I get a lot of people that ask me about investing rules. I wish I could always practice what I preach. I wish I had the mentors and tools at my disposal today that I did when I first caught the investing bug. Here are my sic favorite and a bonus one for good measure: …
From: August 2011
Getting Started on StockTwits: The Ultimate Guide
We are getting a bunch of new StockTwits members who are experienced market participants or journalists. The following guide offers a detailed set of How To tips for you and everyone on how to get started quickly and smoothly and serves as a reference for new members. If you have follow up questions, please feel free to …
Identity…The Road to Hell
A lot of people know who I am. I bleed on my blog. It resonates with people. If it bores you, you never come back. No harm no foul. I get news, laugh, share, banter, ask questions on Twitter. I get insane value. I share my passion for stocks and markets on Stocktwits. I discover …
Is Twitter The ‘Seinfeld’ of The Web…And What’s Facebook?
Seinfeld was a show about ‘Nothing‘. Twitter is a startup about ‘Nothing’. Most users don’t even go to Twitter. It’s like Seinfeld…most of the action happened at the Coffee Shop, not at Seinfeld’s apartment. Seinfeld had co-creators. Same with Twitter. Larry David is socially inept, with dizzying and hilarious insights. On Twitter, 99 percent of …
Steve Jobs…What Has He Ever Done for Us?
It’s an inevitable but brutal day for the family of Steve Jobs, his friends and the Company. Life though will go on. Only time will truly put the great run of Steve Jobs and $AAPL in perspective. Monty Python sums up how time plays a role in this with one of their most classic and …
Momentum Monday…Slim Pickings, But The Tape is Thick With Data
Today, I discuss the major move down in interest rates and the likely reason. There is some strength out there in the beverage world $KO, HANS, $FIZZ so in the difficult tape you have to take notice.
The ‘Upgrade’ Bubble…Popped.
It was all about the upgrade for the last 13 years. We were in ‘Upgrade’ nirvana. I want my hotel room, flight and home upgraded. Pronto. I want my ‘Upgrade’ from $GS. I want my bear markets short. That is until…the ‘Downgrade’ of the United States by some poor shlub at the S&P. In order …
The S&P is Below 1998 Levels , but EVERYTHING is Different …especially the Mood.
I got a ton of reaction from my post last week about the S&P being below 1998 levels. There is a lot of anger about how ‘Buy and Hold’ is dead. People that say this are LAZY. I love people like this. As Ted Knight eloquently stated in ‘CaddyShack’, ‘The World needs Ditchdiggers Too’. Buy …
What Have Our Leaders Learned in 2065 Years? … and My Gameplan for This Week
“The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” — Cicero , 55 B.C. Apparently …
The S&P is Below 1998 Levels…Thirteen years of Nothing?
The S&P is now below 1998 levels, the year I started my hedge fund. It is thrilling and sad at the same time. It is thrilling that I have trounced the averages over this time period and most of my original limited partners remain partners and friends. It is sad that I can’t retire :) …