triticale - the wheat / rye guy

Can't Win 'Em All

Back in 1980, during a week when all the smart money was going in that direction, my employer asked me to recommend a high tech stock. My instant answer was Intel. His father, however, convinced him of the importance of solid value, and that chunk of money got invested in gold-mine stock instead. This prbably turned out to be for the best for me, as it left him without the option of shutting down the company before I was ready to leave it. He could take solace, were I still there mocking him about this oversight, to find out that he was not the only one to miss this opportunity.