Faith is dumb, Fear is good and Fair is for kids. Most people invest with complete faith in the opinions of others, no fear of losing everything and/or a belief that the stock market is for ‘mugs’. Thank goodness. I have always thought the stock market was the fairest way to invest. The dumbest money …
From: April 2010
Happy Birthday Max
So my Son Max is 11 in an hour. Life is good.
Overheard on StockTwits: $APOL and Natty $UNG Weakness, $BIDU and Casino Strength
The markets looked like they were going to give it up early this morning but have rebounded back strongly and are in full melt up mode now. Here’s today’s morning StockTwits buzz:
Overheard on StockTwits: Greece Bailout Redux, $AAPL weakness, Spain and $GLD
The trouble in Europe is on the front pages, yet the market managed to open up green today in the face of yesterday’s selloff. Here’s the morning StockTwits buzz:
Congratulations to Greycroft and to Marissa of Stocktwits
My friends at Greycroft have just closed their second digital media fund for $130 million . I have invested with Greycroft in a few deals including Buddy Media and Marketbright and we have become friends. I was thrilled when they offered me a role as a Venture Partner with the new fund, but we decided …
The Upside of 'Too Small to Fail'…Goldman Sachs in the Murderhole
I liked how my pal ‘Fly’ summed up today’s market action ‘ Welcome to the Murderhole ‘: Anyone else find it disturbing that Goldman’s personal emails are being broadcasted and published for the world to see? Who the BLEEP do these Congressmen think they are? I know it’s part of the “investigation” at hand. But …
'Momentum Monday'…Finding my Stride
I am having an absolute ball creating my ‘Momentum Monday’ shows. I think they are getting better and at worst, they are making me focus on stuff I had not been taking the time to do so it is easy to keep doing them. It’s a routine. Investing can be hard, but with a simple …
Overheard on StockTwits: Is $ALL the next $CAT, $GS and $GOOG weak, Time to be Cautious?
Markets opened up this morning on great earnings from $CAT but there is an underlying weakness to the tape today with stocks like $GS getting completely booched. Here’s the morning StockTwits buzz:
A Tribute to Some Bulls…and StockTwits TV
At the Twitter conference a few weeks ago we ran into the CNBC west coast team. They were lounging on the couch out front, likely on Facebook. I walked up to say hello with Soren and introduce ourselves. In return, we got ‘you are the guys who are trying/going to kill CNBC’. We love hearing …
Overheard on StockTwits: $JRCC Looks Like an Interesting Play
I love StockTwits on the weekends. The pace is a bit slower, everybody has a time to digest the market and share ideas, and you have time to mine through the StockTwits ecosystem looking for ideas. This weekend I stumbled across an interesting one, James River Coal Co. $JRCC