Sunday, April 27th, 2008
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Archive for April, 2008
Portfolio Update (IRobot added)
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Here are my current holdings:
| Stock | Date Purchased | Price paid | Price as of Today |
| ETFC | multiple | 3.57 | 3.97 |
| BAC | multiple | 41.83 | 38.56 |
| BLDP | 23-Jan-08 | 4.20 | 4.10 |
| IRBT | 15-Apr-08 | 17.00 | 17.29 |
| SIRI | 16-May-07 | 2.70 | 2.84 |
| AMD | 12-Feb-07 | 14.50 | 6.11 |
| NT | 6-Jun-06 | 22.20 | 7.42 |
| F | 11-Apr-06 | 7.35 | 7.45 |
| REV | multiple | 1.12 | 0.91 |
| FOGC.PK | multiple | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| BPLT.PK | multiple | 0.07 | 0.01 |
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
There is an unlimited number of limitless things.
Most things have a limit.
The above two statements are in no way contradictory. They are meant to provoke unconventional thinking. To illustrate consider knowledge. Knowledge is limitless. However, our knowledge is limited. Â
Best selling vehicles in US for the month of March
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008| Rank | Vehicle | 2008 | 2007 | 07 Rank | % Chng |
| 1 | Ford F-Series P/U | 148,138 | 171,651 | 1 | -13.7 |
| 2 | Chevy Silverado-C/K P/U | 122,779 | 152,715 | 2 | -19.6 |
| 3 | Toyota Camry | 107,002 | 105,863 | 3 | 1.1 |
| 4 | Honda Accord | 87,802 | 92,590 | 4 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Honda Civic | 77,532 | 68,140 | 9 | 13.8 |
| 6 | Nissan Altima | 76,407 | 74,029 | 8 | 3.2 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Impala | 71,750 | 80,705 | 7 | -11.1 |
| 8 | Dodge Ram P/U | 68,862 | 91,313 | 5 | -24.6 |
| 9 | Toyota Corolla | 67,047 | 88,195 | 6 | -24 |
| 10 | Honda CR-V | 50,684 | 47,572 | 12 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Ford Focus | 49,070 | 39,837 | 22 | 23.2 |
| 12 | Chevrolet Cobalt | 48,024 | 41,949 | 15 | 14.5 |
| 13 | GM Pontiac G6 | 45,951 | 35,636 | 19 | 28.9 |
| 14 | GMC Sierra P/U | 44,207 | 47,790 | 11 | -7.5 |
| 15 | Ford Escape | 43,900 | 39,317 | 21 | 11.7 |
| 16 | Toyota Prius | 42,907 | 39,682 | n/a | 8.1 |
| 17 | Chevrolet Malibu | 42,083 | 36,052 | 25 | 16.7 |
| 18 | Toyota Tundra | 40,784 | 29,186 | n/a | 39.7 |
| 19 | Ford Fusion | 40,050 | 39,678 | 16 | 0.9 |
| 20 | Ford Econoline/Club Wagon | 36,412 | 46,506 | 13 | -21.7 |
As we can see GM holds 6 of the top 20 spots, For has 5, Toyota has 4, while Honda has 3. Chrysler and Nissan each have 1 spot in the top 20. All Truck sales, except the Toyota Tundra have declined as compared to 2007.
Small cars have all increased. With the Pontiac G6 leading, followed by Cobalt and Civic. Prius enjoyed a nice increase in sales as well.
March 2008 sales show that America is slowly moving away from trucks and towards compact cars. The top 20 has no SUV’s on it whatsoever.