amassafortune’s Activity

Mon May 6

Blog Comment

amassafortune commented on amassafortune's blog post. 10:43 AM

Perspective
The S&P index, like most indexes, is specifically designed so comparisons can be made over time. Adjustments are made for stock splits, etc. and the choice of companies is made partly with the
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Sun May 5

Blog Comment

amassafortune commented on ouarmy2012's blog post. 12:29 PM

As I sit in starbucks writing this...
Crediting Schultz is appropriate. When he left, Starbucks went off track. When he returned, the company got back on track.
Until proven otherwise, Schultz is to Starbucks what Jobs was to Apple.
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Blog Post

amassafortune added a blog post. 12:22 PM

Perspective
S&P intra-day March 24,2000 - 1,553S&P October 11, 2007 - 1,576 [more]

Wed Mar 27

Blog Post

amassafortune added a blog post. 2:51 PM

Derivatives, by Default, Now Treated as Senior Debt Instruments
The actions in Cyprus have skipped the traditional, legal method of distributing bank assets when obligations exceed assets. Normally, shareholders and bondholders get wiped out when [more]

Mon Mar 18

Blog Comment

amassafortune commented on L0RDZ's blog post. 5:43 PM

Have Bankers no shame ?
Even though it appears the plan in Cyprus is in the process of being amended or reversed, I agree bankers and leaders have shown their hand.
Safe deposits are at the core of the entire banking system. Maybe
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Wed Mar 6

Caps Pick

amassafortune made a pick in CAPS. 3:08 PM

Denbury Resources (DNR) will Outperform the S&P 500

Caps Pick

amassafortune made a pick in CAPS. 3:06 PM

KeyCorp (KEY) will Outperform the S&P 500

Fri Feb 22

Caps Pick

amassafortune made a pick in CAPS. 1:02 PM

Gerdau S.A. (ADR) (GGB) will Underperform the S&P 500

Thu Feb 21

Blog Comment

amassafortune commented on chk999's blog post. 12:40 PM

LED bulbs get better
60 watt LED equivalent uses about 6 watts.
40 watt LED equivalent uses about 4 watts.
75 watt draws 7.5 watts as an LED.
The $20 kill-a-watt meter chk999 mentions
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Tue Feb 19

Blog Comment

amassafortune commented on chk999's blog post. 10:58 PM

LED bulbs get better
My LED changeover is in progress, too.
We've used a meter and confirmed across all models, the 90% savings claimed is what we measured. The 60 watt equivalent draws 5.8 watts, 40 watt replacement = 4,
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