A breakdown of the GameStop situation

This is an excellent overview of the GameStop stock situation. A breakdown of the GameStop situation – The Washington Post: …For investors who think in terms of fundamentals, what was happening with GameStop’s stock was a slap in the face —...

GameStop and the stock market

My dad, who was a stock broker and had an MBA, believed in long-term, value investing. In fact, he would frequently recite to me the mantra “traders die broke” whenever the topic of day trading came up. His belief, and mine too, is that if you’re day...

1984

Now we begin to see the consequences of the recent election. The Homeland Security Act, another Patriot Act in sheep’s clothing, is being pushed for passage by the Republicans. In its present form the Homeland Security Act represents the greatest threat ever to...

Stocks

Aquila closed up today at $3.95 so it looks like Monday’s $2.65/$2.68 bet may pay off. I didn’t have as much money to throw at the stock as I would have liked (I still don’t—I continue to find even $3.88 an absolute steal of deal), and given all...