• R.I.P. Steve Jobs
    Posted by on October 6th, 2011 at 8:51 am, Comments: 0

    My bud Josh aka @ReformedBroker had this Steve Jobs quote up on his blog this morning, and I think its beautiful. I’m reprinting it here [...]

  • When Great Brands Go Bad: A Day in the Life of a Reluctant TD Ameritrade Customer
    Posted by on October 1st, 2011 at 9:33 am, Comments: 0

      At 8:31 local time in Chicago yesterday morning (Friday, Sept 30), for all intents and purposes, the lights when out at thinkorswim. The trading [...]

  • The Greatest Invention of the Past 100 Years
    Posted by on September 23rd, 2011 at 5:56 pm, Comments: 0

    We live in extraordinary times. In the United States, these amazing times have stretched for well over 200 years. We’ve witnessed the birth of trains, [...]

  • If I had $1000000
    Posted by on September 21st, 2011 at 11:22 pm, Comments: 0

    I’m still feeling my way around Google plus. Honestly, after the original hoopla surrounding the launch, I haven’t really given in that much attention. But [...]

  • Going Full Tilt
    Posted by on September 21st, 2011 at 1:09 pm, Comments: 0

    So it’s “news” that our government is accusing Full Tilt Poker of being an online ponzi scheme (have they taken even a glancing look at [...]

  • Positions Can Be Distractions Too…
    Posted by on September 7th, 2011 at 5:18 pm, Comments: 0

    - In the Minimalist Trader Framework, we’ve covered the problems that distractions can cause in my trading and I’ve taken efforts to minimize them (eliminating [...]

  • How I Keep My Information Consumption Simple and Focused Using StockTwits
    Posted by on August 29th, 2011 at 9:16 pm, Comments: 0

    This just in… there is a LOT of noise being thrown at us. Especially at those of us who are attempting to trade for a [...]

  • A Truly Minimalist Trade
    Posted by on August 15th, 2011 at 11:07 pm, Comments: 0

    How’s this for a minimalist trade? While hiking in the Rocky Mountains today, I received an alert on my phone that $VXX was falling significantly. [...]

  • How Do You Measure Your Success?
    Posted by on August 6th, 2011 at 9:08 pm, Comments: 0

    As Traders, we have a no-nonsense scorecard that tells us in real-time how our day/week/month is going. A simple green or red number that constantly [...]

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