Work All Day, What Do You Get ? …
December 27th, 2005 by BWV
The markets sold off basically all day, probably because some traders bailed out in anticipation of a repeat of last January — where we sold off very hard for the first half of that usually strong month.
Owning a big batch of small caps and several oil & gas stocks, I did not have a good day. My performance mirrored the Russell 2000.. down about 1%.
Adding further insult, my shorts didn’t do their job, mostly escaping today’s beat down.
It was just “one of those days”..
As you can see, I have been digging thru some old pictures recently. This one was from my summer job in 1995 at a blacktop plant. I got to be really good friends with my shovel and hammer during those 15 hour days. Woo hoo, overtime pay!
Despite my portfolio’s struggle today, I’m still ecstatic about my career choice. And unsure why I am smiling in that picture.
i just remembered why i’m smiling.. it was my last day on the job & i was headed to UVa in a few weeks !