As Robert Rodriguez finds slim pickings in stock market, his goal has changed to capital preservation. The cash position in his fund has been in steady increase. On March 31, 2005 , it is at 34%. As a reference, between 1984 and 1997, his cash level was rarely above 5% and most of time it was less than 2%. Now he is sitting on this big trunk of cash, awaiting opportunities. "You never know value of liquidity until you need it and don't have it." He said, “This is one of those times when it takes a great deal of patience, discipline, and conviction to maintain such a contrarian position, because of potential business and investment risk that it entails.”

Robert Rodriguez’ contrarian position in investment goes beyond adjusting level of cash. He also reduces his fund’s weighting in sectors or industries that he thinks are overpriced. He has done this before. The years of 1979 –1981 was time of second oil crisis, oil and gas prices were soaring. Many "experts" were forecasting oil prices of $100 per barrel within ten years. Energy stocks were being valued as growth stocks and represented nearly 31% of S&P 500's market capitalization. Robert Rodriguez went to contrary; he liquidated all his energy stocks and bought bonds. The oil mania resulted in large-scale capital destruction with virtually every bank in state of Texas going bankrupt by 1987.

Dental insurance is broadly divided into two types based on restrictions for physicians that can be sought, payment method to physicians, etc. these two types are: Fee for service plan and Managed care plan. These types of plans are more or less similar to general health insurance.

Fee for service plan: In fee for service plan beneficiary is supposed to pay for services he has taken every time he / she takes those services. The beneficiary can choose any of doctors or health care providers by himself and then submit claim to insurance company. This is further subdivided into reimbursement plans and indemnity plans. In former, you will claim for bills incurred while having services from dental health care provider. This claim will be reimbursed irrespective of type of services sought. In latter, you will be reimbursed based on based on set amount that insurance company gives for specific service. In both of cases it is you who is going to decide who should your doctor be.