As I said earlier I think I have learned from my previous mistakes. I
have applied my new criteria when looking for possible investments for
2008 (provided my original investments get to at least what I paid for
them) and have found the following companies to be a good choice I
believe.  What does anyone else think of these companies?

Symbols = HIMX  ACLS  SIMG  ACTS  GBT  XWG

They are all in the Tech. Industry which is what I am most familiar
with.

Most important is to not wait until your "original investments get to
at least what I paid for
them"  That may never happen or you may be missing good oportunities
while waiting.

I somewhat agree but I believe my original investments will at least
get to where they were when I bought them - at least most of them.
  You see I bought in early November when they were all low and they
are now starting to climb.  All are involved in the Asian industries
sector and I think American investors are starting to realize this is
a more profitable area to invest in right now so hopefully I at least
did that much right.
  In the meantime I also have a good portion of funds in an IRA that I
just transfered over from a 401k fund - this is not my main retirement
fund. It is a company matching fund which did pretty well over the
last 10 years. I plan on investing this money into the new stocks I
have chosen for 2008.
  This will also give me an opportunity to see how they perform so if
and when one of my original stock investments gets to a break even
point I can decide wether to cash out and invest in one of the newer
stocks I have chosen