Back To Work

Last year, I decided to part ways with my prior place of business, based on a general disenchantment with the industry coupled with a hatred for the universal healthcare bill and topped off with a general uncertainty about whether there would even be work to do in the next decade.  While it looks like some of those concerns are about to relax thanks to 5 – 4 votes, Supreme Justice style, I still find no desire to return.

However, as I suspected from the onset, this winter was unbearable for me.  Thankfully, I found time to entertain myself by writing a paper on mathematics; but that still isn’t enough.  I need to get back out of this house.

As such, I am pleased to say that I will be returning to work within two weeks, for a consultation company.

This should in no way affect my posts or their frequency, as the market research I was engaging in only takes up a few hours; I’d much rather have a twelve hour work day than a four hour one.

As of this morning, I”m up thanks to my new investments kicking off the year.

Yesterday, AWK announced 4Q profits rose 10%, and offered a strong forward prospectus.  The stock has been up about 3% over the last three days, which for a water utility company is quite a feet.  While utilities are not known for their strong movements, the markets are getting to a point where these kinds of perceptions are necessarily going to be broken.  With strong bull runs in equity, QE histeria, and questions about the security of bonds, there aren’t a lot of places left for cautious investors to put their money.  Utilities are one of the few remaining places.