{"id":36890,"date":"2016-12-09T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T15:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=36890"},"modified":"2016-12-09T10:12:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T15:12:32","slug":"one-month-so-far-the-trump-boom-more-on-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=36890","title":{"rendered":"One month, so far, The Trump Boom. More on hearing aids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s been one month. This is what the Trump Boom looks like:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/spxOneMonth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/spxOneMonth.jpg\" alt=\"spxonemonth\" width=\"652\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/spxOneMonth.jpg 652w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/spxOneMonth-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/djiOneMonth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/djiOneMonth.jpg\" alt=\"djionemonth\" width=\"658\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/djiOneMonth.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/djiOneMonth-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Not all has shined. Gold has bombed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SGOLOneMonth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SGOLOneMonth.jpg\" alt=\"sgolonemonth\" width=\"644\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SGOLOneMonth.jpg 644w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SGOLOneMonth-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And some technology stocks that got into a barney with Donald (like Apple and Amazon) haven&#8217;t boomed:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/qqqonemonth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/qqqonemonth.jpg\" alt=\"qqqonemonth\" width=\"646\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/qqqonemonth.jpg 646w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/qqqonemonth-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">No one has any idea if this will last &#8212; though the pundits weigh in every day on BubbleVision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Good news: this &#8220;Trump Boom&#8221; is attracting money from the &#8220;sidelines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And the man is great at attracting media attention to make the stock market (or something) great again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My friends are eyeing &#8220;hot&#8221; stocks like AMD, BRKA, CENT, FNMA, HD, PTC, SRDL, SQ, and UNH.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Having some cash is a good idea. If this turns, there may be some nice bargains. Meantime, stay in and watch closely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Look what reader Lucky just found:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GearAmazonDeals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GearAmazonDeals.jpg\" alt=\"gearamazondeals\" width=\"812\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GearAmazonDeals.jpg 812w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GearAmazonDeals-300x28.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GearAmazonDeals-768x71.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I went there and found some fine cameras at 25% off. Click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Warehouse-Deals\/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=10158976011\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Apple&#8217;s brilliant iPhone battery case<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Remember Mophie, the maker of extra battery cases? Apple&#8217;s just made a much better Mophie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AppleMophie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AppleMophie.jpg\" alt=\"applemophie\" width=\"204\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AppleMophie.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AppleMophie-136x300.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You get talk time to 25 hours or 18 hours of Internet on LTE. It&#8217;s better than my Mophie in three ways:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ It&#8217;s always charging my phone. You don&#8217;t need to turn the battery on, as you do with the Mophie. Much more convenient.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ You charge it with a normal Apple lightning jack &#8212; the one that came with your phone. In contrast, the Mophie needs a mini-micro jack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">+ You can directly plug your normal headphone in. You don&#8217;t need a special (stupid) tiny extension cord which Mophie provides and which you lose.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Apple case is $99. Everyone should have one. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-Charcoal-Gray-Battery-iPhone\/dp\/B0196WBBH8\/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1481292996&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=apple+battery+case\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>What I learned about hearings aids (so far)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">No one knows which one is &#8220;best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The &#8220;best&#8221; is the one that works for you. Which means you <strong>really got to want to use them<\/strong>. It&#8217;s a &#8220;head&#8221; thing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hearing aids will never make you hear well &#8212; just <strong>louder.<\/strong> Amazon has one for $57.50, which has good user reviews.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Amazonhearingamplifier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Amazonhearingamplifier.jpg\" alt=\"amazonhearingamplifier\" width=\"213\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To buy this $57.50 one,click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Britzgo-Amplifier-BHA-220S-Audiologist-Designed\/dp\/B0194OSS4C\/ref=zg_bs_3225974011_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=4KYSXPFNC6TSVYCBBDD4\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>I haven&#8217;t tried it yet. Amazon says it&#8217;s a &#8220;best seller.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My ear doctor has a pair for $5,000. He likes them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Costco will test your ears, recommend a pair, let you use them and allegedly give you all your money back if you don&#8217;t like them. Many readers are happy with Costco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">New hearing aids have features &#8212; Bluetooth for answering and speaking on your cell phone, listening to music, iPhone software for self-adjusting the reception and sensitivity of your hearing aids, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It can take two months to get used to hearing aids. Get your ear wax out before you try them. You need to be more patient than I am.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The best &#8220;hearing aids&#8221; are the Sennheiser wireless headphones, which make watching TV a real pleasure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/sennheiserwireless.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/sennheiserwireless.jpg\" alt=\"sennheiserwireless\" width=\"350\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/sennheiserwireless.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/sennheiserwireless-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They cost $54. It have one attached to every TV set I own. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sennheiser-RS120-Wireless-Headphones-Charging\/dp\/B0001FTVEK\/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1481296111&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=sennheiser+wireless+headphone\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>What it means to be Jewish<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">An elderly Jewish man is sitting on a park bench reading El Jazeera&#8217;s anti-Jewish, anti-Israel newspaper. His best friend walks by, sees the paper, and stops in shock.\u00a0&#8220;What are you doing reading that paper? You should be reading the Maccabean!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The elderly man replies, &#8220;The Maccabean has stories about intermarriage, anti-Semitism, problems in Israel &#8230; all kinds of troubles for the Jewish people. I like to read good news.\u00a0El Jazeera&#8217;s says&#8230; The Jews have all the money &#8230; the Jews control the press &#8230; the Jews control the banks &#8230; the Jews control Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;At my age it&#8217;s better to read good news!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Irony in photos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NOWorries3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NOWorries3.jpg\" alt=\"noworries3\" width=\"400\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NOWorries3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NOWorries3-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fasteners-Copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fasteners-Copy.png\" alt=\"fasteners-copy\" width=\"250\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fasteners-Copy.png 250w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fasteners-Copy-202x300.png 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Success.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Success.png\" alt=\"success\" width=\"500\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Success.png 500w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Success-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/qualityService.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/qualityService.png\" alt=\"qualityservice\" width=\"411\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/qualityService.png 411w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/qualityService-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton.jpg\" alt=\"HarryNewton\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHarry Newton, who is indulging himself with the most gorgeous picture of granddaughter Sophie with her climate-friendly technology. She&#8217;s cute and she does not take after me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SophieTrains.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SophieTrains.png\" alt=\"sophietrains\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SophieTrains.png 500w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/SophieTrains-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\n  })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');\n\n  ga('create', 'UA-45200733-1', 'technologyinvestor.com');\n  ga('send', 'pageview');\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been one month. This is what the Trump Boom looks like: Not all has shined. Gold has bombed. And some technology stocks that got into a barney with Donald (like Apple and Amazon) haven&#8217;t boomed: No one has any idea if this will last &#8212; though the pundits weigh in every day on BubbleVision. 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