I’m halfway into the first paragraph when IT slides across the screen aiming straight for the spot where I’m reading. Then zip – it’s there! Another freaking online survey covering up and obliterating the article I’m trying to read. NO, for the millionth time! I will NOT take a “few minutes” to answer a “few [...]
Jan.22, 2012 | filed in Economics, Investing, Outside-the-Box | Comments (5)
Just popped in with this photo of a snappy pleasure boat on the East River taken on a more serene summer Sunday. This river, like the stock market, can be dangerous to people who fall in or attempt to swim in it. Once in, there are few places to climb out. And the river’s water [...]
Aug.28, 2011 | filed in Financial, Investing, Living | Comments (4)
Before the recent dive in the Chinese microcap market, I made a decent profit trading small (but profitable) Bulletin Board Chinese stocks. Tinkerbell style bookkeeping occurred in a few of these stocks (a given in the BB game) and I got smacked accordingly, but in the end made out okay. This past week that market [...]
Oct.12, 2010 | filed in Investing, Living, Outside-the-Box | Comments (6)
One minute after the stock market opened, I knew there was a problem. The stock (let’s call it ZXA) didn’t jump out of the gate, raring to go, as it usually did. But when two more of my Bulletin Board stocks also didn’t show any trades in the first few minutes, I thought it might [...]
Mar.02, 2010 | filed in Investing | Comments (2)