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Portfolio A Update - Bye, Bye Centex

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Apologies for not updating sooner. I actually sold this stock on Friday. It seems that I’m shaking off some rust for my short term trading skills. While my initial pick of Centex was correct, my upside prediction was quite wrong. The stock moved swiftly to about $27.80 before hitting hard resistance and cracking down. Beyond […]

Google Earnings Report Analysis

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Taking a break from the recent Dow Theory series to give my two cents on today’s earnings beat by Google. It’s a stock I own so I’m understandably thrilled by Google’s recent earnings report. Google’s shares had shed nearly 40% of their value since reaching a peak at $750 and fallen to their 52-week low […]

Apple, Tech Firm or Not?

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Yesterday’s post on Apple’s recent correction and current rally was, for the most part a technicals driven analysis with attention paid to short term catalysts. I thought I’d sound off a little on my impression of Apple as a longterm story. The focus here is more on Apple’s strategic position than on crunching its fundamental […]

Apple’s Retracement

Monday, April 7th, 2008

We discussed Fibonacci Retracements last week and I promised a more in depth post on my thoughts on Apple’s current rally during my Quarter 1 Investment Review. Today, we’ll put the two together with a look at the recent rally in Apple’s stock. The stock sold off heavily as people took profits and ran away […]

Q1 Curious Investments Update Part 2

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Today, we’ll wrap up the first quarter summary with a quick look at my two longer term portfolios - Portfolio B and the hypothetical Curious Investments Equity Income Strategy.
Portfolio B
This strategy performed admirably through the turmoil this quarter. While it posted a total loss of 12%, it was up in March and most positions seem […]

Q1 Curious Investments Update

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

It seems these Curious Investments updates have been coming on a funny schedule. Sometimes, monthly, sometimes quarterly. I apologize. I do do my best to give regular updates on my portfolios to provide transparency and hopefully provide some lessons from my investing successes and failures.
Overview
The last quarter was tough. After a pretty good run at […]


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