Well, the 5 market days have passed. My original i$50,000 investment in Gold, Target (TGT) and Sirius Radio (SIRI) have made me a small fortune. My portfolio containing the mentioned equities and Gold is now $43,719.96, a loss of $6280.04 or 12.56%.
My original "strategy" was based on a prediction by an astute portfolio manager at CNBC that the market has bottomed and it was time to "dive" in. Of course he suggested a more diversified portfolio than I chose. However, even with greater diversification,it would have been difficult to pick winners in this market.
Betty apparently did the "right" thing and will continue to sleep soundly.