Hi 'Stones', Thanks for your advice. I too would only every...

Hi 'Stones', Thanks for your advice. I too would only every purchase something that I'd done my homework on, but in this case, my son called & said that he had a very 'hot tip' ... from the person who'd done the drilling & it was Very positive, so he was telling everyone to 'get in quick'. I think that he was manipulating the market because they went up to 17c that day I bought, then back down to 1 or 2 cents the following day. I have his name & I should have reported him to the SEC but didn't think of it at the time. So, I've been holding on as I don't think it's worth selling them ... so, they can't go much lower than they've been. Of course, my son feels really had about it was he knows I'm only on a pension & it was a lot of money to me.
I also bought AVL & AQD because I thought they were a part of Bryah ... & I'm a bit of a 'greenie' so thought that assisting a company that's mining lithium was good for the environment ... in the long term. I also bought some S32 for the same reason, esp. as they were all mining is similar areas so if Bryah was successful, then they would also be successful.
I also bought A2M at $7. but when they went up to $21, I'd have sold, but unfortunately, my medical condition had me hospitalized for 10 weeks at the time, so I missed the opportunity. Then Morrison opened his mouth & killed our relationship with China, which also killed our A2M market. A@ was left holding a huge amount of product without a similar market for it. I'm hoping that they will pick up again now that they have a few new board members who appear to be a little more proactive than the previous ones & branching out into flavored milk, etc. I'm at the age & stage my health & age may need my calling on the A2M .... but I'll hold onto them as long as possible.
I'd be grateful for any guidance you can give me ... as I'm a total novice, in case you can't tell. I worked in Futures for about 12 mths prior to & during the '87 crash. What mainly learnt how the rich got richer ...& how the senior traders managed buy their RR's by placing their own Buy & Sell trades just prior to placing the big Buy & Sell orders for the major clients ... & how a certain 'type' of people had numerous family trusts that always seemed to make all winning trades, unlike the rest of us who win & lose. I decided that unless one was a trader who had the major clients one might as well go to the races or the Casino & play blackjack!