I have a couple stock portfolio's, I check them every now and then, but that's why I have a Financial Adviser. But I did find a couple today that are in there. Don't know if I'd call them a fad...... Coach, Inc. is an American luxury leather goods company that got its start manufacturing small leather goods. Coach is known for ladies' handbags as well as items such as luggage, briefcases, wallets, and other accessories. Abercrombie & Fitch, also known as A&F, is an American retailer that focuses on casual wear for young consumers. By far my best return: Questcor Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: QCOR
When Christopher Reeve was in the hospital, awaiting a back surgery that had a fifty/fifty chance of killing him, a man burst into his room. He was wearing surgical scrubs, talking in a Russian accent, and said he was there to give a rectal exam. It was Robin Williams; the two men had been roommates together at Juilliard. Later Reeve said of his life-long friend: “For the first time since the accident, I laughed. My old friend had helped me know that somehow I was going to be okay.” That's sort of what Robin Williams did for all of us.
Any company that can take a few dollars worth of leather and cloth and turn it into something that women will pay hundreds and even thousands of dollars for has to have an incredible profit margin. Not long ago Oprah was pissed because she went into an exclusive shop in Paris. The saleslady didn't recognize her and tried to steer Oprah away from the $25,000 handbags because she didn't think Oprah could afford one. It boggles my mind to think that anybody would pay more for a freakin' handbag than I have paid for most of the cars I have owned.
I really hadn't realized the impact that Robin Williams death has on just about everybody. Celebrities die all the time. Another one bites the dust. Now back to the onslaught of minute by minute information that nobody can process it all. Sure, I loved his comedy and his acting but I can't say that his name crossed my mind any more than any other actor or comedian. Today everywhere I go people are talking about Robin Williams. Not just on the internet. At the drug store, the grocery store. I overheard a couple of conversations about him at a coffee shop. I don't remember if even the death of John Belushi caused this much of a buzz. I have a friend who doesn't own a computer if you can believe that. He must have gone to bed before the news came on last night because he called me this morning to tell me about Robin Williams. This is a guy who would never call me to tell me anybody had died unless it was somebody who we both knew.
People are shocked that a guy with so much enthusiasm and apparently having a lot of fun with his career could be suffering from a depression this serious. They are shocked that a guy with a loving family would bail out on them like that. They are shocked that a guy who was so successful was disturbed at the thought of what he would do next. It was a lot more shocking than John Belushi and his bad boy behavior who had been courting death for years.
It looks like he was having some money troubles http://finance.yahoo.com/news/robin-williams-set-3-part-161200105.html
Not a celeb but a woman in Delaware arranged for her obit to begin with The Wizard of Oz song Ding Dong the Witch is Dead http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/...ead-_n_5671640.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
I dunno....maybe it's because I live in a celeb-obsessed area but this did not surprise me at all. In fact, it was almost predictable. Genetic history of depression, alcohol, drug abuse, Hollywood lifestyle, rehab, unsuccessful marriages, admitted bouts with depression, open heart surgery. I read the headline yesterday and was sad and yet zero shock. Nope. Red had it right. He put the belt between the door and the frame. He was in a sitting position, slightly elevated off the floor.
