September 11th, 2005

Today is the 4 year anniversary of the tragedy in NYC and the pentagon.  Somewhat overshadowed by the devastation that has occurred in New Orleans by hurricane Katrina.  100's of thousands of people are now displaced and unsure where they will be living, but most likely for many of them they will not be returning to their home city. 

The tragedy has upset the markets and messed all sorts of stuff up.  So the south is just in a shambles.

As for me, I am totally confused, as to what I am going to do but may have found some direction.  I met a lady the other night named Duran and she just moved out to CA from TX and is starting a new life here.  The important part is she has been a professional financial planner for many years and is interviewing with companies right now to hang her license.  What I learned was that I can just take the classes and extend my license to the financial planner status.  Then I would be able to sell many types of products and I would feel better about that.

I also think I'll get a Liberty Tax franchise and get that business going which will help with clients for the other part too.  Anyway, it's not my dream business because it requires me to do all the work and I can't hand it off to employees but, for now that's just the way it is.

Trading didn't go so well last week I am down a few more hundred and most of that is the cost of commissions.  I think I got the problem solved though because I am switching my ameritrade account over to MB trading which allows trades of my size to be much more cost effective. 

Anyway, I am feeling just Blah.  I am just in a slump of some of the luck.  I am making some efforts but just not going through right now.  It will turn around though, hopefully soon.