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<\/a><\/p>\nSecond, he’s doing wonders for “industrial”stocks:<\/p>\n
And for defense stocks — like my favorite LMT. Here’s the latest month:<\/p>\n And stocks like HON and GM.<\/p>\n Third, coincidentally OPEC said it would cut\u00a0oil production. The price of oil and oil stocks skyrocketed.<\/p>\n Fourth, interest rates have risen strongly, benefiting banks. Here’s the financial ETF of the last month:<\/p>\n The gurus call this “sector rotation.” It’s isn’t easy to “play.” There seem to be two rules — old ones no less:<\/p>\n + Diversification. I’ve been far too invested in tech stocks — though NVDA has been a standout, until today.<\/p>\n + When a stock drops 10+% from its peak, it’s probably a good idea to loosen up. That’s called Harry’s Inviolate Stop Lose Rule.<\/p>\n I don’t like the idea of loosening up on Amazon. It’s only fallen 6% from its recent peak. And, most importantly, everybody is buying only from Amazon these days. My friends have given up stores and malls. Their logic is “once you’ve seen a mall, you’ve seen them all.” (Sorry about that.) Here’s Amazon over the past month. I’d buy more of it, except that I already own so much.<\/p>\n Stay away from store-based retailers — unless they sell something unique. Most don’t.<\/p>\n Never invest in startups. Never invest in private companies.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + 99% of them fail. Maybe higher.<\/p>\n + You always get the worst pick. They best go to friends and family. The second best go to the best venture capitalists — the ones who appear on CNBC and Bloomberg. The worst go to you. They call that sucking hind t*t.<\/p>\n + Their founder\/entrepreneurs don’t listen. So, whatever advice your proffer — as a board member or a shareholder — they won’t listen. Trust me. Nobody listens.<\/p>\n + They don’t report like a public company — quarterly, annually etc. so you never know what’s happening. Which may be good, since what’s happening is often bad.<\/p>\n + You can’t sell your shares. There’s no market for the stock you own. And even, if there were, the SEC would put so many roadblocks ahead of you that slitting your wrists would seem like a better option. Item: A friend is trying to sell his stock in a small public company. The company has put a restriction on his stock that he can only sell 5,000 shares a day. He wants to sell hundreds of thousands. The company is afraid that his sales will be “deleterious” to the price of the stock. \u00a0My spell checked tried to change deleterious to delirious. Same thing.<\/p>\n + Some private companies go public. Their shares plummet. So they reverse split. Then they do something really stupid — hire Computershare to “manage” their outstanding shares. Which then sends Harry a letter telling me “Your immediate attention required” otherwise they’re giving my shares to “Unclaimed Property” of New York State. Calling them involves a one hour wait on hold — I don’t make this up. Or you can register with their web site, which I did. It included creating this:<\/p>\n After half an hour of every conceivable idiot “security” question — like my father’s middle name (he didn’t have one). And finally after\u00a0sending my verification emails, I get this:<\/p>\n Fortunately the address they have for me is semi-accurate, since they didn’t give me a chance to fix it.<\/p>\n Dealing with all this nonsense is simply too time consuming. It’s cutting into my tennis.<\/p>\n In short, never invest in private companies. NEVER.<\/p>\n CHECK. CHECK. CHECK.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + Check that you have only one action item in each email you send. Unless it’s flattery — when the more the better.<\/p>\n + Check that all your keyboard needed was cleaning — before you ordered a new one.<\/p>\n + Check your grammar and spelling mistakes before issuing that important company press release. It’s is not the same as its. And companys president is not the same as company’s president. And there is a difference between your and you’re.<\/p>\n The InspireClear iPhone 7 plus case.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Susan bought one to protect her new phone. \u00a0We just installed it. I’m impressed with its quality, thick plastic screen protector and installation tools that make sure you don’t have any bubbles on the screen.<\/p>\n It’s $21.95 from Amazon. Worth every penny if it saves your $800 iPhone plus. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Susan loves her iPhone 7 plus. Its big screen is great for grandkids’ photos, videos and FaceTime.<\/p>\n I still have a the iPhone 6. Enshrouded by a Mophie. I doubt I’ll get an iPhone 7. I tested Susan’s camera against mine. And I like my pictures better. Go figure.<\/p>\n Favorite stupid cartooon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n