Irrational Pessimism Before moving on to a more complete discussion of ‘the belly of the bear’, I thought a real-time view of ‘irrational pessimism’ might be in order. I have one and it is a doozy. Now a ‘doozy’, loosely defined, is “something unique.” Unfortunately, or fortunately for those left with money to buy, there…
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A ‘Bad Trip’ Down Memory Lane
The ‘bad trip’ I’m alluding to in my title was the type some substance experimenters used to get from self-administered hallucinogenic drugs like LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide). This was the preferred trip-inducing substance of Harvard psychology professor Dr. Timothy Leary who thought it might have great potential in psychotherapy. “He used LSD himself and developed…
Irrational Pessimism–Throwing the baby out with the bath water
Since first publishing kortsessions.com in February of 2013, I have tried not to get into the weeds on individual stocks ideas. We are all about the media and the adverse outcomes in store for those who rest their investment policy on their pronouncements. When I did mention a name for illustrative purpose, I did my…
“Eve of Destruction”
Eve of Destruction “Eve of Destruction ” was the cheery title of Barry McGuire’s chart-topping single of September 1965, words and music by P. F. Sloan. This war protest song shot to the top of the charts almost overnight. Take a listen, and I bet you have to agree the more things change the more…