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rjvanden's Public Page   September 02, 2010
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Name Symbol  
RVB Smart Buys Long Fund RVBXX  
RVB Value and Income RVBVI  
     
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ABOUT rjvanden
Age: 32  Occupation: Equity Analyst 
Other Interests : Athletics     
     
   
HOW THE MANAGER INVESTS
WHAT IS YOUR INVESTING STRATEGY? (GROWTH, VALUE, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, ETC.)
answer --> I actually like to employ all aspects of styles. At the end of the day I simply seek opportunity and will go where they are. Often times, I will find a stock that has been beaten down makes no sense and will make a value investment. Other times a new service or technology has changed the world and the market's expectations have yet to catch up with the opportunity. I do pay some attention to technicals to aid decision making, albeit only for short term decision making to try to save money, after all I am the trader on this portfolio. I never make company decisions based on technicals. So, call me a multi-strategy PM. There is alot of art to this - more than some might like to admit. But, in a way, you have to sort of "feel" the markets on top of all of the due diligence and number-crunching. I also spend much of my time working on my psyche - the markets have a propensity to shake confidence and spending time on the mental aspects is just as important as the soft skills, if not more important. Every investor should read "Trading in the Zone" as a starting point, and then go lose some money.
HOW DO YOU SELECT NEW COMPANIES FOR YOUR FUNDS?
answer --> Since I do this professionally, I generally log in to Marketocracy a few times a week (in good weeks) if an actionable idea or theme comes around. That said, often times little is going on and I am perfectly happy doing nothing - because after all of the effort, sometimes that's actually the best thing to do.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE TO REMOVE A STOCK FROM YOUR FUNDS?
answer --> Every stock has a story behind it. When that story breaks - I get out. I realize that a "story" may not be what some want to hear, but what I am saying is that the story is what drives your investment idea. If you think the "story" is that an underperfoming stock will change because it will find a way to grow margins, so be it - that's the "story". Beyond that, I have a few written "rules" in each fund that I follow in terms of maximum loss, maximum % of overall fund, etc. Finally, when the entire world believes a stock is bulletproof, it is probably time to get off the train.
     
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