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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2021
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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Tagged About Whidbey, Dream. Invest. Live., GERN, Geron, GigOptix, house, Individual investor, LCTX, Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Lumera, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, NPTN, personal finance, Pretending Not To Panic, real estate, real estate broker, Social Security, stocks
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Signing up for Social Security
Mix good news and bad news and get mixed emotions. I signed up for Social Security, I think. Should I have waited? Sure. Should I have signed up earlier, definitely in retrospect. Was it easy or hard? Yes. No. It … Continue reading
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Tagged consultant, frugal, frugality, IRA, personal finance, real estate, real estate broker, Retirement, Social Security, stocks, taxes, Whidbey Island
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A Bit Of Self-Indulgence
I spend a lot of time thinking about other people, other things, other ideas. Then, Spencer Webster offered to interview me for his new audio magazine, InSpiris, about creativity, inspiration, and imagination. It wasn’t until after he posted it, and … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, creativity, imagination, personal finance, Spencer Webster, tetrimbath
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MicroVision MVIS Valuation Shift
As I’ve told others on social media and discussion boards; “I didn’t expect to have to update my MVIS model so soon. In it I played with (and it really isn’t much more analytical than ‘play’);…” (Valuing MVIS Looking Back … Continue reading
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Tagged augmented vision, buyout, HoloLens, IVAS, LiDAR, Microsoft, Microvision, MVIS, NeoPhotonics, NPTN, personal finance, research, stocks, valuation
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Personal Finance Is Personal
Personal finance is personal. Yes, that’s the title; but since I wrote my own book on my own personal finances (Dream. Invest. Live.) the simplicity of that observation has become more apparent – even after twelve years. Finance is impersonal, … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAYCPYB, Dream. Invest. Live., investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, Pixar, PIXR, risk, roller coaster, SBUX, Star Trek, Starbucks, stocks, Triple Whammy
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Valuing MVIS Looking Back And Forward
Rarely do I write about one topic so much in so short a time, but MicroVision is in a unique situation. Watching several videos and reading dozens of posts since the earnings report inspired the following perspective on perspectives. “OMG, … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, Apple, Ford, investing, LiDAR, LTBH, Microsoft, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, philanthropy, Retirement, stocks
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Dynamic MicroVision And MVIS
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
Thirty Steaks – Burp
Burp (figuratively.) A while ago I celebrated finances that were good enough that I could take advantage of a sale on bulk meat – Thirty Steaks. You can probably imagine my doctor’s carefully tempered reaction. Polite and professional, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, frugal folk, frugality, personal finance, real estate
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Parabola Hyperbola Hyperbole – MVIS
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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Tagged AAPL, Dream. Invest. Live., HoloLens, individual investing, Individual investor, irrational market, LiDAR, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, reddit, stocks
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Super Bowl Ads 2021
I feel sorry for the people who had to produce ads for the 2021 Super Bowl, and yet, maybe not too sorry. We’re in a pandemic that’s mutating. The US is so not-united that one of the ads was wise … Continue reading
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Tagged advertisers, advertising, electric cars, Great Recession, Microvision, MVIS, pandemic, personal finance, Second Great Depression, stocks, Super Bowl
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