William Koldus is one of 25 Seeking Alpha Contributors participating in the 2017 DIY Investing Summit. In the summit, one of the questions I asked William was what his biggest victory from 2016 and accompanying lessons learned. Below is an excerpt from the interview and a summary of his response.

William's biggest victory from 2016 (and lessons learned)...

Was well positioned for the inflationary trade in 2016.
QE led to one of the worst downturns in commodity history, opposite everyone's expectations.
Went from deflation (2011-15) to inflation (2016-).
When fear builds it's natural to want to stay away from out of favor assets.
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This is just a small excerpt of what's covered in the interview.

The interview is full of detailed tips on William's core investment strategies, top advice for DIY investors, and specific ways he's positioning for 2017.

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Full list of summit contributors:

Chris DeMuth, Bret Jensen, Rida Morwa, Brad Thomas, Eric Parnell, Ian Bezek, Richard Lejeune, Richard Berger, Aurelien Windenberger, Doug Eberhardt, Dividend Sensei, Ralph Baker, Lawrence Fuller, Double Dividend Stocks, Mark Bern, Mark Hibben, Dividend House, J Mintzmyer, William Koldus, Damon Verial, Avi Gilburt, Shailesh Kumar, Chuck Carnevale, Adam Aloisi, and Colorado Wealth Management

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Companies mentioned in William's interview: Sun Edison (SUNEQ), Peabody (BTUUQ), Tech Resources (TCKRF), US Steel (X), Westmoreland Coal (WLB), Bank of America (BAC), Chesapeake (CHK), S&P 500 (SPY)

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135 William Koldus - My Biggest Victory Of 2016 And Lessons Learned