Phantasmix Stock Blog http://www.phantasmix.com Trading stocks and options -- contact @ phantasmix.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:50:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 ReMoneyhttp://feedburner.google.com Was It Worth It? $$ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReMoney/~3/JjrjcrxH6r8/was-it-worth-it.html http://www.phantasmix.com/was-it-worth-it.html#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:50:29 +0000 Phantasmix http://www.phantasmix.com/?p=3715 Amazing. Today’s WTF find, with W being “why???” in this case.

She lived in a tiny one-bedroom cottage in Lake Forest, Ill.

She bought her clothes at rummage sales, didn’t own a car and worked most of her life as a secretary for a pharmaceutical company.

Yet after her death at age 100, Grace Groner left Lake Forest College a gift of $7 million to be used for scholarships. The money came from three shares of stock she bought — and held on to — in 1935.

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]]> http://www.phantasmix.com/was-it-worth-it.html/feed 0 http://www.phantasmix.com/was-it-worth-it.html $BEE Target Hit, I’m Out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReMoney/~3/2xegjETfHV4/bee-target-hit-im-out.html http://www.phantasmix.com/bee-target-hit-im-out.html#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:44:08 +0000 Phantasmix http://www.phantasmix.com/?p=3706 Twice I referred to my (BEE: 3.72 +5.38%) target being around $4:
BEE post #1 and BEE post #2

I got out today at $3.90 (yes, seriously, 52-week high to the penny). Modest 40% return since October. Super proud because I have NEVER held anything that long with that kind of positive return :)

bee1

No plans to re-buy it. Got nothing against BEE, just undecided at the moment.

Next stock that I really want to succeed is (LYG: 3.23 +0.31%).

Also, liking (PCC: 7.2601 +1.40%), PMC Commercial Trust with 8%+ dividend, but unfortunately it has no options.

In addition to LYG, still watching SPX/SPY.

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The most popular of the popular

1. iphone (AAPL)
2. business
3. wii (SNE)
4. music
5. Chynna Phillips
6. travel
7. games
8. Jaycee Dugard
9. apple (AAPL)
10. xbox 360 (MSFT)

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]]> http://www.phantasmix.com/top-10-web-search-terms.html/feed 0 http://www.phantasmix.com/top-10-web-search-terms.html Job Losses Steeper Among Men, USA Unemployment http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReMoney/~3/GSeIXlzbtJU/job-losses-steeper-among-men-usa-unemployment.html http://www.phantasmix.com/job-losses-steeper-among-men-usa-unemployment.html#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:44:11 +0000 Phantasmix http://www.phantasmix.com/?p=3685 According to the New York Fed (via Reuters), of those laid off since the start of the recession to August 2009, 11% were males and 8.3% females. The difference of 2.8% is the most significant since WW2 period.

I’m going to be a feminist and say that it’s probably because women are usually paid less than men; and the more expensive workers are often the first to go.

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]]> http://www.phantasmix.com/job-losses-steeper-among-men-usa-unemployment.html/feed 0 http://www.phantasmix.com/job-losses-steeper-among-men-usa-unemployment.html $LYG Lloyd’s Chart, Falling Wedge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReMoney/~3/D9ASo4ER-Rk/lyg-lloyds-chart-falling-wedge.html http://www.phantasmix.com/lyg-lloyds-chart-falling-wedge.html#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:20:37 +0000 Phantasmix http://www.phantasmix.com/?p=3680 (LYG: 3.23 +0.31%) – Lloyds Banking Group PLC

Very curious how LLoyd’s will work out over the next year or two. I think there’s a potential for a “multi-bagger” here.

Short-term, this is a bullish setup. I noticed it earlier, wanted to see how it would resolve. Now that upper trend line should act as support as it corrects out of the overbought condition. Volume pattern is positive.

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]]> http://www.phantasmix.com/lyg-lloyds-chart-falling-wedge.html/feed 0 http://www.phantasmix.com/lyg-lloyds-chart-falling-wedge.html $$ NYSE Daily Dollar Volume and Closing Prices http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReMoney/~3/bhO5jztKJP8/nyse-daily-dollar-volume-and-closing-prices-3.html http://www.phantasmix.com/nyse-daily-dollar-volume-and-closing-prices-3.html#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:14:21 +0000 Phantasmix http://www.phantasmix.com/?p=3675 Last updated Feb 26th.

Prices are creeping up on about the same dollar volume.

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nyse-volume

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One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, ‘I cannot accept money from you, I’m doing community service this week.’ The florist was pleased and left the shop.

When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.

Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replied, ‘I cannot accept money from you I’m doing community service this week.’ The cop was happy and left the shop.

The next morning when the barber went to open for the day he found a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door. ( :) )

Then a Congressman came in for a haircut, and when he went to pay his bill, the barber again replied, ‘I cannot accept money from you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The Congressman was very happy and left the shop.

The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen Congressmen lined up waiting for a free haircut.

And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the politicians who run it.

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According to a $2.2 million University of Toronto study, the world is undergoing a profound shift from an industrial economy to an idea-driven, creative one. To prosper in this new climate, the study’s authors maintain, we must boost the creative content of all work in all our industries.

Source: Reader’s Digest Canada

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Copyright Alliance, latest post

New Rules for the New Economy, latest post

The last one there is especially interesting. The author wrote a book in 1998 predicting the move towards network economy we’re experiencing now.

It’s all coming true. Maybe the old economy will die and we’ll still be kind of alright. We’ll just sell ebooks, stocks and advice to each other and make a living that way. Corporations will for the most part take care of growing GMO and cloned food and building cardboard homes.

Meant as a joke, I’m not sad, depressed or anything. Maybe just a little tired.

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