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To: Lazarus who wrote (54499)	11/18/2014 6:41:06 PM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78673

Hi Lazarus - Yes I saw that the ask moved up to $0.40/share. I was trying to up my position the last few days but they would not give me any shares at $0.255. My average cost now is around $0.30/share. My target was to buy at/near BV which is $0.25/share according to Yahoo Finance This is the one where you buy in the Winter (when yogurt sales are slow) and hopefully sell in the Summer (when it's hot) and all their company owned stores are full w/ vacationing customers. The other new development is Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc. (RMCF) seems to have figured out a profitable combination (location, product mix, franchise) for their stores. Their stock is at/near an all time high. The new company owned SWRL stores could easily be configured to be a hybrid RMCF store and since RMCF is the largest shareholder and is now the defacto management, they are aligned w/ SWRIL's shareholders interests. I think we are in at a low enough price that we should get the benefit of all that management experience which may turn into a possible merger/buyout once store sales get back to previous levels. EKS

To: Lazarus who wrote (54499)	4/22/2015 6:33:10 PM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78673

Re: U-Swirl, Inc. (SWRL) I closed out 90% of my SWRL today wanting to book my profit as I am raising my cash position and closing out several of my marginal holdings. The story remains intact and may/could play out this summer w/ much higher prices. My avg cost was $0.27/share and I was able to sell 90% of those shares between $0.37/share and $0.41/share. FWIW, I find that w/ many of these small/micro cap value buys, if you can enter the position at/below BV and there is a new change and/or catalyst like (1) new management, (2) new insider, (3) potential for growing sales w/ new product or marketing promotion and/or (4) big insider buys (typically when insiders exercise their warrants into common shares); there is a better than 60% chance that the stock will move higher, usually much higher. Also, one needs to be patient on accumulating shares as these stocks are thinly traded, the 'pink sheet' electronic system does not always show the best bid/ask (they must be 2500 shares or more to even display) and it is best to enter the position if/when an insider is selling and/or there is a company specific news event causing the short term holders to sell. Of course, Lazarus, you are the expert w/ these penny value stocks. I have made a lot of money following several of your picks and I thank-you for that. EKS