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That is excellent information! I had not looked into its history dating back to 2010. Part of the corporate mission is to provide---among other things---a steady and reliable income stream for investors needing same. I'm a happy camper, too!
True enough--but only to a point. A trader will be gun shy, knowing that a hedged commodity doesn't always mean shares will remain propped up. There's a practical side to this so I agree with you in that regard. But traders feed & breed on momentum. For that to exist we must have shareprice swings. Those will be based not on marketing logic, oftentimes, but on perceived emotional outpourings. This may include irrational behaviors, temporary swings in commodity pricing due to global tensions and/or threats to supply, and political chaos.
Over the longer haul, I'm with you but I feel it necessary to take steps to forewarn others of different endings to the same tale. Something I learned after a divorce:
Trying to deal with an irrational person isn't rational.
Similarly, applying logic to a publicly tradable entity is often going to be revealed as illogical if it's driven by emotion whether it be greed, fear, passion or a host of other possibilities. Occasionally I find I have to question my own thinking and that has me wondering if I'm not part of the problem, myself. lol
Yet second-thinking can be a good thing when it brings us to rescind that foolish buy or repurchase a stock we sold without thinking straight.
Keep on keeping on---your logic is perfect.
Welcome to the cemetery.
Nothing seems to be going on here. Not in the company either, as far as I can see. Then again, there's nothing to see. Too bad as the product concept was that of placing a piece of new technology into the hands of us common folk on the cheap---at less than $800.
I liked the idea, bought shares, promptly lost some money, sold off and now watch to see if there's any life.
I'm not seeing any at all.
Too bad, really.
That would set all the challengers afire and we'd never be able to pay the lawyers. It's no different than shorts stomping on OTC-listed companies, using shareholders' emotion & hopefulness against them. I'd call it cannibalism.
Rethink what you're saying. I'm betting Tony would shudder at the thought of deliberately inviting jealous, angry outsiders to contaminate our barrel of success. Better to remain under the radar, won't you agree?
Also, we don't know the terms of licensing. We may be on a list to receive such-and-such but details have yet to be disclosed. Remember, Tony has background in investor relations work.
Rule #1:
Talk up whutcha got.
Rule #2:
Talk up whutcha got.
Rule #3:
Talk when you've got a mouthful to talk about!
You too! This is a good board. And I've been very happy with NTI for some time now. Waiting to see if it drops into the $24's. I'll be adding there for sure.
My only concern here is the reliance on just one refinery. Does anyone else share the concern?
Thanks to al who post in general. Your posts make this a valuable franchise for yield hunters. I also appreciate the inclusion of analytical pieces, especially from SA which I read daily, myself.
It seems logical that we should be trying to come to terms with how to manage our investments in PSEC. After all, there appears to be some disarray as far as opinions are concerned, isn't that so?
I'll throw this up to all of you as I think we will benefit from differing views:
How smart is it to initiate, increase and/or hold a position in PSEC at this time?
We're obviously talking about risk as in potential loss of capital aka deterioration of gains that may have been realized. A number of considerations come to mind but I don't wish to crowd out your thoughts, so have at it---please!
Looking forward to your ideas, and don't worry if they aren't polished offerings. The basic ideas are what we really need.
It's doing what stocks are supposed to do. Assuming it makes it back to 42, I'd expect it to start a reverse bias and gather momentum in time to be meaningful in the approaching winter portion of the seasonal cycle. When I see conviction in this, I'll double down, bringing my new total to 40,000 shares. After all, I had a hefty gain, one I'd expect to duplicate later.
Good seeing you, too! I've posted here before but a month or so ago I bailed out of CVRR and reduced NTI, both good payers. Each of these was/is due for a correction, rather serious in the case of CVRR, I think. Idle money gathers no income so I put some cash to work by adding it to my PSEC positions. Added more last week and then again today. Will likely get more tomorrow.
Seeing that this board has been operating without a moderator plus the fact that some of my IHUB friends have been showing some interest in PSEC via PM's, I put my name into contention this morning and now we have a moderator. I hope I do a good job of it.
One thing I don't mind in the least on boards I moderate has to do with bringing up other investments by name. While I think it would be unfair to others here to dwell on a stock other than PSEC, I think it's important that we consider what I'd call "portfolio blends." This would be a case where PSEC is the stable anchor stock but is balanced by other stocks.
Say you enjoy quarterly income from several sources but lack a monthly payer. PSEC might be a good choice as you and I know. But there are others, too. And it might be useful to at least highlight a few so that investors drawn to this board get to be introduced to new and fresh possibilities. In this way we can serve a broader audience.
For me it's all about income production---fairly stable, easily understood companies, predictable up to a point, and the income stream is regular. PSEC fills that description, certainly. NTI and CVRR are limited master partnerships, both in the refining sector. So how does PSEC fit in?
Well, it may not, at least for the masses. For some of us, however, PSEC brings in cash each of the two months when quarterly payers don't. That's a big deal if your position pays the monthly car note or a second mortgage or is used to cover a long-term debt. No matter how it's sliced, $300 or $700 or whatever your position pays is definitely going to reduce stress.
I always reveal my position size on the boards I moderate. This helps others gauge their own actions as I always explain a bit about my inclusion of the particular stock. That said, here goes:
As of today I hold 8,000 shares of PSEC. Cost basis is $9.78 after adjusting for dividends. My gain is just 5.72% but most of the shares have been acquired over the past month or so. Income comes in just short of $900/mo. This income is guaranteed for the remainder of the year as you'll see if you go through the SEC filings.
If CVRR corrects down to $22 over the next six to eight weeks as I expect, corporate guidance may push me over and I'll resume a position in CVRR, probably reducing my PSEC holdings somewhat. NTI remains a sizable portfolio component and I'll add at anything in the $24 range.
Meanwhile, PSEC is a wonderful opportunity for anyone wishing to park cash while waiting to see what develops in other picks---this is something I'm doing now. But PSEC is also a solid partner for me, make no mistake.
Go to the CVRR board where I moderate if you want to see more about balancing refining stocks with PSEC.
I hope you find this interesting enough to read a bit and hopefully offer your investment ideas and perhaps a few suggestions for picks.
Dang! I pushed it to 8,000 shares today but that's an add of less than a thousand from where it was. And I was feeling good about it until my greed factor surfaced, thanks to you. lol
Really, that's a gutsy call on your part and I commend you for having the courage and foresight to take advantage of the current price which is six bits off its rightful price point, imo.
I love it when someone shows spirit such as yours.
You said:
I wouldn't be surprised to see ERBB buy out USEI in the near future or even merge with then.. To be continued..
This is the only time I've disagreed with you as I find your posts to be spot on and beautifully committed to our company. In this instance, I'll say that for ERBB to merge or acquire USEI would mean that Tony would have to give up the reins he currently controls or in some fashion find himself no longer able to steer this company.
This is a fellow who had nearly nothing when taking the reins and began to fashion a serious company, building roots over an ever-increasing acreage---all the while having to tread ever so carefully due to governmental restraints every step of the way.
Accomplishing things attributable to USEI is just another way of recognizing all that Tony has been able to get done. To do it takes huge huevos, creative energy, marketing knowledge, major smarts and pure guts born of years spent in the trenches.
Such striking individuals don't ordinarily give up the reins easily, certainly not when things are looking brighter all the time. This is probably Tony's greatest challenge and likely his opportunity of a lifetime to really ascend to the highest peak.
I don't believe he'd be willing to pull out of the race yet.
I can't tell either. But being as we're dealing with other countries with other "bourses," anything goes, I suspect. I've witnessed instances where a company will gain access to another country's exchanges to make it look good when in reality it was a junk exchange. The Frankfurt exchange is often used this way. More important is that it becomes a stepping stone to illicit trading because of the time differentials. Thus, Americans can get a nine hour advantage by seeing "last night's trading trend and associated momentum."
This is fascinating stuff.
You're very welcome to anything this board can bring to you.
You didn't miss the boat by any means. CVRR is a great business with a wonderful history of bringing top flight yields to investors. I expect units to suffer fairly soon but that will be a great time to relaunch a position. I'll be ready!
You're most welcome, really. I get tremendous satisfaction helping others find their way to greater financial security and even more so in the name of financial stability. While security provides the bed, stability, hands down, guarantees we will sleep well night after night.
A word about your remark on CVRR:
(CVRR too, but might've already missed that one).
CVRR is going to drop like a rock, I expect. Go to the CVRR board for a post of today where I'm quoting a fine analyst writing for Seeking Alpha---Tom Dorsey. He chimes in with us at the board, projecting a drop (severe) to $22, well down from the current valuation.
In short, unless we are well off the mark, your chance and mine has yet to surface. But it will.
As for PSEC---I added again today. It has been great for me and I trust the company's leadership.
Seeking Alpha does some really fine work. One of their gifted writers/analysts is Tom Dorsey. He's written extensively on CVRR. Following is a tidbit I've extracted from a lengthier piece he published a few days ago:
Investors take risk with an investment like CVR Refining due to the limited assets and the chance an incident can stop or slow production that directly cuts income and increases costs. The rewards are high when production is strong and the company returns a double-digit distribution.
We anticipate the stock price will drop from its current price as it opened on September 3, 2014 at $24.46. We expect the drop to hit $22 in November/December of 2014, and recommend caution on any buy-ins at this time. First quarter 2015 should be the turning point for the stock price to start climbing again.
Frankly, I'm elated in that this mirrors thoughts expressed here of late. CVRR has not behaved as I'd expected a month or so ago. Yet it is doing what stocks do---just not consistently up as has been the case in this instance.
Still, I feel better knowing that Tom is anticipating things will unfold as we are projecting in our discussion here. And I stand ready to reload as soon as momentum shows stronger signs of increasing negativity with respect to yield expectations arising in Q4. That will account for a serious fire sale and I want to take advantage of it.
I'm not certain of this but I suspect people will be caught off guard regarding the Q3 guidance which may place the q's payout in the 35 to 40 cent range. I don't expect more than that. Thus, there may be a mad rush to get out of CVRR immediately after it goes ex. If I'm right, units will then proceed to drop below the $22 mark but only briefly. After all, the trust structure is too attractive to yield hounds for it to be ignored.
Stay tuned, folks!
You are absolutely right. It's sad that investors may not trust your motives but the dumping mechanism is in place right now. Financings based on equity manipulation must become dilutive. What is not known publicly is the terms of the contracts with Sigur and Dutchess. Last week I mentioned the likelihood of discounting when converting new debt to shares. I think people may not have connected the dots. I'd have explained it more thoroughly but didn't want to upset others, causing them to alter their decision-making.
There is no doubt in my mind but that most of what is going on with the company has to do with a certain CEO obtaining a passport out of town with a pocketful of change paid by innocent shareholders in the hopes of gaining great wealth. Shares are about as low as shares get---hardly indicative of a company destined to reach great heights this week or any time forward.
There are so many great companies out there ripe for investment, it's a shame that there are also companies bent on fleecing good people.
These are my thoughts only. I continue to hope all here gain weath through their investment choices.
That's a big "IF" imo. Sometimes there's no way to know what is going on when dealing with a non-reporting company. People lie when there are no rules disallowing it.
One thing is for certain: Shares are half what they were just a month ago, predating all the assurances meted out. That will be significant to some investors, certainly to me. When the market tells me I've been mistaken, it's time for me to listen to the deafening roar of my own stubbornness. Like most of us, I hate being wrong. Even worse, though, is being broke, too.
That's my opinion, probably worth a lot less to you than to me. But it reinforces my belief that once again I should not have listened to my "greed factor" and simply moved on to stocks with promise I could measure from their operating histories. When I'm listening to a pink sheet CEO, I need to never forget that the guy or gal may be profiting by fooling me. Look at QASP---another interesting situation that previously enjoyed a stronger presence.
Good luck to all!
A new IHUB friend is a moderator of another company with Capstone part of the name. But it's a different company altogether.
More than ten years ago I was holding Capstone stock---this Capstone. I was intrigued as it represented a solution for destitute people living in Russia with no fuel during their harsh winters. At the time, I was legally blind and worse. That probably led to my full-blown empathy as I was feeling sorry for myself at the time.
Now all these years later, after four surgeries and about a dozen years spent as an internal investor relations director (now retired) with analytical responsibilities along with presenting to brokerages and investment bankers, I'm once again examining CPST.
The first thing I looked for is their earnings record. The second item I need to understand is why as in: Why isn't this company prospering? This leads to: CAN this company prosper? And then it's: Has this company EVER prospered?
Looking back over the past fourteen years of the company's history, I find there has not been a profitable period ever, unless I'm missing it in which case I apologize. Answers to the aforementioned questions are conspicuously obvious so I won't put you through torture. But I will point to an item even I missed lo, those many years ago:
OK, so I bought into the company's future prospects. Why? What induced me to commit cash at a time when every dollar was near and dear as it was my only hope for surgical repairs to my eyes?
The only answer I can offer is that the company PR's were effective. I was suckered in because I felt the tragedy of people suffering extremes of cold weather. I envisioned a feeble old person tossing a ragged-out sweater into a little oven that would spew out great amounts of heat for enough time to permit meaningful sleep for the beleaguered. I'd read of 100-unit lots of such devices being sold to hotels in Russia. Suddenly I was a benefactor, able to like myself despite being physically impaired.
Today I am reading your posts and wishing I could help you through your disappointment. Yet I don't think I can for you have your reasons for participating as a shareholder just as I did. I have no interest in becoming a shareholder again as I'm unable to see that an investor or trader can hope to profit meaningfully. But I'm not looking at day-to-day fluctuations and as we all know, that's where a trader can produce some meaty gains.
So with that I'll close, hoping I've helped someone see himself from afar, perhaps in a slightly different light. You may plunge more cash into this, in which case I hope it works out well for you. Regardless of what you do or don't do, for that matter, at least now I feel I've done what I can for fellow investors and IHUBBERS.
Good luck to all here!
Every share bought in satisfaction of a draw-down becomes another dilutive action. This company is already buried in billions of shares. It is about to double and more. There is no way this level of dilution on top of an already tired share structure will ever be a profit-maker unless there's an incredible reverse split amounting to millions of shares converting into one surviving one.
If the company borrows money, the increased debt reduces share value even further. Credit lines come at a price for they are never an outright gift. Being able to borrow money doesn't necessarily mean that the company borrowing is a great company. It indicates that the loaning company believes in things we shareholders may not be able to see.
I'm seeing a lot of credit being given to Dutchess and FDMF because of money made available for loaning purposes. And dilution is guaranteed when the company borrows against its credit line. Borrowed money should never be confused with a corporation's bottom line for debts are either paid back of bankruptcy will be declared.
You are absolutely right. One of the main identifiers in the oil patch aka energy sector is the importance of alliances between oil people. Texas is known for the line, "It's who you know."
Tony's background in the energy industry shows through when he speaks to forming relationships. It is through these that roots will be established. Those with the ability to withstand the consequences of a market stressed to the max due to Fed vs. States rights plus fights as to who gets first dibs on tax dollars---this is an amazingly difficult minefield, isn't it?
Yet he is working within this most difficult arena and apparently making some meaningful headway. For me, it doesn't have to show huge numbers or even any numbers at all. It's enough that we are already in position to participate in one of the only two states permitting such activity.
Does it get better than this? For me---it doesn't. My money is on the table and I'm leaving it there, in its entirety.
Best of great luck to all of us USEIrs!
This is normal stuff, not anything to be regarded as more than the meat and potatoes of this sort of business activity. It is what is known as a "secondary" or post-IPO arrangement setting up an account from which the company can draw without going through hoops just to breathe fresh capital into their business.
Investors always run for the exits, thinking DILUTION! Uh-oh!!! But this is how money is raised---by offering equity in the form of shares, thus reaching a broader audience of investment participants.
Is it dilutive? Of course it is. But the real question is this:
Does that make it bad?
If the company is able to raise money in order to latch onto ever greater opportunities, then there can be no bad there. It would be quite different, were the company to be flagging and in desperate need of capital just to continue basic operations. And some companies borrow just to pay dividends that are actually not affordable.
Dilution is one side of an all-important coin, of course. But it's the other side that really matters to me:
Can the company be expected to continue its terrific payouts or will the amount of dilution force the dividends to drop?
I've been adding to my PSEC position, now above 7,000 shares. I expect to be adding several thousand more over the next four months or so if the price should drop closer towards $10. Obviously I'm confident the payouts will continue although I'm hardly in position to guarantee anything but my willingness to accept whatever comes down the pike. I have not been disappointed yet. And if something goes sour, I'm not helpless. I'll plug into a different outlet to protect my monthly/quarterly income. This is one of a number of income producers in which I participate.
Thank you for your question!
Without concrete evidence, I'm not able to buy into that although such situations often encourage a higher share price. And bidding wars have enriched me many times, something I especially enjoy.
Can you provide such evidence or is this just hearsay?
How can you explain your finding this gem that the entire market has missed? You compete with mega-computers, brainiest folks walking this planet and analysts whose middle name is "Analytics" yet you believe you are right on while they are missing the boat?
Or is this how you explain the drooping share price that never reclaims formerly higher territory?
Come on, that's crazy and you know it. We're not talking about a shot-in-a-million, this is about Billions of shares being added.
Penny stock investors don't get as lucky as you seem to think. I've been in pennies since the early 1990's. I've had some spectacular successes and a whole lot more failures. I carefully limited my financial exposure and was sensible enough to take regularly scheduled profits along the way every time.
Success stories never occur on the strength of a single rise to the moon. It is always a series of upwards moves creating a bias in evidence, Is this what you're seeing here?
What sense of entitlement does a person exhibit when predicting the most extreme example of blessings from beyond? And is wealth really the most important blessing? Or is it merely a convenient way to establish self worth?
I've found that the education a person can glean by synching with others even on a blog such as this can grow help me grow hugely.
Obviously you believe there's value in making your statement regarding selling this week and repurchasing. Won't you explain your moves so that others here can plug into your reasoning?
Fair question:
Because I don't want to screw myself twice. Putting it another way, I have the same dream you do.
Beautifully stated. I love it! You have the gift of producing written communication.
But there's this voice waaaay back there that's arguing:
"You know what they say about when it sounds just too good to be true....."
WOW! You really don't understand how this works!
The only collateral Dutchess will get from FDMF is FDMF itself. Loan money (financing) will be based on equity and equity alone. This means shares of FDMF in exchange for loaned money.
No matter how you explain it, this is about diluting the hell out of FDMF. If significant money is borrowed, you can add a few billions of shares to the already existing ones. This is why I say this company will never be profitable.
The big question is this:
How long will it take for Brian to have enough power and control from $$$ to hang it up and stop bilking innocent people?
You are 100% right except for one little thing---there is a point when an investor can afford to gamble a little bit just for the fun of it. I usually limit myself to 9% for placemen in less secure stocks. I think that's fairly reasonable and it allows space for dreams, something we all need to permit in our lives.
But you are absolutely sensible and I respect what you're saying. I'll bet there are some good people here who have placed their core cash in stocks like this one. And that's what bothers me for they will probably lose their stakes AND THEIR DREAMS in one fell swoop. Or is it one not so swell poop? lol
Unfortunately, it's nothing to laugh about, is it?
Banks and loan companies don't make money because of what they see. They don't invest, either. They capitalize people and institutions based ONLY on collateralized situations. We don't yet know what collateral attracted Dutchess and Sigur but that doesn't mean FDMF has great value in terms of assets. It simply points to our lack of knowledge.
My thinking is that Sigur is planning a campaign using Dutchess as the loan company and FDMF as the front. To be an effective front, they have to have figured out how to swindle a lot of unsuspecting folks.
More will be revealed. I just hope our fellow board friends don't spend more, foolishly. If this is as good as BK would have us believe, there'll be plenty of time to climb on board later.
My opinions are above, as always.
You did great! I'm glad it worked out for you without a large loss.
If they purchase shares, I predict it will be the other side of a loan. I also believe it will be via a discounted arrangement, else they actually would be buying their own debt! lol
What some here probably don't grasp yet is that a smart and experienced financial backer would absolutely NEVER announce a forthcoming purchase of a substantial number of shares as this would undoubtedly create a short squeeze in the reverse direction. While not in any way shorting, the concept is the same and the net result would be more expensive shares. This, then, would be Sigur and/or Dutchess stupidly setting things up so that they have to pay more than would otherwise be the case. Even I'm not quite that stupid---yet! But don't ask my wife to verify that one. lol
Really, there's some seriously misguided thinking coming out here. I make my share of mistakes, no question about that. But this ain't gonna be one of them, I'm afraid. Anyone thinking that Dutchess and/or Sigur will be buying shares this week because they expect shares to become dearer is truly lost and not understanding what the stock market really is.
Lesson #1:
The stock market is a place where players try to outmaneuver one another, may the last man remain standing.
Lesson #2:
The stock market is a place where players try to outmaneuver one another, may the last man remain standing.
Lesson #3:
Reread Lessons #1 & 2---and repeat, repeat, repeat.
Summary:
Sigur and Dutchess do not need lessons. I've seen no evidence whatsoever indicating they have invested capital in FDMF. It has been revealed that Dutchess is prepared to make money available to FDMF in the form of a financing. Spell "financing" this way: L-O-A-N.
If, in fact, these companies do loan money, they must have collateral. It cannot operate in any other way. Hopes and dreams aside, anything BK says is just words. Banking institutions do not operate on handshakes or words. Only written statements with timelines, otherwise known as contracts, are the way deals are struck. Those here who think FDMF will create wealth for holders of common shares are naïve. They will be disappointed.
I doubt folks here see me as a good person. After all, I'm chasing this thing around like a mouse going after a piece of cheese with legs. I'm not even sure why I'm involved here beyond the now-reduced million shares I originally bought. I think it's mostly because I screwed up on three stocks this year which tanked soon after I bought them. I'm in good financial shape so these minor failures of mine don't amount to anything important. However, I truly feel bad for anyone who suffers at the hands of a wolf in sheep's clothing. I'm very visible as anyone will see if visiting the boards I moderate. BK is obscured and what you DON'T see is what you get. That scares me when I think of the folks here with thousands of dollars invested and whole lifetimes ahead---with wives, parents, children, husbands, maybe disabilities too. I was blind for nearly five years and had to claw my way to self-sufficiency.
No, I'm not a basher in any sense. And I want to be very wrong on all of this so that each of you can benefit wonderfully.
Experience tells me this company is probably the worst of the worst.
Then again, all of this is just my opinion and that means your opinions are equally meaningful.
Obviously you're onto him about his not being willing to put anything in print whereas talk is cheap. Dutchess is not anything like people here are thinking or wishing---or both. In the real world we'll find pimps and thieves and starving, sick children. There's lots of terribly unfortunate souls out there. I think our CEO is as bad as any.
I say this because I've done well in the market, every year has been nicely profitable. At 74, my charitable trust is my major motivator as I don't need to continue adding profits. That said, I'm angry that many good people here are becoming his next victims. Yet I'm powerless to alter the greater scheme of things.
There are many routes to accumulating wealth. Part of the process must involve recognizing the bad guys who want to steal from you. I think they get off on being smart in an odd way, maybe because it means they have to be mean and cruel...I don't know. But they tend to enjoy power, especially when it means depriving others of their personal executive privilege. I find that to be the absolute lowest of all in humans.
In my case I divide my portfolios such that there are two distinct areas of investment: longshots and income production.
I'll not bore the board with more of this. Stay well, Rx---you're very sharp and are taking the time to think through some of the lower levels of situations begging for elucidation. You will undoubtedly grow as a result of it and while you may lose a few bucks here, I predict you will enjoy many successes later.
Have I missed this: I'm wanting to see concrete written statements, not hearsay, affirming that Sigur is, in fact, prepared to bring ELAS to Africa to be utilized on a grand scale. This might enrich FDMF shareholders although I personally doubt it. I believe South Africa would find it cheaper and less risky to bring in oil from Nigeria, Principe and Sao Tome which are all on the African western coast as opposed to importing spent roofing shingles from the US and then dissolving.
Unless you folks can show me evidence in support of our believing that Sigur is, indeed, planning on utilizing this technology, then I'll have to conclude the whole thing is a fantastic scheme concocted by one shrewd con assisted by overzealous investors afraid their ships will not come in and therefore crazily bowing in adoration.
It's not for me to criticize anyone for investment decisions running contrary to those I make so I won't go there. What I'll say is that BK has set the bar on annual financials. You've bought into that for some reason. I predict that nothing eventful will occur between now and then. Trusting him to come out with the numbers is nuts in my book. Expecting the numbers to be reflective of profitability is insane, frankly. But it's the issue of trust I find frightening for I've yet to see anything on this board to suggest Brian deserves trust. Without a record of that, there can be no pattern to assure you. What has Brian done for you personally that has you willing to risk your invested dollars? Where is the positive evidence in play that justifies your trust in him, his comments, his pledges, his demands?
I don't get it. And I refuse to give my trust because I see nothing to justify it. But don't let my distrust concern you. I'll continue to wish all here the very best. Brian can't hurt me much at all for I have too little in his scheme to mean anything. So I'm finding this a fascinating study in how some people pander to their poor self esteem and prepare to blame it all on big bad Brian.
Do you see her as deservedly commandeering things despite seemingly operating in the shadow of her predecessor? Or is this merely another Peter Principle situation arising from some sort of nepotism thingy given her stepping out of her rightful box and operating in that of another who just happens to be out of commission?
Obviously this begs the question:
In your opinion, how would we best be served? Understood, of course, that we are underserved at present. What I really want to know is your opinion of prior leadership despite currently frail circumstances that may significantly alter the landscape in the months ahead.
Thanks for your opinions & subsequentinterpretation.
Why do you suppose there's not been a move to install an interim CEO to enable the managing of ordinary affairs?
This stock does not trade in premarket or after hours. It cannot for it is unlawful. There may have been an order imbalance due to heavy trading activity towards the close and what you may see is subject to misinterpretation as the machinery catches up.
No brokerage would ever violate this particular restriction.
Thank you for helping clarify things. This isn't my area of expertise but I almost always do well in these bio-pharma plays. Some is probably luck, some due to angels like you and Seel and others with more knowledge and background than I have. And I can't ignore that ever-present wish to share in the misfortunes of my fellow man, a wish I know many others here also accept.
What a fine experience this is, being here!
Great info once again, Citrati. I hadn't been able to connect the dots.
BTW---what is meant by "completed cervical injury?" Is this a reference to an injury now stabilized and recognized as permanent, not expected to change on its own? Or is it referring to a total disconnect rendering the subject fully paralyzed?
Or is there more to it?
Thanks for your help.
While I'm just surmising, one might argue that Twitter has become a staging ground, used for the sake of picking up signals from various fields of shareholder concentration. If so, then I'd think there might be merit to giving advance notice to matters not directly affecting the corporate bottom line such as PRs.
Yesterday, Hopeful6, Gcasa and I all reported having had personal contact with our CEO. Thinking about it, I just realized that we may be viewing ourselves as representing USEI's shareholding majority when, in fact, we may actually be just a tiny faction!
There are many other blogs out there providing the same opportunity for public association that IHUB provides here for us. Thus, if some of those boards aren't populated by the likes of some of us more aggressive types, their only hope is based on Twitter postings and, of course, Tony's PRs.
One thing is for absolute certain: Greater visibility will do wonders for us all, emotionally speaking, that is. I'm not expecting monumental revelations when the PR is released. All I wish for is that we are conspicuously respected for the support we grant this young company on a path we hope will be good for us.
The numbers will follow when earnings rise significantly. Until then, this is a work in progress.