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Daily Archives: October 5, 2009

Readers’ Comments on Espresso Book Machine

October 5, 2009
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Here are a few of the comments we received from my post this weekend on the Espresso Book Machine. If you’re looking for more on it or the company that makes it, click here. Please add your comments here or on the original post. “Always interested in your emails. I personally love printed books. A Kindle isn’t likely in my life, at least not soon. I’m a pretty good customer of Amazon for this reason. On demand book printing, wow!!” E. — “Great information to know about. For a minute I thought it would be a machine which those...

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A New Way to Examine Your Portfolio

October 5, 2009
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A New Way to Examine Your Portfolio

Today I wanted to write a bit about portfolio management.  Don’t worry, though–this won’t be any of the nitty gritty that I often write about.  Instead, I just wanted to outline a rough “position sheet” that’s relatively easy to set up on a spreadsheet, but can also give you a great view of your portfolio’s risks and rewards. The inputs are simple:  Stock, purchase price (include commissions!), current price and stop-loss price.  This stop-loss can be a standing order with your brokerage house, or a mental stop that you will adhere to.  The key is to have a stop-loss...

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