tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798074091942701235.post6427758715039549763..comments2024-03-29T01:35:09.550-04:00Comments on Can Turtles Fly?: Risk with Following "Gurus"Sivaram Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361276466660862882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798074091942701235.post-28803136957550651462008-08-15T14:45:00.000-04:002008-08-15T14:45:00.000-04:00I'm not for blindly following the pros. But for in...I'm not for blindly following the pros. But for individual investors (I'm one) I like and employ the concept of "reverse engineering."<BR/><BR/>Pick 2 or 3 top investors, and review their holdings and moves. Use these names as your list of potential candidates for investment. Note the word potential. Sometimes a stock has moved by the time it's a reported holding of Whitman, etc.<BR/><BR/>The appeal of this strategy is that the top professionals have analysts who do nothing all day but research stocks. I can't do that because I'm one person, and I have to work for a living ;-)<BR/><BR/>And, you're right, this type of thing works best for investors, and not traders or those making quick, in-and-out moves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com