[Ed. Note: Jim Skelton, The Blind Squirrel, writes a monthly column for us about his experience as a Financial Advisor. His topics, thoughts and opinions are his own. Enjoy!] Greetings once again to the Gumshoe Nation! Your resident Blind Squirrel returning for June with what will be the last posting regarding the Dogs of the […]
Author Bio
These past 65 years have seen me wander down many and varied roads, the most significant of which was the 20 years I spent working as a Registered Financial Consultant with four of Wall Streets largest and most respected firms: Merrill Lynch (1984 – 1991), UBS PaineWebber (1991 – 1998), Prudential Securities (1998 – 2000), and Edward Jones & Co (2000 – 2003). I worked with hundreds of clients, helped manage tens of millions of dollars of portfolio assets, and went through some of the best of times in the market – the Great Bull of ’82 – ’99 for example, and the absolute worst – the Crash of October 1987. I’ve seen great success, been brought low by unfortunate circumstance, and found a way out of the situations with a boatload of knowledge that I am pleased to share when appropriate. That’s what I plan to deliver to you over time so that you may learn a thing or two that will probably never be spoken of elsewhere. I hope you enjoy and benefit from it.Jim Skelton is a paid contributor to Stock Gumshoe, he has agreed to our trading restrictions but he chooses his own topics and his words and opinions are his own.
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June 2, 2014
Getting Down to Business: Dogs of the Dow Part 2
Welcome back to the continuation of my series regarding the Dogs of the Dow theory of investing. Last month I covered some of the basics of how this process works, the history of its development and the people responsible for it, and some performance data to give investors an idea of how things have worked […]
April 30, 2014
Dogs Are A Man’s Best Friend: Part 1 of The Dogs of the Dow
Greetings once again to all you GummieBulls and GummieBears! The Blind Squirrel here, coming to you this month with some musings on an investment topic I’m sure most of you have heard about in the past. Some may have used it as a basis for building an investment portfolio. And some of you have perhaps given it a […]
March 26, 2014
Pump ’em, Then Dump ’em: A Current Cautionary Tale
“What tangled webs we mortals weave when first we practice to deceive” – Shakespeare “There’s a sucker born every minute” – P.T. Barnum I know its been only a few days since my March article ran on these cyber-pages, but there is an issue currently unfolding in the market that simply may not wait until […]
March 24, 2014
Market Acrophobia – The Fear of Falling
[Ed. note: Today we have another article from Jim Skelton, the Blind Squirrel, who writes to share what he learned about investing in his many years in the trenches as a financial advisor. He has agreed to our trading restrictions, the opinions he expresses are his own, and we haven’t reviewed, approved or screened his […]
February 20, 2014
Just For the Record
[Ed. note: Today we have another article from Jim Skelton, the Blind Squirrel, who is sharing his experiences as a financial advisor with us. He has agreed to our trading restrictions, the opinions he expresses are his own, and we haven’t reviewed, approved or screened his ideas. His previous articles can be seen here.] Hello, fellow […]
January 27, 2014
Paradise Gained, Paradise Lost – Part Two
[Ed. note: Here is the next exciting installment from Jim Skelton, the Blind Squirrel, who is sharing his experiences as a financial advisor with us. As with all of our contributors, the opinions he expresses are his own, and we haven’t reviewed, approved or screened his ideas. His previous articles can be seen here.] Greetings […]
January 21, 2014
Paradise Gained, Paradise Lost, Part One
[Ed. note: Here is our first article from Jim Skelton, the Blind Squirrel, who is writing about his experiences as a financial advisor. As with all of our contributors, the opinions he expresses are his own, and we haven’t reviewed, approved or screened his ideas.] Hello and welcome to all you citizens of the Gumshoe […]
January 13, 2014
Introducing: The Blind Squirrel and his Traveling Show of Nuts
[ed. note: Today we have another member of the Gumshoe fraternity of special columnists to introduce — to a select group that includes Myron Martin writing about junior mining stocks and Michael Jorrin sharing his “Doc Gumshoe” thoughts about health and medicine, we’re adding a blind squirrel. Jim Skelton, who modestly notes that “even a […]
By Jim Skelton The Blind Squirrel ”Even a Blind Squirrel finds an acorn every now and then” Hello Evryone: Thought I’d follow up my comments re ”Great Expectations” now that the conference presentation by Stellar Biotech has concluded. If you missed hearing/seeing it, go to the SBOTF website and do so. First, as I suggested […]
September 1, 2013
Access .. DENIED!
This is more of a question I’d pose to you other Irregulars who, like me, enjoy and appreciate Myrons commentaries and suggestions for investment. Here’s the question: Have any of you tried to buy one on Myrons picks that trades on a foreign exchange and been denied access to that platform? Last week this happened […]
DISCLAIMER: I am long shares of SBOTF and may add to the position at any time. ”Even blind squirrels find an acorn every now and then” OK, I know .. there is already plenty of discussion re Stellar Biotechnologies (SBOTF) on the site. Since Travis posted the tease from Nick Hodge in early July, the […]
Recent Author Comments
Posted on September 29, 2018
Posted on February 9, 2018
Travis, you make many good points in your discussion of managing risk and managing your mind as we go through this correction. Thank you for that thoughtful reminder that markets will always have periods that test our resolve. In keeping with these strate[...]
Posted on February 6, 2018
First, may I offer my sincere thanks for the the warm welcome I have received from many of you upon my return from hibernation. I'll work to earn that welcome. And I would like to add this directed to those who replied in some manner to my statements regar[...]
Posted on February 6, 2018
Hello fellow Gummies! It's been quite a while since I actively joined in to any discussion on the threads here. Some of you who have been a member since early 2014 or so may remember me as "The Blind Squirrel". I first appeared on these pages as author an[...]
Posted on March 22, 2017
$No Ticker re Motif investing. Having spent 20+ years as an Investment Adviser, I ran into situations similar to what you will encounter with Motif investing during the late 1990's in the .com and Telecom meltdown. Many clients owned either mutual funds or[...]
Posted on August 15, 2016
An uplisting requires a Company to meet specific criteria before it can happen. Being "uplisted" to, say, NASDAQ, does have certain benefits: greater visibility by the general public, possible analyst coverage, the ability for some new types of investors o[...]
Posted on July 29, 2016
Alan: System test. advise good / no good to go. J[...]
Posted on July 14, 2016
I'm going to come clean here about something I did yesterday (Wed) that I felt the total fool for by day end. I had watched as my position dropped from Fridays close of being up ~ 75% to being up ~ 30% . And price was tumbling. I decided to live by the old[...]
Posted on July 14, 2016
Dropping on FEAR period. And trading. Damn the day this "Fib" stuff first appeared ... IMO, of course.[...]
Posted on July 8, 2016
Alan - re your comment about being nimble to buy shares on dips created by basement-dwelling traders. Remember this old rhyme before trying .. "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick. Jack jumped over the candlestick. Jack got his ass burned well and proper in the [...]
Posted on December 4, 2015
Sharon: You provide as concise a summary of what I believe would be the primary concerns of most of us that bought into $ARTH back at the start of all this as I have seen. The primary idea was that they had a clear and open field to research, develop, tria[...]
Posted on October 20, 2015
Off topic here, but wanted to commiserate with you re that lost article you are having to re-write. Been there, done that (haven't we all?), and it makes me want to scream (actually, I have sat and actually screamed at the laptop when it happened), throw u[...]
Posted on July 14, 2015
By any chance did you find a way to connect to the Mayor of Gummiedom, Alan H., while in Merry Olde England? I sure wish he and I could meet up and share a pint - perhaps a gallon - of good British Ale some day and swap lies about financial successes.[...]
Posted on July 14, 2015
As always, beautiful work from a beautiful mind. I am constantly in search of medical device companies in which to position a few dollars, and TRXC would seem to fit the criteria of a potentially very profitable company with a near-market-ready device that[...]
Posted on April 22, 2015
NUZZLES: THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID. :0)[...]
Posted on April 22, 2015
Looking at current price of $PARN and price action of past 3 days made me choke a bit with suggestion of it being a "great idea". If, and only if, they get final approval for introduction of their drug into US Vets offices will it be worth a Tinkers damn.[...]
Posted on February 12, 2015
For those who may be wondering how this little "top 10" portfolio has done since Jan 2, here's a quick take. I looked up the opening price of each of the stocks on Jan 2 and assumed a buy of one share each. That would have cost $619.30 before commissions.[...]
Posted on February 12, 2015
Thanks, Travis. I'm improving. Actually have an idea for two new articles, one of which involves a "top 10" list I've been using since mid-December '14 for readers to ponder. Maybe, just maybe, you'll get that by months end. Will wonders never cease![...]
Posted on February 12, 2015
In the "Quick Take" box I see the symbol ($MO) listed for the recommended holding of Phillip Morris. But In the body of the article I see the recommendation is actually for symbol ($PM) which is for Phillip Morris International. Symbol ($MO) is the US divi[...]
Posted on September 8, 2014
Dr. KSS; Congratulations on what I see as your finest work yet! Opens with some action/adventure thriller to get us involved, moves onto hard science in the discussion of pain and the intricate nature of it, and finished with a terrific discussion (as opp[...]
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The comment by the 70 year-old Gummie who invests in the Canadian MJ stocks, hates his phone, and most often does not understand his grandkids could have easily been written by me. Every single thing he said, even the age, is me, spot on. It's good to k[...]