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John D. Thomason

ABOUT
I am a retired (as of September 2001) IT manager. While I have always followed the markets, during my IT career my market research time was limited. Upon retiring, I have focused full-time on the markets and my own market education and growth. I have evolved my investment/trading strategy over the years to the point that I am comfortable with my approach, both from a suitability standpoint and from a results standpoint. In addition to reading and re-reading numerous investment classics, my education has been augmented by my experience, particularly the market declines of 2000-2002 and 2008-2010. I make money from dividends, occasional stock sales, and option sales, either covered calls or cash-covered puts. I only own ...More
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  • Description: Retiree. Trading frequency: Weekly
  • Interests: Dividend stock ideas & income, Energy stocks, Foreign stocks, Options, REITs, Stocks - long, Stocks - short, Tech stocks
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OPTIMUM STOCK INVESTING NOTE:WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPGRADED EFFECTIVE 2/6/2012 WITH SHARE BUTTONS, RSS FEED, AND NEW AND IMPROVED CONTENT. The purpose of the website is to present one investor's (i.e, myself, John D. Thomason) approach to investing in stocks utilizing a conservative, value-based strategy that relies upon dividends as the ...More
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NuStar (NS) down $2 + on disappointing earnings - buy opp in my opinion for this MLP-typical market overreaction. Apr 25, 2012