Was yesterday the day to shop the drop? Or just the day to play tennis?
Clearly you can’t play this day-to-day. But it’s days like yesterday that force us to check out what we own. Does it still make sense? I sold a little yesterday, bought a little. Nothing o f consequence. A few names are gone from the list in the right hand column. I’ve actually put a little more into commercial real estate, which, in booming cities like New York, San Francisco and the west are coming back. We’ll see what I find today. Tomorrow’s early morning jobs report will be key.
Are your children looking for a job? A career? Looking to start a business? Reid Hoffman took 15 years to figure out he wanted to started LinkedIn. Now he’s a billionaire. He’s put together a 113 deck slide show that’s worth watching —
.. so long as a you remember it’s an undisguised (but clever) plug for LinkedIn. He gives the same advice I do — find an innovative local company and offer to intern for cheap — to help out, to learn the business. No CEO can resist a charming, intelligent youngster who talks about how great his business is– the younger has done the research — and says he/she is willing to help out for free (or at least cheap). Hoffman talks about the difference between college and life. College rewards you for not taking risks. Life rewards you for taking them. For Hoffman’s neat slide show, click here.
The BIG entrepreneurial opportunity is marketing. So few companies understand it. Those that do speak of “The Customer Experience.” Amazon is a key example. Look at what Salesforce.com (CRM) is doing. More about this area tomorrow.
Stupid, but wonderful cartoon.
Harry Newton who went to a charity event last night. They raised a lot more than last year. And almost as much as their peak year — 2008. They were ecstatic. Something good is going on with the economy — especially in New York City where prices are prime apartments are topping an incredible $4,000 a square foot.
A reader cautions you on the online genealogy websites like ancestry.com. People have been using it to figure out mothers’ maiden names (and all it takes is anyone in your family who puts you in a tree…ugh). Meantime, be careful you’re not carrying around your social security number — it’s on your Medicare card.
Susan and I saw Matilda last night. Like most things on Broadway, the second half is always the better half. Force yourself to stay.
Re mother’s maiden name: I NEVER use my mother’s REAL maiden name, even on those sites that require it. For that matter, my favorite flower is not even a flower & my favorite color is not a color; you can write whatever you want (as long as you remember what it is!)
That’s a good approach; it’s just a security question. But, does every member of your family do that? People building family trees expose their entire families.