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BesterInvestor: 2015-07-12

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An Investor, Waxing Philosophically. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. What is in a name? Names are arbitrary labels. For example, whether you know Christina as Chrissy, Chris or Tina, she is still the same person. My business career spans about three decades. During this time, my employees quite often bemoaned the fact that our respective business names did not adequately reflect/imply our products or services. Think a little about successful companies that have been around for many years. Now, think of more re...

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BesterInvestor: Apple BDSM - $AAPL

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An Investor, Waxing Philosophically. Saturday, October 19, 2013. Apple BDSM - $AAPL. For the purposes of this blog posting, BDSM refers to Bondage, Dominance, Sales and Marketing. The sub-text relates to 500 shades of greenback. Dollars per share); delivering a market cap of about $450 billion to the largest, and most successful product, sales and marketing company on the planet, ever! But there, I said it. Is a product company, despite Tim Cook’s desire to reposition Apple as a tech company. To exit my ...

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BesterInvestor: What are financial instruments?

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An Investor, Waxing Philosophically. Sunday, December 9, 2012. What are financial instruments? Examples of financial Instruments. In a previous blog titled "what is an ETF. We had opened a discussion about one particular financial instrument. In this post, we'll briefly explore some other, relatively common financial instruments. Financial instruments are, generally speaking, divided into two categories. The value of cash instruments. Are determined by the market. Like loans and deposits. Include bonds, ...

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BesterInvestor: #Startup Science

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An Investor, Waxing Philosophically. Thursday, July 2, 2015. Recently, I watched a Bill Gross (founder, Idealab) TED Talk on the factors that help make a startup successful, or otherwise. He shared some great insight on some of their many successes and failures. And he added references to companies that he had not ever been associated with. Which brings us to the idea. Some founders think because they have a great idea, it will be easier to get funding. However, sourcing an idea investor. Many great star...

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BesterInvestor: Name Your #Startup

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An Investor, Waxing Philosophically. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. What is in a name? Names are arbitrary labels. For example, whether you know Christina as Chrissy, Chris or Tina, she is still the same person. My business career spans about three decades. During this time, my employees quite often bemoaned the fact that our respective business names did not adequately reflect/imply our products or services. Think a little about successful companies that have been around for many years. Now, think of more re...

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BesterInvestor: FICO - Fixing Your Credit Score and Maintaining Good Credit

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An Investor, Waxing Philosophically. Saturday, December 29, 2012. FICO - Fixing Your Credit Score and Maintaining Good Credit. Tips on How to Fix a Credit Score and Maintain Good Credit. 1 Payment History Tips. Contributing 35% to your score calculation, this category has the greatest effect on improving your score, but past problems like missed or late payments are not easily fixed. Pay your bills on time. If you have missed payments, get current and stay current. 2 Amounts Owed Tips. The most effective...

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BesterInvestor: What is a Concentrated Position?

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An Investor, Waxing Philosophically. Sunday, January 6, 2013. What is a Concentrated Position? Defining a concentrated position. A concentrated position occurs when an investor owns shares of a stock (or other security type) that represent a large percentage of his or her overall portfolio. The investor’s wealth becomes concentrated in the single position. According to R.W. Baird. A lack of knowledge and/or experience in asset diversification management. Personal emotion related to control and/or a sense...

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BesterInvestor: What is an ETF?

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An Investor, Waxing Philosophically. Tuesday, December 4, 2012. What is an ETF? People invest in many different types of vehicles, or investment instruments. In this post, we'll briefly explore an ETF and compare it to its most logical alternative investment choice. Unlike owning stock, ETF investments are typically subject to annual fees, although the fees (or costs) related to ETF investments are generally lower than comparative fund investment instruments, like mutual funds. Investors who trade ET...

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BesterInvestor: What is a Trailing Stop?

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An Investor, Waxing Philosophically. Tuesday, January 22, 2013. What is a Trailing Stop? A trailing stop is an order entered with a stop parameter that creates a trailing or moving activation price. What does that mean? Let’s say you bought a company’s stock for $10 and that stock is currently trading at $15/share. When the bears pounce (when stocks decline in value). you limit your losses - if any - within a set percentage or dollar range that you have pre-determined, and are comfortable with! This mean...