John-Paul's Blog

As some of you know, I trade the opening half-hour of the stock market.  So I wanted to share some of my thoughts the DOW and my very own stock, Toll Bros (TOL).

The Dow ($DJI): As the Dow is so called reaching new highs, I like to perform simple tests to find out how well it is really doing.  This time, I will compare it to real money, not fiat money.  So if we compare the Dow to gold, the Dow has actually crashed 50%+!  So the “moral” of the story is to compare stocks to real money, not an inflationary index.

Toll Brothers (TOL): I have made lot of money, fairly quickly because TOL is sinking like a rock.  This is a perfect time for traders, because there is less risk in going short that there is going long for the simple fact that fear (market panic!!) is a stronger emotion that greed.  So the stock will drop faster quicker than it will go up.  So I do not anticipate an increase in price for the stock TOL. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make good money!

About a week ago, I had lunch with someone I admire very much. She gave me my first education in stocks, via her own proprietary method, when I was TEN! Ms. Kim Snider of the Snider Investment Method has created a way to cashflow stocks. ( www.kimsnider.com )

She shared some brilliant tips with me on things, not just regarding stocks, but how to pursue a goal, live authentically and run a business.

1. Make Your Ideas Always Yours: Always, always keep your Intellectual Property. Never give up rights to or control of your thoughts, ideas, or writings. Who are you?

2. Getting to the Top: Always set a measurable goal and make sure that you are focused on that specific goal.  Never forget, that you do not have to stick rigidly to your plan.  In the words of Ms. Snider, “When a mountain climber goes to climb a mountain, he makes a plan on how he will get to the top.  But if there is a ledge that he didn’t anticipate, he sometimes has to reinvent his way to the top on the path up there.” What is your mountain top?

3. Invest in Your Future Self: Remember that you cannot do it alone.  As Les Brown said, “Even the Lone Ranger had Tonto and Silver!”  I do speak publicly.  So Ms. Snider kindly invited me to attend the Dallas chapter of the NSA (National Speakers Association) so that I can get professional tips on how to improve my skills.  I am investing in myself and my future self. Are you investing in yourself?

Now that’s a POWER lunch! I certainly walked away FULL.