Category Archives: Opinion

Today, applications as we know them are dead. The final nail has been carefully hammered into the coffin in the same way that typewriters are dead, print newspapers are dead, glossy books are dead, the telephone land line is dead, … Continue reading →

I apologize for two posts relating to recent actions by the Fed being too Onion-esque for this blog. The posts in question refer to 1. the Fed buying eTrade and 2. a poker group buying Bear Stearns. Ultimately, the humor … Continue reading →

MARCH 18, 2008 – NEW YORK, NEW YORK: In an unprecedented move, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, has commandeered the assets of eTrade for $0.25 per share, converting 12,567 eTrade ATM machines across the US into instant loan machines. Initially … Continue reading →

I wrote a well-regarded poker group of the following message. Call it humor in the face of danger… Sunday, March 16, 2008 – NEW YORK – In an unexpected move, a rouge group of poker playing wannabes, has-beens, and rich … Continue reading →

Rumors were circulating in the Valley on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008, that Bear Stearns was facing near insolvency, and those rumors proved to be true today. In addition, the Fed pumping $200 billion of liquidity into the market was supposed … Continue reading →

Google has not hit my price target of $450… YET, but it has cleared the invisible line of $500 per share today by a nice margin. My guess is that various funds are being forced to sell positions right now … Continue reading →

The extremely rocky waters of the market have been unsettling lately. I still believe that Google will hit the $450 per share range, but it does not seem to be slipping below $500 per share. We shall see. Meanwhile, I … Continue reading →

Berlin is an awesome city. There is nothing like going to the fifth floor of an abandoned, bullet marked, and graffitied building to find a nice bar and lounge. Berlin Photos

Today, I sold 100% of my equity and mutual fund positions. Many stocks were held for 10 years, but they are now all liquidated. We shall see if this was the right move. 2008-02-06 Update: I guess that I got … Continue reading →