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dchabino's Public Page   February 13, 2012
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Name Symbol  
Along for the Ride DCAR  
Chabino's Rising Retailers Mutual Fund DGCMFB  
Chabino's Valuable Momentum DMFC  
Diversified Trends DMFD  
High Yield and Growth Fund DCHYG  
     
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    Current rank: Top Return T: Top Ranked
    Past ranks: Crown: m100 over 2 yearsM: m100M: m1005T: Top Ranked 5 times5T: Top Ranked 5 times5T: Top Ranked 5 times5T: Top Ranked 5 times5T: Top Ranked 5 timesT: Top RankedT: Top Ranked5Q: Top Quartile 5 times5Q: Top Quartile 5 times5Q: Top Quartile 5 times
   
Topic Posts Last message Views
[click here] 'Tremendous Experience!!!' 7 09 Feb 2007 163
[click here] 'Best Buy' 19 13 Dec 2006 103
[click here] 'Market Forces on Risk' 6 16 Nov 2005 40
[click here] 'Why did I miss TSCO?' 14 09 Aug 2005 45
[click here] 'Managing Consistency' 5 20 Jul 2005 29
[click here] 'Conn's' 3 07 Mar 2005 31
[click here] 'Dead Companies' 4 09 May 2002 27
[click here] 'Auto Nation' 2 12 Jan 2002 71
     
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ABOUT dchabino
Age: 36  Occupation: Furniture Retail/Wholesale 
Other Interests : Writing     
     
   
HOW THE MANAGER INVESTS
WHAT IS YOUR INVESTING STRATEGY? (GROWTH, VALUE, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, ETC.)
answer --> Three of my portfolios here are what I consider to be my “serious” portfolios. They relate to how I manage money in real life, and they also make use of strategies in which I have the greatest confidence in success. The other portfolios I use here are experimental in nature and may later become strategies I use more seriously. When determining a strategy for a portfolio, I first decide where that strategy will fit in terms of holding periods and acceptable risk. Then, I begin to design a theme around that that I believe will capture those characteristics. After I decide on a theme that acts as a sort of hypothesis, I then begin to decide what sorts of criteria will best capture that theme. For shorter term selections, I generally like to look for momentum, determined by relationships to earnings growth and value as compared to the market at large. In intermediate holdings, I like to look for not only momentum, but also for some less tangible features of things I can understand. For example, I might look for a solid business plan I think will work. For the longer term selections I make, I prefer to stick with the sorts of businesses in which I have the most knowledge. Because I spent 17 years of my life in retail management, I use the knowledge I gained to analyze management, business plans, and operations of retailers.
HOW DO YOU SELECT NEW COMPANIES FOR YOUR FUNDS?
answer --> I create a set of criteria and stick with it, come rain or shine. I believe in discipline when selecting stocks, maybe making slight tweaks to the criteria, but sticking with the theme overall. I use various methods for what I want accomplish according to different risk/reward profiles. I mostly will use criteria to whittle down selections to those that best fit a certain theme.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE TO REMOVE A STOCK FROM YOUR FUNDS?
answer --> For the most part, I remove a stock when it no longer fits the criteria I have set for a portfolio. If I were looking at it as a new investment and would not accept it, then it probably doesn’t belong in the portfolio. Sometimes, compliance comes into play, and that's when I have to make some sacrifices to bring things into compliance. Those decisions tend to be a little more arbitrary than I would like.
     
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