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June 1, 2006

Throwing down the gauntlet

My great-nieces gave me this cereal bowl for my birthday this year, and I use it every day. (And yes, I have great-nieces, but am still fortunately young enough that I can't see Medicare without a telescope just yet.) Figured it's as good a symbol as any for relaunching the site and moving forward. Starting this month, I'll be posting my daily trading performance along with the normal tech bargains, trading software discussion, rants on CNBC and anything else I see as damaging or beneficial to the mental health of traders and investors everywhere. Although the bulk of the content won't start to really grow until I get my new trading entity LLC set up (hopefully later this month), I'll start bleeding in as much as possible when I can. The formation of this new trading entity signifies my ultimate commitment to becoming a successful trader, and I take this activity seriously. So even if you see me taking a divergent route occasionally with humor or offbeat opinion, ultimately, I'm in this for the long haul and to be successful, and will be endeavoring to provide serious content for the most part.

Those of you already familiar with this site over the years may have noticed that I've recently migrated to a blog-centric format, which works equally well for posting news, trading tips, and tech hardware deals. However, because I don't have the time or the wherewithal to control comment spam right now, I won't be turning on comment capability for awhile. Even so, any of you who have questions can contact me by email as always. Just be patient with me as I get my new trading business off the ground.

I have a lot of plans for the site, and will endeavor to provide as much info as I can to make it both useful and entertaining as possible for all my visitors. In any event, please remember the following:

- Although I've been trading for almost a decade, I'm still learning, and don't claim to be an expert at trading instruction. Whenever I make comments on trading software or methods, it is always just my opinion, and wherever appropriate and/or possible, will make references to experts or more material on that particular subject.

- Any posts regarding tech hardware deals contain the best information available at the time of posting. Some of these deals can change or evaporate at any moment for reasons too numerous to mention, so please keep that in mind. Your mileage may vary, and common sense should always rule the day.

- I will occasionally give a strong opinion on something or someone I see in the financial media (usually CNBC). The bottom line is this: trading and investing can be both a difficult and rewarding process, and there are a gazillion people out there with an opinion on everything, and a ton of reasons why they should be the only one you believe on a particular subject. Some of these people are intelligent, well-meaning individuals who may or may not have an opinion on a subject that I agree or disagee with. Conversely, it is my opinion that there are scurulous, pompous bastards who deserve to be pounded and pummelled for what they have to say or profess to offer to you as investment or trading advice. I will freely express my opinion on these individuals as well. Regardless though, anything I say on this site is ultimately only my opinion, and should always be treated as such. Own your trading and investing activity and don't depend on so-called experts to provide your path to financial prosperity. Ultimately, it's up to you, and only you. Think for yourself. Question everything.

Posted at June 1, 2006 12:00 AM

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