{"id":43835,"date":"2018-09-05T11:34:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T15:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=43835"},"modified":"2018-09-05T11:34:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T15:34:34","slug":"giving-back-today-not-exciting-but-the-weather-is-cooling-off-for-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=43835","title":{"rendered":"Giving back today. Not exciting. But the weather is cooling off for the weekend."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yuchy tech day. Especially for SQ, NEWR, and NFLX.<\/div>\n
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As my broker\/philosopher, Todd Kingsley, said this morning, “You got to give a little back occasionally. Today we’re doing that.<\/em>“<\/div>\n
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In recent months, my portfolio exploded in size (number of stocks). Not good strategy. My attention span couldn’t keep up. I’ve now axed the following from my recommended portfolio:\u00a0 FB, IQ, Shack Shake (SHAK), SHOP, Tencent (TCEHY) and Tesla (TSLA). See the updated list on the right column n the web site.<\/div>\n
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Apart from my miserable attention span — and not being able to keep up to date with Facebook and Tesla’s latest woes — the others had reached double digit losses.<\/div>\n
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My friend Ed is lamenting that the losses haven’t been big enough. He likes to put in orders when his favorite stocks have dropped to, or below\u00a0their 50-day moving averages.<\/div>\n
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Ed loves CAT, which along with Berkshire Hathaway, is actually up today.<\/div>\n
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The Year of Overseas Contagion (Continued)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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I updated yesterday’s list. I’m not sure if there’s a common theme — except mismanagement. Investing overseas is getting riskier and riskier.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Turkish Lira. The Russian Ruble. The Argentine Peso. The South African Rand.\u00a0 The Indonesian Rupiah. The Indian Rupee. They’re all collapsing.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Having trouble sleeping?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bose just announced these pricey aids. I’m guessing they work, though I haven’t tried them. Click here.<\/strong><\/a> I do use Bose noise-cancelling corded earbuds on planes and they work. They’re called QuietComfort. You can sleep with them by simply unplugging your sound source. You’ll still get the noise cancelling. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"BoseSleepBuds\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t do stupid<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

+ Bicycling riding on busy streets is not a great idea. The curbs are strewn with glass. In their hurry, the drivers will run you off the road.<\/p>\n

+ Don’t forget to put a fire suppression system in your country’s biggest and best museum:<\/p>\n

\"RioMuseum\"<\/a><\/p>\n

What have you learned?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

+ I’ve learned that our dog doesn’t want to eat my broccoli either. Age 7<\/p>\n

+ I’ve learned that just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up again Age 12<\/p>\n

+ I’ve learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills. Age 52<\/p>\n

+ I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. Age 62<\/p>\n

+ I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. Age 74<\/p>\n

+ I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. Age 78<\/p>\n

+ I’ve learned that life is what you make it, and your life is much better when you make someone happy. Age 80+<\/p>\n

\"HarryNewton\"<\/a>
\nHarry Newton, who watched last night’s incredible many, many hours tennis match between Nadal and Thiem. Later this afternoon I’m going off to play tennis myself. This weekend — the weekend of the U.S. Tennis Open finals — will be mercifully cooler.<\/p>\n

Tech hearings on the hill? Trump’s not speaking to Woodward? Being mean and nasty to our strongest ally Canada?<\/p>\n

As a famous sage once said, “Washington is eight square miles surrounded by reality.<\/em>“<\/p>\n