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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Missing Persons Report
On Thursday evening one contender for the title of the Roberts Wolfson Investement Challenge Champion, Meg Roberts, went missing. Meg, who until Thursday held an uncontested lead, vanished inexplicably. The Blog has spoken to Meg's clostest friend, ally and advisor, Toby Roberts. Toby said, "Woof! Woof woof woof. Woof, woof woof, woof woof." He seemed very concerned about Meg's disapperance. However, he has officially endorsed Lily Roberts due to her support of his favorite company, Petsmart. Lily has welcomed this endorsement. She has vowed to learn the definition of endorsement.
Sam finds it very convenient that Meg's mysterious disappearance has coincided with his move to the top of the leader board. The Blog has already began investigating Sam's involvement with said disappearance. Below is a transcript of a telephone interview with Sam Roberts.
TB: Where were you on the night of the 23rd, the night of Meg's disappearance?
SLR: Rachel's?
TB: Why do you ask?
SLR: Because I did it! I'm sorry! Oh the horror!
There you have it, folks. The Blog puts another dastardly evil-doer behind bars.
In other news, Ben doesn't have car and Echo has received Facebook. If there was any doubt as to who was cooler, the debate has concluded. Echo wins!
Endorsements:
Sam: Martha Stewart
Meg: Amelia Earhardt
Lily: Toby Roberts
Mike: Dot Roberts
Marvin: Yogi Berra
Charlie: Sam Roberts**
Steven: Paul Cohen
**Please note, Sam's formal endorsement of Charlie officially passes all positive gains, made by Sam, to Charlie.
Sam finds it very convenient that Meg's mysterious disappearance has coincided with his move to the top of the leader board. The Blog has already began investigating Sam's involvement with said disappearance. Below is a transcript of a telephone interview with Sam Roberts.
TB: Where were you on the night of the 23rd, the night of Meg's disappearance?
SLR: Rachel's?
TB: Why do you ask?
SLR: Because I did it! I'm sorry! Oh the horror!
There you have it, folks. The Blog puts another dastardly evil-doer behind bars.
In other news, Ben doesn't have car and Echo has received Facebook. If there was any doubt as to who was cooler, the debate has concluded. Echo wins!
Endorsements:
Sam: Martha Stewart
Meg: Amelia Earhardt
Lily: Toby Roberts
Mike: Dot Roberts
Marvin: Yogi Berra
Charlie: Sam Roberts**
Steven: Paul Cohen
**Please note, Sam's formal endorsement of Charlie officially passes all positive gains, made by Sam, to Charlie.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Fear of Mike's Comeback Unfounded
Over the past few days the sense of terror and impending doom has gripped our courageous combatants. A less knowledgeable blog might attribute this fear to Lily's new Facebook account, a day that will certainly live in infamy. But The Blog, with its tireless band of researchers, research assistants, interns and trained monkeys, has come to a different conclusion. In fact, our intrepid investors have all come to fear one thing: the unknowable beast called Mike Wolfson.
Things began innocuously enough, when Mike privatized his portfolio. Rumors flew every which way. Was he buying up shares of Harley Davidson by the thousands? Had he sold everything, in the hopes of weathering the storm. Marvin commented, saying, "This is a big one. A huge move. One of epic proportions. Definitely, definitely an impactful decision. Yes, indeed." Other, perhaps, more articulate and wise persons believed Mike was merely shorting the market. Thus, when the market took a drastic turn down, Mike's portfolio appeared to rise in thrilling fashion.
Some of the less hardy investors were spotted at CVS purchasing large rolls of duct tape, bottles of water and Migralex. Despite these fears, The Blog noticed that Mike remains in distant 6th place. Only Marvin lags behind.
It's too early to say for sure whether Mike can or cannot stage such an enormous comeback. But The Blog is certain of one thing: today was not his day.
In other news, everyone besides Meg floundered.
Endorsements:
Sam: Nemo
Charlie: Dori
Lily: Mark Zuckerberg
Ben: Marlin
Steven: Crush the Turle
Mike: Bruce the Shark
Meg: The Breakwater
Things began innocuously enough, when Mike privatized his portfolio. Rumors flew every which way. Was he buying up shares of Harley Davidson by the thousands? Had he sold everything, in the hopes of weathering the storm. Marvin commented, saying, "This is a big one. A huge move. One of epic proportions. Definitely, definitely an impactful decision. Yes, indeed." Other, perhaps, more articulate and wise persons believed Mike was merely shorting the market. Thus, when the market took a drastic turn down, Mike's portfolio appeared to rise in thrilling fashion.
Some of the less hardy investors were spotted at CVS purchasing large rolls of duct tape, bottles of water and Migralex. Despite these fears, The Blog noticed that Mike remains in distant 6th place. Only Marvin lags behind.
It's too early to say for sure whether Mike can or cannot stage such an enormous comeback. But The Blog is certain of one thing: today was not his day.
In other news, everyone besides Meg floundered.
Endorsements:
Sam: Nemo
Charlie: Dori
Lily: Mark Zuckerberg
Ben: Marlin
Steven: Crush the Turle
Mike: Bruce the Shark
Meg: The Breakwater
Friday, July 4, 2008
Error in game
Hey guys, I have mentioned to both Charlie and Ben about my issues with orders but today was the topper...
I purchased a mutual fund on Thursday night knowing the market had already closed and would appear in my portfolio on Monday. I checked a couple of minutes ago to see that it bought it at Thursday's closing price and that individual holding of mine is down almost $8,000 with the market not even open. This is an error and should have been bought at the open price on Monday when the market resumes with no gain or loss.
Anyone have any suggestions? Obviously, that's an enormous loss that should not have happened, which makes me a little frustrated. Just thought, I should let everyone know.
- Mike
I purchased a mutual fund on Thursday night knowing the market had already closed and would appear in my portfolio on Monday. I checked a couple of minutes ago to see that it bought it at Thursday's closing price and that individual holding of mine is down almost $8,000 with the market not even open. This is an error and should have been bought at the open price on Monday when the market resumes with no gain or loss.
Anyone have any suggestions? Obviously, that's an enormous loss that should not have happened, which makes me a little frustrated. Just thought, I should let everyone know.
- Mike
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Day 4: Lunchtime Report
The market took a sharp turn for the something today. Profits, winnings, success and net worth increased for some and decreased for others. The some were the Roberts. The others were the Wolfsons. The women were Lily and Meg, for whom forks in the road are merely cutlery.
As we all know, investing is not an exact science. However, when polled, nine out of ten scientist randomly selected from a variety of fields ranging from entymology to astrophysics (and including Wrigley Field) agreed that Marvin's portfolio was, at 12:31, down 7.89%. 100% of polled scientists agreed that Marvin will need to try harder. Further studies disproved the existence of any correlation between the investment skillz possessed by Marvin and his namesake, Marvin Schwartz. The National Enquirer reports that these studies have been funded by Mr. Schwartz in an effort to distance himself from the Marvin of this game. The Blog, however, doubts the integrity of the National Enquirer's sources, since they are, in fact, The Blog. (The Blog may or may not have maybe not, but maybe, made up the above statistics.)
The Turtle/Tortoise seems to have fallen on its shell. But The Blog is confident that he will find his way back to his feet shortly. This is because his feet are quite large, and therefore, the odds suggest a favorable outcome. 60% of the time he will land on his feet. They're just that big. (The other 40% of the time he is rumored to land on his nose.)
The investor formerly, and still, known as Mike is far too closely related to Marvin for his own good. His alleged genius has clearly been sabotaged. The Blog has nothing to do with said sabotage and is currently researching the saboteur. (The Blog suspects Lily.)
Hot rod Lily controls her position in second place with gusto. Her crawl to last place is slow enough that she may not make it in just six months. She's currently moving to extend the game. Her determination is unparalleled. Keep going Lily!
Sam's portfolio is the clear winner today. The Blog is confused by this. He spends too much time reading and thinking to be a good Republican investor. Marvin is even more perplexed than the blog.
That's all for now, you know you love The Blog, XOXO,
GOSSIP BLOG
Today's endorsements:
Meg: Glacier National Park
Lily: The Blog!
Charlie: John Kerry
Sam: The Nasdaq
Marvin: Starvin' Marvin
Steven: Splinter
Mike: J. Edgar Hoover
As we all know, investing is not an exact science. However, when polled, nine out of ten scientist randomly selected from a variety of fields ranging from entymology to astrophysics (and including Wrigley Field) agreed that Marvin's portfolio was, at 12:31, down 7.89%. 100% of polled scientists agreed that Marvin will need to try harder. Further studies disproved the existence of any correlation between the investment skillz possessed by Marvin and his namesake, Marvin Schwartz. The National Enquirer reports that these studies have been funded by Mr. Schwartz in an effort to distance himself from the Marvin of this game. The Blog, however, doubts the integrity of the National Enquirer's sources, since they are, in fact, The Blog. (The Blog may or may not have maybe not, but maybe, made up the above statistics.)
The Turtle/Tortoise seems to have fallen on its shell. But The Blog is confident that he will find his way back to his feet shortly. This is because his feet are quite large, and therefore, the odds suggest a favorable outcome. 60% of the time he will land on his feet. They're just that big. (The other 40% of the time he is rumored to land on his nose.)
The investor formerly, and still, known as Mike is far too closely related to Marvin for his own good. His alleged genius has clearly been sabotaged. The Blog has nothing to do with said sabotage and is currently researching the saboteur. (The Blog suspects Lily.)
Hot rod Lily controls her position in second place with gusto. Her crawl to last place is slow enough that she may not make it in just six months. She's currently moving to extend the game. Her determination is unparalleled. Keep going Lily!
Sam's portfolio is the clear winner today. The Blog is confused by this. He spends too much time reading and thinking to be a good Republican investor. Marvin is even more perplexed than the blog.
That's all for now, you know you love The Blog, XOXO,
GOSSIP BLOG
Today's endorsements:
Meg: Glacier National Park
Lily: The Blog!
Charlie: John Kerry
Sam: The Nasdaq
Marvin: Starvin' Marvin
Steven: Splinter
Mike: J. Edgar Hoover
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
the economy suffers and so does charlie's job at echo b/c he does nothing
All there is to say today is wow. This "wow" is aimed more towards charlie for writing such a blog that probably took more then half the day at the echo office to write. He prob spent more time on this blog then he did working on those pointless excel sheets. Just keep clicking hte sort button, come on charlie. Back to the game, charlie the thing what you have is i believe called luck. I do have to admit your writing skills are atsounding. Since your vocabulary is at a much stronger level then I's lol, I will have to try very hard to sound good to you. Also, something i found very humorous is your only interest at your job at ECHO is this game and not your actualy work. Your parents would be very dissapointed with your decision. Also, you are definitely geting overpaid for all the work oyu don't do at ECHO. Take care everybody... peace... love.. and ..vagina or happiness.... I forget which one it is.. happiness or vagina.. good luck everyone...
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