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    Friday, July 18, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 18, 2020 at 12:47 pm ET For the uninitiated, many frugal approaches can be misconstrued as being cheap. Any act with a potential for savings in time and funds merits a pondering. Below is our compilation of frugal tips. Analyzing against ... (more) Wednesday, July 16, 2020 Trina Solar (TSL) – Introduction (4 clicks)
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July 16, 2020 at 7:44 pm ET Trina Solar a Chinese Solar module manufacturer incorporated in Cayman Islands had an initial public offering (IPO) of their American Depository Shares (ADS) on December 2006 – each ADS representing 100 ordinary shares. The follow-on ... (more) Thursday, July 10, 2020 Exec-proofing – Part 2 - Gauging Executive Compensation In The Companies in Our Portfolio (3 clicks)
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July 10, 2020 at 1:41 pm ET Below is an evaluation of executive compensation of the companies in our portfolio, that uses the ratio of CEO compensation to revenue per employee as discussed in our previous post on this topic. The figures ... (more) Tuesday, July 8, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 8, 2020 at 11:46 am ET Frugal and cheap are two words considered by many as synonyms while they differ greatly in the meaning they render. Cheap is when one values the money saved more than an associated loss while frugal ... (more) Sunday, July 6, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 6, 2020 at 6:43 pm ET The raison d'être behind this approach is to ensure that we steer clear of companies that experience diminished shareholder returns when company executives and the board of directors work together to augment themselves as opposed ... (more) Thursday, June 26, 2020 Reducing Expenses (7 clicks)
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June 26, 2020 at 1:16 pm ET Controlling expenses to maintain the standard of living is the chief challenge faced by those trying to exit the rate race. A few life choices aimed at reducing monthly expenses can make the overall task ... (more) Tuesday, June 24, 2020 Anthracite Capital (AHR) – Part 3 - Outlook (5 clicks)
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June 24, 2020 at 2:21 am ET Anthracite Capital’s ratio of exposure to commercial and residential mortgage backed securities was 2:1 in 2003. Since then they have brought down the residential exposure to zero, and diversified within the commercial mortgage asset class. ... (more) Saturday, June 21, 2020 Beating Inflation (5 clicks)
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June 21, 2020 at 11:17 am ET Beating inflation is critical to make savings last longer. The spreadsheet below tabulates how much money can be withdrawn (inflation adjusted) annually from a representative investment of $1000 at different levels of after-tax returns assuming ... (more) Thursday, June 19, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 19, 2020 at 12:28 pm ET Vacuum cleaners or their automated equivalents such as the iRobot Roomba are good choices for everyday cleaning. But, when it comes to deep cleaning that is required for carpets to stay like new, engaging ... (more) Tuesday, June 17, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 17, 2020 at 2:28 am ET Anthracite Capital is managed by BlackRock Financial Management Inc – a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) a publicly traded asset management company with $1.37T in assets. With this structure the company can afford to have ... (more) Thursday, June 12, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 12, 2020 at 6:07 pm ET Blockbuster ran a one-month total access promotion that allows consumers to rent out three DVDs at a time for an entire month (actually four weeks). The standard promotion offered by most online movie rental places ... (more) Tuesday, June 10, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 10, 2020 at 10:25 am ET Anthracite Capital (AHR), is a Real-Estate-Investment Trust (REIT) focused in the Commercial Mortgage area. The REIT structure permits companies to minimize or eliminate corporate taxes and requires them to distribute 90% of their income to ... (more) Saturday, June 7, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 7, 2020 at 9:51 am ET We bought Trina Solar (TSL) at $45.61 yesterday. The stock rallied about 40% following Trina’s abandoned of plans to build polysilicon production plant – cost concerns and other uncertainties surrounding this plan had pushed the ... (more) Friday, June 6, 2020 Closed Suntech (STP) June 45 Calls (STPFI) (3 clicks)
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June 6, 2020 at 8:45 am ET We closed out the June 45 covered calls on our Suntech shares yesterday. We wrote those on 04/01/2021 at 4.3 and sold yesterday at 0.65. Overall, the shares barely moved over this period and it ... (more) Wednesday, June 4, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 4, 2020 at 8:53 am ET We wrote Nov 50 covered calls (PCLKJ) on our Plum Creek Timber (PCL) shares at $1.70 today. The options are set to expire in less than 6 months and if they get exercised we will ... (more) Tuesday, June 3, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
June 3, 2020 at 9:36 am ET We did a daytrip to the Avenue of the Giants from Mendocino. Avenue of the Giants is a 38-mile detour along the side of 101 freeway 45 miles north of Leggett were Pacific Coast Highway ... (more) Sunday, June 1, 2020 Small Caps In Our Portfolio – An Update (6 clicks)
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June 1, 2020 at 12:46 pm ET Below is a summary of the small capitalization stocks (less than 1B):
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BusinessInvested %Date Of InvestmentReturn %Dividend Yield
Click Software (CKSW)1.6611/09/2007(33.19)None
iRobot Corporation (IRBT)2.8512/18/2007 & 04/18/2008(24.23)None
MCG Capital (MCGC)3.3412/21/2007 & 04/01/2021(46.22)16.4
Anthracite Capital (AHR)4.3611/09/200718.4414.60
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[[ ... (more) Friday, May 30, 2020 Mendocino, Fort Bragg, CA – Trip Report/Review (11 clicks)
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May 30, 2020 at 10:13 am ET We visited Mendocino during the Memorial Day long-weekend. The trip turned out to be a very relaxing experience. That is a grand statement in itself considering we were lugging our two kids ages 6 and ... (more) Wednesday, May 28, 2020 MCG Capital (MCGC) – Part 3 - Outlook (2 clicks)
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May 28, 2020 at 8:41 am ET Below is a comparison of MCGC’s Price to Net Asset Value (NAV) ratio over the years:
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YearNet Asset ValueShare PricePrice To NAV ratio
200311.9819.831.66
200412.2217.131.40
200512.4814.591.17
200612.8320.321.58
200712.7311.770.92
MCG Capital’s NAV at EOY 2007 was $12.73 and ... (more) Saturday, May 24, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 24, 2020 at 9:14 am ET The settlement is for a hefty $336M. After administrative fees of $23M, attorney expense cut of 27.5% applies and expense reimbursements add up to $5M. Around $220M will be available to claimants. The information from ... (more) Thursday, May 22, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 22, 2020 at 9:12 am ET We bought TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (AMTD) at $17.68 yesterday. Despite posting good numbers, the stock is down about 10% due to the market correction. Steady growth should continue in the foreseeable future as TD ... (more) Tuesday, May 20, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 20, 2020 at 12:47 pm ET MCGC has built up a good business over the years with debt acquired at 6.6% and the yield on investments averaging approximately at twice that amount. The arbitrage income, yield achieved from equity capital along ... (more) Sunday, May 18, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 18, 2020 at 9:28 am ET The May 16 covered calls (EMCEQ) on our EMC Corporation (EMC) shares we wrote on 04/23/2008 was exercised automatically as the options ended on the money yesterday and our EMC shares were called away.
Below is ... (more) Friday, May 16, 2020 From One Family's Blog - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 16, 2020 at 5:29 pm ET As most people are aware, IRS is mailing out rebate checks as part of its economic stimulus package. Below is a table that summarizes the details:
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Last two digits of SS#Amount ... (more) Wednesday, May 14, 2020 MCG Capital (MCGC) – Part 1 - Introduction (7 clicks)
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May 14, 2020 at 10:19 pm ET MCGC Capital Corporation (MCGC), a Business Development Company (BDC) provides debt financing to small as well as mid-capitalization companies. They are required to invest at least 70% of their total assets in private or thinly ... (more) Items 1 - 25 of 118
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