"An alligator investor relaxes at the bottom of his pond waiting for good things to swim by or fall in. He disdains crocodile investors, who charge out of the water to seize their prey."

I am a successful investor with more than 30 years experience in the financial markets. I work from my home in rural New England. I am looking for stocks which are outperforming the S&P, yet have lower volatility and higher dividend yield than the index. I also wait for those stocks to be on sale before I buy them. Once I own a stock I tend to hold it for the long haul. The purpose of this journal is to clarify my investment strategy by putting it in writing, and to record important information for future reference. I don't give investment advice. If I have an open position in a security being discussed I will disclose it.

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