There are two conflicting drivers of my thinking right now: The notion that I should be conservative in cutting my losses on stocks that are losing money; and the fact that all of my largest mistakes have been made in selling stocks far too early. Yes, I’ve lost plenty of money in speculations or […]

Checking out the teaser pitch from Brownstone's Blank Check Speculator

It’s “goodwill toward all” season, right? So now is the time to get ready to be nice to yourself. I don’t know whether this trade war will end, or if impeachment will lead to something bigger, or whether President Trump will find a way to goose the stock market again next year to boost his […]

A little ranting on "private" companies and IPOs, plus check-ins on gold, marijuana, eSports and more... including a couple little add-on buys

Thanks for your kind wishes (and patience) as I took a couple weeks off with my family — we had a wonderful and relaxing getaway in a few of the jewels of the Rocky Mountains as we toured through some northern national parks, most of them blessedly devoid of cell phone service or wifi, but […]

Answering a reader question about some REITs, plus a few other quick updates
P.S. Stock Gumshoe will be mostly closed for two weeks... expect your next Friday File on July 26.

What's the teased "$5 Stock Set To Grow 18x In The Tiny Supercomputers Revolution?"

Indulge me for a moment, dear reader — I’m going to wander around thinking about valuation and about short selling, then get into talking about a current situation that closely mirrors some of the long/short pairs trades I’ve done in the past year or so. Then we’ll talk some about gold, since that seems to […]