Rooted and grounded in Maryland, but have traveled around the country, and plan to buy a horse farm in New York state when I'm finished with school. Yes, it's a little late in life, but I am currently attending school full-time to finish a degree in art as a sculpture major. It's hard to believe, but I also work full-time from home editing web pages, and at least 20 hours a week at the barn tending to my horses. I'm just lucky to have my life-long soul mate to help me with all of this. Time is so valuable, literally, and in more ways than one. A lot can be learned from Warren Buffet. I also strongly beleive in these few statements made by John Dorfman, in his farewell column, highlighting what he had learned after nearly a decade of writing for Bloomberg: #1: Out-of-favor stocks are the best road to capital gains; #2: Don't be swayed by what Wall Street analysts say; #3: High portfolio turnover is not necessary for good results; #4: The investment value of a stock is independent of whether it has been moving up or down; #5: Predicting the market with consistency is extremely difficult. #6: Predicting the economy is probably even harder. #7: High valuations alone aren't a good reason to sell a stock short; #8: High profits alone are no reason to invest in a stock; NOTE: Please note that this was found in a TradeKing blog, but keep in mind that TradeKing does not specifically endorse any of the securities or trading strategies mentioned, and neither does the writer of this profile note. Depending on your risk-reward profile, this trade or strategy may or may not be suitable for your portfolio.