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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2020
While the wide world and my private world were in turmoil, something unexpectedly positive happened in 2020. In the last six months since my mid-year semi-annual portfolio review and exercise my portfolio rose by a factor of 2.7. Since the … Continue reading
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Tagged GERN, Geron, investing, Investor Village, LCTX, Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, NPTN, personal finance, reddit, Silicon Investor, stocks
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2019
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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Tagged AMSC, GERN, individual investing, Individual investor, investing, Investor Village, LTCX, Motley Fool, MVIS, NPTN, personal finance, Silicon Investor
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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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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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Corporations Meet Owners MVIS 2018
Another year, another stockholders meeting. Another exercise in that dissonance between being able to own a piece of a corporation in America, while being treated as an inconvenience, and dismissed – unless a question is innocuous and positive. One key … Continue reading
Corporations Meet Owners MVIS 2017
One advantage about American capitalism, you can experience its machinations in person rather than relying on other people’s opinions. Public corporations are public. They hold regular meetings, somewhat like the company’s version of the State of the Union address. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., investing, Investor Village, LTBH, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, personal finance, reddit, Silicon Investor, stocks, wealth, Whidbey
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GIG Downs Despite Ups
It is too easy to make fun of Internet discussion boards. Either they’re as empty as vacant warehouses, or filled with ridiculous noise like a frat party. There are a few in the middle with good conversations, but even there … Continue reading
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Tagged GIG, GigPeak, investing, Investor Village, LTBH, 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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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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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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