Bought AAPL and GMCR. Loved Apple products and drank a lot of coffee. Didn't buy MNST nor MSFT. Also, have AKAM, Yahoo! and Inktomi (bought over by Yahoo!), lost a bundle. As an IT guy, familiar with IT firms only. Could well be dumb luck that some of the purchases appreciated so much, compensating for those disastrous purchases.

Btw, didn't own any landed properties, staying in a small condo. Just feel uncomfortable in spending so much monies in "roof over our heads". Thought stocks is a better investment.