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Sad MVIS
Being a responsible investor/speculator means doing simple, sad, yet necessary things. MicroVision announced earnings today, typically underwhelmed the investment community, and had its stock (MVIS) drop over 8% – even though revenues were up 160%. Surprise! Every year, this is … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, pico-projector, picoprojector, speculating, stocks
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MicroVision And Catalysts
MicroVision could use a catalyst. As a startup company that is now old enough to drive, it has been accumulating a positive potential for over a decade. A year ago, I created a chart to try illustrating the specifics of … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Celluon, Clinton, consulting, Cultus Bay, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, investing, LTBH, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, picoprojector, portable projector, RoBoHoN, Sandy Hook, Sharp, small town, Sony, stocks, Whidbey, writing
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Shifting Silly Plans
Ignore the calendar. Spring is here. My potatoes and garlic told me so. So did the skunk cabbage. I don’t know who or what to thank or blame, but in my pantry and outside potatoes and garlic are sending out … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artists, books, catalyze, consulting, entrepreneur, frugal, frugality, garlic, investing, Just Keep Pedaling, mushrooms, personal finance, photos, potatoes, program planning, project planning, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, strategic planning, sustainability, sustainable, teaching, writing
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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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Super Bowl Ads Sigh In 2016
Oh, advertisers. For one day each of the last fifty years you’ve publicly exercised your power during the Super Bowl, the event that seems to be the ultimate in sports competitions but that really only makes sense within 5% of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, consulting, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, income tax, investing, mortgage, personal finance, pico projectors, pico-projector, picoprojector, Simple Living, stocks, tax, TurboTax, wealth, writing
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Popular Posts 2015
As much as I enjoy writing about many aspects of personal finance, including living in a conscious community like Whidbey, the most popular posts of 2015 almost all dealt with one of my investments: MVIS, the stock for MicroVision. Pico … Continue reading
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Tagged Celluon, housing, investing, Make Me Move, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, pico projectors, picoprojector, Sony, stocks, Whidbey, writing, Zestimate, zillow
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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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Personal Finance Perspective
Fasten seat belts, or the mental equivalent. Today I read something that convinced me to put personal finance (the inspiration for this blog) in perspective. They’ve finally proved that the universe is weird. As if you didn’t know that, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell's Theorem, climate change, commodities, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., drought, economics, economy, expenses, finance, food, frugal, frugality, health, health care, healthcare, housing, income, Information Age, innovations, insurance, investing, jobs, mortgage, personal finance, physics, PNTP, politics, Simple Living, spirituality, stocks, sustainability, taxes, wealth, Whidbey, writing, zen
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Truck Repair And The Value Of Community
Ugh. The week before Christmas, time to get the tree (hoping for a late shopper’s discount), and the truck’s dashboard lights up red. The battery symbol flashes, the rpms drop, the engine dies, and I steer and brake the 4,800 … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, community, coworks, Facebook, investing, kickstarter, Langley, portfolio, social media, stocks, Whidbey
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