Bill Rempel, a.k.a. NO DooDahs!

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Entries for December, 2005

Year End Wrap Up

I discussed how I measure returns here and here.
Since starting this scientific investment process (the “NO DooDahs Fund”) in individual stocks in April 2005, the total return on cash inflows is 14.38%, and based on the timing of cash inflow, the annualized return is 27.02%. Had I put an identical amount of cash inflow, […]

Predictive Model Output - Dec 30, 2005

The explanation of the S&P 500 52-week model, along with my stock picks for the year 2006, are now online at MarketThoughts and Safehaven. I wrote the piece and finalized the stocks for the selections over the course of last weekend, and so, I am tracking them from the close of Dec 23, 2005. […]

Intro To Anarchy

The following constitute an introduction to anarchist thought for the uninitiated.Anarchist Theory FAQAnarcho-Capitalism: An Annotated BibliographyThe Political Spectrum Quiz

Google vs. the S&P 500

I first noted some bearish technicals for GOOG on Monday, Dec 19, when it closed at $424.60. The window dressing of managers buying GOOG to have it in their portfolio ended last week, they can now safely show their investors and bosses that GOOG is in their portfolio (just a little sarcasm there). […]

This Year Isn’t 2004

I’ve heard a lot of comments (OK, I read one) stating that the action of this year-end, re: no Santa Claus, was a lot like last year-end, and that the market may be in trouble for January. Well, maybe, but I don’t think so.
Now, in both cases, we had quite a gain over the […]