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Yeah - my wife took offense to that too!
I can just imagine one of these things trying to come in my house...
She wants a kind of chicken too...
"Silkies" she calls them - I guess they are nice too?
Alpaca Conspiracy
This is a TRUE story…
I signed up for this board about a week ago – and new NOTHING about Alpacas…
I haven’t talked to my wife about them at all…and then today, no kidding, she asks me (from 7000 miles away) – if we can get Alpacas. (We dream about moving to a home with many farmable acres).
I asked her what we would do with them….do you eat them, do they produce anything, etc..
She didn’t know….she just wanted them because they’re cute, and have nice dispositions!!! But seriously – we’re animal lovers, and she seriously wants some!!!
Before a week ago – I had never heard of an Alpaca…
There must be some kind of conspiracy going on here….
Island trading, eh?
Need a BGAN Terminal...
If you could just get Monk to delay the meetup by a few days…
You’re gonna miss it by the hair on your chinny-chin IF you get out of here on time!
Jeanneret – Welcome to the Den!
I wanted to introduce a good friend of mine – Jeanneret, to the board. I’ll let him tell you about himself… but please extend a warm welcome – he’s out here serving in uniform in Southwest Asia.
(He hasn’t posted yet….I’m sure he’ll come out of his shell with a little encouragement)
He’s sticking his toes in the water along with me…
I read back in late March that CDIV was planning to release an additional 3.5M shares... did that happen?
http://sumfolio.com/cascadia-investments-valuation-soars-past-118-million-383/
Thanks Mel!!!! Got it!!!
Thanks to everyone - this is a great place!!
Still sticking my toes in the water...
Hey Shootin - I'm not a paid member yet (I've been here less than a week) - so I'm still testing the waters here. Anyways - I'm not a paid member on the board yet - and can't send PM's...
If you'll send me an email to trubbor@gmail.com - I'll be sure to reply!
Gulf Breeze is beautiful - I wish I was there!!! (I'm deployed overseas right now - so away from home). Better hurry up and get there - housing market is really starting to turn around!
Where is home now?
Congrats Shootin!!!
Hungover and retired - what a great combo!!!
Forgot about #6…”What the heck is an Alpaca!?!”
Oh man...WHAT have I gotten myself into?!?!?
Sounds like a perpetual motion machine!
Are there people here from “a time before” CDIV, GRNO, EIGH, etc.? Was there a lead-in to these picks?
Thanks for the info – from an outside view – it seems like the engine may fire on any cylinder – and the others will follow soon….
The 5 Phases of Becoming a Den Member….
I’d love to hear everyone’s own experience! I’m only a few days into this… but have definitely had some “phases” in this process so far! I don’t actually even consider myself a member yet – as I haven’t bought anything yet… guess I still need some encouragement. Anyways here’s a little fun looking at how I’ve felt over the past few days…
The 5 Phases of Becoming a Den Member….
1. Stumbling upon the Monk’s Den, and wondering what all the chat is about…”Why aren’t these folks talking about stocks…on a stock site?”
2. Reading the iBox for the Monk’s Den – and feeling like I’ve stumbled upon a diamond in the rough.
3. Posting a few posts, and getting a great warm welcome.
4. Becoming skeptical – “There has to be a catch”…almost seems too good.
5. Looking for direction where to focus an investment with the team…
I know those will change – as I proceed down the road to the Den…that’s just sort of how things have gone for me so far!
Actually – I can almost relate….
I was really active on a music forum…. and the members there eventually met up, and found that their common bond only solidified once meeting in person… music was a great passion that we all shared, and once meeting in person, we had a frame of reference that was beyond most who just posted at the website could understand… we didn’t come to the website looking for friends – we came looking to find out more about something we were interested in…
I sort of get the feel that the same happens here…
WWMD (No…it’s not a stock..)
What Would Monk Do?
If he was just finding the Monk’s Den…and reading about CDIV, GRNO, EIGH….. (Like I am..)
Would he wait for the next target?
Would he buy the first he thought would “pop” (I think that’s CDIV?)
Would he buy the newest target (I think that’s EIGH)?
Would he sprinkle a little of his resources into each?
A good, wise friend of mine told me a little story once about two bulls, one older (wiser) and one younger watching a group of heifers from a hill above the field. The young bull was ready to run down and get a heifer… the older bull had a plan that involved a little patience..and a much better reward..
I’m trying to refrain from being that young bull….
Hey Sideshow…..
That’s where I get confused on the “lockdown” concept….I understand the concept, but not how you verify it… does Monk call a target “locked” based on persons posts…does the team have a way to know that they still have “a lid on it”?
I’m trying to think of this from a MM’s point of view – how would I foil the lockdown? I’m not sure how long they can hold money to keep the shares idle… but perhaps they could just exhaust people…drag the lockdown out for months and months….and eventually I think the hope would be to break some persons resolve, patience, etc… especially when the market in general is doing good for once.
I’ve just run into so many things that are counter-intuitive about the market… and even then..nothing seems to make sense sometimes.
The guys that I know that are invested in the penny markets – tend to always curse at the MM’s… one day they are boasting about their gains..the next the are cursing the MM’s. I joke that I can predict their mood – against the market charts!
Anyways….thanks again for all of the help – and thanks to everyone that has been responding. Great forum! Great people – great team.
-R
Thanks Maico - won't be wandering into the deep water yet!
I'm just learning the lingo... trying to keep track. Not ready to be shark bait...
trubbor's newbie question of the day...
What are "F's"?
If I use my Google-brain - I come up with Ford Motor Company!!
Signing up for the list – thanks for ALL the info!!!
Are all three of these “locked” now?
Is the number of shares that Den members hold combined for a stock kept track of for each of these? Is there somewhere to see the information, or POC’s that are tracking?
If I look at…say, CDIV….it lost almost 13 percent of it’s value today. If all the shares are held, and no one is selling…. then….is that just from fake shares selling? (I’m really new at this)
Thanks for all of the info… and your email! (Email back at ya)
Thanks Mike!
How do I sign up for Monk’s email list?
“Missing the news” is a big worry!
Please PM me (I can’t respond) if I’m asking inappropriate questions here….
Is there a “Lock down” sequence? As in.. was CDIV first…then for example EIGH next, then GRNO..etc?
And if so… are the Monkinars/Time Invested on the board – the only way to get in on the next “target” on the list?
I’m thinking that a truly patient person would want to go for the most recent “target” stock – and get in very early…. Someone wanting to see faster progress, might want to roll onto the longest running lockdown, buying “fake” shares?
Just trying to figure this one out…
I guess the real questions I have is……
If CDIV,GRNO, and EIGH are “locked” up… are the shares that I might be able to buy fake?
And if so – is there risk?
Thanks Sideshow….
From reading – I had assumed that all the shares were bought, and that it wasn’t possible to buy any shares (I haven’t tried).
I imagined that Monk – or another member, is keeping tabs on how many shares each team member bought and is holding. The total number at some point added-up to the number originally available, and it was decided that it was “locked”. Anyone buying anything after.. was buying???? (are these fake shares – and if so, is there risk to the buyer of these?)
Am I tracking?
So by sitting and watching – I was wondering if that’s all I can do (if the share buy-up has already happened), or if I should look down the road at the next target, etc., or if I should put an order in for what is supposed to be fake shares at this point? My main concern would be the fake shares – and my risk?
Sideshow – question for ya!
(Really a question for anyone here)
Should I try to buy anything that I can of CDIV, EIGH, etc….. or should I just sit back for awhile, and watch what happens (and learn)?
I’m assuming that if any of the targets are completely bought (locked), I won’t be able to get any shares – but don’t know?
Apologies for the newbie question, and I’m not trying to bypass any established process – just excited…
Thanks so much for the kind words!
I did do a little fact-checking about the site – and actually there’s a lot of bad press about Investorshub (at least if you Google search for reviews, scams, etc.) So I’ve been exceedingly cautious coming in.
So far – things seem to be much better than I expected….and I think I’ll be sticking around!
The group here seems great – and I’m definitely in sponge mode, because I’m new to the markets, and know that there’s a ton to learn. I really think, from what I’ve read – that Monk’s system can work, and reward those that are patient enough to let the process work for them. I hope to find my way into the team.
The great thing that I sense from this – is that everybody benefits from the group acting as a whole.
I’m from Florida by the way – live in Gulf Breeze – near Pensacola…any members nearby?
Crap..startin off on the wrong foot already, huh?
If anyone wants to order their Alpaca sleeping bag..it even has the inside printed!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/bb2e/
Question about InvestorsHub subscription….
There are several levels to chose from…lots of toys that come with the higher levels…
Do I need, or should I get any of these if I wanted to get involved with Den activities? (I’m not sure that a brokerage account wouldn’t provide the same tools).
Hey everyone – thanks again for the messages!
I guess a good first question to ask would be: Is there a “brokerage of choice” among the Den members – or maybe even one that is required?
I’m with USAA now – and have access to an easy brokerage setup from within. The guys here that are buying pennies, are using USAA – looks really easy. It looks like some of the more traditional ones like ScottTrade have more tools, etc. if you use them.
…..
I think I saw one of those Alpaca’s in a Star Wars movie….made a good sleeping bag…(Just kidding!!! )
Thanks Everyone!
Thanks to every one that has replied, and extended the warm welcome to the Den!
I’m not sure if this is the last of my 3 posts, or the first of my 15 per day… but plan to join as a subscriber, so it shouldn’t be a problem soon.
To be candid, I’m still cautiously trying to figure out this community, and approach to trading. I’ve got several friends that are encouraging me to get into penny stocks, and I think they are falling for the pump-n-dumpster created hype. This forum is simply out of place from everything else that I’ve stumbled across – and it’s led me to pay extra attention.
So far, I haven’t put a dime into the market, outside of taking full advantage of my employers 401K matching, and a corporate stock purchase plan. I’ve always been under the impression that the market was a far-more complicated beast than I could hope to conquer with my hard-earned money.
I’m deployed right now to Southwest Asia (someone asked before…I’m former Navy, but here in a support role to the Air Force) – and have the chance to work extra, and make a little extra money. And instead of buying the new car, toy, etc…. I’m considering making an investment in something other than a retirement fund.
So… I have tons to ask, and a lot that I’m both curious and skeptical of – but don’t want to come charging into the Den with dollar signs glazing on my eyeballs, and disrupt what seems to be an extremely friendly, disciplined, and patient group. Basically I hope to slowly earn a place amongst you.
The layout of the forum page is going to take some getting used to – right now, it seems very difficult to follow conversations. For not having hardly any posts about actual trading, Monk’s Den sure is a busy forum. Is that by design (on purpose) – or just the result of keeping a heartbeat of conversation going while the group awaits the next movements in the “plan”? Again – this forum contrasts so much from every other forum I’ve visited in my self-learning… it really seems like a meeting place of friends and like-minded persons.
I come into this a very cautious person. I’m married to my best friend, have three beautiful kids ranging from High School to diapers.. two dogs, house..etc. I already consider myself the luckiest, and richest person that I know. I work hard to keep that luck…
I watched my mother-in-law lose hundreds of thousands of dollars (her entire inheritance –and her siblings) in penny-stocks a few years ago. I think they were Xybernaut and Rambus. Back then – I just watched her greed, and shook my head. I didn’t pay a lot of attention, but her waves of excitement and hope seemed very similar to what I’m seeing my friends do today. One of them is using a home equity loan to gamble with. Needless to say – my wife has my same cautiousness in this arena.
Sorry about the long, drawn out intro post. I really get the feeling that there is a community here that I might eventually like to find myself a part of, and I want to begin to introduce myself in a real way. I won’t be able to attend a Monkinar for awhile (well – I did see Dubai pictures in one of Monk’s posts – I was there this week – maybe he’ll decide to have an event there) – so I hope to hang around the dinner table, and catch any scraps of good info… and continue to learn along the way.
Again, thanks for all of the replies and cyber-hospitality…. My spidey-sense tells me this is a good place to hang around…
-R
Thanks for the reply!!!
Yes, I’ll probably join the board here in the next few days - I’m getting anxious to put some real money in the market - after playing the VSE for awhile. Must be the adrenaline wanting to flow!
I’m really new to reading Monk’s Den - it seems like there are a lot of folks that know each-other well here, and not a lot of hyper-active 0-day posters. Hard to dig out the nuggets of information here, but it seems like overall - this is the stable place to be. I hope to take root.
Well - two down..one to go!
Introductions and Serendipity…
I’m sure there are hundreds/thousands of new posters that come and go on here, but I wanted to try and begin what I hope will be a fun and rewarding experience in penny stock trading.
I haven’t bought anything yet - but have been watching for several weeks, and playing with the Virtual Stock Exchange. I think there is definitely money that can be made, and I’m taking the next step, to try-out the message board.
I’m deployed overseas, so I can’t commit as much as I’d like, but I’m hoping that if I jump in this pool, I’ll learn to swim, and maybe stay afloat longer than I would on my own.
Anyways - I guess I have to post once, so that the admins of the site will authorize my account further… so here it is. I guess I only have two more posts for awhile, so if I get any responses - and I don’t respond..well..you get it.
Hope to work with some of you soon!
Cheers!