Wow, has it really been nearly 8 years since my last post here?  And I'm sure you've all been waiting with bated breath for my next insightful stock market idea.  The best investments I've had over the past few years have been Berkshire Hathaway, Google, and a Proshares Ultra Utilities ETF (UPW).  I also still own EBAY, which has been a real laggard for years, but lately it has been doing rather well, and it looks as though there may be good reason to hang on for the ride.  I saw one analyst on TV several weeks ago pose the question: When is EBAY just going to change its name to PayPal already?  An obvious allusion to the enormous earning power of the online payment system.

I'll try not to let 8 years go by until my next post.

—Rob