Martian

From the SBUX board member's interview this morning on CNBC, it looks like the CEO change was in the works months before Elliot took a position and they are not aware of it. Regardless I sold all of my SBUX today.

and his name is not "Ben Dover", it's actually "Bend Over"

Just a note. IBKR will not pay any interest for the first $10,000.

You don’t need individual trade details. You just need the balance of the portfolio on the start date, balance on the end date and the dates and amounts for the deposits and withdrawals. Then you can just use XIRR to find the return.

Proposed. "If the bill is passed, existing buildings with 10 or more apartments would have until Jan. 1, 2026 to comply." “Every New York City apartment comes with heat, hot water, electricity, and a phone line. It’s time to add Internet, so it is there and just works when a tenant moves in,” Kallos said in a statement. https://therealdeal.com/2021/10/11/proposed-bill-would-require-landlords-to-pay-for-tenants-internet/?fbclid=IwAR0SRldi2J8YRS56t9LU1iC6AE9hItYqIRU_jZyqJPLd16m3uryOm390Vec

I think it's down more than 5% is because of this. "Morgan Stanley resumed coverage of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. with a recommendation of underweight."

+40%. Did not buy or sell anything this year.

up 9.53 %. So voted fro 0-9%. From the graph it looks like 10% + is an elite club. Anyway, learned a lot this year..especially not to put money in retail ::)

“There comes a time when you ought to start doing what you want. Take a job that you love. You will jump out of bed in the morning. I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don't like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn't that a little like saving up sex for your old age?” - Warren Buffett With that said, since you are a fresher, the brand name recognition on your resume will be great and last forever. Your resume will stand out and that will open lot of doors for you than having a no-name company even if the role was really good.

Sony's Digital Paper System may fit your requirement, but it is expensive. It is available to public now at $999. http://store.sony.com/digital-paper-system-zid27-DPTS1/cat-27-catid-digital-paper

afaik, he did not sell because he was on the board.

Sony 13.3" reader will be available in May for $1100 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455696,00.asp

I don't think he advises to take home equity loan and invest. He says that lot of people have their savings in low interest paying accounts that have negative earnings after inflation. He wants them to put it into ETFs and bank prefs whose returns are better. He also does not want people to have an emergency fund which earns nothing. He says incase of emergency you can use the credit card/home equity loan for the time being and sell some of your investments that are fully liquid to pay it back.

I think it depends on how they save. If their 'savings' is in Gold or some offshore account which dodges taxes then it does not help anybody but themselves. But if it in the form of stocks, bank deposits or bonds then it definitely helps the company/economy which in turn indirectly helps the employees/public. (even if they do not do charity like Buffett or Gates)

I was an 'actually person' until I read 'How to win friends and influence people'. I think that book is a great starting point for people looking to attain the soft skills mentioned in the post. It depends on what is considered dumb. Is not socially likable considered dumb or not knowing the right from the wrong dumb? All the innovators , successful businesssmen did not get there by being likable or agreeable. Being right is most important to them. Evolution works by being right even though in the minority. Whenever something is run by "consenses" or the likability by majority tend to fail because nobody wants to be the bad guy and do that right thing. Having said that, when you are in the social party (where one group thinks the other group dumb) it is not a good idea to argue with people. People get offended when their beliefs and ideas questioned. They take is personally and resent whoever calls it out. It is not necessary to do that in a party. So it is better to shut up and let the other person keep their beliefs and feel good. The trick is to know the audience and when to argue and when to be likable. Influence, The psychology of persuasion is also a great by Cialdini.