Never pick a top. Ever! But it is hard not to get the feeling that the SP500 trend is very long in the tooth, and new money to work here is picking up dimes in front of a very large bull dozer. (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Social Media Stocks Roundup
I was originally going to group these into “winners”, “losers” and “the jury is still out”, but frankly, they’re mostly winners. With the exception of Zynga, which has been just a dog, these stocks are generally doing well, and some of them are doing sensationally. I was particularly shocked to look at the performance of SOCL, which I guess must be heavily weighted in LinkedIn to be performing like this. (more…)
Weekend Market Overview
Re-Invention, Re-Definition: A Follow Up
I was asked jokingly after my previous post to give a quick real life example that fits the bill to further demonstrate what I meant about Re-Invention or Re-Defining one’s life or goals. Someone that really defined what I was trying to express. Not some obscure person in days gone by or that lived 1000 years ago. Rather, someone relevant today that I could point to. (more…)
