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18 years in Wall Street, left after finding out it was all horseshit. Founder/ Master and Commander: iBankCoin, finance news and commentary from the future.
Joined Nov 10, 2007
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Without Respect, You Have Nothing

I didn’t have my daughter’s ears pierced when she was a baby because she wasn’t a toy to be decorated based upon my whims. I could never look at her in the face and willingly impose pain upon her for something she didn’t want or need, superficial nonsense. So I waited for her to age and ask for the earrings on her own. Two years ago, when she was 6, she got her ears pierced and was thrilled to do it. In my opinion, people who decorate their babies are vile animals.

I am not going to turn this story into a stock market lesson because it isn’t. This is a reminder about deportment and how to comport oneself when in the presence of others. If you want something, give something. If you can’t give something, make that person feel welcomed and accommodated.

My clients never leave me. Do you know why? It’s not because I make them money. They already have money. It’s because I treat them with respect by being straight forward, no bullshit. Also, it’s important to discern the difference between “being honest” and being a fucking dick. Just because you are thinking it doesn’t mean you should say it. There are ways to get your point across without insulting others.

Now yesterday I canceled out of the StockTwits QnA session because of feeling slighted about “website decor.” I’m afraid by doing so, I offended some people with my brazenness, which was construed as inappropriate. If I offended anyone, aside from the IT goon squad, I apologize. I just like things a certain way. It was not a very professional course of action on my behalf. However, it was funny as shit. Sometimes I can’t help myself.

Moving on, stocks are respecting the ferocious appetite of bulls, stabilizing, drifting higher. Both TDC and YELP are flat to up, so that makes me happy.

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88 comments

  1. jb

    Hi Fly,

    It was great to see your holdings and % allocations to each a few days back. Is that shown inside the PPT on a regular basis?

    Thanks!

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  2. ripper

    right fly shit on stocktwits

    walled garden of confirmation bias

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  3. Marc David

    Well having a throne background was a bit over the top. I liked the City scape you’ve got going now.

    The blog comments last night turned out great so it worked out very well.

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  4. Mr. Cain Thaler

    Nothing like a good “Olbermanning” to liven up a place.

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  5. Multatuli

    The REAL question is…….Did you have your boys circumcized at birth? (or would you)…..

    Europeans shake their head (pun intended)over this archaic tradition…

    Multatuli

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    • The Fly

      I did because it’s too painful later on

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      • madrid

        Sorry, pal (said in a tone meant to convey respect) but I don’t agree with you on this one. My daughters had their ears pierced at birth (as is the custom in Spain) and I don’t regret it. Circumcision, however, is another can of worms (no pun intended?).

        By the way, I meant to thank you for another great marriage tip last week regarding the $400 sunglasses (avoid any reference to a woman’s face). Priceless advice.

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  6. Eithan

    damn its like reading the Jessie Livermore book and say i knew it but he totally lighten me to admit thats the way. so same here thank you.

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  7. chivo

    it was definitely funny Lol

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  8. haveseenitall

    aw geez , mommy and daddy didn’t have fly
    circumcised…yuk yuk yuk

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  9. surplusdroids

    Please folks.
    Read between the lines.

    Le Fly was just joking around last night.
    Having fun on these interwebs. Don’t take everything so seriously.

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  10. Yogi & Boo Boo

    Great post sir. Thank you.

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  11. Hammy

    “there’s a difference between being frank, and being dick.”

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  12. Trading_Nymph

    IMHO, Stocktwits, facebook, Stockpickr etc is really only made up of people that are willing to give of their time for free..while the webmaster makes huge chunks of coin off of that free work (sort of foxconn thing,lol). Stocktwits should falldown on their knees and send giftbaskets filled with the lunches of their IT people. I am not sure why these sites always think that their bloggers are like foxconn employees and can be so easily replaced?

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  13. Honolulu Trader

    Fuck Oil $ERY 10.90….9.33

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  14. buylo

    maybe next time before you check-out, you should do da Deebowwand thus be forgiven

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  15. Dog

    I can understand and respect the ear piercing philosophy although we all do decide to dress them a certain way. To me that is the same thing. The question will be what to do when they come to you and want to pierce something other than their ears or want tattoos (no disrespect to those with tattoos).

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    • leftcoasttrader

      Regarding tattoos:

      “You’ve got my genes. You want to put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari?”

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  16. bigpun2012

    this new bitch on cnbc is fucking cute…I wanna buy her some chicken nuggets at McDonalds.

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  17. Trading_Pymph

    Glad that the Q&A session was held on iBC. With all due respect to StockTwits 140 symbols is neither enough to ask a meaningful question nor to get a well thought-out answer.

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  18. noodleboy

    I want to see yelp break 27 today, just for the thrills.

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  19. razorsedge

    bot wlt yesterday, small pos. 63.58

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  20. haveseenitall

    fly , go get yourself some ILMN for the weekend……thank me later .

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  21. The Fly

    Yelp homos

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    • Honolulu Trader

      Friday The 13th and Freddy says,Fuck Oil!

      $ERY 11.01 …9.33.

      <$100bbl just a matter of time!!!

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  22. Trading_Nymph

    That was so beautiful, notice CVX etc going down into the close. IMHO Chinese has bitched slapped Iran in their premeeting leading into the weekend meeting and something is going to come out of it. China is sending some pretty expensive tankers over to Iran, (which Iran is buying) and China is building Iran a couple of more and Godfather China doesn’t want to see Iran fuck them when they can’t pay if those sanctions are imposed this summer. Que Godfather Theme.

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  23. JTU

    For many people in the Market, yesterday and today were pretty much a wash!
    Pffft!

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  24. drbigboss

    no need to apologize FLY, the entire finance community is way too uptight. I thought it was funny as hell

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    • twitseatscock

      uptight parading as “cool guys” no less

      sorry, but sw eats cock.

      cool for sentiment and crowdsourced news.

      uncle’s smug attitude and phil the know-it-all man-child are off-putting. yuck.

      don’t even get me started on smut-master upside.

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  25. razorsedge

    anyone looking at RLOG?

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  26. wilmer

    A little humility goes a long way Fly. Don’t ever forget where you came from no matter how successful you get.

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  27. Hack

    Never say you’re sorry. It is a sign of weakness.

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  28. Yabollox

    http://www.abundance-and-happiness.com/humor-first-politician.html

    Archealogists believe they have found the earliest form of politician.

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  29. Goodgreed

    Your humble apology is respectable, but not necessary. You did a great job answering people’s questions on IBC.

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  30. asteroids

    Three daughters. I would NOT let them get their ears pierced until their 12th birthday. But I bought them their first ear rings. It’s all about respect gentlemen and doing what’s right.

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    • drummerboy

      puhlease,i have three daughters as well.and yes,daddy had his princess’ ears pierced when she was a baby…..now,go ahead and throw a bone through your kids nose like some other barbarians do,then come back to me and tell me what kind of aminal daddy is,so i can have a better chuckle.

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    Barents Sea – World largest gas find, Russian – Field discovered many years ago, but what to do? Finally
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    Hey, chin up. Congress’ Easter Vacation is over and they have to go back to the 3 day grind …… video explains their grueling schedule :

    http://youtu.be/IsWlkcsI5Ko

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