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Coronavirus Implodes MicroVision
When bad news hits, I prefer to wait a day before writing about it, unless telling the story is therapeutic. A company I’m invested in was hit by ripples from coronavirus. It wasn’t because an employee was infected. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, DNDN, individual investing, Individual investor, Microvision, MVIS, pandemic, personal finance, stocks
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Triple Whammy Eighth Anniversary
My ride through America’s wealth classes continues. Thirty-one years ago, I retired. (See my book, Dream. Invest. Live. for details.) Ten years ago, my portfolio was about to dramatically recover from the Internet Bubble, a divorce I asked for, and … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, consultant, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., house, housing, investing, LTBH, mortgage modification, MVIS
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Ten Years Of Dream Invest Live
It started the day after the election. Barack Obama had been elected. A dramatic change was taking place from the Bush/Cheney era. The world sighed in relief. America wasn’t as crazy as it looked. The ‘it’ in this case is … Continue reading
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Tagged AAPL, AMSC, consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal folk, frugality, healthcare, housing, Individual investor, LTBH, marijuana, Microvision, mortgage modification, MVIS, personal finance, PNTP, politics, real estate, real estate broker, Simple Living, stocks, writing
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Wither Geron
I’m glad I waited, well, procrastinated before writing this post. One of my long-term investments finally had significant news. Oops. But is it oops forever, or just for a while? Forever is an interesting concept for a company that has, … Continue reading
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Tagged AST, Asterias, biotech, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, Geron, investing, Lottery, LTBH, personal finance
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GERN Spikes I Buy AST
Here’s a happy chart for a long term investor. In less than an hour and a half, stock in one of my oldest positions rose from ~$5 to over $6.60. Over 30% rise in under 90 minutes. Extrapolate that out … Continue reading
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Tagged AST, Asterias, biotechs, Dendreon, DNDN, FDA, GERN, Geron, imetelstat, Internet Bubble, SEC
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Eight Years Ago
Eight years ago, I started this blog. It was the night after Barack Hussein Obama was elected President of the United States of America. The Great Recession (or as I call it, the Second Depression) had already begun. That wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, GERN, GIG, GigPeak, health care, housing, investing, jobs, Lottery, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, political, politics, Simple Living, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Sad MVIS Shareholders
Sad MVIS has continued to fall, and with it, the emotions of MVIS shareholders. Since MicroVision announced 164% increase in revenues, its stock, MVIS, has fallen 26%. Evidently, expectations were high, and the expressed reality is low. While investing is … Continue reading
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Tagged Dendreon, DNDN, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, stocks
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Fickle GIG Market
It happens. Good news for a company is followed by bad news for its stock. Welcome to the wild and weird world of investing in small companies. GigOptix announced profits and record revenues on impressive growth and the stock, GIG, … Continue reading
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Tagged DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., GIG, GigOptix, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, stocks
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Preparing To Live The Day With MVIS
I’ve witnessed a phenomenon I call, ‘Living the day’. Philosophers will jump in before hearing the rest and say, “Every day should be lived because every day is precious!” Yep. Agreed. A frugal lifestyle daily reinforces the value of every … Continue reading
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Tagged Dendreon, DNDN, frugal, frugality, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, personal finance, Silicon Investor, stocks, wealth
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Triple Whammy Fourth Anniversary
Has it really been four years? Four years ago my life changed from semi-retirement to scrambling to survive. Survival may sound like hyperbole to some, but to anyone who realizes they may lose their house, may lose a way to … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Art, books, consulting, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, GIG, GigOptix, health care, housing, investing, jobs, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, wealth
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