Monthly Archives: February 2012
Are we stuck with the Middle East Shenanigans? NO! says Cramer!Natural GAS
New report shows oil production up in USA and we are over-run with natural gas. Critical column by Cramer over at realmoney/thestreet.com: Lower Gasoline Prices Are Within Our Reach Jim Cramer | Feb 22, 2012 | 11:05 AM EST ………..But getting the … Continue reading
Another New Position BA
BA hit again today, recalling a number of planes. BA is like the Keystone Cops, stumbling over their own feet; a bunch of clowns. However, their new products are awesome and needed to save fuel. Will they make a profit? … Continue reading
New Position JPM
I’ve been struggling whether or not to buy JPM. J. Dimon is publicly arrogant and indulged by the media and despised by the public (as he seems to despise the public). I put on a small position but I’m not … Continue reading
“Talent Pool” says Whitney
After the political rhetoric and anti-union polemics, Whitney, appearing on the right wing CNBC show that airs from 6-9 each morning, acknowledged that new job creation goes toward talent pools. Silicon valley has the engineering pool, New York the investment-banking … Continue reading
Portfolio Outperforms
warning on NLY this morning over at thestreet.com
NLY warning: http://realmoneypro.thestreet.com/articles/02/21/2012/pile-out-its-too-late Pile Out Before It’s Too Late By Paul Price | Feb 21, 2012 | 9:00 AM EST Annaly Capital (NLY) is a real “hot-button” stock whenever someone criticizes owning it. Why? In Fed chief Ben Bernanke’s zero … Continue reading
Portfolio Underperformed This Week
This chart from Yahoo/finance shows the Indexes for the Week. The Portfolio underperformed because of the caution I have taken (1/3 in cash) towards the Market. http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=^GSPC+Interactive#chart2:symbol=^gspc;range=5d;compare=^dji+^ixic;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefined
Portfolio as of the Close
Symbol Price* Qty Value ABT Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories 56.36 0.51 (0.91%) 4 $225.44 BRCM Broadcom Corp Broadcom Corp 37.66 -0.49 (-1.28%) 10 $376.60 COP Conocophillips Conocophillips 73.36 0.58 (0.8%) 4 $293.44 DD E I Du Pont De Nemours & … Continue reading