To ALL: Here is a proposal for CVIA in it's present condition.
It is only ideas, and only a start, and possibly wrong...
see what you think.
If it is wrong....."Show yourselves better ideas quickly!"
If it is right......"Proceed quickly!"
But DECIDE!!
Your stock is languishing!
1)-Let all the publicly held shares today become preferred shares.
- somehow to differentiate and reward those who have held on.
- be genuinely fair to them...they will be your best demand
market for additional common shares.
This could be difficult. Perhaps the preferred could become
some multiple of the common "automatically", at some future date,
restoring value the investors have lost since the split.
Provide fair incentive to the shareholders not to sell their
preferred just now. Follow through with conviction.
It may be feasible to treat each shareholders preferred
individually, for they have "purchased" at different times
and prices since the split.
2)-sell/release common shares into the market for funding
3)-use these funds to purchase other stock. and/or other
investment forms
4) -the value of the shares will become linked to the cvia portfolio.
5) -You have created a publicly traded investment company!
6) Could there be other benefits?.."Sure!"
I don't know, but somebody does. I think all things are possible.
There are no middle men!
There is no secret entity or mysterious plan!
There are no "head to head negotiations" with other companies
to further dilute the present value of CVIA!
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You are all investors "right now". So just think about an example
several posts above on this thread:
here is Matt. one of SI's youngest. Along comes Daniel...
Matt snaps his fingers...(challenges.) ...Daniel accepts
immediately. Matt broadens the challenge.....
Daniel snaps his fingers. There are now a potential 152 people
available to participate in "an investment contest".
This did not take long!! Practically overnight!! while people
forming ideas for the future CVIA were eating and sleeping.
There were no cvia meetings before, during, or after this short
interlude between 2 of our youngest SI members!
(no insult to anybody intended here! just a compliment to
youth and simplicity)
These people will be prepared after Daniel returns from camp
to begin putting out their best picks for an investment contest.
That is work, and it will be done freely and with much lightness
of heart!
Efforts such as this could be just as easily be delegated towards
the CVIA investment policy rather than simply a contest.
So I feel like mentioning Matt's example.
Now, if you feel I am promoting any favoritism for Matt, or
guiding him in what he does....think again. Take my hard disk
apart and prove it. Matt is simply acting on his own! By his
own motivation! It's his proven motivation that I am applauding here.
"And without motivation, speaking from experience, You Die!!"
....so does a company. "For your own good, remember Matt's example!"
(This advice is for Jack Arnold and KAA too!)
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CVIA might return the favor keeping shareholders informed with
free news letters of two types including availability to the public.
1)a free common shareholder news letter.
2)a more in depth free preferred shareholder's news letter.
3)availability of these letters to the public for a price.
CVIA is then selling research information as well
as keeping it's shareholders well informed.
(use a web site with password to defray cost to shareholders
and non shareholder customers having Internet access)
CVIA needn't merge with some "shipping magnet" to become successful.
It might become more like an "idea magnet" Imo.
(I'm sure you think i'm getting too spacific here!)
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But, How is it that young people can scream past us, and we stand
around not noticing; as we expect others to do for us??
No, I haven't purchased CVIA shares yet. And that is why.
It's hard for me to be what you call a thread basher. And I did
something "like" bashing. I warned. Three times I think, in a
special way that would help others see they must plan for the
possibility of a big drop. This SI system is awkward. It was very
awkward to discuss possible downturn in the stock! It's downright
impolite here.
But I can do more than warn now. -you are investors.
Discuss! ..Roll this idea into the bod! You are versed in it!
Develop ideas here, outside on the thread, to assist and stand
behind KAA. Let the bod know as investors you see this
as a very possible solution....if you do see it.
Let KAA be strong in this new bod and "unable to be ignored".
Let Jack Arnold know you have an idea. It is now time to act
in the best interest of the shareholders. This proposal is
also a simple one minimizing the need for the closed doors
which have been so improperly used in the past. That alone
would be "one fantastic step forward". Politely reminding you
jack is still on the board. All have the chance to "come clean".
And no offence to you jack, from here.
You have my continued "Hello"!
Dave
sorry so long and poorly written. Want to get this in before the
meeting. You never know. But thank you all, i try to guess. |
