Category Archives: Coach C

R.I.P. Carol K.

Posted on May 16, 2022 by macromon

We are extremely sad to report our beloved Carol K. passed in her sleep at home early Friday morning. She had been home only ten days after 345 consecutive days in the hospital, recovering from a stem cell transplant, among … Continue reading →

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Welcome to 2021, Y’all!

Posted on January 4, 2021 by macromon

By Carol K. Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope everyone had a happy and relaxing holiday season – or as happy as can be in the midst of a global pandemic.  I’ve been fighting a bout of pneumonia and was … Continue reading →

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S&P500’s Trick Or Treat?

Posted on October 30, 2020 by macromon

S&P futures are getting schmoked at 11:38 pm PT, down almost 70 points, and approaching the 3200 critical support level.   The futures could bounce there, or before there, but we seriously doubt it holds.  The S&P will move into correction … Continue reading →

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Investing In The Economy Of The Future – Follow-Up

Posted on October 15, 2020 by macromon

By Carol K.  Readers may recall my post about the need to be invested in the stocks and ETFs focusing on the future economy. Sectors such as genomics, artificial intelligence, robotics, 5G technologies, and the Internet of Things (IoT). We … Continue reading →

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Investing During Periods of Uncertainty & Turmoil

Posted on October 12, 2020 by macromon

By Carol K. In this post, I’m not going to talk politics or speculate on which Party wins or deserves to win the Presidency or control of Congress come January 2021. There are plenty of political pundits offering their take … Continue reading →

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California Burning 4.0

Posted on September 28, 2020 by macromon

This is getting old. The following is a photo on the side the hill close to our house late Sunday night. Heard huge explosions of propane tanks exploding when I evacuated. Giving it 50/50 our house made it.  Had a … Continue reading →

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Black Swan Hunting

Posted on August 22, 2020 by macromon

While the macro boys at GMM are off hunting Black Swans,  I am making money to keep the lights on. – Carol K., GMM, August 11th Yes, Carol K is correct, and we thank her for keeping the lights on at … Continue reading →

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REITs For The Right Reason

Posted on July 30, 2020 by macromon

By Carol K. Summary These are my favorite REITs with fully intact dividends as of 7/29/20 REIT 90% payout requirement for 2020 pushed to Dec 31, 2021 There is no free lunch, i.e., the risk/reward tradeoff A REIT really is … Continue reading →

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Riding The Gravy Train: S&P500 Key Levels

Posted on July 8, 2020 by macromon

The U.S. stock market is very expensive and narrow, led by large-cap tech with S&P500 range-bound between 3233 and 2965, a 9 percent range, closing today at the upper 1/3rd of that range.   Not a fan, and a dangerous market, … Continue reading →

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The CK-35: How NOT to Build a Portfolio

Posted on June 30, 2020 by macromon

By Carol K. On Monday, June 29th, I sold six holdings from my CK-35 portfolio. For the uninitiated, the CK -35 was a “paper” portfolio (not real money), of individual stocks selected by me, at the urging of GMM head … Continue reading →

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