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Author Archives: Tom Trimbath
Feed The Bills
Long term buy and hold investing (LTBH) would be much easier if I could buy the stocks, sit somewhere for free in suspended animation for a few decades, and then live off the proceeds. Even a 1% return from bonds … Continue reading
Whew Good News
That feels better. DNDN, the stock that’s most recently been driving my portfolio, was up over 60% this week. That doesn’t put everything back to bright and cheery, but it is a sign that the downside of the irrational market … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Dendreon, DNDN, GDP, investing, jobs, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, Provenge, stocks, unemployment
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Doing Everything Right
A friend passed away this week. He was one of those people who did everything right. Until we evolve into transhumans, mortality will continue. Human or transhuman, rich or poor, young or old, a life is defined by how it … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, balance, Bill Joy, digital singularity, Financial Integrity, life, money, occupy, Ray Kurzweil, transhuman, unemployment, Wired
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2011
Before I began typing this introduction to my semi-annual exercise, I poured myself a cup of Passion, a tea mixed and blended by my friends at Dandelion Botanical. I still have a passion for individual investing, but this has been … Continue reading
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Tagged American Superconductor, AMSC, books, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, Geron, GGOX, GigOptix, investing, Investor Village, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, personal finance, Peter Lynch, photos, Real Goods Solar, RSOL, Silicon Investor, speaking, stocks, teaching
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Stymied Donations
I’m stymied. That’s a word I rarely use. An amazing community response to a local Christmas Day tragedy led me to thinking about how much it would cost to ease many woes. Is there sufficient wealth to substantially fund the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, contributions, donations, Financial Integrity, giving, New Road Map, Simple Living, taxes
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Gifting Mirrors
Some gifts are as good to give as they are to get. Some don’t even have a price. ‘Tis the season, and this season is unique. I’ve never done so little shopping. I’m giving out presents, but more of them … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Christmas, debt, Financial Integrity, frugal, New Road Map, photos, survey, Whidbey
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Year End Celebration
Last night I attended my first Hanukkah. Latkes were eaten. (Thank you spell check.) The candles were lit. A song was sung. I appreciated the invite to such a multi-cultural setting. Friends share simple pleasures and that is sweet and fun. … Continue reading
Friend Businesses
I was turned down for a job yesterday. Don’t worry. Finding the right job is like finding the right house. You only need one, even though it makes sense and can be fun checking out lots of them. (And feel … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, consulting, dance, entrepreneur, frugal, innovator, inventor, photos, Whidbey
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Global Net Worth
What’s the world worth? Net worth is assets minus liabilities. If the bank account is bigger than the mortgage, net worth is probably positive unless some big surprises lurk. The economic crisis revolves around discussions of debt. The Occupy Movement … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, assets, debt, economy, epicycles, expense, financial literacy, frugal, history, income, liabilities, New Road Map, occupy, physics, wealth
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The Waiting Game
Living in the moment is espoused because the moment is the only reality. Patience is a virtue, and has been proved by The Marshmellow Experiment. Those are two ideas that each hold value, but they create a tension, especially when … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, bicycling, books, investing, LTBH, market, marshmellow, patience, photography, real estate, recovery, unemployment
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