I love when a plan comes together. Sometimes they do take an extra SEVEN years. When I started Stocktwits in 2008, I would walk into Etrade executive offices with my friend Roger Ehrenberg (also an investor) to pitch the social trading opportunity. I gave up after a few years. The brokerages like to wall in …
From: November 2015
The State of the Markets…’Bricks and Mortar’ or ‘Bricks and Morbid’…and the Banks!
I love this quote I read the other day: One man came to Mozart and asked him how to write a symphony. You do not have to be Mozart to make money in the markets. You do not need to invent a new algorithm or have inside information. It does really help to listen. As …
Scheme or Racket? …and Eric Schneiderman
There are so many ‘schemes’ and ‘rackets’ at play in the financial industry my head spins. Just today, Andy Kessler wrote this great piece today on FICO Loans. Read it here . When I think ‘scheme’ or ‘racket’ here is what pops to mind: Bernie Madoff FICO scores and the three credit agencies (Experian, Transunion, …
Life in Coronado…and Why Apple and Instagram are Undervalued
I can’t believe that a simple stop and shoot with an iPhone 6s can create a picture like this to be shared in the moment: Quick Beach run #coronado A photo posted by Howard Lindzon (@howardlindzon) on Nov 9, 2015 at 7:12am PST It really did look that way to me this morning when I …