Since I hopped on the Fool train, I have spent less and less time gawking at the daily machinations and gyrations of my poor, perpetually under-performing, personal portfolio. Checking the quotes just seems less meaningful every time I do it. It's like an evening meal. That's the quick portfolio check.
Research is the real meat and potatoes of investing.
It had such a nice, light business model. The fast-food answer seems to be that AOL went in pursuit of cable tied to content, lost sight of its central mission, and overpaid for the privilege of hanging an enormous lodestone around its neck. This reaction is implicit in the negative short-term but lingering response of the market. Here are some of my thoughts. Cable is really the best vehicle in this market, because it's significantly faster than DSL or satellite.