VINDICA

  I have always found stock market investing to be an interesting topic.  This is mainly because I am not very good at it.  My boss throws a lot of zingers at me.  One of my favorites is what he had to say about my abilities as a project manager - "you can become a mediocre project manager if you work really really hard at it".  Well, it did make me try really really hard.  It is the same with stocks.  Most of my life, I have been mostly an external observer of it, since I know myself and I know my limited stomach for risk. A few things have changed in the last few years.  Financially, we are at a much better place and I realized that I can afford to risk a lot more without really denting the outlook of our financial future.  The second is the growing realization that you mostly learn about investing by doing , not by learning .  The reason being that your investment philosophy needs to be aligned with your own personality (in my case, the limited risk appetite and a constant