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486 Success Stories

Most importantly, however, I want to thank you for the great work you do
and the great information you print daily. It is greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
David C., Investor

I started studying the market in March 1999.
After six months with a broker and no results, I went to the library, found
Investor’s Business Daily, and decided to learn to invest on my own. I
started last September with $50K. When I sold everything in March after
reading your latest book, I had $174K. Made most of my money on cup-
with-handle formations and reading your book, How to Make Money in
Stocks. I am a minister and want to use the money to start churches here in
Illinois. My goal is to start 13 churches in the next few years. Thanks so very
much for sharing your strategy with others.
Dr. Larry R., Pastor

In addition to success stories, we also receive letters from readers that
provide extraordinary insight. The following is from one of our readers
whose background, as a civil engineer in the former Soviet Union, gave an
interesting perspective to contrasting economic systems. We ended up cre-
ating a series of articles from this reader to share her insight.

Perspective of a Russian Immigrant (No. 4)

Svetlana Kunin
12/08/2009

I look at the people who support the transformation of America in disbelief:
They are destroying the very land that gave them so much opportunity.
Groomed, well-fed and educated, comfortably living in a prosperous soci-
ety, they need a mission to give meaning to their lives. These “fighters for
the less-fortunate among us” glaze over the fact that hundreds of millions of
people from around the world desperately try to come to this country for all
it offers, regardless of their economic status, race, class, or gender.
Immigrants rightly see this country as the best place to obtain a decent
life for themselves and their families.
When I immigrated to America in 1980, I was overwhelmed with the
amount of food and goods available at any store, at the numerous charitable
organizations helping the needy, and even the government programs that
helped people to obtain necessary skills to find a job.
Later, I realized that the country was in the midst of a deep recession.
Compared to where I came from, it seemed like the pinnacle of prosperity.