Welcome aboard, and to the world of virtual investment communities

It is good way to get into the realm of managing your own investments

I've been here for a while and what you discover is that there are all sorts of folks from all of those catagories that you listed

You are fortunate to have this as your learning experience and this board to learn on

I have participated in online investment communities for 20 years, mostly here, which I consider the Cadillac of the breed:

http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subjectmarks.aspx

But for specific stocks, like this one, this board has emerged as the go to source for DD

As to your who question, I am a retired aerospace engineer, and yup, I am counting on this bad boy to take care of everything

I hold a bunch