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Capital One Financial Corp (COF) – Buy
I added to my position on 3/6/2020 in Capital One Financial Corp (COF) at $82.3883. Capital One is now our 6th largest position at this time. Was happy to get more at less than my previous purchase. Much of what I said in my previous Capital One analysis still stands. There size, experience, technology and […]
Facebook Inc (FB) – Buy
I added more to my Facebook Inc (FB) position today at $186.35. Facebook is still my 2nd largest holding. The continued downward pressure continues to make for a good opportunity to add more or initiate a position. The valuation is great with a PEG of .88. Not much new to say that I haven’t mentioned […]
2021 Burlington School Budget = $25,673/pupil
Tomorrow is town meeting day and as usual we vote on the school budget. For our town, Burlington, we are being asked to approve a $91,525,288 budget with a 7.4% increase. The text of the ballot item is below: 1. APPROVAL OF SCHOOL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 – “Shall the voters of the school […]
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) – Buy
I initiated a new position today in United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) at $89.4414. UPS is a company I’ve wanted to buy into for some time now. Heavenly reminded me of this idea to me recently. Ideally, I like to own pieces of companies that I use directly and a lot and UPS is one […]
Facebook Inc (FB) – Buy
I added more to my Facebook Inc (FB) position today at $196.7851. Facebook is still my 2nd largest holding. The recent pullback makes for a good opportunity to add more or initiate a position. The valuation is great with a PEG under 1. Like most stocks, it’s been taken down lower due to Coronavirus fears. […]
Wintervale 2020 at the Intervale
❄️⛷️ Enjoyed the afternoon at #Wintervale 2020 at the Intervale Center. There was food, skiing, snow shoeing, a bonfire and more. Heavenly and I skied for about an hour and 20 mins. First time this year and for a few years actually. It was a great day for it, quite warm/ sunny. It was quite […]
Burlington Should Incentivize Long Term Rentals Instead of Punishing Homeowners Trying to Make Ends Meet on AirBNB
Citizen Property Rights vs Interest of Hotels and/or UVM? Firstly, as a Libertarian, I don’t support the city providing special incentives or punishments for specific property uses. Citizens should be able to do as they wish with their own property whether they want to live in it, rent it short or long term, rent it […]
Valentine’s Day 2020 Dinner at Tian Fu
Had a great Valentine’s day with Heavenly. While it was a bit cold, it was very sunny. We took most of the day off and enjoyed lunch at our favorite Chinese buffet Tian Fu in South Burlington. Everything was great, I particularly liked the fried zucchini, crab rangoon, fried/battered shrimp, spicy shrimp, peanut butter chicken, […]
Why Markets Up After Sanders Primary Win in New Hampshire?
What does Sen. Bernie Sanders’ primary victory in New Hampshire mean for markets? https://t.co/i8MYvQEfVL pic.twitter.com/T6DpuJrnQa — CNBC (@CNBC) February 12, 2020 The markets are reacting positively to the Sanders primary win in New Hampshire due to the fact that Sanders would most likely not win in the general election. He would be the ideal candidate […]
Pullback in Facebook Makes for a Good Opportunity
The share price of Facebook (FB) is dropped yesterday mostly due to a negative analyst report. The pullback could make a for a good opportunity. The valuation is good right now. Regulatory concerns seem overblown. More regulations on social media helps ensure their dominance and a breakup would actually reward investors. Google Chrome’s cookie situation […]
20th “First Met” Anniversary
Today marks 20 years since I met my wife Heavenly in Denton Texas while attending the University of North Texas… I will always keep falling in love with you Heavenly. Happy 20th “First Met” Anniversary!
My Time as Chair of the Vermont Libertarian Party
As many know I served as chair of the Vermont Libertarian Party. Much of what I did is behind the scenes. When thinking about my time as chair I jotted down some achievements over time and here is what I came up with… Bought vtlp.org domain with my own money that the party had accidently lost […]
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) – Buy
I added to my position in Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) for the 4th time this year today at $1789.71. It is now our largest position at this time. Most of the same reasons for my previous purchases still stand. Based on our own sales of Wondermugs and other products on Amazon.com over the holiday season which […]
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) – Buy
I added to my position in Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) on 11/15/2019 at $1735.27. It is now our 2nd largest position at this time. Most of the same reasons for my previous purchases still stand. Based on our own sales on Amazon.com and expectations for this holiday season, I expect the next report to be better […]
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) and Community Bancorp (CMTV) – Buy
Once again, I added more to my positions today in Community Bancorp (CMTV) at 15.75 and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at $1753.13. Amazon is now my 3rd largest holding and Community Bancorp is my 4th largest holding. Rankings for top holdings are located here. COMMUNITY BANCORP I continue to believe Community Bancorp is a safe income […]
Facebook Inc (FB) – Buy
I added more to my Facebook Inc (FB) position today at $182.34 making Facebook my new 2nd largest holding. The recent pullback makes for a good opportunity to add more or initiate a position. The valuation isn’t as good as it was last year, but it still has a PEG of around 1! It’s also […]
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) – Buy
I added to my position in Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) today at $1,757.76. It is now our 3rd largest position at this time. Most of the same reasons for my previous purchases still stand. We did quite well selling products for our Wondermugs business on Amazon.com and have increased our advertising spending to get our listings rank […]
Lucky Buffet – St. Albans
🥠 Before the Montreal Blessthefall,Islander, Suicide For A King and Escape The Fate show we ate one our favorite chinese buffets, Lucky Buffet in St. Albans. They make the best peanut butter chicken and I also like the crab rangoon (fried cheese), seafood sides, butter potatoes, general tso’s chicken and the crispy wrap things pictured. […]
We tried the new Pizza Hut Stuffed Cheez-It Pizza
The new Pizza Hut Stuffed Cheez-It Pizza comes with four supersized squares flavored with the same sharp cheese as the legendary bite-size crackers, filled with either just cheese or cheese and pepperoni. I liked it. I expected them to be a little bigger for the $7 price, but definitely worth a try. I ate them […]
What form of advertising has worked best for you and given you the best return?
It depends on the business. Generally a combination of Facebook Ads, email marketing, and Google Ads has done well. If you do these well, good rankings in organic search or SEO will happen naturally. More specifically, if you are selling products with current demand, Google Shopping should be where you start. Then use Facebook Ads […]
Community Bancorp (CMTV) – Buy
Still my largest holding and a great opportunity. Once again, I added more to my position today in Community Bancorp (CMTV) at $16.10. Why Community Bancorp? The stock has fluctuated a lot most likely due to overall market pressures and due to trading over the counter. However, the company is very stable, growing and is located […]
Take Advantage of Our 20% Off Sale on Wondermugs!
As some of you know we purchased the Wondermugs business recently after years of successfully selling them on our other retail websites champlaincoffee.com and niftycoolgifts.com. We have spent the last year rebuilding the business from the ground up and we starting to see real progress! A big thank you to all those that helped so […]
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) – Buy
I initiated a new position last week in Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at $1,657.24. It is our 8th largest position at this time. Reason for current opportunity The share price for Amazon has been under pressure because of a variety of threats: Inability to make significant profits from the amazon.com retail business. Political/social pressure from their growing size […]
Why You Need to Switch Your Website to HTTPS (SSL) by July 2018
Sometime in July 2018, Google Chrome browser will start warning users that any site is not safe to use if it doesn’t have sitewide SSL. It’s also a small ranking factor in Google’s search results. I suspect it will be become a more important factor going forward. Here is what it will look like: You […]