Weekly Summary

I've made a few acquisitions this week, moving some of the funds that were laying fallow in my account into companies that I hope will be more productive - but other than that, the overall value of hasn't changed dramatically from last week. Given the turbulence in the market, breaking even feels like a small victory


About half of my holdings are now big-board stocks that have gone south: Revlon, Rite Aid, Blockbuster, and Krispy Kreme. This is unusual, as my typical tactic for a penny stock portfolio is to invest in smaller firms whose growth will come from scaling up their operations rather than larger firms who are seeking to solve balance-sheet issues - but then, I'll take profit however I can get it.