At my local library are DVD to borrow and one which was seen was called The Admiral: Roaring Currents. The setting was in South Korea and the battle of Myeongyang in 1597. The Admiral had come from a defeat, had been tortured and was pressed back into command by the King (later he was asked why – loyalty to the King forever). As result of the earlier defeat the navy had 13 battleships. The Japanese were invading the country had more than 200 battleships and 100 other ships. The first reaction is fear – the odds looked like they are overwhelming stacked up against the navy, This reaction is seen in the men and the leadership of the navy, if you go to fight you are sitting ducks and then the Japanese would sail right through to the capital. The Admiral (Yi Sun-sin) says first fear then courage and then you can do anything and if we are right everyone will have the courage to help. A bonus for the Admiral is the straits where the Japanese navy is headed – the tides come in and out every 3 hours, however when the tides go out whirlpools are created which can be used in the battle. This and when the tides change so does the current – flowing with the current and then against it. Admiral Yi took his stance – uses his skills, used the currents in the straits and the courage of the other 12 battleships to inflict enough damage the Japanese retreated. The little guy can win.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, if you are a small investor, the odds are stacked against you to outperform hedge funds, institutional investors and variety of other large players in the investment world. This means you should stick to a niche area where the large investors help you; one area is dividend paying stocks. These stocks are profitable ones and large institutions hold them for the same reason you do – they are profitable, they pay a dividend and profitable stocks trade at higher multiples of earnings. When the stock price fall or go down there is an opportunity to buy and hold for a period of time,

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions.