Thomas Edison's first patent was for an electric voting machine. Congressmen at the time rejected the idea. Sadly now the idea has crept back in with some odd results.
Thomas Edison's first patent was for an electric voting machine. Congressmen at the time rejected the idea. Sadly now the idea has crept back in with some odd results.
But at least ours are now controlled by Windows....so that gives you some degree of confidence in the process!
Thomas Edison's first patent was for an electric voting machine. Congressmen at the time rejected the idea. Sadly now the idea has crept back in with some odd results.
Electric, insofar as the Selectric typewriter is electric? I could handle that, and it could even solve some problems. (I'm looking at you, Chad! No hanging around, and no dimples.)
Since Stocks were mentioned I'd like to compare Stocks to Programming.
Stocks can be a great form of entertainment. Stocks require strategies: 1) $500K+ war chest for long term investing or 2) dollar cost averaging for everyone else. Both cases require discipline and market understanding.
Writing programs can be a great form of entertainment. Writing programs is easier of course because there is less to learn and lose with good discipline (or a curious significant other). Also, you have direct control over the results.
Writing programs to analyze stock strategies is also a great form of entertainment. It can also be very revealing.
@ElectricAye, your nice 3 year stock performance picture disappeared.
I see my book will be lengthier than expected.....better look at recycled paper to keep the green interest.
Foreclosure: A feeling you get when your lover stares deeply into your eyes.....
OK, I just pasted the above into the quote and a message popped up on my Mac: "Mouse Battery Low!" ....I'm going to stop there since everyone wants to be a comedian today!!
Foreclosure: A feeling you get when your lover stares deeply into your eyes....
Yup. Here are some related ones.
Fear: Being afraid to lose something.
Greed: Fearing not making lots of money (or other return).
Sign or Clue: Something you read or hear that gives important information.
Omen: A bad sign like a friend making $12 an hour being able to buy a $1Million home in late 2007.
Confirmation: A friend calling for 3 months about her good fortune ($150,000 paper profit) just before the market crashed.
Relief: Not buying that second house at the peak of the market.
There are things to learn in all that. It's mostly a story rather than some kind of lecture.
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Looks like the stock market is... DOW is down about 2%...
Nothing to see here....move along...folks...
Bean
Morning in America.
But at least ours are now controlled by Windows....so that gives you some degree of confidence in the process!
Cheer up and take the long-term perspective:
Since Stocks were mentioned I'd like to compare Stocks to Programming.
Stocks can be a great form of entertainment. Stocks require strategies: 1) $500K+ war chest for long term investing or 2) dollar cost averaging for everyone else. Both cases require discipline and market understanding.
Writing programs can be a great form of entertainment. Writing programs is easier of course because there is less to learn and lose with good discipline (or a curious significant other). Also, you have direct control over the results.
Writing programs to analyze stock strategies is also a great form of entertainment. It can also be very revealing.
@ElectricAye, your nice 3 year stock performance picture disappeared.
LOL
OMG! .... just like most of my investments did in 2007!
Okay, added a fix.
I see my book will be lengthier than expected.....better look at recycled paper to keep the green interest.
OK, I just pasted the above into the quote and a message popped up on my Mac: "Mouse Battery Low!" ....I'm going to stop there since everyone wants to be a comedian today!!
Oh, your "long-term perspective" is not quite long enough... Try a 5 year chart... Down over 3%...
Bean
Yup. Here are some related ones.
There are things to learn in all that. It's mostly a story rather than some kind of lecture.
Stocks have signs too