The Strategy of a Novice Investor

Posted in Value Investing on July 28th, 2006 by Market Poetry

Brian Kunman

If you’re profitable
And cheap (very!)
I might buy you

If you’re simple
And understandable (even to me!)
I’ll take a look

If I’m lucky
And smart (just a little!)
I might make a fortune

Brian asks that you wish him luck!

Investor’s Ramble

Posted in Wealth & Livelihood on July 28th, 2006 by Market Poetry

By Ted D.

I’m so tired of watching stocks move all around all day long with no end and I’m just not interested in playing this game anymore because there’s gotta be a better way to make money than watching tickers dance on a screen somebody else can do this ‘cause I don’t like investing in the stock market anymore…phew!

Ted works in the logistics department of a Fortune 500 company.

A Shared Thought

Posted in Wealth & Livelihood on July 20th, 2006 by Market Poetry

Timothy & Alisha Albear

My money, won through sweat
Sits nervously
While the wind blows

And off in the distance
A thump
Echoes through the streets

Ruffling in the wind
Painfully on edge
The chill of the wind
Wraps itself around and around

In the end
I know not where my riches lay

The Albears write in from Maine.

House Dividends

Posted in Real Estate on July 19th, 2006 by Market Poetry

By Nina

Some say real estate investing is passé
Others argue it’s the only way

Whether you buy & hold or fix & flip
Assets feel real when with your hand you can grip.

Read more about real estate investing at Nina’s site Queercents.

Haiku to BB

Posted in Haikus, Interest Rates on July 19th, 2006 by Market Poetry

By Davie Jr.

All that we needed
Was a few kind words from Ben
For a big rally

Thanks, Ben!

Market Love

Posted in Volatility on July 13th, 2006 by Market Poetry

By Raymond L. Walter

Your movements fill me with joy, indeed merely hearing your name
You are at times random
But fair always; loyal to no one more than the other
With great emotion and force you gyrate
Providing opportunity to the patient and shrewd
Knowing full well emotions’ impact on our interaction
I stay the course
And hold tight

This poem was written in response to yesterday’s anonymous submission, Market Anger.

Market Anger

Posted in Short Selling, Volatility on July 12th, 2006 by Market Poetry

By Anonymous

Your movements fill me with anger, indeed merely hearing your name
You are a thief, a traitor, a disloyal one
With no sense of civility you gyrate
Knowing full well emotions’ impact on our interaction
I change course
And go short

The author is an investor with 7 years experience.

The Dividend Bush

Posted in Income on July 7th, 2006 by Market Poetry

By Mitchell

Like a rose plucked precipitously
The dividend makes its way to my account
Does it sit prettier there?
Painful taxes and the task of reinvestment I now face
Had my rose remained attached
Would it not smell sweet?
And blossom further?
And to other roses yield?

Awaiting Recoronation

Posted in INTC on July 7th, 2006 by Market Poetry

By Mark of Fallsburg

Technology does not work without you
The world does not work without you
My dear Intel

At forty dollars I made you mine
But you have dropped like a leaden weight since

I remember your glory days!
I yearn for their return
Irreplaceable you are, and that will be recognized

I hold tight
And await
The rekindling of your kingship!

Mark holds 485 shares of Intel.