A Short Cheat Sheet on Going Long

Boy, the positive response to my recent shorting column was simply overwhelming. One reader even wrote in that I was at my "lucid best." Hmmm, odd though that it was also my shortest column of the year.

But, heck, if it's brevity you want, then it's brevity you'll get. Therefore, a 672-word cheat sheet on going long! Of course, bear that I am, this probably marks the top. But nevertheless: onward!

Okay, so it's easy to remember, my long strategy has a code name: the Three Fs. (The Three Tenors was already taken, unfortunately.) Those Fs are: fat, flat and full. Of course, if you aren't able to say those three quickly, then please, read no further. ...