Month: August 2010
Connections
I used to really enjoy that series on PBS. I’m reminded of it today, where I went to review my…
My Only ETF
I don’t generally like ETFs, but I I make an exception with EWY because it is the only way to…
Thar’s Gold in Them Thar Shills
The number of sites to take money from suckers is only slightly smaller than the number of suckers. Still,when it…
Bargain Basement Bachelor’s
Picked up Corinthian Colleges Inc. (COCO) today from the Yahoo! Losers page. I think this one got over-punished and looking…
Tipsy Dollar General
According to an AP article I saw this morning, Dollar General is selling beer and wine in some stores. I’m…
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK)
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) came up on my radar from a Yahoo! News Alert Digest article I receive on Carl…
Their Loss is My Gain
Stocks with predictable cycles are gold if you have enough money to take advantage of the obvious-but-small fluctuation and to…
An Eye for the Low Ball
I had shares of Shamir Optical Industry, Ltd. (SHMR) when everything went to hell a couple of years ago. Dropped…