I personally think that Fred is smarter than Barney
10k with the current insane PoS % is simply unsustainable, while MMXIV at 2014% PoS seem to be perfect, from my own experience.
I was very sceptic about the viability of MMXIV when it began (at a much lower PoS rate at that time, wich was increased after) and I sold all my coins few months ago.
Then, after re-thinking about my portfolio lately, i've decided to re-buy MMXIV... and I will explain you why I did :
I see MMXIV as the perfect "mining plan", wich is way more profitable than mining. Instead of leasing a mining plan/time for mining a random coin, holding and staking MMXIV gives you a return after day 1. A return (call it dividends, interests) that you may sell already or not, there are advantages in doing either. I would say that with an alt markets currently in a depression state, holding and increasing your stakes seems smarter to do, as the market will get better in the following weeks/months.
MMXIV recipe is the most perfect one, imho. iGotSpots made simply the best PoS altcoin, and i very like also the idea of gorillastake. The only thing i don't like from him is that he knows he made something great with maieuticoin and reproduced that concept with other coins, first Balls then 10k. I would really like that he stop to 3 now, because the first one is already the king. no need to flood his portfolio with more.