It seems like the only posts I seem to be making these are my investment updates.   While I’d like to say I’ve been extra busy, that’s not completely true.   My blog just has not been the top priority for me.   I’m actually thinking about restructuring it so that it’s more in tune with how I want to write.   I need to structure it in way that’s geared to fewer posts.

I haven’t decided anything, so I really should be talking about my investment update.  August was another solid month.

I’m nearly back to where I was before the stock market tumble that began with the fall of Lehman brothers.

That said, I’m still not complete believer of the stock market recovery.  Things are immeasurably better but there are still problems, and I believe the market has gotten ahead of itself.   Personally, I expect a pull back this fall as trader come back from vacation and people take profits.   In that light, I’ve begun to acquire some put options on the NASDAQ as hedge for my portfolio.   As long time readers will know, I owned puts in the past.  Some I still own, others I’ve sold and locked in profit.  Those put options served as a fantastic hedge, and my portfolio escaped the worst of the carnage.