our day to day is very frustrating to say the least. I increased my position by 25% in the last 3 weeks hoping for a rebound. happens everytime...then I guess I got used to it...

We are indeed at the mercy of macro-economics. I would have expected our own agenda would lead the way but it seems I am wrong again. About Stifel, who knows really? I think they still own a huge amount of shares but they certainly did not expect to wait more than a year to get their payoff. As Webgogs and other stated, we must have been close to a deal last year but we will never know for sure. One thing is for sure, we have never been closer to the FS than now! keep faith and glta