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There are many who try to "hype" their favorites, mostly penny stocks. More than not, I think penny stocks are a real gamble.

Through the years I have become a more conservative investor as I see most of my profits have come from good quality value stocks that have been around for a while.

My tech stocks are dead money for the next year or two, IMO. On the other hand, stocks like XOM, JCI and WAG have continued to move up on a regular basis, and dividends have increased yearly.