TMFGebinr

Jim Mueller

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General Information

Name:
Jim Mueller
Fool Since:
June 4 2001
Aliases:
TMFgebin (3/8/2006), gebinr (3/3/2006)
Where I Live:
Springfield, VA

Investing Basics

Investing Experience:
High
Risk Tolerance:
Medium High
Investing Style:
Long-Term Buy to Hold
Portfolio Size:
Large (12 or more Stocks)
Stocks I Own:
ACUS, AIG, AMZN, ATVI, ATW, BAMXF.pk, BP, BJRI, CGNX, CLNE, CMG, COP, DAR, DASTY, DDD, EXEL, EXPD, F, FCX, GLW, GOOG, GWR, HAIN, HHC, IIVI, INTU, IPGP, IPHS, ISRG, JNJ, KMI, KMX, KO, LKQ, LQDT, MTH, MTN, NFLX, NOV, NUAN, PCLN, PEGA, PEP, PM, QGEN, RIG, RST, SAM, SBUX, SCTY, SDRL, SINA, SODA, SQM, SSW, SZYM, TDG, TIBX, TSLA, TXT, WDC, WFM, WNR, WPRT, DODFX, FAIRX, FOOLX, OFALX, PENNX, VBMFX, Long Jan 2015 $500 calls on AAPL, Short Jan 2015 $530 calls on AAPL, Long Jan 2021 warrants on AIG, Long Jan 2015 $60.00 calls on AXP, Short Jan 2015 $60.00 puts on AXP, Short Jul 2013 $57.50 puts on AXP, Short Jul 2013 $62.50 calls on AXP, Long Jan 2015 $100 calls on BRK-B, Short Jan 2015 $100 puts on BRK-B, Short Jan 2014 $80 puts on BRK-B, Short Sep 2013 $100 calls on BRK-B, Long Jan 2014 $10 calls on DNDN, Long Jan 2015 $15 calls on F, Short Jan 2015 $15 puts on F, Long Jan 2014 $20 calls on FB, Short Jul 2013 $34 puts on GRMN, Short Jun 2013 $55 calls on IPHS, Short Sep 2013 $30 puts on LQDT, Long Jan 2015 $85 calls on MCD, Short Jan 2015 $90 calls on MCD, Long Jan 2015 $75 calls on MON, Short Jan 2015 $75 puts on MON, Short Jul 2013 $95 calls on MON, Short Sep 2013 $45 calls on MTH, Short Sep 2013 $280 calls on NFLX, Short Nov 2015 $12.50 puts on RKUS, Long Jan 2015 $57.50 calls on SBUX, Short Jan 2015 $57.50 puts on SBUX, Short Jun 2013 $60 calls on SBUX, Long Jan 2015 $28 calls on WPRT, Short Jan 2015 $30 puts on WPRT

Investing Favorites

Stocks:
Stocks with messed-up expectations priced in
Books:
Expectations Investing (Mauboussin); Financial Shenanigans (Schilit)
People:
James Montier

Investing Expertise

Money I Manage:
Rising Star Portfolio owned by The Motley Fool

Education And Work Information

School(s) Attended
Gonzaga Univ. (B.S., chemistry); Wash. St. Univ. (Ph.D., biochemistry); CFA Program, passed Level I
Job Title
Research analyst, Stock Advisor
Company / Organization
The Motley Fool

Interests

Personal Quote:
The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden. A single lifetime, even though entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the investigation of so vast a subject . . . And so this knowledge will be unfolded only through long successive ages. There will come a time when our descendants will be amazed that we did not know things that are so plain to them . . . Many discoveries are reserved for ages still to come, when memory of us will have been effaced. Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate . . . Nature does not reveal her mysteries once and for all. --Seneca, Natural Questions, Book 7, first century
Person(s) I'd Like To Meet:
Isaac Asimov, unfortunately won't get the chance
Favorite Vacation Spots:
Hawaii, even though my in-laws are there :-)
Favorite Sports or Teams:
Watch: baseball, Seattle Mariners; Play: golf
Favorite Movies:
Breaker Morant, Bond, Caddyshack
Favorite Music or Musicians:
1980s rock / classical
Great Books Read Recently:
The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
Book Currently Reading:
The Deed of Paksenarrion

An Interview with TMFGebinr

Last updated: 5/6/2010
The Fool:
Does ethics or 'socially responsible investing' have a place in your investment approach? How so? How not?
TMFGebinr:
I have to change this. A while back, I wrote that I wouldn't invest in tobacco stocks because I am so horribly allergic to the smoke and sucking smoke into one's lungs seems to me to be a silly pastime. However, I've since decided that if people are going to be stupid enough to do that, I might as well try to profit from it.

As for going for a SRI mutual fund, no. My agenda most likely will not match theirs.
The Fool:
What, in your opinion, are some of life's big mysteries?
TMFGebinr:
Where was I before I came into the world?

Will I come back or is there an afterlife or is this one shot it?
The Fool:
What was the most significant discovery of the last century?
TMFGebinr:
To me? That I had entered the world.

To others? I don't know.....the computer and miniaturization; atomic physics; DNA and recombinant technology.....there are so many and the rate keeps accelerating.
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