Tag Archives: Individual investor

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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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2021

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

As I note at the start of my stock synopses; “INTRO Here’s my semi-annual exercise to see if I remember why I own the stocks I own, and so I can check back and see if their stories have changed. … 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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Dynamic MicroVision And MVIS

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

I really wanted to wait. I wanted to write this blog post after the market closes on Friday (March 12, 2021). MicroVision (the company) and MVIS (its stock) are both moving so quickly that waiting a day can change the … 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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AMSC Out LCTX In

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Can a title be more dull? Sure. The stories, however, they are what keep me interested in stock investing. Stories alone are not a reason to invest, unless you have lots more money to lose than most. Stocks without stories … Continue reading →

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Book Value Incentives People

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Life in the weird zone continues. It’s 2020. There’s also a full moon, but full moons don’t last 365 days (unless you get into some tricky lunar orbital mechanics, but I digress.) Understanding people is so difficult that religious leaders, … Continue reading →

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Contrarian Rebellion

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

This will not be a shock for folks who know me, but once upon a time I went dancing. In the midst of a crowd where I didn’t fit in, I realized an entertaining way to rebel legally is to … 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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