Two months ago, I became so concerned about my investment in JDS Uniphase, that I purchased put contracts. The smoke had barely cleared from another bad earnings announcement and pessimistic outlook. I did not want the $2,500 I had invested in some 400 shares of the stock to go up in smoke. So I bought puts.More...

I just returned home from attending a fundraising dinner. The featured guest speaker was Thomas Rose, publisher of the Jerusalem Post. For those of you worrying about your investments being swamped in a Middle East conflict, Mr. Rose had a few words of comfort.More...

Tech Leader Index Last Update 4/10/2006 Start Cap $1,593,623,137,937 Market Cap $1,163,676,883,825 Last Close $734.10 Index Value $730.21 % Change -26.98% 1 Day Change -0.53% Point Change -3.90 Year to Date 1.97%   Click for Details

Redneck Index Last Update 3/30/2006 Start Cap $34,485,194 Market Cap $160,556,129 Index Value $4,655.80 % Change 365.58% YTD 379.82%

Dell Dimension 8200

As regular readers of this column know, the household here hasn't had a new computer since 1999. That is a long time for a techie such as myself. Faced with the need to edit my wife's musical composition, I needed some muscle.More...

What might happen in the stock markets next week.

Last weeks disappointing week pushed us to the lower limit of recent NASDAQ history. In other words technical resistant is being tested, making the week ahead a very important one for the market.More...

Last weeks portfolio snapshot. More...

Our models still look strong. More.