Completing Buys for Portfolio - IBM, PBR, COST
The Secular Trends Portfolio is now up to 17 positions, right in the range that I would like to have as my mean. I averaged in to Costco (COST), IBM, and Petrobras (PBR) as I waited out the flailings of the market. I’m still utterly displeased with everything that happened yesterday, but the government has [...]
Congress is Laid Bare…it Ain’t a Pretty Sight Folks
So why did the bill fail yesterday? I know that each side has run its dog-and-pony response, and they even removed any chance for originality by resorting to good ole’ fashioned finger pointing and lamenting about the “world we are leaving our children”. Yawn…
But why did the plan really fail? I didn’t ask to start [...]
S&P HeatMap on Fire
A great website that I’ve recently been using for charts and screening, FinViz.com, has some great heatmaps running for both domestic and world stock markets.
Today’s heatmap (which shows the markets in a cluster/block format with color strength…think weather radar for stocks) is available here. By clicking on any area you’ll get a blowup that features [...]
Adding Mid-Growth Yield to Secular Trends Portfolio (CHL, BMY, AA)
Because the Secular Trends Portfolio needs to have a long view of the horizon, I am stepping in today to pick up some mid-to-high yielding names that offer some growth opportunities. Today’s market is rife with landmines, and picking up Alcoa (AA) along with its 3% yield could be one of them. The company’s cash [...]
Market Paralysis as the World Opens up the Spigot
After reading the Paulson Plan details early on Sunday, I feared for a weak Monday. The actual results are much worse, especially more pervasive globally, than I expeccted. Europe is extremely weak across the board, and they appear to be retracing the U.S. market’s steps from two weeks ago. I certainly hope this is not [...]
Paulson Plan ‘Lite’ is Set to Pass
Here are the Quick Details to know…
First up are the considerations with Democratic leanings…
#1 -Money in installments: $250 (billion) now, $100 at White House approval (consider this liquid), then $350b that can only be authorized after a two-week period of what I would call “severe Congressional tire-kicking”. This back end of the deal (and the [...]
Week 2 Performance Figures
Quick notes from week 2:
Ramping up has gone slower than I originally intended…the Paulson Plan has been like Haley’s Comet racing through the economic landscape - it’s just impossible not to stare. I couldn’t committ to the extra risk without clarity on the bill’s status and contents. Equity exposure stands at just over 35%, with [...]
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