Category Archives: Business

Six Particular Classes

Posted on Sun, 09 September 2012 by Chris Penningroth

This link to a Forbes article was too good to pass up without a courtesy cross-link.

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Trustworthy?

Posted on Sat, 26 May 2012 by Chris Penningroth

Stephen M. R. Covey’s The Speed of Trust was a well-titled, decently-written tome of the necessity of having mutual trust in or across organizations in order to get things done effectively.  In my opinion, he took a topic which was … Continue reading →

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What do I Read After the News?

Posted on Mon, 16 January 2012 by Chris Penningroth

News browsing evolves over the years, at least for me. Since I moved back to the States a few years ago, FoxNews is pretty much standard fare at work and I can watch it at home. It beats that conglomeration … Continue reading →

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Just One Time

Posted on Sun, 10 May 2009 by Chris Penningroth

     I’d like to see just one article in the weekly Motley Fool e-mailings not mention Warren Buffett.       Could you imagine ESPN never going without mentioning the New York Yankees once per hour? That’s kind of what it’s gotten … Continue reading →

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You Could Fool All of the People

Posted on Sun, 11 January 2009 by Chris Penningroth

     I ran across this gem at the Motley Fool this morning while speeding through my e-mail.  It was a post called Sizing Up Banking’s New Giants and was written by Morgan Housel.  I emphasized my favorite part of the quote.  Back … Continue reading →

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Seventy-Nine

Posted on Sun, 07 December 2008 by Chris Penningroth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbK3RhCQoI8      Here’s an academic take on the financial crisis.  This is 58:19 long, so grab a break and a cup of coffee if you mean to watch this! [Update – Sorry, for some reason embedding it did not work this … Continue reading →

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Trojan Lead

Posted on Mon, 25 February 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     If it’s not one problem for American consumers who purchase Chinese products, it’s another.       Anyone who likes these new digital photo frames as much as I do, take heed!      Are any of the companies that make these … Continue reading →

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Crazy Market

Posted on Fri, 25 January 2008 by Chris Penningroth

     I know the market is going down.  I’m just happy it’s finally stopped going sideways.  I personally don’t sell short or deal with put options (or options in general).  I had quit looking at my accounts for the past … Continue reading →

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Marketing

Posted on Fri, 05 October 2007 by Chris Penningroth

     I haven’t written about investing for awhile.  I recently sold my holdings in Apple, it gapped up about a week ago and the volume seemed to be drying up.  I made my 20% gain on it, although not in … Continue reading →

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AOL

Posted on Mon, 04 September 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Question of the Day:  If AOL service is basically free now, why do they keep requiring me to give them my credit card information in order to sign on?

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