Corner market investment contest?

[shalab]

How about a corner market investment contest? Everyone gets to recommend five stocks by the 3rd of the new year. At the end of 2011, we pick up the winners of the stock contest. It is to educate, entertain and hopefully enrich  ;D

[collegeinvestor]

I don't think one year is a long enough time horizon :)

[eclecticvalue]

I like it but there is already a thread on the general discussion page.

[beerbaron]

Five :o That's the amount I can find in a whole year!

 

BeerBaron

[StubbleJumper]

Five :o That's the amount I can find in a whole year!

 

BeerBaron

 

 

Some years I can't even find that.  This year I hit a bunch of singles (15% gains) but nothing worthy of a contest.

[Parsad]

I think investment contests are silly.  They trivialize the intellectual framework required for successful, long-term investing with a margin of safety, since contestants would attempt to realize the biggest return in the shortest timeframe, regardless of risk.  Call me an investment snob, but unfortunately I am.  There are plenty of sites to enter such contests, and this won't be one.  Cheers!