My uncle Jack came by for dinner the other night. I have written about my aunt Rhoda before. My uncle Jack is a retired dentist and he and Rhoda spend their winters in North Scottsdale. Yesterday at dinner, his son Aaron was telling my wife and kids the story about how Jack tried to catch …
From: December 2019
Momemtum Monday – Add A Little Froth To My Nasdaq Latte
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Some Good Reads
I rarely watch college football, but I did yesterday and the Clemson Ohio State Game was great. The title game next week between LSU and Clemson might be great although LSU made Oklahoma look like Devry. I wanted to share some good reads today. Alex Danco is taking a break after working at Venture firm …
Nasdaq 9,000
I’ve been writing about Nasdaq 10,000 for the last few years on this blog. Here are the links. This week we crossed Nasdaq 9,000 which means the Nasdaq is just 11 percent from Nasdaq 10,000. Take a look at a chart I put together that shows just how close we are: Technically there is still …
Fractional Share Investing for all…
As we roll into 2020, fractional share ownership for retail investors is finally a thing. It has taken forever for this feature to be offered. The Stocktwits ‘Trade App‘ has it. Robinhood is about to launch it. By next year all the brokerages will offer it. I have been blogging about the move to fractional …
Mixing Business and Friendship
My friend Naval says some controversial things that get people talking/arguing. In a tweet yesterday he wrote: Working with a friend can cost both a business and a friendship. It can work if the friendship came after working together. It won’t work if the friendship came before and competence is merely assumed. I have been …
Merry Christmas and Some Resolutions
Merry Christmas everyone. I don’t usually participate in the spirit of Christmas, but yesterday I took gifts to give to the nurses and orderlies at the hospital that took care of me for two weeks. It was nice to see them and catch up on my progress, but I was surprised how few of the …
Could 2020 Be As Good as 2019
The odds are good we have another positive next year in the markets. Check the numbers from my friend and head of research at LPL – Ryan Detrick: The recession chatter that raged this summer has disappeared and from the charts I’m looking at, we won’t be seeing one in 2020 (of course things can …
Momentum Monday – Be Careful Calling Tops
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When Time Does Not Fly
One month ago today I was headed to the emergency room. It has been a real slow recovery from the surgery, which I was told is normal by my surgeon, but never believed. It has been so much work for Ellen but she just keeps going and going. I have no more tubes attached and …