Finally visited a Fresh and Easy today and came away very unimpressed. Don't know if it was just the one I visited, but it was in a much less economically-rich area than the Whole Foods.
It came off to me as almost a Sam's Club-esque feel to it. The employee was friendly, but it was certainly a far cry from the service I get regularly at Whole Foods.
Seems they are in an entire different market than WFMI and I can't consider them a competitor.
It came off to me as almost a Sam's Club-esque feel to it. The employee was friendly, but it was certainly a far cry from the service I get regularly at Whole Foods.
Seems they are in an entire different market than WFMI and I can't consider them a competitor.
February 2008 Summary
Stocks continued to sink further in February as a disastrous last day capped off another disappointing month. With the NASDAQ at an end of week low for the year of 2271.48, the index is now down a frightening
-14.36% for the month. The more conservative Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 have fared better, albeit still significantly negative, showing losses of -7.53% and -9.38% respectively.
Not surprisingly the Green Doberman/Rx basket of stocks has bled red along with the rest of the market. With a negative return of -12.46% for the year so far, the GD/Rx has only slightly outpaced the NASDAQ. Smaller cap stocks such as CYTR, JMBA, and JSDA have been bludgeoned in the -30% range for the first two months. Genco Shipping (GNK) and eLong (LONG) thus far the sole bright spots for the portfolio.
Top 5 performers YTD:
1) GNK +6.41%
2) LONG +3.99%
3) BWLD -0.21%
4) PFE -1.98%
5) KMB -6.00%
Worst 5 performers YTD:
1) CYTR -36.62%
2) JMBA -32.43%
3) JSDA -28.36%
4) TZOO -26.17%
5) FRE -26.09%
Indexes YTD:
DJIA -7.53%
NASDAQ -14.36%
S&P -9.38%
GD/Rx -12.46%
Note: All calculations for returns are excluding dividends.
Stocks continued to sink further in February as a disastrous last day capped off another disappointing month. With the NASDAQ at an end of week low for the year of 2271.48, the index is now down a frightening
-14.36% for the month. The more conservative Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 have fared better, albeit still significantly negative, showing losses of -7.53% and -9.38% respectively.
Not surprisingly the Green Doberman/Rx basket of stocks has bled red along with the rest of the market. With a negative return of -12.46% for the year so far, the GD/Rx has only slightly outpaced the NASDAQ. Smaller cap stocks such as CYTR, JMBA, and JSDA have been bludgeoned in the -30% range for the first two months. Genco Shipping (GNK) and eLong (LONG) thus far the sole bright spots for the portfolio.
Top 5 performers YTD:
1) GNK +6.41%
2) LONG +3.99%
3) BWLD -0.21%
4) PFE -1.98%
5) KMB -6.00%
Worst 5 performers YTD:
1) CYTR -36.62%
2) JMBA -32.43%
3) JSDA -28.36%
4) TZOO -26.17%
5) FRE -26.09%
Indexes YTD:
DJIA -7.53%
NASDAQ -14.36%
S&P -9.38%
GD/Rx -12.46%
Note: All calculations for returns are excluding dividends.
You read the map correct in your first post forcasting in general negative trend this year,but then why not holding onto anything related to commodities where the price keep rising(gold,gas,oil etc') and on other hand get rid of stock and just be short on the market either for speculation and profit or as insurance to make up for decrease in your portfolio value if you decide to stick to those shares also during the bear market time,and you haven't seen much yet.it is going to get much worse than where we at now.the crisis has not finished its 1st wave of decline yet.normally when that comes there are 3 waves of those.
BOL and hopefully you are a believer,you will need plenty of patience faith and strong nerves during the coming months.
Try to think of going short on dow or nasdaq and this year will be a blessing instead of a grave yard in terms of return.
BOL and hopefully you are a believer,you will need plenty of patience faith and strong nerves during the coming months.
Try to think of going short on dow or nasdaq and this year will be a blessing instead of a grave yard in terms of return.
