Tuesday, January 29, 2013

List of hobbies you can pick up


  1. Snowboarding
  2. Chess
  3. Making greeting cards
  4. Stained glass art
  5. Cleaning
  6. Cooking
  7. Making videos
  8. Fishing
  9. Working out
  10. Reading
  11. Gardening
  12. Furniture making
  13. Soldering
  14. Hair styling
  15. Drawing
  16. Painting
  17. Collecting mini statues
  18. SAT/ACT/GRE/MCAT/GMAT testing
  19. Writing
  20. Blogging
  21. Photography
  22. Swimming
  23. Diving
  24. Hiking
  25. Sewing
  26. Knitting
  27. Online game
  28. Coding
  29. Bird watching
  30. Skating
  31. Ballet
  32. Piano
  33. Guitar
  34. Building model airplanes
  35. Raising fish
  36. Developing apps
  37. Website design
  38. Photoshop
  39. Singing
  40. Embroidery
  41. Archery
  42. Shooting guns
  43. Polo
  44. Horse riding
  45. Baking
  46. Tea ceremony
  47. Boxing
  48. Martial arts
  49. Origami
  50. Interior designing
  51. Reading
  52. Racing
  53. Professional betting
  54. Football
  55. Soccer
  56. Butterfly knife handling
  57. Digging
  58. Acrobatics
  59. Star gazing
  60. Sledding
  61. Cosmetics
  62. Making wine
  63. Bartending
  64. Landscaping
  65. Rapping
  66. Songwriting
  67. Making guides
  68. Flying a plane
  69. Matchmaking
  70. Tarot card reading
  71. Prayer
  72. Wedding planning
  73. Nail art
  74. Baseball
  75. Graphic design
  76. Tetris
  77. Fire blowing
  78. Candle making
  79. Massage
  80. Dance
  81. Hunting
  82. Kayaking
  83. Parachuting
  84. Hang-gliding
  85. Painting
  86. Teaching
  87. Reading
  88. Eating
  89. Minesweeper
  90. Walking
  91. Glass work
  92. Telling jokes
  93. Lifting weights
  94. Fruit cutting
  95. Wood work
  96. Scuba diving
  97. Camping
  98. Church

List of things to do when you get home


  1. Check the mail
  2. Make dinner
  3. Feed your pet
  4. Review documents
  5. Watch the news
  6. Laundry
  7. Cleaning up
  8. Dishes
  9. Take out the trash
  10. Water your plants
  11. Review tomorrow's schedule
  12. Take a nap
  13. Walk the dog
  14. Take a bath
  15. Restock on household supplies


List of random things to make for dinner


  1. Spaghetti
  2. Eggs
  3. Stew
  4. Ramen
  5. Sushi
  6. Fried rice
  7. Sandwich
  8. Chicken noodle soup
  9. Lasagna
  10. Spam musubi
  11. Fried fish
  12. French fries
  13. Spinach and tomatoes 
  14. Broccoli and chicken
  15. Gyoza
  16. Curry and rice
  17. Pancakes
  18. Turkey and gravy
  19. Somen salad
  20. Fried chicken
  21. Steak
  22. Garlic shrimp
  23. Potato chips
  24. Braised pork
  25. Lamb


List of things to consider if you are contemplating suicide


  1. Is my situation permanent?
  2. What is the problem?
  3. Why is it important?
  4. Have I done all that I can do to get help?
  5. Are there others out there like me?
  6. What are my options?
  7. How can I healthily and temporarily take my mind off my problems?
  8. What are the steps I need to take to solve this problem?
  9. Should I stop communications with a certain person/group of person?
  10. What are my physical symptoms?
  11. What triggered my depression?
  12. Have I spoken to a doctor?
  13. Have I eaten anything all day?
  14. Have I slept enough?
  15. Do I have enough vitamins & minerals?
  16. Am I drinking enough water?
  17. Am I just really stressed out?
  18. Should I move?
  19. Have I spoken to a loved one recently?
  20. Have I done anything to make myself happy recently?
  21. Are the things that made me happy before making me happy now?
  22. What do I want?
  23. Are my expectations impossible?
  24. Are my problems financial?
  25. Why do I doubt myself?

List of things to do in the morning (Morning Routine)


  1. Brush teeth
  2. Make something to eat, coffee
  3. Write to do list
  4. Review schedule
  5. Take vitamins
  6. Pack things in bag
  7. Get dressed
  8. Check news, weather
  9. Check email 

List of things to ask when investing in stocks


  1. What are the analyst recommendations? 
    1. How many buy?
    2. How many sell? (Usually a bad sign because Wall Street is very conservative. Clients do not choose banks that give their stocks a negative rating. Banks try hard not to displease clients and lose business) 
    3. How many hold?
    4. What is the target price?
    5. What is the rating?
  2. Who is covering the equity?
    1. Is he/she from a bulge bracket firm?
    2. What is the report date?
    3. How accurate has he/she been?
    4. How long has the analyst been covering this equity?
    5. What other securities covered? 
    6. Has there been a change in analyst recommendation?
    7. Range of target prices?
    8. Trend of target prices?
  3. Security vs. index
  4. Historical price vs. 12 month consensus rating
  5. Have there been any recent dividend issuance? Acquisitions? Stock buybacks? 
  1. Is the research from a bulge-bracket firm?
    1. What is the rating?
    2. Price target?
    3. Author?
    4. Report date?
    5. What does the analyst view as negative?
    6. Positive?
    7. Risk factors?
    8. Important metrics?

  2. Research report vs. analyst recommendation
    1. Report date?
    2. Analyst?
    3. Recommendation/rating?
    4. Target price?

  1. Ratios
    1. vs. 1 yr, vs. 3 yr, vs. 5 yr
    2. vs. Q/Q, same Q last year
    3. vs. comps
    4. vs. industry/sector
    5. vs. macro-environment
    6. vs. other analyst reports 
      1. P/CF
      2. P/B
      3. Operating profit growth
      4. EV/EBITDA
  2. Who are the comps?
    1. What is the industry/sector?

List of Bloomberg shortcuts


  1. CU
    1. Main equity menu - allows you to access every Bloomberg function related to the security
  2. ANR
    1. Analyst coverage
  3. BRC
    1. Research by company
  4. CF
    1. Company filings
  5. CN
    1. Company news
  6. FA
    1. Financial analysis (historical data)
  7. IS
    1. Income statement
  8. FA
    1. Balance sheet
  9. CF
    1. Statement of cash flows
  10. DES
    1. Description
  11. PGEO
    1. Product/brand & geo segmentation
  12. RELS
    1. Related securities

List of Marketing/Promotion Techniques


  1. Buy YouTube views
  2. YouTube mention (a well-known YouTube celebrity refers his/her viewers to your page)
  3. YouTube contest
  4. Contest
  5. Giveaway
  6. Radio station ad
  7. Radio station mention
  8. TV ad
  9. YouTube product review
  10. YouTube helpful videos 
  11. Product demonstrations 
  12. Product exposition
  13. Newspaper mentions
  14. Articles
  15. Writing helpful articles
  16. Buy Twitter followers, FaceBook likes, etc. (Fiverr is a good site for this)
  17. Referral programs (refer a friend and get 50% off next purchase)
  18. Coupons
  19. Partnership with well-known brand
  20. Community social return (fundraisers, finance races, community clean up, donations)
  21. FaceBook fan page
  22. LinkedIn
  23. Trial products
  24. Mail-in catalogues
  25. Ads at frequent places (supermarket, bank, gas station, etc.)
  26. Free iPhone app

Packing List - Maine (or anything other north eastern cold climate state)


  1. Thin sweaters
  2. Thermal leggings
  3. Thick coats
  4. Scarf
  5. Gloves
  6. Earmuffs
  7. Long socks
  8. Foot socks
  9. Jeans
  10. Textbooks
  11. Homework
  12. Business attire
  13. Waterproof boots
  14. Slippers for walking around the hotel
  15. Airport entertainment (electronics, book, movie, etc.)
  16. Airport snacks (no drinks)
  17. Laptop + charger
  18. Phone + charger
  19. Other electronics (iPad, iPod, camera, etc.)
  20. Backpack 
  21. Medicine (inhaler, allergy medicine, pain reliever, etc.)
  22. Wallet
  23. ID
  24. Plane ticket
  25. Underwear
  26. Bras
  27. Trenchcoat
  28. Sleepwear
  29. Cash
  30. Thermals (long sleeve shirts)
  31. Makeup
  32. Chapstick
  33. Lotion
  34. Toothbrush
  35. Toothpaste
  36. Deoderant 
  37. Skii jacket + pants
  38. Handbag
  39. Sweatpants
  40. Glasses/contacts, contact solution
  41. Floss
  42. Raincoat
  43. Razor
  44. Hairbrush
  45. Hair tie
  46. Hairspray
  47. Accessories (necklace, necktie, cuff links, earrings, necklace)

Stuff not to bring:
  1. Sunglasses
  2. Sunblock
  3. Shampoo + conditioner
  4. Iron
  5. Hairdryer
  6. Towels