Tag Archives: stock market trading

The Wizard of Oz as an Allegory for the U.S.A.

Posted on December 7, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Dow Jones Industrial Average Falls (May 5, 1893) You learn something new every day. Because it’s at the end of the 19th Century, you can be forgiven for not knowing this information. Check out this video: Isn’t that wonderful? This … Continue reading →

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After My Previous Posts about the Stock Market…

Posted on October 19, 2025 by cdsmiller17

You Can Now Call Me a Hypocrite It’s easy to be skeptical about wealth management when you’re poor. But what do you do when you’re suddenly wealthy? Between my wife and myself, we have a quarter of a million Canadian … Continue reading →

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Now that the Global Tariffs are Paused for 90 Days

Posted on April 10, 2025 by cdsmiller17

The Art of the Deal (1987) Something tells me that this latest ‘flip-flop’ may have been his intention all along. And yet, the bond market is what made him act. The stock market can always recover. And the amount of … Continue reading →

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Invidious or Insidious?

Posted on January 17, 2025 by cdsmiller17

NVIDIA Incorporation (April 5, 1993) Recent rightwing media outlets are publicizing the fact that NVIDIA is intending to built a half-billion supercomputer factory in Israel. The leftwing media is ignoring this. That raises a question mark in my mind. This … Continue reading →

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Lesson: If You’re Going to Tell a Lie, Make It a Whopper

Posted on December 18, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Andrew Carlssin Arrested (January 28, 2003) Back to the Future (1985) provided the storyline for this tall tale. Now, it ‘could’ possibly be true, but some of the details are too sketchy, and some don’t add up, at all. Here’s … Continue reading →

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How Was Yesterday for You?

Posted on January 29, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Wolf Moon 2021 The synchronicity is amazing. Watching CNN yesterday, the real ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ was being interviewed about the GameStop shares battle going on between ‘ordinary’ investors (via Reddit) and the big investment companies. It was riveting television. … Continue reading →

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Truth in Advertising: the Eyes have It

Posted on February 10, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Questrade As with all advertising campaigns, this latest one from Questrade is inspired. Because we are so good at reading people’s faces, they gave us a series of television spots that feature individuals with honest expressions on their face, in … Continue reading →

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