Recent Content by rozar s'macco

  1. Dividend mining

    Hey thanks for the info. I just did 40 hrs worth of research in the time it took to read the replies to this thread. Am I crushed? Well, a bit....
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Mar 27, 2009 in forum: Trading

  2. Dividend mining

    I hadn't thought about the tax implications so no, that wasn't my intent off the bat. Example: -$20,000 account -Capture 4 transactions/mo on...
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Mar 25, 2009 in forum: Trading

  3. Dividend mining

    Would it be possible to buy a stock on or day before it's ex-dividend date, capture the dividend and then sell? Also, hedge the position with a...
    Thread by: rozar s'macco, Mar 25, 2009, 39 replies, in forum: Trading

  4. 90% tax on wall street workers - how does this affect traders?

    This law is like a second prescription to treat the side-effects of the first one. Pretty soon you're taking 6 pills a meal to counteract all the...
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Mar 20, 2009 in forum: Taxes and Accounting

  5. The "hot woman, crappy stock" portfolio

    That approach was a slam dunk with LULU. Lululemon Athletica (hugely popular in Canada, not sure about penetration in the USA) makes...
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Mar 1, 2009 in forum: Stocks

  6. Socialised health care in Canada poll

    I'm Canadian. A recent anecdote for what it's worth. My father went to the ER with chest pain on Jan.25. He was admitted, had an angiogram on...
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Feb 10, 2009 in forum: Economics

  7. Amazing Quote from the Wife of Wall Street Exec

    I agree completely with the statement that it is how parents handle financial loss that determines to a large extent how it affects the children....
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Jan 19, 2009 in forum: Wall St. News

  8. I still don't understand how averaging *up* is profitable

    A distinction must be made between what defines a "trend" and what defines a "pullback" or just general price action. To me, trend implies...
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Jan 17, 2009 in forum: Trading

  9. I still don't understand how averaging *up* is profitable

    Adding to a position in an uptrend makes more sense than adding to one in a downtrend. Liquidate the entire position when it your stop is hit...
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Jan 16, 2009 in forum: Trading

  10. Luck vs. Skill

    I'd rather be lucky than good.
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Dec 23, 2008 in forum: Chit Chat

  11. Explain Aluminum to me

    Is the market closed ie. only accepts alu for recycling marked as sold in CA? If not I think you just found an import business.
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Dec 22, 2008 in forum: Economics

  12. Tiny 3 may eventually file Chapter 7 bankrupty protection

    Without unions, and guys like you running the companies, the workers would be paid $3 bucks an hour. Gettelfinger is the worker's equivalent of...
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Dec 7, 2008 in forum: Stocks

  13. Why is GM failing so bad?

    How did we get to the point where someone with a pension is viewed as greedy? Since when did a regular joe-worker lose the right to collectively...
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Nov 17, 2008 in forum: Economics

  14. The airline stocks bottom-fishing thread

    Investment bank calls for government action on airline re-regulation....
    Post by: rozar s'macco, Jul 15, 2008 in forum: Stocks