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[Investing] Stimulus and Markets

Posted on October 21, 2020October 22, 2020 by admin

So the Tuesday deadline passed but Pelosi will keep talking- Wow…really? This is the time that Pelosi messed up big time. No thought about those who are really in bad need- Didn’t she see the long line for food banks? I could see why she resisted for a long time Continue Reading

[Money] Why I Pick Up Coins

Posted on October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 by admin

I started picking up coins some years ago. I thought I would help those in need and let no asset go to waste. I picked up coins anywhere I went and in SoCal, you would be amazed how many people don’t care about change. The most common coins that I Continue Reading

[Investing] No End in Sight for Movie Theaters

Posted on October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 by admin

Wow- now you can rent a whole theater at AMC starting at $99- Great for surprise dates and proposals- But with COVID19 even romance seems to be decreasing…. Is this the end of theater as we know it? Probably, for now, I can see some theaters creating pods/ covered booths Continue Reading

[Investing] Lending Club Review

Posted on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 by admin

Lending Club (LC)- The revolutionary peer-to-peer lending platform that is still having growing pains- I was upset when I could not participate in LC’s IPO. Thank You God for stopping me from participating in LC’s IPO. As the stock graph shows it has been a steep downhill… I have been Continue Reading

[Investing] Why I am Not a Great Investor Yet: SHOP

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 by admin

I found about Shopify (SHOP) some years ago through Motley Fool. I liked the investment thesis about exploding ecommerce and the fact that Shopify made things much easier to sell online. Never underestimate the value of streamlining and making things easier. That is why we use Excel not hand calculator. Continue Reading

[Education] Should I Get a Master’s Degree?

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 by admin

I get asked about getting an MA degree a lot…I mean really a lot. I even got asked by a middle school student… My answer? Of course, it depends- In my opinion, you should only get an MA degree if it is necessary. If you want to do a PhD, Continue Reading

[Investing] 2020/10/12 Week Update

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 by admin

Another mmm..not so normal week. Not so much action just some ups and downs- No more Stimulus- wait may be? just may be? Oil up and down- If you were swing trading, it would have been fine. I think swing traded a bit but it was Ok. Swing trading is Continue Reading

[Investing] Motley Fool Review (VERY HONEST)

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 by admin

Motley Fool- So much divided opinion about their services– You can find a lot reviews that absolutely trash the service. I don’t think it is that bad but…it isn’t so great either. I found about Motley Fool almost two decades ago when the investment club president recommended that I learn Continue Reading

[Money] Is Gift Card Flipping Profitable?

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 by admin

I have been writing about gift cards because I remembered a classic economics paper- Then as I was searching through gift card wiki, going over discounted gift cards and I remembered about gift card flipping. I was a PhD student without much money so I thought of ways to increase Continue Reading

[Economics] Gift Card Analysis of Bankrupt Firms

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 by admin

In the last post, I talked about the classic economic paper, “The Deadweight Loss of Christmas” and how Marshalls gift cards didn’t have a large resale discount. Out of curiosity, I went to search more about gift card values given the recent retail bankruptcies- And the observations are quite interesting- Continue Reading