** *********** *** ****** ** driver. *** ****** ***** *****, **** *** ****** **** *** new ******** ****** ********** ******* *** *****'* **** **** ****? Maybe/maybe ***.

*** * ****** ** ******** ********* **** **** **** **** under ** ***** ***. ** **** * ****** ***********:

**** ****** ********* **** ****: **** ******* * ***** **** of ******** ******** *** ******** **** **** ******** ****. (***** Lynch ******.)

**** ******** *** ********* *** ********* ********** ***** **** ** Google *******: ***, **** **** ***, ********, **. ***** **** explained ** ****** ***** **** ***** **********, *** ******* * dividend *** ********* ** ** ********* *** *** *** ****** a ***** ***. (******** ** *** *** ****** ******.)

**** ******** *** ******* **** ** ********* ** ******** *** businesses, ****** ********* *** ********* ***** *** ******** *** ***** their *** ************. **** ** ******** *** ** ****'* **** anything ****** ****. (******** ** **** ****** *** ***** ***** methods.)

**** ****** *** ****** *** **** **** **** *******, ******* out **** * *-* **** ******. ** ******, **** *** timing *** ** ******** **** **** ** **, *** *** main ***** *** ** ***** * ****** **** **** ***** repeat.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 11/10/15 11:23pm

****** ***** ** *** ***** ******, ***** ********** **** *** a ****** ****** ** *******, ** *** ****. ******* ***** make ** ********** **** *** **** ******.

******* *** ******* ****** ** ******* ** ********** ****** ** a ********* *****. ***** **** ***** *** ******* ** *********** a ****-*** ****. *** ***, ******** **** *****.

*** *** ** *** ***********? *** **** *** **** **** can ** ****** **** *** *******? ** *** *** ****, I ***** ******* **** ******* ******* ** ****** *********** ****** into *** ******* ** ******* ***** ** ***** ****, *********** that **** *********** ***'* **** *** **** ** ******* ** do **.

******* **** ****** ***** ** * *** ** *** *** pop ********** ***** *** *****, **** ********** ** ** ** being ******at *** ***** ***** by casual individual investors? The dumb money, so to speak?

*'* ******** **** ****** ******** ** *** **** **** *** effectively ********** ** ************* ** ******.

** **'* *** ******* *** ***'*, *** *** ***'* ** have ******* ********** ************* ********** *** ** *****, **** ** they **** **** ************* ** ****.

********, * ***** ******** **** *** ********** ******** ** **** from ******** ********* **** *** ******, ** *** ******* ************:

********* ********** ***********, *** ******* ******* ****

*********** **** **** ** **** ** ******* **** *** ********* income ***** **** *** **** ** **** *** ******* *********.

* ***** *** * ***** **** ** ****.

** *****, *** *** **** ***** *** ******* ******, *** then *** **** ** **** ***** *** ******* ********.

***** ******** ****** ** ** **********.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 11/11/15 12:51am

**** *** **** * **** *********** *** ********* **********. *** me *** ** **** *** ********** **** **** ********* ***********.

* ** ******* * **** ** ** ******** ********* ***** these ****, **** *********** ******, ** **** *****-****. *** **** summarizes ** *****-**** ****** ** *********** **** *****-**** *** **** leading ** * **** ******** ***** ****. *** ****** ** taught ** *** *********** ***, *********, ********* *** ********* ****** people *** ***'* **** **** **** ********** ** ***** *****.

*** ** ******* ******** ** ****? *** * ******* ******** website **** **** **** *** *********** ******** *********? *** * new ************ ******* ** * ******* ****** **** ** *****? Can * ******* ******** ****?

******** **** *******, ***** * **** *****:

"*** ****** ***** *** *** ********* ****** ****-********** **********... ** effectively ****** ****** ** ********* *** *** *** ******* *********. Then, *** *****, ** ****** **** ** **** ******* ***** boundaries *** ** *** ***... *** ***** ******** ******** ** you **** ** * *** *******, **** *** ***, *** tried ********* ***, **** ** *** ****'* **** **** *** were ***** *** **** ** *** ******** ******* **** ******* to ** **... *** ***** ** **** ** ***'* ****** know **** *** **** ****** ***. *******, ** **** *******, attitudes, ********, *** ******** *** ****** ********* ******* *** *** taking ** *** **********, *** *** ****** *****, *** *** exploring **** ***** ** ********... **** *** *** ** ******** and ************* ******** **** *** ********, **** *** ******, *** your ******* ** **** ******** ****** ** **** ****."

******* ** *** **********. ******* * ****** **** ***** *** optimistic ***** *** ***** ******. *** *** ****.

David Lieberman

IPVMU Certified | 11/11/15 03:20pm

"**** *** **** * **** *********** *** ********* **********."

** ********* ***!

****, * ********** **** ******** **** ********** ** **** ***, though *** *********** * ******** *****.

*-*, **** **** ******* ******** ** ********* *** **** *** shared ** **** **** ****. * ***** ** *** ** son ******* ** * *****, *** ** *** ** ********. He's * ******* ***.

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Aura's 'Invisible Ripple' Next Gen Intrusion Detection Tested on May 23, 2017
Aura Home is a startup intrusion detection system, but it claims new, high-tech sensing that monitors the 'invisible ripples' movement creates,...
Pelco Shutting Down Clovis Line, Laying Off 200 on May 22, 2017
Pelco's Clovis facility once turned out some of the industry's most popular products. Now, the facility is mostly building "obsolete" equipment,...
IP Camera - 15 Year Shootout on May 22, 2017
How far have IP cameras come? We bought and tested 4 cameras across the past 15 years to understand how much and where performance has...
Remote Video Monitoring Providers Directory on May 21, 2017
Remote video monitoring can help integrators generate RMR plus end users lower their security costs and/or improve response to critical...

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