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NPTN Buyout Aftermath – Stock Screening Begins

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

It’s been a long time, but it is time for me to decide which stock to buy. Deciding which stocks to consider is so daunting that many give up and let someone else pick the stock, or the mutual fund … Continue reading →

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NPTN Buyout – An MVIS-ish Legacy Ends

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

Yep. It’s another stock post. Something happened that I actually have to do something about. My style of investing is called Long Term Buy and Hold (LTBH). Circa 2000 I bought a stock, that spun off a stock, that was … Continue reading →

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Selling A Sliver – MVIS

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

I made money. I lost money. Take your pick of perspectives, but it may be best to pick both because both things are true. After a lot of research, analysis, and thought I wanted to pop myself in the forehead … Continue reading →

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Linear And Logarithmic Views Of MVIS

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

The way we look at data matters, and doesn’t. (Another post that can be generalized, but where it is handy to have an example like MVIS.) Hopefully this will be one of my shorter posts. It should be because more … Continue reading →

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Parabola Hyperbola Hyperbole – MVIS

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

Whee!!! Whoa. Wha? MicroVision’s stock, MVIS, has been doing some crazy stuff, lately. MicroVision has always been a story stock, but usually there was only a small audience listening. Something changed. A year ago it looked possible that a new … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Implodes MicroVision

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

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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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Sigh. The too common refrain. Companies making progress in a rising market, but their stocks languish from too little good news, delays, or damaging tweets outside their control.  This is my regular exercise to understand what I own, why I … Continue reading →

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Dream Invest Live – Ten Years Old

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

Just ask Amazon. Ten years ago, November 26, 2008, I published Dream. Invest. Live. – Pioneer the Investment Frontier So You Can Live Your Dream, which I’ve come to describe as “Personal Finance for Frugal Folk.” Books are static. Blogs … Continue reading →

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My Overly Simplistic MVIS Valuation

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Tom Trimbath

I was inspired by a friend, and as so often happens, the thing I created isn’t as fancy, isn’t as detailed, but may be useful in its own way. I know it has already helped me, and only partly because … Continue reading →

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Spreading News – MVIS And CES2016

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Tom Trimbath

It works in investing. It works in the rest of the world, too. People are better information sources than companies. Thank you, residents of the Internet. Companies can be guarded, ambiguous, or more concerned with private than public conversations. People … Continue reading →

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