re: Somebody talk me out of Alcoa

No offense meant - it's just that I learned that lesson early. Bought stock in a company that had been around 30 but fell back to 5, which is where I bought 500 shares.

I also happen to work at said company and things looked they were getting better.

They liquidated two years later. All I got out of it was $30 from a class action lawsuit brought by the vultures that circle in these situations.