Amazing you had the opportunity to Nova Power so early ... I believe having children reading Buffett's letters a few times when they are in college is a must ...
What you or I believe in or what opportunities Mr. Market has presented us doesn't mean squat! At the end of the day, what matters is that Mr. Market is full of millons of participants each and every day or if you or I have the vision and courage to grab what Mr. Market presents! I also had the opportunity to own NT (BNR when I first arrived in Ottawa) around 2.5 or JDS around 1.5 or RIMM around 10 --- all before many forward splits! What matters is that I did not grab those opportunities under the circumstances. I also had the opportunity to own DNDN at 2.7 just this year. I did grab the opportunity but I sold my May 10 calls after a double in 3 days when DNDN was trading in the low 4's in early April. It is all water under the bridge!!!!!!!
There is only one Buffett, one Livermore, one Lynch, one Graham, dude! And that kind of positions is already occupied long before you or me. Grand vision is great but obssession with big names without actual actions will get one nowhere. Mind trading is fun but one's blood boils and breathing fastens only when he/she puts money on the table.
As of today, I can tell you that my portfolio value has declined over 50% since the peak reached in mid-September. Does it bother me? You bet, it does bother me like hell! But when one plays with house money, one feels less pressure. Further, my trunk is loaded with SVA Jan. and April call options at 7.5, 10 and 12.5. All I need is SVA to move up a couple of points and I will laugh all the way to the bank but I firmly believe it will move upwards far more than a mere two or three points. Let me give out a bold prediction: SVA will move upwards very violently before next April and as soon as next week. I feel great about SVA partly because the co announced it is moving from AMEX to NASDAQ listing just three weeks after I sent in one of my suggestions --- whether management takes in my suggestion is moot but the point is their train of thought is alligned with mine!
Again, I very much appreciate your grand vision and your thorough analysis. But frankly, your obssesssion with big names like Buffett or Fairfax is way beyond me. Best of luck to you!