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Archive for November, 2006

San Diego Is Anti-Poor

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 Posted in Economy | 5 Comments »

San Diego just blocked Walmart's plans for a new Super Store arguing that that Wal-Mart puts smaller competitors out of business, pays workers poorly, and contributes to traffic congestion ... Read more..

Rocks For Breakfast?

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 Posted in personal finance | 1 Comment »

I spend a several hours every week reading different newsletters on a variety of investment, business and marketing topics. Here's an interesting piece on the value of branding.If what people ... Read more..

Utah Home Prices Doing Well

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 Posted in Real Estate | 2 Comments »

I started buying real estate in Salt Lake City in the fall of 2004. So far I've done pretty well on those investments. Here's a link for the appreciation in ... Read more..

Changed 401k Investment Elections

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 Posted in personal finance | 4 Comments »

Today I changed the funds selection in my previous employer's 401k. I was investing about 30% in Global funds, 15% in financial funds, 30% in world wide health, 10% tech, ... Read more..

Oh, To Be Young & Debt-Free [Well One Out Of Two Isn’t Bad]

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 Posted in personal finance | 3 Comments »

USA Today has a good story about a young 29 year old with $165,000 of student loans. She got a degree in Chiropractic health and makes $44,000 a year. ... Read more..

Gartman’s Rules of Trading

Monday, November 27th, 2006 Posted in Investing, trading | 3 Comments »

Every year Dennis Gartman publishes his "Rules of Trading." Here they are.DENNIS GARTMAN'S NOT-SO-SIMPLE RULES OF TRADING1. Never, Ever, Ever, Under Any Circumstance, Add to a Losing Position... not ever, ... Read more..

$5 Dollars Off Magazine Subscriptions

Monday, November 27th, 2006 Posted in Coupons | No Comments »

Amazon.com is currently offering $5 off future purchases on most Magazine Subscriptions. Save money on your subscriptions and they make great christmas gifts too! Check out my bookstore. [All content is copyright ... Read more..

Bad Day For The Dollar - Great For Retailers!

Friday, November 24th, 2006 Posted in Currency, Economy, Gold/Silver | 2 Comments »

Today was black friday and atleast in San Diego it seemed like everyone was out shopping like its going out of style. The local best buy had great deals on ... Read more..

Canadian Royalties Revisited

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006 Posted in Canroys, Oil and Gas, alternate investments | 4 Comments »

A few weeks ago, I cursed the Canadian Finance Minister for causing my CanRoys to drop significantly overnight. I may have been premature in cursing him. I originally bought them for ... Read more..

Commodity Play: Billion Dollar Companies Swallowing Each Other

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006 Posted in Commodities, Stocks | 2 Comments »

I own a few shares in a company called Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX). Monday they announced a bid to buy copper producer Phelps Dodge Corp. (PD) for $25.9 ... Read more..

Beware When Shopping For Camera’s Online

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I recently lost my beloved Canon Powershot SD300 camera. I decided it was time for an upgrade so I started researching the different options available. As obsessive as I ... Read more..

Book Review: Hot Commodities by Jim Rogers

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006 Posted in Book Review | No Comments »

I just finished reading Hot Commodities by Jim Rogers. Its a very easy to read book and the author does a great job explaining why everyone should invest in commodities. ... Read more..

Coupons For Buy.com

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006 Posted in Coupons | 1 Comment »

Google has a promotion right now. They're offering $10 off a $30 purchase or $20 off a $50 purchase at Buy.com if you use Google Checkout. The Google Checkout is ... Read more..

Where To Invest Your Can’t Lose Money?

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006 Posted in Investing | No Comments »

Here's an interesting excerpt from an MSN money article this month.One fund that didn't notice was Permanent Portfolio (PRPFX).Welcome to a home for your serious money -- the money you ... Read more..

Private Equity Funds on the Rise

Friday, November 17th, 2006 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Doesn't it seem that there's been a resurgence of Private Equity buyouts of familiar public companies???Readers Digest just agreed to be acquired for $1.6 Billion. 2005 was infact a banner ... Read more..

Closed Part Of My WCI Postion

Friday, November 17th, 2006 Posted in WCI | No Comments »

Since WCI was up sharply, I closed out the January $20 Puts. There's only 2 months left and like someone famously said, "Markets can remain irrational longer than you can ... Read more..

WCI Up Sharply!

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 Posted in WCI | 4 Comments »

OUCH! Yesterday WCI was up over 10% on twice the normal volume. About 5 million shares traded hands at about $17.5 which makes it nearly $100 million dollars worth. I ... Read more..

Got My First Oil Check

Friday, November 10th, 2006 Posted in Oil and Gas | 1 Comment »

I got my first oil revenue check today! It was for a whopping $35.12!!!! At this rate it'll take 30 years to get my money back! Its for a project ... Read more..

Selling Covered Call Options

Friday, November 10th, 2006 Posted in Options | 1 Comment »

Previously, I had talked about selling naked puts on a small mining stock. With one week to go the options are now worth only 5cents a share or about $25. ... Read more..

Timeshare Buyer or Victim?

Friday, November 10th, 2006 Posted in alternate investments | 5 Comments »

I spoke to one of my friends after a while. I found out that he had just purchased one of those Hilton timeshares I had mentioned in an earlier post.He ... Read more..