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Both Sides

Here’s a rarity, telling both sides of a story. Recently, I’ve posted about the successes of a couple of my stocks, QBTS & LUNR. Now, go check the news and probably find scores of articles on a variety of topics. … Continue reading

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QBTS And Luck – October 10, 2025

I’m not bragging. I’m not boasting. I am also not ignoring my unrealized good fortune. D-Wave Quantum’s stock, QBTS, hit a new high this week, $39.55. I missed quantifying the peak, but the stock closed the week at $33.02 for … Continue reading

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QBTS Still And Again – September 2025

How could I Not write about this? I’m sitting in the lounge at the Port Townsend Film Festival, which I attend because I have a screenplay (true-life tall-ship growing-up buddy story from 1876), while one of my investments, QBTS, goes … Continue reading

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Semi-Annual Exercise – Mid 2025

Shocked. Shocked, I am, to see that I haven’t bought or sold any stock in the recent six months. Oh, wait. I’m not shocked at all. My hold time for my stocks tends to be years, and in some cases, … Continue reading

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Further From Worry

Further, Farther – Google it, the AI should know which describes my mostly positive week. It was positive in many ways, financial and more, but this blog is about the financial, so you’ll have ot guess at the ‘more’ (or … Continue reading

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Catching Falling Knives

Advice for catching falling knives: don’t. If all it’s going to hit is the ground, let it fall, then pick it up. That’s the overly dramatic version. The personal finance version is narrower and deals with stocks. If a stock’s … Continue reading

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Temporary Ten-Bagger – QBTS

QBTS, the quantum computing company, has been both great and terrible, or doing just fine. It depends on how and when you look at it. And if one of the competing CEOs is about to talk, don’t be surprised to … Continue reading

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Another Weird And Wild Week – January 2025

I am so thankful for perspective, patience, and diversification. Two of my most recent darling stocks were suddenly jilted by the market. LUNR and QBTS dropped, -7% for LUNR and -36% for QBTS. 36%! Ouch. Eep. Oops. Oh well. That … Continue reading

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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2024

Well, that certainly wasn’t dull. A little over six months ago, I sold my small house near a tourist town on an island, and moved to a big tiny house near a tourist town on a peninsula. Hmm. That doesn’t … Continue reading

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A Week To Not Ignore – December 2024

Really. I was going to take this week off. But how could I ignore the stock market this week? Usually, at best, there’d be a Santa Clause rally, which I never believed in. This year saw a rally around the … Continue reading

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