Portfolio of the Week

[peanuts]

I was pretty impressed with your rhyming talents...until now...cool and bull???...Must be the accent

Well...It is happy hour at the hotel I'm staying at...Gotta Run

For the life of me, I can't understand that bull and cool don't rhyme...

Pittsburgh is notorious for the accent. Here's an article that describes it pretty well: http://itotd.com/articles/307/pittsburghese/
There are words mixed in there that you need to be from Pittsburgh in order to understand the sentences.
Here's another website that explains the region's dialect a little more directly:

http://www.pittsburghese.com

At least we don't sound like Texans or even worse, Californians


I've been charged with the crime
of not being able to rhyme

[jiesen]

At least we don't sound like Texans or even worse, Californians

dude! that's, like, totally bogus.

[Rob]

Pittsburgh-ers' Accents

Peanuts, I've known a few people who grew up in Pittsburgh. The thing that I've noticed about the way they talk that sounds funny to me is the way they pronounce words like "out." They pronounce it as though the "u" were not in the word. They don't go out of the house; they go "ott of the hoss." Also, they're the only people I've ever known who refer to rubber bands as "gum bands."

[JohnHenry]

What I was looking at was your short play falling over 4% in two hours yesterday after you entered the trade (see intraday chart below). It would have been a brilliant daytrade Lil' dude.... Just gotta work on your trigger finger a little that's all....LOL!

Thanks Lye but I just went on a gut feeling. I not around the computer often during the day, how would I improve on the “trigger finger” besides setting a preset price to sell or buy?

BTW I took your suggestion, reading IBD from cover to cover. I’m learning a lot on reading the chart and looking for a buy point with the black box about the quotes. Most of the reports on IBD are yesterday news; I don’t know how to use this to my advance to capitalize for POTW. How would you go about this if you are me? Thanks

[JohnHenry]

Stky,
Talk about anything you want to talk about. Keep us informed about what is going on at the mall. What's hot and what's not. Are most of your buddies into the stock markets like you are. Make alot of money and you'll be hot, you can bet on that. It's interesting to hear what is going on with the teen set nowadays. Our own kids don't tell us anything. Keep us up to date on the latest scenes.

Hi Ski

Oh thanks for mailing the disk and the link to the ETF site. This past weekend was the first time I’ve been to the mall since Christmas. Since my friends and I are not able to drive, we have to walk or take the bus anywhere we go. Our parents get mad when they drop us off and pick us up because we never come out on time to get picked up…LOL…we are usually half an hour or an hour late. I don’t like the mall much because when you go with a group of people the police harass you and no one wants to sell you anything because they think you will steal or don’t have any money. The same people and they police that treats us like crap sucks up to our parents when they take us shopping.

Most of my friends don’t even know what a stock is. They are very smart in school but have no common sense. I’m the opposite. They like computer programming, I took a C++ course with them last semester and I got a B-, they got A’s. I suck at programming.

I didn’t know anything about the stock market or anything until the beginning of this year when my grandfather gave his grand children stocks. I meet Jiesen in the BRKA board and he invited me over here. So you have to blame my grandfather and Jiesen for me being here…lol

I was thinking the gift that my grandfather gave me I can learn how to keep it or must learn to make it grow so that I can have a nice home, a fast car, and the equals to hot babes…LOL

I’m different to most kids when buying products, I don’t like to wear clothes the have names or logos on them. When should I buy a pair of Nike for $20,000 when the person that’s making that shoe is the same age as me living in another country making a dollar a day? Plus why should I pay to advertise for Nike or others? Why don’t they pay me to wear their names and logos like people that play sports? Lol sound stupid huh..sorry

[Rob]

Doesn't sound stupid at all to me, Van. I think exactly the same way. If something is "trendy" or "hip" and costs twice as much just because of that, I avoid it like the plague. If the majority of people thought the way I do, the people in the "fashion industry" would soon be looking for employment. Bunch o' air-headed freaks. Apologies to any forum members who may be in the fashion industry--it's not personal, really.

[skiracer]

Hi Ski

Oh thanks for mailing the disk and the link to the ETF site. This past weekend was the first time I’ve been to the mall since Christmas. Since my friends and I are not able to drive, we have to walk or take the bus anywhere we go. Our parents get mad when they drop us off and pick us up because we never come out on time to get picked up…LOL…we are usually half an hour or an hour late. I don’t like the mall much because when you go with a group of people the police harass you and no one wants to sell you anything because they think you will steal or don’t have any money. The same people and they police that treats us like crap sucks up to our parents when they take us shopping.

Most of my friends don’t even know what a stock is. They are very smart in school but have no common sense. I’m the opposite. They like computer programming, I took a C++ course with them last semester and I got a B-, they got A’s. I suck at programming.

I didn’t know anything about the stock market or anything until the beginning of this year when my grandfather gave his grand children stocks. I meet Jiesen in the BRKA board and he invited me over here. So you have to blame my grandfather and Jiesen for me being here…lol

I was thinking the gift that my grandfather gave me I can learn how to keep it or must learn to make it grow so that I can have a nice home, a fast car, and the equals to hot babes…LOL

I’m different to most kids when buying products, I don’t like to wear clothes the have names or logos on them. When should I buy a pair of Nike for $20,000 when the person that’s making that shoe is the same age as me living in another country making a dollar a day? Plus why should I pay to advertise for Nike or others? Why don’t they pay me to wear their names and logos like people that play sports? Lol sound stupid huh..sorry

You sound like a nice kid with some brains. Most of the youngsters out there today, including my nieces and nephews, couldn't pour piss out of a boot for themselves, which doesn't make me feel any better towards them. I like to see strong character and some sense of logic in how people handle themselves an interact with others. As long as you keep it on that level you'll be ok with me an I enjoy and feel good providing some educational value an experience to your developement. I know that disc and email I sent you will help in furthering that developement. So keep up the good work and stay focused and you'll do good. Become a smart assed kid and it ends up going in the other direction.

[Lyehopper]

Thanks Lye but I just went on a gut feeling. I not around the computer often during the day, how would I improve on the “trigger finger” besides setting a preset price to sell or buy?

BTW I took your suggestion, reading IBD from cover to cover. I’m learning a lot on reading the chart and looking for a buy point with the black box about the quotes. Most of the reports on IBD are yesterday news; I don’t know how to use this to my advance to capitalize for POTW. How would you go about this if you are me? Thanks

Reading IBD can't necessarily help you with the POTW but it can help you learn about the market in general. The POTW is just a friendly contest.... Your real life portfolio is where "the rubber meets the road".... You against the market....

There are many things that can benefit you in that newspaper and you have to start learning somewhere (that's why I said to habitually read it cover-to-cover). BTW.... What did you learn from reading page A-3 in Tuedsday's (07/18/06) edition?

You will be playing with real dollars someday soon and you will need to have digested substantial information by then to help you make some critical decisions.... You'll pick up other valuable trading tools as you grow and learn. Remember being a student of the market is a lifelong learning process, you'll learn much about the market.... and much more about yourself in the process.

[JohnHenry]

Reading IBD can't necessarily help you with the POTW but it can help you learn about the market in general. The POTW is just a friendly contest.... Your real life portfolio is where "the rubber meets the road".... You against the market....

There are many things that can benefit you in that newspaper and you have to start learning somewhere (that's why I said to habitually read it cover-to-cover). BTW.... What did you learn from reading page A-3 in Tuedsday's (07/18/06) edition?

You will be playing with real dollars someday soon and you will need to have digested substantial information by then to help you make some critical decisions.... You'll pick up other valuable trading tools as you grow and learn. Remember being a student of the market is a lifelong learning process, you'll learn much about the market.... and much more about yourself in the process.

Hi Lye A-3, that’s my favorite section, that’s the first thing I read. Hey does it take you like two to three hours total to read the whole thing? Monday’s issues takes longer.

The IBD’s 10 secrets to success:

I learned to prepare for the worst case for the unexpected. Always keep think “what if’ this happen and “what if” this doesn’t happen, always think ahead and have a plan to execute! Before I ask the board question, I first try to answer them and if I can’t I would say. What would Lye and the others say and how would I go about replying to their replies. Basically always be ready for the unexpected and when it does come; you are prepared.

A Forgotten Founding Father:

John Winthrop stayed focus on his goals to develop a better life in the new world because there was no way for him to recover his loss and return home to England. He saw coming to a new world and serving as leader in a community has its privileges and being a leader also come with great responsibility. He was able to find a stock company that wasn’t governed by the crown where he was able to set up his governance. Basically he had a vision for a new society and devoted his energy toward building his vision.

Teller’s Search For The Unknown Changed History:

I think what he was saying that the element of doubt, doubt which keeps chasing for the truth or the unknown. He was influenced by his father’s friend, Keopold Kulg, who had passion and loves what he was going. Kulg enjoyed teaching and explaining to Teller. It was exactly what my grandfather told my brother, don’t be and EE for the money.
Do what you love and enjoy, the money will come late. I have always kept that in mind. May I add, to do not fear anything in life, tackle any obstacle by the horns…easy said then done?

Overall, from the article I learn always have a plan of action if thing does go right or wrong. Have a goal and keep at it and never give up.

Please feel free to add any thing that I left out, I’m sure I felt a lot out.

[mrmarket]

Hi Ski

Oh thanks for mailing the disk and the link to the ETF site. This past weekend was the first time I’ve been to the mall since Christmas. Since my friends and I are not able to drive, we have to walk or take the bus anywhere we go. Our parents get mad when they drop us off and pick us up because we never come out on time to get picked up…LOL…we are usually half an hour or an hour late. I don’t like the mall much because when you go with a group of people the police harass you and no one wants to sell you anything because they think you will steal or don’t have any money. The same people and they police that treats us like crap sucks up to our parents when they take us shopping.

Most of my friends don’t even know what a stock is. They are very smart in school but have no common sense. I’m the opposite. They like computer programming, I took a C++ course with them last semester and I got a B-, they got A’s. I suck at programming.

I didn’t know anything about the stock market or anything until the beginning of this year when my grandfather gave his grand children stocks. I meet Jiesen in the BRKA board and he invited me over here. So you have to blame my grandfather and Jiesen for me being here…lol

I was thinking the gift that my grandfather gave me I can learn how to keep it or must learn to make it grow so that I can have a nice home, a fast car, and the equals to hot babes…LOL

I’m different to most kids when buying products, I don’t like to wear clothes the have names or logos on them. When should I buy a pair of Nike for $20,000 when the person that’s making that shoe is the same age as me living in another country making a dollar a day? Plus why should I pay to advertise for Nike or others? Why don’t they pay me to wear their names and logos like people that play sports? Lol sound stupid huh..sorry

Nice post..the thing that you have that most of us do not is time. If you keep investing a small percentage of your income stream, you'll be way ahead of the curve.

[billyjoe]

Sticky,
My 20 year old son has already put $3000 in his Roth IRA and it's worth $3300. If he can keep contributing he'll be set for life and won't be too old to enjoy it. You've got a 5 year advantage on him. Keep studying this investment business . You'll never regret it.

-------------billyjoe

[Runner]

Rob, FIZ long please.

[Rob]

Changing Horses

For purposes of this contest only:

Sell EBAY .... Buy GOOG

(in real life hang onto BOTH)

[peanuts]

For purposes of this contest only:

Sell EBAY .... Buy GOOG

(in real life hang onto BOTH)

You're going to win! GOOG profit more than doubles!!!!

[Rob]

You're going to win! GOOG profit more than doubles!!!!

Thanks, P. One might think so, but what makes sense doesn't always happen as soon as one would like, if at all.

Besides, you've set the bar pretty daggone high, dude.

Edit: Just did a little figuring and determined that GOOG would have to close at more than 440 tomorrow in order for me to just catch up to your 9.19%. That would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath.