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Switching To ATT
The first bill arrived. The suspense is only partly over. At the end of July I made many people happy by switching from Sprint and my flip phone to AT&T and a smartphone (Flipping To A Smartphone). Finally, they can … Continue reading
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Tagged Microvision, minimalism, MVIS, personal finance, real estate, smartphone
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Flipping To A Smartphone
My real estate colleagues are relieved. My fellow MVIS shareholders acknowledge a capitulation. I’m waiting for the first two bills to see how big a change it really is to go from a flip phone on Sprint’s network to a … Continue reading
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Tagged AT&T, cell phone, early adopters, flip phone, frugal, frugality, Just Keep Pedaling, Microvision, mobile phone, MVIS, Nextel, smartphone, Sprint, Verizon
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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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Corporations Meet Owners MVIS 2019
Another year, another annual stockholders’ meeting for MicroVision (MVIS). I’m somewhat speechless; but not entirely so, which shouldn’t be a surprise to people who know that I speak through writing. (In the real world I prefer to listen unless I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., Individual investor, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, stocks
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Trade Wars Ugh
Trade wars. For many people they are abstract news items, reasons to cheer or complain. They’re real, and sail past my house and cruise through my portfolio. Global news can affect personal finances, even if isn’t your job that’s affected. … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, economics, investing, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, NPTN, personal finance, politics, stocks, trade
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HoloLens2 And MicroVision
What’s this worth? The news, the company, the stock. Microsoft announced the HoloLens2 yesterday. The MicroVision investment community began popping corks. The stock, MVIS, moved up; but not by as much as many expected. I am a bit disappointed, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream. Invest. Live., HoloLens, HoloLens2, investing, LTBH, MEMS, Microsoft, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, speculating, stocks
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Super Bowl Ads 2019
Silly as it sounds, I watch the Super Bowl ads for insights into personal finance. Want to see who has the biggest marketing campaign? Want to gauge the country’s mood? Want to check for trends in discretionary spending? Yep. Watch … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, climate change, inequality, investing, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, social injustice, stocks, Super Bowl, technology
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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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Tom Trimbath Real Estate Broker – Year One
“Has it really been that long?” I heard that from several people today. November 9, 2018, my one year anniversary as a real estate broker on Whidbey Island. Welcome to yet another new view of the world we live in … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable housing, Gig Economy, Lands End, Maxwelton, Microvision, real estate, real estate broker, smartphone, speaking, sustainability, talks, Whidbey, Whidbey Island, writing
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