Moose’s Blog posts
Are you kidding me???
It's once again time for another round of... DUMB SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS... This is inspired by one of my favorite "whipping people" the Sinsinawa Dominicans of Wisconsin... Put in page 67 in your a... more
Catching Up
I realize it's been a while since I've posted... 30 hit me like a ton of bricks. There were a lot of personal stresses surrounding 30. A lot has to do with being single... I'll admit it, I never ex... more
More Subprime Fall-Out...
As predicted by many across TK here, C has cut the dividend by 41%, had a huge writedown, and yes.. Prince Al-Waleed has infused money (as well as others). There are some surprises... first, Sandy ... more
I Meant To Get To These Things...
A few thoughts and topics I meant to get to over the past week, but due to some work stress, stress about turning 30, some poor sleeping trends, and other things like that, I never did get to them.... more
Moose's Moneyball "Book Report"
OK... I finished rereading Moneyball. This book was written by Michael Lewis, who wrote Liar's Poker (I'll read that in the upcoming months). I'll be looking more at the business/stock buying porti... more
Is T(oday) as bad as they say it is?
I was considering putting an unnecessary bearishness blog today due to Randall Stephenson's commentary on AT&T's residential landline woes. Then I realized that there are some questions I have ... more
Moose's Book of the Time Frame...
I went out spending my Christmas money today... spending something like $350 or so back into our sagging economy. I bought 7 new books to read... 2 of them are political, so I won't mention them ot... more
A Few Thoughts from Today
A few things happened within the last few days that I wanted to comment on and discuss...First off, DD AI FINALLY had a positive day, the first one I've had since I bought into it... so now I'm onl... more
Some Thoughts
I'll be watching NOK pretty close as it's seemed to have run out of gas itself too... could be a good idea to sell at $40 and move on... Once it gets there, I'll watch and see where it goes. Here's... more
An Interesting View on Citigroup
Today's (First) Blog Entry is on a topic that I read a couple of weeks ago, but never got the chance to report on and inject my views on. As some of you know, I read a wrap up newsletter about the ... more
Christmas Day
For those who celebrate like I do, Merry Christmas! For those who are following along with me, all of my trade notes are up and ready starting with the first trade here that I can find and do. Some... more
Another Case of.... Just a Few Things
And now... for a few things that have been on my mind lately...Does anyone know what happened to VGR yesterday to be down $1.44 on the day? There's no news out there.... and it's not like it would ... more
Inflation...
Sidharta just asked about inflation... and in typical Moose fashion, I'll reply here... As I believe we all know, $1 today is worth more than $1 next year. Most items that we purchase every day ei... more
Norway Out, Mexico In
As you can tell if you follow my trades here, I've traded out Norweigan Oil King STO for Mexican Cement King CX. As I like to do with these trades, I'll show my hand as to what I'm thinking and why... more
PUF the Magic VICE ETF
Folks... SIN IS IN! Finally, someone got the message I've been talking about various times on this blog... why not a SIN ETF? Something lower cost than VICEX... and easier to get into. FocusShares ... more
Don't Mess with Taxes
We all know that 2007 is coming to a close... and we all hear the usual battery of tax reducing ideas. Some are obvious (sell some your losers to offset some of your winners, give to charity, contr... more
The Last Few Days
The last few days have been QUITE a ride... Yesterday I wasn't even considering giving Benny a 'Bear (Dis)Award' for the third time. Whereas I thought the language used pointed the wrong way, I d... more
Some Things I've Meant to Get to
I took today off as one of my 'personal days'. I needed some time to relax and do whatever I wanted with. I figured I would catch up on some things that I wanted to get to mentioning. Yet another ... more
Some Portfolio Notes
Tonight's blog will feature reviews of my portfolio and some thoughts on my positions.I know not everyone follows every one of my positions... and some of these are not the most popular in the US. ... more
Moose's Take on ''Thrasher... the Mutual Fund''
Earlier today, Dominic discussed a new mutual fund. This fund is aimed at 'Gen X', which I think by definition I am a part of... but I don't identify with really. Anyway, this sounds like a good id... more
