Why I took a chance on Disney - Jonathan Berr

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1 pt	Why I took a chance on Disney
	Sep 02, 2008 03:30 PM UTC

Jonathan Berr

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Symbol	Sentiment	Start	Return	Closed
VIA		09/02/08	-54.30%	--
DIS		09/02/08	-39.15%	--
TWX		09/02/08	-56.59%	--

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Filed under: Time Warner (TWX), Walt Disney (DIS), Viacom (VIA), Stocks to Buy

Ladies and gentleman, this fund investor grew tired of watching his family's portfolio get pummeled by double-digit percentage points and decided to become a stockholder. So, I snapped up a tiny position in Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS).

Before now, I avoided individual equities for several reasons, including that I was prohibited from owning them because of my previous job. I also felt uncomfortable owning stocks since I write about so many of them. My financial planner also discouraged us from taking positions in individual stocks, saying funds are a better way to go.

But after taking a quick look at my last brokerage statement which showed my portfolio is down about 10 percent, I soon got over my unease. I realize that it's foolish to chase short-term gains but I thought something had to ...

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