2016-03-19 18:53
Effective immediately, all employees from 2nd level management down will be taking a 10% pay cut. This amounts to about $5000 a year per employee. To show that there is i… Read More
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Here are my recollections of how I first entered the Stock Market and the Precious Metals market, investing a couple hundred here, a couple hundred there, along with the mistakes I had made and the successes I enjoyed.
2016-03-19 18:53
The title of this post is facetious, of course, as the market never "ends," but the point is, precious metals prices have been going through the roof lately. I recently bought a bunch… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
So, you think the economy is bad today? Think this generation can "feel the pain" of their grandparents/great grandparents suffering during The Great Depression?Think again.According to a r… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Wow! With the economy as it is today, I think I'll spend nearly all my extra money buying Powerball tickets! Now, if I win, should I take the Lump Sum, or Annual Payments?? Read More
2009-03-28 12:37
Wow. When I wrote this post in August of 2007, who would have thought that we'd be where we are today? Five percent. Ahhh, those were the days Read More
2009-03-09 11:24
Precious metal prices have been taking off lately. To see my experiences with metals, including info about KITCO's Pool Accounts, read my brief series beginning here Read More
2009-03-05 02:32
It is said that metals are a hedge against inflation, so who knows how high the values of gold and other precious metals may become?Here are my experiences with the volatile market of gold a… Read More
2009-03-05 02:32
It is said that metals are a hedge against inflation, so who knows how high the values of gold and other precious metals may become?Here are my experiences with the volatile market of gold a… Read More
2009-02-05 11:51
$500,000. That's the cap President Obama has proposed for exec salary for companies assisted by the bailout. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. I wish they capped MY salary at that amount - t… Read More
2009-01-31 11:18
A Riddle for you:Question: What's the difference between a tornado and the U.S. Economy?Answer: One leaves a path of destruction as it brings down homes and takes away cars and other prized… Read More
2008-12-03 00:36
Sure glad I have stock in Walmart Read More
2008-11-16 21:37
As of 2008, Chrysler has been in business 83 years. General Motors? 100 years. And The Ford Motor Company, 105 years.288 combined years of producing American iron for American highways.Af… Read More
2008-10-26 22:50
Try to say this three times really fast:Shell-shocked Shareholders Shouldn't Shoulder a Shellacking.Go ahead - I dare you to try Read More
2008-10-17 02:52
According to this article:The gain of 401 points (Thursday) marked the 21st trading session out of the past 24 in which the Dow has finished with a triple-digit gain or loss, an unprecedent… Read More
2008-10-05 12:30
Wooden Arrows for Children? Last time I checked, children were not supposed to play with weapons, but if it will get our economy stable again ...Or maybe they're talking about those bright… Read More
2008-09-30 11:35
"Daddy?" the young lady cried, "I'm in trouble!""What's wrong, sweetie?" the father asked of his college aged child."I'm maxed out on my credit cards and my rent is due! Can I borrow $500 f… Read More
2008-08-21 02:16
Some of you may have seen my post about regrets upon selling stock. In it, I ask if anyone has ever sold stock only to later regret it.Anyway, I sold some stock last month in order to buy o… Read More
2008-06-17 10:17
In 2011, the Estate Tax is to be repealed. I can hear it now:"Hey Sis! What do you say we buy Grandpa skydiving tickets for Christmas!" Read More
2008-06-15 13:18
Read this post and this post regarding credit scores gone wild Read More
2008-05-12 22:48
May I be the three thousandth person to ask how you're planning on spending your IRS "stimulus check?"S'funny. Where I come from, a stimulus check is when my wife looks down my skivvies to… Read More
2008-02-26 21:29
For those who may be interested, here's where I've been the past few months Read More
2007-09-14 01:27
Here's a dividend check I got this week. Any thoughts on how I should spend it? Any guesses on how much it cost the company to send it to me? I specially enjoyed the word ONLY in the amou… Read More
2007-09-04 11:54
A Point of View in our local paper talks about executive pay and how, perhaps in some cases, high profile CEOs may actually be worth the big bucks they get.In executive pay, you get what you… Read More
2007-08-20 20:12
Anyone else sick of the recent stock market slide? Whooo-weee. One of my 401(k) lost five percent over just one month and my IRA's at an all time low. I can hardly believe this is all jus… Read More
2007-07-11 23:46
In a recent article,Sprint customers get the brush off McClatchy Newspapers Sprint Nextel told about 1,000 disgruntled cell-phone customers that they would be better off with someone else… Read More
2007-07-05 02:21
Have you ever sold stock, and then later regretted it?There can be any number of reasons why you might want to sell stock. I think one of the first times I sold was to put a down payment on… Read More
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