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October 6, 2008

Investment Performance September 2008(-10.93%)

This is an ongoing monthly update on how our equity investments are performing. Please see this background on the investment tool I developed and how I am using it to track our performance against a benchmark to measure our progress...
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October 8, 2008

Licking Wounds, Feeling Optimistic

Anyone who has logged into their stock investment accounts has felt the sting of their account balance drop. My 401k is down 33.1% YTD as of Oct 8th and the rest of our stock holdings have lost similar percentages. House...
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October 20, 2008

September Net Worth Update (-$15,521)

I could highlight how bad a month September was, but I already know its going to pale in comparison with October. Assets Aug-08 Sep-08 Change % Cash & Savings $ 111,890.87 $ 117,881.65 $ 5,990.78 5.35% Taxable Brokerage Accts $...
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October 24, 2008

16% Return in about 6-8 months?

I noticed that Anheuser Busch stock closed at $58.50 on Thursday. That represents over a 16% discount offer the offer price($70/share) as part of the InBev merger announced earlier this year. It got me thinking this is a very reasonable...
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October 27, 2008

Warren Buffet OpEd Piece in NY Times

Maybe old news, but its worth another mention. Warren Buffet submitted an opinion piece in the NY Times last week saying he is buying American stocks right now and will continue to buy if stock prices remain at the level...
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