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Sold Out of Key

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Vicki
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Sold the last 5 shares of Key today.  The position, including all the fees paid, made a profit of 16.59%.  This is the entire trade: KEY 0  Profit= $36.61=16.59%  9/14/2012 5 $9.01 $45.05 9/25/2012 13 $8.81 $114.53 9/26/2012 7 $8.73 … Continue reading →

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No Green Today

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Vicki
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Not one stock up today.

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Two Americas Hitting Ability to Sell

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Vicki
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Shopping down at Walmart, Target, Macy etc and now Durable Goods: Data bad this morning re Durable Goods: Nothing Good About Durable Goods (from the street.com) AUG 26, 2013 | 8:57 AM EDT Core is most troubling. The headline figure … Continue reading →

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Banking: Who are the New Banks?

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Vicki
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The new banking system, isn’t regulated, serves the poor; the people that BANKS don’t want or serve.  Two Americas? “Ya betcha! See this NYTimes article: Platinum Card and Text Alert, via Pawnshop BY STEPHANIE CLIFFORD AND JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/platinum-card-and-text-alert-via-pawnshop/?hp&_r=0

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The Week That Was 8/23/2013 Lots of Smoke&No Heat

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Vicki
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Loss for week=$5.91=.13% lots of smoke and no heat=At the close 8/23/2013 Symbol Description Qty Price* Price Change Market Value AAPL Apple Inc Apple Inc 1 $501.02 -$1.94 $501.02 ADBE Adobe Systems Inc Adobe Systems Inc 5 $45.77 $0.09 $228.85 … Continue reading →

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YAWN! 8/16/2013

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Vicki
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The Portfolio lost 41 cents during this volatile week, greatly outperforming all the other Indexes.   Here is the Portfolio as it stood at the close today: Symbol Description Qty Price* Price Change Market Value AAPL Apple Inc Apple Inc 1 … Continue reading →

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Portfolio Hit but Not down as much as Market

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Vicki
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Even with a full position in CSCO, the Portfolio was not as down as the MARKET.  The Portfolio was down 1.27% while the Market was down 1.4% for the S&P and 1.7% for the NASDAQ. Additionally, I purchased 5 shares of … Continue reading →

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Trading in CA Help is Needed

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Vicki
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Being at a resort, my son’s house, makes it almost impossible to keep track of the Market.   5:30 rise is necessary to even attempt to know the news much less the Market and my individual stocks.  CA time difference … Continue reading →

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this was the week that was

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Vicki
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for the week:  -$8.09=-.18%  (The loss was not great but it was a loss) Portfolio at the Close 8/10/2013 Symbol Description Qty Price* Price Change Market Value AAPL Apple Inc Apple Inc 1 $454.45 -$6.56 $454.45 ADBE Adobe Systems Inc … Continue reading →

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More stocks in Portfolio Up Today

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Vicki
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APC Anadarko Petroleum Corp Anadarko Petroleum Corp 4 $89.23 $0.11 $356.92 COST Costco Wholesale Corp-New Costco Wholesale Corp-New 3 $119.34 $0.15 $358.02 ESV Ensco Plc New Ensco Plc New 3 $58.67 $1.21 $176.01 FB Facebook Inc Facebook Inc 5 $38.87 … Continue reading →

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