In Search of the Perfect Investment

We left JFK on time and landed in London’s Heathrow 45 minutes early. The American Airlines flight was as smooth as a baby’s behind. It had good food, nice attendants and WiFi Internet. I’m downloading my emails, watching my stocks and surfing the Internet. All in the middle of the Atlantic.

You may be accustomed to miracles. I still get pleasure from them.

London is depressed. Uncertainty over Brexit is clamming everyone’s pocketbook. London housing is down 25%. No one knows what will happen with Brexit. Except it won’t be good.

France and Germany are not doing well, either

If you’re coming to Europe, know the weather is fine, the people are friendly and every price is negotiable — especially pricey Paris hotels on weekends when the yellow jackets protest and make the streets miserable.

I watched this awesome movie across the Pond.

It’s very powerful, and very sad. Twelve hours later I still can’t get stop thinking about the movie.

Doesn’t anyone proofread any more?

IBM apologized after its online jobs page asked applicants if they were “yellow” or “mulatto.”

I think this is funny

A Hawaiian war god statue that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff bought for $7 million and donated to a museum could be a Tiki bar tchotchke worth just $5,000. The Benioffs, who own land in Hawaii, donated the carving to Bishop Museum in Honolulu, where they felt it belongs.

Banks go online

Online Internet banks pay a lot more for savings and CDs than bricks-and-mortar banks.

Goldman Sachs’s Q4 2018 earnings reported an impressive $35 billion in deposits for its online bank Marcus. I’m trying to open an account with Marcus. Their computer gives frustration a whole new meaning.

Another scam.

Pfishing is getting really creative.

Favorite misfortune cookie

Harry Newton, Today I’m visiting the grandkids.

Reader Greg Dixon emailed:

God bless your little ones Harry.
Hope they will grow up to be better stock pickers than us.

They will if I get them started early; buy stocks in companies whose products they use  — like Apple and Nike.

Heh, Home Depot is getting cheap.