Tina’s Thoughts

I’ve finally bought my first stock. I bought 350 shares of LSB Industries at 14.95 a pop. I did a lot of research on it and I believe that the stock is trading so cheaply that it’s a good deal at the moment. Of course, I don’t know much about investing, but I think I did a good job with my research.

One site that has helped me out with learning about the stock market is The Smarter Money. It’s a new blog, but it has a good series on investing for beginners.

Even if LSB Industries turns out to be a dud for me, I think I am hooked on the stock market. Now I just need some more money so that I can make some more investments!

I am interested to see how the Olympic torch run goes today. There were a ton of problems with protesters in London and Paris, and San Francisco will likely be just as eventful. Of all places in the U.S. to have the torch run, San Francisco is probably the most interesting due to its large population of Chinese-Americans and left-wing politics.

More info: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/09/MNDS102IIM.DTL&tsp=1 

Even while on vacation, I’m drawn back to my blog. The horror!

The vacation is going great. Lots of relaxation, good weather, nice sightseeing. I am missing March Madness, but that’s okay, I am going to try to watch the highlights online when I have a spare moment.

Okay, back to drinking…umm…uhh.. I mean sightseeing.