Cyndi, Pat, Kathie, and I have formed an “investment club” (a term we use loosely). Named after a wonderful restaurant in Montecito, California, our group is called “Lucky’s” From almost the beginning of our friendships, the four of us have enjoyed long discussions around investments, the stock market, etc. In fact, at one point, we would even compete. Here was our game: Individually, we were to buy shares in a company of our choice; we could only spend up to a certain dollar value. At the end of whatever window of time, we decided we would see who made the most money or the better investment at that time. I always believed one would have a greater chance of increasing their investment based on buying more shares. Cyndi proved my theory wrong, and I learned that through one of our rounds of competitive investments. At one time, Cyndi bought two or three shares of Tesla, this was the maximum she could buy because Tesla was a bit expensive. I bought many more shares in a lesser-priced company. All my stock had to do was go up by $1. But this did not happen. She won. I lost. End of story. And, just to add on to this: her shares gained in value over the next few years to a nice tidy sum.
So, with that, what better way for us to spend an afternoon than to tour the financial district in Lower Manhattan? You know it! Richard, my personal tour guide of Wall Street, showed us around, and it would be the last time I would see him during this stint. They loved it. And, they, too, agreed Richard threw out so much information it was difficult to wrap our heads around everything.
That night, Pat and Cyndi’s final night in NYC on this trip, we walked the Brooklyn Bridge to Cecconi’s in Brooklyn (since it is MY favorite). It was an exceptionally beautiful evening, making this a perfect walk.
To round off our day and evening, we took the 8-minute ferry ride back to Lower Manhattan. This was just another relaxed way to see the Manhattan skyline. Cyndi and Pat mentioned more than once how happy they were to do things they never would have thought to do on their own. Marehattan Tours to the rescue!
