Splits don’t change anything. Yes, you will have 4 times more but each is worth 1/4, so it’s exactly the same. Sure, it encourages people who felt it was out of reach to get in, so it brings in some new money. And it creates media attention. It alters the price-weighted DJIA. And investors can …
Author Archives: Brian
Plans
No battle plan survives contact with the enemy. – Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential. – Winston Churchill A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. – George S. Patton Plans are nothing; planning is everything. – Dwight D. Eisenhower Everybody …
Podcast Update
It’s been so long! First how I’m listening, then what. The built in iOS podcast app is junk. I currently use Pocket Casts from Shifty Jelly. Before that I used Overcast. I’d recommend either one, though Overcast is currently free (wasn’t when I got it), and Pocket Casts is like $4. They both have a …
I stopped reading
For the third time in about a month I heard someone described their process of skimming a book. Seth Godin told Gary V he reads a book until he “gets the joke”, and then he puts it down. I heard someone else describe their process of reading the beginning, the one chapter with the meat, and …