is it like a one night stand?

Had to chuckle when I read this exerpt from Marcus Padley's latest column:

Pretty funny, really. Is PRR like a one night stand? I think not and look forward to a much more "satisfying relationship" with my lovely little biotech beauty.

"A biotech stock is like

a one-night stand

Looked really good, sounded really good, could communicate its intentions in one sentence but, ultimately, you invested on too little information and only realised in the cold light of day that you didn't know what you were doing. Always memorable. Rarely something to brag about. The conundrum is that even though they want and need to be loved for a long time, they are often gone before breakfast, taking the contents of your wallet with them. Occasionally, they can turn into a fantastic long-term investment but this is almost always by virtue of luck rather than research."



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/money/lifes-uncertain-so-stick-with-the-spouse-and-nix-the-menage-a-trois-20110617-1g7qq.html#ixzz1Pj3KXBmj