To what extent do you view your investing life as an extension
of your personal life?By that I mean to what extent do the personal morals and ethical values
of Tim the man govern the investing decisions
of Tim the dividend growth investor?If you ask your typical dividend growth investor if they would be willing to invest in a lucrative but immoral venture, say selling child pornography or crack cocaine, the answer would probably be «absolutely not» regardless
of the yield, valuation or growth prospects
of the underlying venture.And yet, ask that same investor what their thoughts are about Phillip Morris and they would probably describe what a
wonderful investment it is and go on about why you should own it.Do your personal morals ever come into play when buying companies, or do you compartmentalize your conscience, wall it off from the part
of your brain that thinks about investments, and make your investing decisions based on the financial prospects
of the company?The reason why I'm asking is that I keep identifying stocks
of companies that I love from an investing perspective but despise on a human level.I can not in good conscience own any
piece of Phillip Morris knowing the impact that smoking related illness has on the families
of smokers.You might say that the smoker made his choice to smoke so you don't
mind taking his money, but his children never made that choice and they are the ones who will suffer when he dies 20 years too soon.
You have done a
wonderful job on this game.Payed for it on steam today -LCB- worth every
piece of loot
mind you) and having more fun than you can shake a copper sword at.Hope to see more like this and hope other developers learn from what you have accomplished here as it is that good and I believe it will inspire others that there is a market for old school retro style games and they can be just as involving and fun as the heavy hitter rpg games.Thank you for your work and I will be keeping my eyes open for more from you.