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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2019
From my 2018 end of year portfolio review: “Within the next six months I won’t be surprised to hear good news from: Asterias (under its new ownership of BTX) as their treatment for damaged nerves progresses, Geron as it makes … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, BioTime, BTX, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, Geron, Great Recession, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, NPTN, perseverance, personal finance, Silicon Investor, stocks
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2018
From me (slightly edited from previous posts); “Decades ago (was it really that long?), I started following Peter Lynch’s example by regularly seeing if I could describe each of my investments simply. The idea was that, if an investor can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Asterias, biotech, BioTime, BTX, CES2019, economy, GERN, Geron, investing, markets, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, NPTN, personal finance, stocks
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Sigh And Bye Asterias
Rats. It happened again. A corporation agreed with me. A company with great potential and an undervalued stock can be a great investment. In the case of Asterias, that meant BioTime is buying the entire company. Yet again, one of … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AOL, Asterias, biotech, BioTime, Disney, Dream. Invest. Live., FDA, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, personal finance, Pixar, stocks, Time Warner, wealth
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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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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2017
Can you explain why you own what you own? That’s the basis behind my semi-annual portfolio review. Can I describe why I own my stocks and what I intend to do with them? After a few years, it also helps … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Asterias, China, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, personal finance, real estate, Real Goods, Real Goods Solar, RGSE, RSOL, solar power, stocks, wind power
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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2017
Thank you, Peter Lynch for inspiring this exercise. For at least twelve years, I’ve regularly reviewed my investments through this one simple exercise. Every six months, I describe the companies I’m invested in, and their stocks (somewhat) succinctly. Peter Lynch … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Asterias, Dream. Invest. Live., economy, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, markets, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, personal finance, Real Goods, Real Goods Solar, RGSE, RSOL, solar power, stocks, wealth, wind power
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2016
Why rewrite an intro that is as true now as it was six months ago, which implies a lack of progress. So it goes. So it went. If it’s in italics, it’s a copy and paste from June 30th, and … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Asterias, China, Dream. Invest. Live., economy, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, markets, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, Real Goods Solar, RGSE, stocks, wealth
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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2016
Welcome to my semi-annual portfolio review, a bit of due diligence that is easier when the portfolio is growing, and an exercise in openly assessing the situation when the stocks are sinking. Personal finance is easy when everything works. The … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Asterias, Brexit, China, Dream. Invest. Live., economy, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, GigPeak, investing, LTBH, markets, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, Real Goods Solar, RGSE, stocks
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2015
Another half a year, another dive into my portfolio to see how things are going. I actually check more often; but I have a semi-annual exercise schedule for my portfolio (and lately it feels like my physical exercise schedule, too). … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, AST, Asterias, economy, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, Great Recession, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, personal finance, Peter Lynch, PNTP, Real Goods, RGSE, Second Depression, Silicon Investor, stocks
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